Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-18
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

League will be held at the Addison
House Wednesday evening. March "A.
Congressman frank l.. Greene and John
W Titcomb, State FISH ami game com
missioner. will speak Cashier Charles
+. Pinney Of the National Bank OF Mid
dlebury completed ON Friday - wears Of
active business life Mr.. Pinney began
as clerk in the store of Beckwith and
Wainwright and after three years serv
ice he resigned ON January /. 1850. he
entered the National bank. where Ne
has beer. in continuous service He is.
with one exception, tn" oldest banker in
point Of service in Vermont. the excep-
tion being H. f. Field president Of the
Rutland County bank of Rutland. James
McNulla has sold his home place on Sey-
mour street to Edward Wooster. Mr..
McNulla has purchased a place in Bristol
Notch and will move his family there
soon.
Hubbard e. Potter died IA l:20 o'clock
Monday morning at his home on Court
street after an illness with pneumonia
| dating only since last Friday He was 70
'ars of age Mr.. Potter was native
Of Mddlebury and had spent the greater
part OF his life in this town Until the
! past few years he usually spent the win
| tiers in New York. where he had var
ious business relations. Throushous
| Vermont and in New York he had a
great number OF friends who will sincere
y mourn his loss Mr.. Potter leaves
one brother Page c. Potter. shO lives
at the old homestead on Court street and
who IL in very poor health. two sisters,
| Louisa. wife Of V V. Blac'mer Of New
l. Al,
| in Florida. and Mrs, Martha Douglas Of
| Indianapolis. Indiana. He is also survived
by a nephew. Page G.. Potter, Jr., Of
Hartford. conn. .Ir Potter was n mem-
Der of the Masons of high rank
| Miss Minnie Bell died in a Bos-
ton hospta! Saturday following a sur
| glcal operation. She was Il years OF age
Miss He'll was the last of a family Of
| seven who FOR many years lived in Mid
! dlehury and removed to Boston, The
remains arrived in Middlebury Monday
| afternoon and We're taken to the West
at the train by IA number of friends
The pallbearers We're: w. Z. Waugh
n. A. Seymour, Charles Lyman and
Charles +. Rich of Middlebury and Will
| liam Duncan and Ahram H. I4angworthy
VI ~. rTOSt, ltdrtN
| cobb. Earl Gorham and Edward Higgaus
have returned from Boston, where they
| attended the automobile show last week
The Y. NJ. G. A. held well attended
| maple sugar social in the parlors OF tho
| Congregational Church Monday evening
| Mrs f. \. Murphy Is in Burlington
| Mrs. Jerome Noar.d has so far recover
ed as to be able to be out for little
|
from Shoreham. where ne visited his
parents.-Mrs. Drake and daughter OF
| Ticonderoga. " Y, are Visiting Mr.. and
| Mrs. q. ~. Cushman of Washington
street.-Mrs. clarinda Clara, who has
been here for TWO weeks. returned Mon
day To her home in Waterbury, Conn
Mrs. Charles F.. rrarri. has returned
from Proctor, where she visited her sis
| ter, Mrs. Charles F1ood.--Tiomer Kendall
has returned from Shoreham. where he
has been employed two weeks-Patrick
Kennedy has taken a position in Yer.
gennes and will soon move there With ais
family.-rharles II. White of brandon,
formerly Of Middlebury. is visiting
fr,cnds-Miss Mary Hopkins lis in with
grip and complications at her home on
south Main street.-The annual meeting
OF the Addison County Cow Testing as
sociauon was held in the Grange hall
| Monday morning and was called to order
| by President Harry J.. Hunt. after which
the reports of the various Officers were
read and accepted. The following direc
tors were elected: Fl. l.. Hunt. c. e
Harris. f. b. Cornwall, E. L. Wright
and ". H. Partch. These directors vii,
meet soon and elect Officers for the comins
year, 1t was voted to make the minimum
rate Of membership SO. The next mee, :
| ing will be held March y;
| The u. S. civil service commission vii,
hold acompetitive mlnationat Middle.
bury March q, for the position OF clerk
and carrier in the Middebury postoffice.
Page Potter, Jr,, Of Hartford Conn.
arrived Monday evening. called here by.
the death OF his uncle. Hubbard C.. Pot
lter,-Robert W. McCuen has returned
from Boston. where he has been for two
weeks--Mrs NJ T. Bristol Of Vergennes
Is in town Oh vtsit TO her daughters the
Misses Jennie and Ada Bristol II. Smit h
Of Troy. ~ Y, IL in town.--Mrs Henry
Walker entertained a few friends Mon
day afternoon.-John Shaw. the populu r
clerk at the Fnrnsworth hardware store,
| who Is seriously Ill AZ his home, was re-
ported as little more comfortable
Txasday, Unusually extensive prepara-
lions have been made for the 81. Pat.
| rick's entcrta inment. which will be given
! uns evening IN llc loNu hall Dy tho
1 ,rrrnup nSoufu of a. Marv's Nhurrh-