Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-17

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The official eating place on the grounds,
known far and wide as the Inn Side Inn,
will again he in charge Of George r. Kid
der Of Middlebury. 4 large number of
side shows and takers have made applica-
tions for space on the grounds for their
tents and booths.
Recent field demonstration meetings
and field inspections carried on by
County Agricultural Agent j. T.. Car
rgan have revealed the fact that the
oat smut has caused loss of about
- per cent. of the crop i'm fields where
! the seed has not been treated to pre-
vent this disease. Fortunately sever
al hundred farmers attended the barn
/ demonstrations carried on by the
county agent in the spring and saw
how the secd was treated and took ad To-
vantage of the opportunity to clean
the smut from their seed. Thus about
one third of the area sown to oats is
practically free from smut. making a
saving to the county of around $4,000.
This is only a beginning and next year
every farmer should treat his oat seed
at a cost of about five to ten cents per
acre and thereby stamp out the dis
how to do this will have an opportun-
| ity to consult the county agent in his
booth at the Addison county fair and
will get COPY Of directions free for
the asking.-Preparatlo are being
made for large crowd ut the farmers
field day meeting. which is to be held
| in East Cornwall August 90. Commit =
tees are in charge and everything will
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stock judging demonstration will be-
gin. This demonstration will he in
charge of Professor Storey of the Uni
versity of Vermont, who will demon
strate the good and the bad points in
sheep and cattle After lunch the fol-
lowing men will speak: w. n. Cady.
state master of the Grange: G. NJ.
lGardner. editor of the National Grange
monthly; +. r. Cornwall, president Of
the Addison County Farmers assoCia-
/ ton. T.. S. Brigham, state commission
or of agriculture and ". w. Colling-
wood. editor OF the Rural New Yorker.
| Arrangements will be made to care
| for teams. This is u basket lunch
| meeting. Hot coffee will he served and
every body is wclcome.--Dr. and Mrs.
r. l.. Avcril, and Mrs. Raymond Nc
| Farland and her three children have
! gone by automobile to Lamoine, Me,
where they will spend the next two
| Wceks.-TuesdaY was the 56th anniVer-
! sarY Of the birthday Of Mrs John NJ.
| RosleY and in the evening n large mum
her of the her friends gathered at the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Cevlon
Eddy, of WeYhridge street and gave
her SURPRISE partV Refreshment 6
were served ana very peasant eve
h'hE was enjoyed with games ana
music
Inc democratic county committee COM
nrlsins John u. Donnelly Of Nergennes,
| CHAIRMAN Fred NJ. Foote OF Middlebury,
secretary, K. ;. Smith of Bristol. Ira
Everest or New Haven. {. d. Kendall
or Shoreham and y. +. McCauley OF
Shoreham of the state committee, have
Drawn mp the following list of Nandi-
dates Tor the coming primary election
senator from south end, d. F. McCauley
NJ Shoreham, north end G. f. q. KIM
halI or Nergennes; states attorney, Allen
H. Stur'eNant' Judge OF PROBATE, New
| raven dlstrlot' FRANK W. futile OF YER
sennes' Middlebury district, Charles |.
Button; high bailiff, Daniel Dragon of
| 'Nif''I'' Wiz - ~ W. NdleS has 6olt W
Proctor Tor snort visit to friends Mr.,
ana Mrs William Sears have returned
from BRISTOL where they have been on
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| hompsoh'-Mrs Ellen sears mas re-
turned from the Fanny Allen hospital
"here she underwent an operation. She
Is gaming sIoWiN'-Nllllam l." 'ady has
gone TO Neybrldse' where he is visiting
at the nome OF MS daughter, Mrs. frank
Mumhelo.-Mrs. Fred Taylor and daugh-
ter Margaret nave gone to Rutland on
a Nlst-Ncorge foulett has gone to Bur
'hStoh tor weeks visit with friends
MRS. W. NJ severance has gone to
Jericho' where she Will spend the next
Week.-Ihere VIII he charity lawn fete
at Lake Dunmore Hotel saturday at 800
y. m, There Will be water sports, games
ana other contests. The proceeds are for
the benefit of the victims of infantile
paralysis.-Mr. and Mrs. Noel S. Pee
worth and Miss Julia Pecworth of Erie
friends-petcr Lack has zone on brief
NlSIt 10 burlington ana llauspuish
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