Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-13
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
News has been received of the sud
den death Wednesday afternoon May .
| at Braintree, Mass, Of the Rev. Gran
| Vile Wager, ID. D.. a CONGREGATIONAL
preacher Of note who was formerly for
| several years professor of political
economy in Middlebury College. Profess
sor wager dropped dead suddenly from
heart disease in front of his own resi-
| dence. lie had held several important
| pastjorates since leaving Middebury.
| The north mill Of the Vermont Maj BILE
| company's plant here, In which 10 men
were employed saving marble, was shut
down Friday and there is no present
prospect that work will be resumed soon.
in consequence Of the European war,
| and other causes. the orders for marble
| at present are not numerous as compared
with recent years.--John L. Howard and
Thomas A. Bell Of Brooklne. Mass. arc
in town for a week.--,Miss May Powers
| Of Boston is in town to visit her aunt,
! Miss Lucy Tinney.--A novelty shower was
given Marie Douglas by number OF girl
friends Friday evening at her home II
College street. in honor of her approach
| ing marriage to Dennis S. Mack OF Corn
y
day for Boston, where she joined her
sister, Mrs. Andrews. and will go to Chi
| cago--Word has been received from
the Fanny Allen hospital that Miss
| Lotte Dillon underwent a success
ful operation for appendicitis Thurs
day.-Water Small of Proctor is in town
to visit his family on Weybridge street.
Henry Donnelly, who has been here in
|
in-law, Charles a. Collins, has returned
to Proctor
The Hon. John +, Weeks is making ex-
tensive repairs on the interior Of his resi-
dence on South Pleasant street-Clar-
cnce cole has severed his connection
with the Louis Henfield store and enter
ed the employ Of W. H. Sheldon-Phillip
Nassau of Pittsheld, Mass. is in town for
few days with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Vassau-Miss Sophie Wilds
has gone to New York city to spend a
few days.-Miss Frances Piper who has
been visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
70. G. Piper, FOR few days. has re-
turned to her school duties at North
l1ero.-Miss Lottie Chappell Of Pittsield
Mass Is in town to visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nassau.-Miss Lottie
Dillon has gone to the Fanny Allen hos
pital at Winooski to undergo an opera =
tion.-E. w. L'Heureux Of the Register
office force Is back at his work after a
two weeks illness.
Frank Converse, who was arrest
ed Saturday night. was given
hearing before Municipal Judge
James 3. Donoway on the charge.
of breach OF ,he peace COM
initted by threatening - burn build
ings. destroy automohlIes. and raise
cain in general at Addison. He was
sentenced to serve three months at
the house Of correction in Rutland
States Attorney A. r. Sturtevant ap-
peared for the prosecution. There was
no defence.-Miss Lotte Campbell
who has been visiting for 10 days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred c.
\assau. has returned to pittsfeld,
Mass,-The Middlebury Electric com
pany has set poles and strung wires
FOR electricity on Sharon street.-Mon-
day. market day. eggs brought from
is to 90 cents and butter 90 to Ca
The Junior choir Of the Congregations
al church met in the church
Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock
for rehearsaL-Edward Kinworthy has
returned from Burlington.-Mrs.
Thomas Buckley is ill.-Gilbert Dumas
has returned from Rutland where he
has been on visit TO his daughter.
Mrs Frank I.ooms. and children.
James Howarth is ill.-Philip Nassau.
who has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Nassau. has returned to
Pittsfield. Mass.-The Women's Aid
society of st. Stephens Episcopal
Church gave a supper in the Grange
hall Monday evening and good sum
was realized for the benefit Of the
church society.-Alston Collyer, who
has been employed for several months
IN town as a teamster, removed his
headquarters on Sunday to Crown
Point, n. Y.-Miss Madeline Foster
and Miss Gladys Frost have returned
from Rutland. where they have been
visiting at the home OF Miss Frost's
parents.-Mr. and Mrs. s. r. Kendall
and c. w Champlin Of Florence and
Mr. and Mrs +. A. Warner of St AL
bans are IN town.-The Rev. A. A.
Lancaster and Mrs. Mary Caswcl went
Tuesday to Shoreham as delegates
from the local Congregational Church
to the annual convention of the Con-
SreGational Churches and pastors of
Addison county, May II and 1o.-Wil-
liam G. Huntington, who for several
years was employed in the freight Of
iice here. has gone to Rutland and
taken a position there in the auditors
office of the Rutland Railroad com