Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along Otter
Creek and the Shores of White
River, Covered by Our Special
Correspondents.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

At the annual meeting of the Middle
bury band the following officers We're
elected: President, Robert Hope; vice.
president Edward Z. Seymour, secre
tary George w Rose; treasurer and
manager. r. \. Calhoun. The band will
give 10 concerts the coming season, II
Of which will he in this village and the
other three at East Middlebury. Null
cahey Of the Middlebury Marble COM
pany came to town Saturday and is max
ing arrangements for the re-opening of
the cOmpany'S quarry in the east part
of the town. Mr.. Mulcahey expects that
operations will be resumed at the quarry
in about two weeks.-Arthur Fits went
to Winooski Saturday and returned with
his father, Frank Fits, who has been
undergoing treatment at the Fanny Allen
hospital for two weeks Lieut.. p. B. Tay-
lor L. S. n, son of l.. M. Taylor, has
arrived in town with his wife and two
children. They will be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Taylor for several weeks This
is Mr.. Taylor's first trip home in three
wears. having been most of the time at
Manila, while his wife and children have
been staying at her home in Pennsylva- -
MIA.
month ago on the charge Of selling liq-
uor contrary to law in Bristol, was be-
fore Municipal Judge James r. Donoway
Tuesday afternoon and pleaded guilty.
Pelletier was, fined 1900 and costs, with
an alternative sentence OF not less than
six months and not more than six and
one-half months in the house Of correc-
tion at Rutland.-Howard II. Malcolm
Of Glens Falls. y. Y. is in toWn.--Con-
tractor Thomas w Rogers of Brandon
Is in town overseeing the preliminary
work on the foundation for the new Mead
chapel at the college, which is to be
erected this year at a cost of about $50,
coo. of which amount ex-Gov. John A.
Mead of Rutland donates $4,000. Mr..
and Mrs, John II. Sargent have gone to
Saranac Lake y. Y. having been called
there by the serious illness Of their
nephew, George f. Ntzhugh, n former
resident of Middlebury, who has for sew
eral weeks been undergoing treatment
for tuberculosis at Saranac.-Word has
been received of the death at his home
in Washington, d. c., of Harvey G
Ellis. former Middlebury boy, who
learned his trade as printer in this
place. He served three years in the army
during the Civil War, After the war Mr.
Ellis served for several years as a proof
reader in the government printing Of
| flee in WASHINGTON and during the rest
| of the time had been employed as a clerr
| in the pension bureau, or as a spccia
| examiner in the field. Mr.. Ellis married
Miss I.angworthy of Middlebury, VINO
survives him-The Young Peoples so.
ciety of the Congregational Church gave
| a supper in the Vcstry Of the churcf
Tuesday evening with a large attend
ance The proceeds are to go towards
the purchase of music books for the
young folks.
| The advisory council of the Addison
County Farmers association met at th'
~. NJ. c. A. rooms in Mddlebury or
Tuesday Plans for the coming yeal
were discussed. 1t is now certainty
that there will be a county agent a
work in Addison county within two
weeks. Vive-Presidcnt +. b, Cornwall
reported that 81, ,533 of the necessary 81.
500 had been raised. Thomas Bradle'
of Burlington, director in charge Of ex
tension service at the college OF aGri
culture, gave a description of the candi
dates for the position of county agricul
tural agent. 1t was decided to hold an
other meeting of the advisory council a
the Addison House Friday at seven y. m
Mr. Bradlee will be present then witt
several candidates. Addison county vii
be the ninth county in Vermont to have
county agricultural aCent.-Municipa
Judge James h. Donoway and state
Attorney Allen r. Sturtevant went t,
| Vergennes Wednesday on official bust
ness, which was completed during tn
afternoon n--Bartholemew Landers VIII
has been confined with rheumatism sine
August and Iho has been under medica
treatment ever since. has so far recover
ed as to be able to resume his position
at the works of the Vermont Marb
l company. l.. Williamson o
Nashua. y. H., is in town for n month
yisit.-Miss Bernice Cady was given
variety shower at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs, Leon j. Yeaw, Tuesday even
ing, about 50 young lady friends bein
present The affair was given In homo
of Miss Cady's approaching marriage t
Royal Meeker of Pittsiield, Mass Tn
affair was complete surprise to Mis-
Cady The affair was under the auspice
of the Glover Leaf club Refreshment
were served.