Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-06
THE N..WS BY COUNTIES
From the Island in the Lake to
the Passumpsic, Along otter
Creek and Shores of White
River. Covered by Our Special
Correspondents.
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Mrs. Agnes Hope. wife of William w.
HoIe, a we'll known hotel keeper of Ben
nington. died Friday evening after brief
illness due originally to neuritis and fol-
lowed by weakening of the heart. Mrs.
Hope was AZ years of age and was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
Mcmahon of this town, being the young
est of a large family Of children. Pre-
vious to going to Bennington, Mr.. ana
Mrs Hope. after spending most of their
life in Middlchliry, had lived for a few
wears in St Alhans. where they wer"
also engaged in the hotel business She is
survived by one daughter and two sons,
Miss Katherine Hope who is attending
| school in St. Adams and RAYMOND and
Stanley Hope twin boys. who have been
with their parents in Bennington. She is
also survived by one sister. Mrs. Mary A.
| Borden Of Pittsford, and three brothers.
Patrick and John Mcmahon of Middle
| bury and Edward McMahon of Chicago
The remains were brought to MiddleburE
Sunday and funeral services were held
! at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church at
nine o'clock Monday, with interment
in the Middlchdry Catholic cemetery
Miss Susan ID. Parker while visiting
I friends near Danbury, Conn fell and
broke her left arm near the shoulder.
| At last accounts she was resting easily
in the DanburY hospital She Will leave
there for Washington. D. c.. as soon as
she is able.-Miss Esther Frost, who has
been spending two weeks with her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Frost. has re-
turned to Hartland. where she IS a teach
| ha t,rb =
Ryan have returned from Rutland. where
they have been to visit relatives and
friends-AIrs Elmer Cook and two chill
lren of Proctor are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Lowell.-Nlrs. Frank
Mcdonald of Forestdale is visiting he;
daughter, Mrs. Collins.-Miss Myrle b.
IIill. who has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hill, for 10 days has
returned to Woodstock, where she is a
teacher in the high school-A movement
is on foot to build n sidewalk on the upper
end of South Main street to the cemetery
and also on the east side of Stoirs ave
nue.-Mrs. ]. Boudreau has gone to the
Fanny Allen hospital at Winsooki, To un-
dergo an operation for appendicitis. The
pews for the new Mead Memorial chapel
have arrived and are stored in music hall
from Whiting. where he preached at the
congregational Church Sunday.-Hehurt
T.. Summer has returned from the Mary
l Fletcher hospital, where he has been for
two weeks He is somewhat improved -
Iris Bullock and daughter have returned
from Boston, where they have been FOL
= two weeks to visit her sister, Mrs. Stoher
l and family.-W. f.. Crannelly has re-
: signed his position at Windsor and has
. returned home.-Ninton Mitchell Har
e old NJ Davis Ralph Shedd Frank
n Morgan, and Henry Chapman have
= returned from Boston, where they
n went to attend a convention of col
ege men at the Andover Theological Sem
q mary, an institution connected will
r Harvard College-Fred Ladue, native
e and former longtime resident of Middle
& bury, has returned to Bristol, his presen
r home, after spending a few days here witt
d relatives.-Mrs, j. Frank Randall of Corn
o wall is spending n few days in town.
Mrs. George Demo and children wen
Saturday noon to Nashua, y. H.-Johl
" Lynch is at the home of his parents II
e Rutland and is quite III, but is reporte'
= to be improvng,-W. w. Ford exhibited
d on Saturday some green leaves Of straw
y berry plants supposed to have been KEEP
e in good shape since last season under
l. snow bank They looked though tn
a. plants were going to blossom soon-Mrs
1t r. A. Harrison, who has been here 70
Is several DAYS to visit her husband, who j
1t employed on the new college work, ha
s. returned to Rutand.-JohU CLANCY am
'e Edward Burns returned from Mineville
~ Y, where the former had been employ
ID ed in the mines for month, and bot
ii have taken positions with the Middlebur
IT Marble company-Oliver Chilson OF tn
N firm of Hanks & Chlson while takin
lie down drip pan under the skylight in tn
upper part of the building, fell 10 fee
le to the floor. The ladder slipped whic
" threw him He struck i'm such Il way tina
IN he broke his left arm above the wrist an
n cut his nose and lip so that stitches ha
to be taken.-A farmers meeting was hel
i, in the Cadv district school house Satur
nd dav evening. County Agent J. T., Cart
ce gan spoke on "Limeng and Seed" Their
ed were also remarks by several others. -Th
in Rev. j. O Brien of Castleton delivered
Id sermon at St. Mary's Catholic Churc
he Sunday evening to good sized audience.
Miss Stella Wooster, who has been spen6
~ ing her vacation at the home of Mr.
o. charles Severance, has returned to High
of gate Springs.
he Monday, market day, eggs brouSf
,is is cents and butter - to 81 George Sear
nm an employe of the Green Mountain MAJ
~ ble company. while assisting in putting
H. cog wheel in place at the mill SATURDAY
id was struck in his left eye by silver {
cb cast iron. He was taken to his home u
Seymour street and DIR. S, $. Eddy wa