Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
ADDISON COUNTY
M1DDLEBURY.

The annual meeting Of the Addison
County Agricultural society will be held
in the town hall Wednesday. December 5,
and there is every indication that not
withstanding no fair was held this year
the annual meeting will be as largely
| attended and as interesting as usual.
1t is learned that Col. s. A. Ilsley. a
patron of the association, will provide
| as usual high class entertainment.
| The meeting will be called at 1880 p. m.
and the entertainment will follow. A
large attendance Is looked for from all
| parts of the county.-W. F. Bentley, who
for several years has been in the moving
| picture business in this village, and who
recently sold 1t, has bought several wood
| lots in this vicinity. He proposes to
open a mill near Middlebury for the gen.
eral wood and lumber business.-The reg
ular meeting Of the Woman's Auxiliary
| to the Y NJ. G "A. was held at the home
| OF Mrs. Earl Frost on South Pleasant
| street Monday afternoon and there was
| good attendance.-Mr and Mrs. Ellis
worth Cornwall and two children have
returned from Princeton, Pa where they
visited Mr.. Cornwall's mother for a
month.-Phillips Sparks Of Castleton is in
town to visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
| l.. A. Sparks.-E. c. Brown is erecting a
| garage on his premises on North Pleas
| ant street-Mrs. A. n. Brown, who has
been i'll, has so far recovered as to be
| able to be about again.-The remains of
| Theodatus Phelps Landon we're brought
here Friday night from Waterbury, where
he died that morning. and taken to the
undertaking rooms of A. j. Blackmer.
| where the funeral was held Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. The Rev. Henry c.
Newell officated. Burial was in the Pros
| tnY-1 ~ 10 OF otNrtrN TI,o
bearers we're Bert Whittmore, Fred G..
| Brookins, Horace Elmer and Noble Fem.
The deceased leaves wife, an aged
father residents of Middlebury. and a
brother. DR.. Charles Landon of Stan
| ford, Conn.-Mrs. r. Gage has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
she has been for a few weeks She under
went successful operation.-James Blair
has returned from North Ferrisburg.--
Monday. market day. eggs brought from
81 to "a cents and butter 40 to AZ cents
James Oney, who on Wednesday went to
Burlington for examination for admit
tance to the United States navy. was
accepted and ordered to Newport, r. l.,
for duty.-Prof. and Mrs. Raymond
Mcfarland are parents of a daughter
born Sunday.
Tho body of r. p Landon, whose death
occurred at Waterbury, was brought TO
this village late Friday night and taken to
the funeral parlors Of A. j. Blackmer.
where services were held Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. The Rev. II. c.
Newell officated. He is survived by his
wife, his father and one brother Dr.
Charles Landon Of Stamford, Conn. The
burial was In the Prospect cemetery. The
bearers were F. J. Brookins, Bert White
more. Noble Fem and Horace Elmer.
The Addison county local draft board
announces that q dozen more men will
st9eave here to-day for Camp Devens
-IAyanussS SAlass.. Ito t4m the places
OF the men rejected after having beer
sent there some time ago. Chairman
Allan Calhoun and Clerk Rufus Vain
wright have sent out the necessary blue
cards to the men in order for service
Those who are called are Charles Il
Webster of Whiting. Stewart r. Bacor
of Waltham. Patrick J. Cook of Bridport
Allan l.. Drolette of Cornwall. Albert
C. Shorkey of Cornwall. Glenden r. Ris
Ing of Orwell. Russell J. Easton of Shore
ham, Elmer Patch of East Granville
, Lawrence L. McShane of Bristol. Charlie.
Il. Zartlett of Middlebury.
, George E. Edgerton. right -of-way agen
for the New England Telegraph & Tele
) phone Co.. was In town Saturday. II,
D will have a gang of men here this weel
|
right of way through this section.-Mrs
Horton w. Jones is in Sudbury to vis
her sister, Mrs. L. II. Farnham.-Tht
{ Misses Estella and Ellen Taylor have
! returned to Whiting after week in town
, Lieut.. Harry w. Burns is here from
, Fort Ethan Allen to spend short fur
Tough with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
3 John II. Burns. He expects to be trans
ferred this week to Camp Greene. Char
I lotte, n. C.-Miss Ellen II. Kingsbury o
I Boston Is in town to visit her sister, Mrs
I Frank w. Cady.-Night Watchmai
George Moore arrested David Sheldol
q Friday evening on a charge of intoxi
y cation and placed him in the count,
e JAIL where he spent the night. Saturda,
p afternoon he was before Judge Dickens
- The case was continued until Tuesda,
a FOR hearing and Mr.. Sheldon was re
. leased on bail.-Stanley Rose has returne
. from Rutland, where ne has been on
;, business trip.-The Red Cross Auxiliar,
' of East Mddlebury gave harvest sup
= per, followed by one of the best literar
. entertainments ever given in that ham
let Friday evening at Good Templars
hall. large number from this villag
attended and enjoyed the supper an
y y took part In the songs and readings whic
L followed. About $50 was added to tn
!
afternoon the pleasant Headquarters @
the society is full of busy women.
: The amount Of money which has bee
e raised for the Y NJ c. A. drive is no,
y between 5000 and $1,000 and the man
3 ayers of the enterprise are confiden
c that the Middlebury allotment of 81, 90
& Will be raised and over subscribed b
L the time the work closes--Many of tn
n farmers in this section of the count
s are way behind in their fall work an
= much ploughing yet remains to b
done. should the season open up agat
and permit 1t. A great deal of wor
was held to the last on account of tn
rush of other matters One farmer 1
an adjucent town was seen Monda
v moving grass on a 35-acre lot on Lem
on Fair which was good enough to b
used for bedding, but which was GOV
y. cred with light fall of snow Tues
y day morning.-Henry II. Sails, who ha
= been here on n few days business trir
u has returned to Burlington, but is ex
:. pected back here to do some roohn
4 work.-An alarm of fire was sounde
at 1890 o'clock for a fire at the HON
G of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl o. Frost on Wey
7 bridge street. The fire department re
'' sponded promptly and the blaze wa
y soon eXtinguished. The fire was cause
l. by rag with which they had bee
cleaning a stove. 1t caught fire an
they took 1t into the woodshed. whic
adjoins the house, to put 1t out ant
y suppOsing that they had extinguishe
II the flames the rag was put in a raj
> bag. Evidently II was not all out a
x flames soon broke out again.-Th