Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

!
withstanding the epidemic of illness in
the community about 10 members OF tho
church and congregation were present
! Among the items of business transacted
ny the quarterly conference were the fol-
lowing: Stewards elected for the ensuing
year. Prof II. NJ. Sccly, w. y. Cady
| II. NJ Balm. S. r. Aincs. II. n. Dow,
DR.. S. s. Eddy, Prof r. W. Cady, Prof
| !. A. Morgan. w. T.. Clement, o. IT,
| Flanagan, r. W. Bacon, A. Il. Foster
NJ. Il. Damon, q. f. Mead, II. E.
! Sturtevant trustees, Dr.. NJ H. Eddy
| W. y. Cady. G. G.. Cady. II. A. Peck,
Prof. NJ Il. Sanford. G. T.. REYNOLDS
| William Jackson and y. \. Brooks. The
following persons were confirmed in their
respective offices they having been pre-
| viouslY elected nv the respective societies;
| w. y. Cady as supcrintendcnt of the
sunday school Mrs. w. s. IIuntlcy as
president of tho Ladies' Md society; Mrs
! W ". Eddy as president Of the Woman
| Home Missionary society; Mrs. f. G.
| Dyer as president OF tn" Womcn's For
! cign Missionary society; Miss Incz IeNick
as president of tho Epworth League
| II. y. Dow was elected recording steward,
! and w. y. Cady. district steward
The election OF +. w Cady as dolcrate
to the lay electoral conference to be held
at Saratoga next Aprl was confirmed
! Professor Cadv was recommended 10 the
! annual conference for ordination 20 IN.
order Of deacon. The reports from tho
various organizations and departments
! showed the church to b" i'm prosperous
| condition. ~ unanimous vote of tn,
| conference and tho members Of Tn.
| church present The district supcrintcndent
the Rov. f.. NJ. Kent, vas asked TO use
his influence to have the present paste,
returned for another year.
An alarm about @:l5 O'Clock Friday
afternoon was for fire at the home OF
Mrs. Thomas McCrcay ON Wcvbridr.
| street The fire department was soor
{ on the scene. but the house was ahou,
| ruined before the fire WAS under control
| The house is owned by Walter W. Martin
and is understood to he insured The
| loss Will he about 500 Some of ,hr
contents Of the house were removed but
| the greater part was either ruined hv
| water or burned The fire is s1lpposod
to have caught from Il defective chimney
and the roof was ahlazc before il was
! discovered. The loss is a heavy one 10
| Mrs McCrcaN. as she has seven children
| VINO depend upon her for care and s,ip-
| P"rt' Mrs McCrcay was at work at
the Bisscttc restaurant at the time of
the fire
The play. Daddy" in three acts. will
! nc presented at the Town han F-rida =
evening. March 3, by the Young people
OF the town. who arc rehcarsing under
the direction Of the ladies Of the villa &c
| improvement society. There will also
he music, vocal and instrumental. The
entertainment will he followed by an in
formal dancc.-Thc Young Peoples So
"icty of the Memorial BAPTIST Church
hold valentine sociablc i'm the
church pallors Monday nIght.-At a meet
ing OF the executive committee of the
Addison County Farmers association, IL
was decided that tho association pur-
chase limited amount Of Grimm Al
falfa seed FOR demonstration purposes
ana Tor any members of the association
who might want few pounds This
VIII he handled through the secretary OF
the association. Elmer Wright of Wcy-
prldGe.-A farmers meeting will he held
IN the Scelcy district schoolhouse Fri
day evening at eight o'clock County
Agent Carrigan will speak on alfalfa
and Clover and Phillip Manchester will
give a talk on poultry. All are re-
quested to bring some sort of refresh
ments, and a social hour will be enjoyed
after the meetinG.-J. Wolcott Stew
art has returned to New Haven.
Nonn, after "A few days in town.
Miss Mari" SiGnor Is seriously ill.
Russell Duncan, who has been i'll for
two weeks, is slowly recovering Word
that Charles u. Balm. former resi-
dent OF this village, who is spending the
winter in that city with his son. Or
+. e. Balm, has been seriously i'll with
bronchial pneumonia for "A few weeks.
bat is rapidly improving His wife ~
with him. having accompanied him on
the trip.-Nlliam Rogers has returned
to Burlington after fcw days with
his parents. Mr., and Mrs James Rogers
Mrs, f., J. Wiley has returned from
Lake, y. Y, where she has been for
three weeks. having been called thers
ny the illness of her grandmother, Mrs.
Howard. Mrs. Thomas McCreay, whose
home on Weybrdge street was badly
damaged by fire Friday afternoon. has
moved into the Smith house on NORTH
Pleasant street.-Mrs. T.. f.. Wissel is
ill.-Niss Lillian Brown has gone to Ver-
gennes for a few days with relatives
Royal Sturtevant has returned from
several days stay in Burlington, where
he went on business George Denno.
who was taken suddenly i'll while at
work at the c. a. Lyman ice-housc Fri
day, has so far recovered that he was
able to he at work again SATURDAY
John Alden OF Whiting, who has recently
returned from trip to Florida is
spending few days in town.--Virgil NJ.
BENEDICT, IA former resident, who has
his home.-Charlcs NJ. Ralrows one OF
the mail carriers on tho Mddleburv-
Bridport route, who has been seriously
III for two weeks, is much better, but
not vet able TO resume work k-Michael
j, Cronin returned Saturday evening
after few days visit in Vergennes
and Cnderhll,-Moscs Wilson, superin-
tendont at the Mddlcbury Lime COM
pany's plant in New Haven, has return
ed to New Haveu.-After severe i'll
ness of two weeks with the grip James
Dumas has 81 far recovered as to be
able to attend to his business again
Raymond Small of Proctor is in town
on weeks visit to his GRANDPARENTS
Mr., and Mrs, Joseph Torest.-.Mrs. w.
Wooster, who has been i'll for few
weeks, is slowly recovering
Monday was one of the coolest davs
Of tho winter here ana early in the
morning thermometers in different
pats of the town indicated II to 20
degrees below @cro.--A large force of