Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-09-30
HAPPENINGS IN VT ,..n v.rs
NEWS BY COUNTIES

with the telephone and telegraph wires
leading into and out OF this village, and
1t will be several days before they Will
be in normal order again. The farmers
in this vicinity also received quite u
severe blow to their apple crops.-Mondny,
market day, eggs brought 80 cents and
butter 25 and 26 cents.-Dean Cady, who
figured In u motorcycle accident Sn.ur
day night, breaking his collar bone and
the thumb on his left hand is able to be
out-The condition Of George Demo, who
fell from n staging at the college, is
about the same. II Is not certain yet
whether he has any broken bones or not
The agricultural committee, which for
tho last three Yeas has had charge of
the corn show in Niddicbury held
meeting in tho office Of County Agent
Carrgan. Tho committee plans In
number of ways to increase ana i'm
prove the exhibit and attractions OF tho
coming contest. Tho dates fixed for the
contest are Thursday and Friday, Octo-
ber' q and 22. Demonstration speakers.
boys corn judging contest band
and special exhibits are among the at
fractions planned by the cominittce.-
| Mrs. Names, daughter, Helen. and son,
LaBorn. of burlington. who have been
| the guests of Dr. and Mrs. w. j. White
| of this village for the past ten days,
| have returned to their home.-Mrs. Arthur
| Bssett and son who have been visiting
| relatives in Westmorcland, \. H.. for
the past two weeks, have returned home.
Miss Faith Walker, who has spent the
past year at Long Lake, n. Y. has re-
turned home.-Miss Helene LaPan, who
has been quite sick, is improving.
deputy Sheriff y. J. Sanford
was summoned to the depot early
! Tuesday morning to arrest two
| men who We're put off the sleeper by
the train crew, The men were Scott and
Carmi Shaw of Leicester. They were
taken to the county Jail and later were
brought into Justice \. w. Dickens
court, where they pleaded guilty to
charge Of intoXcation and were fined
50 and costs each, amounting to sl669.
| They settled and We're allowed to 60
| During the trip on the train from Rut
| land they got into trouble with one of
| the tranmen and tore his uniform quite
badly. The cost of the suit was added
into the fines and the brakeman was
| given $40 with which to replace his cloth
ing.--Ira Baldwin and Milton Brown have
returned from Salisbury, where they
have been on visit to friends. s.-The re-
| mains of Frank Fitzpatrick We're brought
here from the Fanny Allen hospital and
taken to his home In upton. where the
funeral was held a the Methodist Church
at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon. DR..
D. II. Corkran, pastor of the Methodist
Church of this village officiated and the
interment was in the family lot in the
Dt,.&A II a. Iva
resident of that town and Is survived by
a wife and four daughters. Mrs. San
born of Montreal, Mrs. Spaulding Of Rox-
bury, Mrs. Burt Rivers of Bristol and
Miss Agnes Fitzpatrick of Boston, Mass,
and two sons, Arthur Fitzpatrick of
ANddebury and Lloyd Fitzpatrick of
Brstol.-Walter Small of Weybridge
street is making preparations to move
his family to Proctor. where he has Sc
cured a position.-Quite a curiosity may
be seen at the home of w. S. Huntley
on South Main street where will be
found some tomato vines that are eight
feet in length; also some red raspberry
bushes which have been bearing berries
since the last week in August.-Arthur
I3issett has taken possession Of the
restaurant and bakery which he recently
leased from Ira NJ Taylor OH Main
, street. Mr. Taylor retains the tobacco
business,-Nlrs. Mulford Burt and daugh-
ter of Oswego, y. Y, are in town for a
few days visit at the home of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Calhoun,
of South stroct.-Ceorge Denno, who on
Saturday fell from a staging while NJ
work on one Of the new buildings at the
college, is doing as we'll as could be
expected At first it was thought that he
had broken his shoulder bone but Il
has been found that it was only out of
joint.-Charles Partridge, Joseph Grcenough
and George Mayhow of Salisbury. who
through Il mistake drank some Fowlc~s
solution last Saturday, are thought TO
be on the road to recovery.
A very pretty homo wedding occurred
Wednesday morning AT nine oclo"l;,
when Miss Isabelle Mac<ird;' Calhoun
was united in marriage to Peter Duguid
of Newark, y. j.. at the home Of tho
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
w. Calhoun. on South street The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. John
Evans Bold, rector Of st. stephen 3
Episcopal Church. A niece OF the bride.
Miss Letitia katherine Burt of Oswcgo.
n. Y. attended them. and the bride was
given away by her father. She was
gowncd in a travelling suit of navy hluc
broadcloth with velvet hat TO match.
The house was very tastefully decorated
with vines and tut flowers After the
ceremony, a wedding breakfast was
served to tho Immediate relatives of the
family. Tho young couple received q
large number of presents from tne!r
many friends, consisting of money, solid
silver and cut glass. After the festivi-
= ties the couple left by automobile on
- wedding trip to various rarts Of New
York STATE, after which they will reside
!, In Newark, y. J., where he Is engaged
= I'm the groccry business. Among those
here from out Of town were Mrs Null
ford r.. Burt of OsWego. N Y and
James calhoun of Roston.-The funeral
. of Mrs Wethey Merritt was held yester.
. day afternoon at two o'clock. the Rev
G Roy f.. Whittmore, pastor of the Me-
mortal Baptist Church, officiating. In.
terment was in the family lot in thr
G West cemetery. The hearers were Walter
v w Martin, Edward Cioulett Charles
n Ashley and Frank Ashley. Mrs Merit,
q was one of the oldest residents OF thi.
. town, and is survived by three daugh
l. ters, Mrs. Charles Ashley of Cornwall
n Mrs, Burns OF Forcstdalc and Mrs
:. Manlcy of Glens Falls. n. Y.--Marh
a Turner has returned from fcw days
d stay at his summer home Mt Forestdale
a Mr. and Mrs RoVaI Sturtoynpt ,o,,,.