Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23
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IN We R N 0 N
Local Items of Interest from
All Parts of the Green
Mountain State.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic. Along Ot-
ter Creek and Shores
of White River.
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MJDDLEBURY.

MJDDLEBURY.
In the storm Friday between three
and five O'Clock fields of potatoes and
| corn and other farm produce were beaten
down, but 1t is thought that the veins
and stalks were not broken and that
the crops will recover from the temporary
| damage. Fields Of grain We're also level
| ed. but, IL Is believed. not entirely
destroyed. Up to the present the grain
| crop in Addison county had been con-
! siderod the best for a numbr Of years, In
| Cornwall. Whiting and East Midd ebury
| the lightning struck in several places
and did a few hundred dollars damage,
but not single building was set on
| fire. In Cornwall three working men
who were staying for shelter in a hay
! barn We're shocked by the lightning
which struck the barn and We're render
| ed unconscious, but soon recovered Mr.
and Mrs w. Fred Hammond of the gov
eminent stock farm in Weybridge have
returned from Brandon. where they
| have been visiting Mrs. Florence Ham
mond, widow of Fl. s Randall Ham
mond, a brother of Fred Hammond and
former resident of Middlcbury.
dent John NJ. Thomas of the college has
announced that the recently started
alumni and alumnae income fund
amounts to s12272, and additions are being
steadily made so that it is hoped that
the fund will soon amount to the figures
which are wanted.--The Middebury camp
of Modern Woodmen of America was
| organized here Friday night with Dis
! trct Deputy G. l.. Sherwood presiding
The meeting was called to order and
the list of charter members read. after
| which the obligation was given to those
| present. The election of officers was as
| follows: Venerable consul Charles F.
! Rogers; advisor. Ralph Merritt; banker
| Allan T. Calhoun camp clerk, Charles
| ]. Shackett; escort, William Dukett;
watchman, Samuel J. Bowles; sentry,
John b. Coursey; camp physician. DR..
| S. S. Eddy; trustees. Edward Bowdish,
| elected for three years Fred b. Mathews,
elected for two years. Carroll w. Sar-
gent, elected for one year; past consul,
Edward Bowdish.-Mrs Charles Swift,
who has been al the home of her father
ex-Gov J. W. Stewart. has returned to
Detroit. Mch,-B. NJ. hayward, who has
been visiting with his family for a few
days, has returned TO Montpelier Word
has been received from Miss Irma Lane,
who recently underwent an operation at
!
doing as we'll as could Ue expected d-Ex-
Gov. J. w. Stewart is in Bennington.
where he is the guest of ex-Gov. J. q.
McCullough.-Elen MacKirdy Of Newark,
y. j., is in town for few weeks at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W
Calhoun-Miss Isabelle Calhoun has re-
turned from Oswego, y. Y, where she
has been visiting at the home OF her
sister Mrs. NJ. r. Burt. and family for
a few weeks, accompanied by her SIS
ter.-The milk cars which have been run
over the Rutland railroad between Bris-
tol and Boston, and North Bennington
and Boston by the Boston Dairy COM
pany have been discontinued and no
notice given as to whether or not they
will be put on again. The Boston Dairy
company was one OF the first to run "A
milk car to this part of the country
and 1t had many customers along the
line.-Mrs. Nj. X. Kerr. who was called
here 10 days ago to attend the funeral
of Mrs Frances Putnam Sheldon, has
returned to New York Miss Jennie
Eddy Of Mineville. y. y, is visiting at
the home of Mrs. Emily Eddy-Mrs
Eliza Perry OF Barre Is in town for a
visit to friends and relatives Miss
Barbara Smith has position as
preceptress of the Richford high school
Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene Eddy have re-
turned to Shoreham after a visit to his
mother Mrs Emily Eddy.-Miss Grace
O'Conhell, a teacher in the Eastman
Gaines Business College in New York
city, is visiting her parents. Mr.. ana
Mrs j. j. O'Connel.-The Rev Richard
r. Esten of the Memorial Baptist Church
preached in the Baptist Church at Enos-
ht,rr, ETa1I
Of the Middlebury College occupied the
pulpit of the Baptist Church In this
village.-Mrs. Caroline Hyde is ill-Mrs.
James Condor and daughter, Mrs John
Lovett, and children and Mrs Arthur
Tabor are in camp at Queen City Park.
Mrs. f. J. Ferguson and daughter,
Ruth. have returned from Malone. y. Y,
where they have been for a few weeks
Miss Marie Rivers and Mazze Barrows
of Nergennes are guests OF Mrs. Mary
Bruya.-John Gill OF Burlington, who has
been visiting at the home OF John Ryan
for few days, has gone to Portland
Me,-Miss Frances Adams, who has been
spending a week here at the home of
her grandfather, DR., Ezra Brainard, re
turned Saturday to Castleton-Judge
and Mrs. William l., Billings of Oswego
n. Y, are in this vicinity for a few weeks
with relatives and friends. Ii is the
first time that Judge Billings has been
In this section for more than 10 years
The Rev. O, ii. Houghton and family
OF Bakersfield are In town to visit at
the homr of IL" parents. MI and Mrs |
Walter Billings.-Mrs w. f. Clement is |
nl-Mr. and Mrs, jerome Cole, VINO have
been In town for a few days, have re- |
turned to Brandon.-Students of the |
summer session are arranging a musical |
entertainment and dance at the Nc
Cullough gymnasium Friday evening. -
The engagement of Miss Sadie Harring- |
ton of Ferrsburg to Royce Boardman of |
East Middlebury is announced. Phillip |