Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
HAPPENINGS IN w.:
NEWS BY COUNTIES

StHCo iest tceptcmOcTs nave zone TO NOR
wich. Conn.--Mr. and Mrs. John r.
Moulton Of Columbus. Ohio. former
resi~ents. are visiting here for two
.s,uo1 Mise Lula Woods has returned
Fair Haven, where she has been
'teAching for two years. and will spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Frank P. Woods.
County court came In at nine O'Clock
Saturday morning and the case Of Sadie
Mccormick vs.. Joseph P. Mccormick, in
which the petitioner wants to get an
order for the permanent care Of their
minor child. was heard. Decision was
held until this week. The case is being
fought hard on both sides. At the OPEN
ing Of the afternoon session the divorce
case Of Mamie f. McCrea vs. Thomas
McCrea was heard, but no decision has
been given. A recess was taken until
two o'clock Monday aftcrnoon.-John w.
Stewart. End, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
B. Stewart Of Colorado Springs. and
grandson Of the late ex-Gov. John w.
Stewart Of Middlebury. has been granted
a commission as second lieutenant in the
United States regular army. and, accord
ing to the Colorado Springs Gazette.
has an excellent chance of being among
the early army units on. French SOIL"
year. Recently he has been at Fort
Myer. Va, but spent most Of the winter
months in Washington. taking special
courses to At him for examination at
Fort Myer. which he recently passed
with high honors.-The school committee
has voted to increase the tuition Of out
Of town members of the high school from
$12 to SIS per term. The reason for
so doing is the cost Of conducting the
| school. especially as there has been an
addition Of several departments, making
the school Of moro value to the patrons.
The new school catalogue for. 1917 has
just been issued and will be distributed
this week to every voter in the district
The funeral Of Joseph E. Nash. a Civil
War veteran, member Of Company H.
nth Vermont volunteers, was hello AT
his late home Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock. with a large attendance and
a delegation Of Grand Army men. The
Rev. Henry C. Newell ofi1ciated. There
were many flowers. The following mem.
bers Of William p. Russell Post. No. SO,
q. A. R.. acted as honorary members:
Col. Charles E. Youtt. Otis Abbey. r. H.
Iinsley. Walter W. Martin, Patrick Hal.
| pin and Edward Jones. Tho bearers
| were Allan T. Calhoun, Arthur Hinman,
Joseph Calhoun and William F. Bentley.
There was q delegation Of the members
| Of William P. Russell Circle, No. S,
Ladies Of the Grand Army. who gave
| their ritual at the house. Burial was in
| tho family lot in the Foote Street ceme.
| tery.-The remains Of Mrs. Cora Fletcher
wife Of T. w. Fletcher. were brought
here from Burlington Friday night. in
which city she died after an operation
| at the Mary Fletcher hospital. and were
taken to her home in Bridport, where
the funeral was held Monday afternoon
at 2:s0 o'clock.-Russell Gravel. the Is.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
0ravell Of Weybridge. was taken to the
Fanny Allen hospital Saturday afternoon
for an operation. He was accompanied
by DR.. r. w. Prentiss.-Mrs. F. H. Bid.
| we'll went Saturday to Rutland to visit
her husband, who is a patient at the
Rutland City hospital.-Mrs. Louis Stober
Of Boston Is in town to visit her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bullock
Frederick A. Hughes, who has been In
town for ten days to visit relatives and
friends, has returned to Rochester, N. Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Stewart and
| daughter and Dugald Stewart Of New
York arc visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Stewart.-Mrs. T. NJ. Chap.
man. who was injured in an accident near
her home Friday afternoon. is said to
be getting on all right. except that she
is somewhat lame and sore. She wal
thrown from her carriage when It was
struck by an automobile.
Addison county court came to a sudden
| end late Tuesday afternoon with hardly
any one knowing 1t except the court itself
The term started Tuesday. June IL, in the
afternoon. and during its session there
has not been a great deal done. There
were only four jury cases tried. one OF
them being State case, and a good mum.
ber Of divorce cases. In the case Of Sadie
Mccormick vs.. Joseph Mccormick. which
was . petition for the care of a minor
child. the child is to remain in the care
Of the mother. but neither Of its parents
can take the child out Of the State and
the father was given the right to visit
1t unaccompanied by an officer. In the
divorce case Of Andrew Roy VS.. Florence
Roy. which was hard fought on both sides
he was given a divorce and was moi
obliged to pay any aiimony They are
Ferrisburg parties. The case Of Fred
Newton and Jennie Newton VI. Noble j.
Sanford and Leroy c. Russell, which IL
a bill and Injunction. was left open until
another term. This will undoubtedly brino
out some very interesting law points at
the next term Of court. when It is expected
that 1t will be brought up for trial.
Mrs. Peter Duguid Of Washington. D. c..
Is in town for a few days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Calhoun
The President Of the United States has
appointed Postmaster Allen T. Calhoun
Rufus wainwright of Middlebury and Dr.
C. H. Dean Of Salisbury as a local board
of registration and exemption for Addison
| county and all hayo taken their oath nj
office.-The warning Is out for the annual
meeting of school district No. I. which
comprises the high and graded schools
Of the village. TO be held In the town hall
at 1880 o'clock Saturday evening. The
warning contains only tho usual articles
The treasurer's report shows that
receipts for the past year. including a
balance on hand Of S721.3s. amounted to
19.6o67o. of which A.2s4.l0 was for tuitions
$la0l2.79 from the tax list Of last year
and $24999 from the treasurer of the
grammar school. The expenditures
amounted to sle3s5.s2. leaving a cash
balance Of S24o7s The committee esti.
mates the expenditures for the coming
year at practically the same amount as
for the year past and recommend a tax
the same as last year. be raised which
was Is cents on the dollar Of the grand
list. Besides Principal Hartman. II
teachers were employed last year and It is
expected that all of these will accept ap.
pointments for the coming year. Includ.
Ing Miss Jessie Freeman. instructor In
teacher-training course. whose salary il
paid by the State educational department
Principal Hartman speaks very highly
OF the work done by the teachers. Dur
ing the year II towns in the county out.
| side Of Middlebury were represented nv