Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-20
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.

The annual convention oil tnc -aunl-
son County y. NJ. G. A. will he held in
this village Friday, May IS Dr. David
]. Iadshaw of New York city will be one
of the speakers at the banquet served by
the W7oman's Auxiliary to the local Y. NJ.
&C.. A. in the evening. One Of the topics
To be discussed at the afternoon session
will he Hospital for Addison County.
The Hon. John e. Weeks will preside over
the meeting and many of the prominent
citizens of the county have already
pledged themselves to be present.-Orin
Nelson and James Wing have returned
from Boston.-The trustees Of the Spring
Camp Ground association held meet
ing in the parlors of the Methodist
Church Friday morning to elect a man
to ill the office of president of the asso-
citation which was made vacant by the
death of y. l.. Ball. Charles c. Cady of
Middebury was elected to fill the unex
pred term.-The lawn near the passenger
depot is being graded and will be reseeded
under the direction Of the Ladies' I'm
provement society of the village.
Municipal Judge James b. Dono-
way went on circuit civil case to
Bristol Friday. The case was II. c.
Sumner of Bristol VS.. Zeno y. Page and
the case was one of trespass on the free
hold. A considerable amount Of legal
affairs were brought up in small case
and there was jury trial. Charles I.
Button of Mddlehury represented the
plaintiff and.Jasper q. Page was the at
torney for the defendant. The jury
brought in the defendant guilty and as
sessed the damages AT s. with $40 costs
the 10 cents of costs having to be thrown
out on account Of the law which does
not permit the costs to exceed the
amount Of damages. There are several
peculiar law points involved in the case
and Mr.. Page, the defendant under the
advice of his counsel, has decided to take
the case to the supreme court for SUBJ
mission on the law points.
The Misses Ruth Wright and Ruth
l.. Thompson, who have been at the
home of Mrs. Bruce Wright for a week,
have returned to Burlington. William
Kendall. who had been i'll for some
time, died early Monday morning.
aged 30 years. with a complication OF
diseases. He is survived by wife.
father Homer Kendall and three sis
tiers, Mrs. Frank Preston OF Middle
bury, Mrs. Charles Brush of Cornwall
u,
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock. with inter-
ment in the Munger street cemetery
Mrs. Fred Gordon, son and daughter.
have returned from Rutland.--Miss
Ida Trombley has gone to Montpelier
to spend ten days.--Mr. and Mrs Ben
jamin Wimmett OF Florence are here
to visit his mother. Mrs. Della Il.
Wimmett-Ciilbert King is suffering
from ii bad scalding of the right hand
and wrist which he received while
steaming horse SATURDAYS. S.
Mills of Ryegate and II. NJ. Dynam OF
Port Henry. y. Y, are in town.
The funeral Of Mrs. Eliza tEverts)
Cady widow of Gardner &. Cady Of
Middlcbury, who died early Sunday
morning at her lifelong home in the
east part of the town, was held at
the house at two o'clock yesterday
The Rev. David H. COrkran, d. r.,
pastor of the local Methodist Church, of
which the deceased was a faithful MEM
ber during all her mature life, Of
ficiated IN the interment was In tho
ncishborinS cemetery,-E. j. Shambo of
Middlobury, who has for short time
been in the employ Of the Green Noun
tain Marble company Of Rurland, has
given up his position with that company
and taken situation with Burdett
Brothers in Rutland Mr., and Mrs. Frank
w. Bentley Of Middlcbury announce the
engagement Of their daughter Miss
Dorothy, TO Arnold w. Rowe a we'll
known young business man of Rutland
MI ). otto I. Moore has returned from
Daytona Park. Fla, where She passed
the winter, After some time with her
daughters In New York city and Proctor
she has opened her summer home on South
Pleasant street.-Mrs. Cyrille A. Brunelle
and daughter, Miss Ruth Brunele until
recently residents of Whiting and Mid
dlebury, have returned home to Rutland
after visiting relatives and former friends
herc--Asrs Nicholas Weinle who has
been in town on a two weeks visit at
the home Of her daughter Mrs Moses
Wimmett, has returned to Pittsford. DIR.
stanton 5, Eddy has returned after an
absence of about two months the last
four weeks OF which he spent in New
York city. where he underwent an opera
tion for hernia. The doctor IL in good
spirits and is rapidly regaining his
strength. William a. Smith and Charles
Markham of Schenectady y. Y, are
in town for a few days.--Col. Edward
Goulette left Tuesday noon for Kansas
city, No. where he will undergo treat
ment for serious stomach trouble
John Lowell, who went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington last week
for an operation for appenlicitis re-