Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-03-29
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDIEBURY.

MIDDIEBURY.
A still alarm for a small blaze at the
Middlebury Supply store was sent to Chief
kidder about noon Sunday With q few
firemen he went to the scene, where they
found an awning on fire. A little of the
casing about the window was burned, but
the fire did not get into the interior AL
hand chemical was used and the blaze
was soon subducd. The loss will amount
to about $15 covered by insurance. Just
how the fire caught Is not known, 1t
may have been started by . passing train
or by throwing q cigar or cigarette stub
which came In contact with the awning
Carl o. Frost is contemplating the erec-
ton OF an Ice cream pavilion on the rear
of his store on Main street to accommo-
date u tables. He expects to commence
work on the same at once. This will be
a great Improvement to his store. It is
right over the falls Of otter creek-Miss
Ruth Grosvcnor, who is teaching school
at East Pittsford. came home Saturday
to spend the Easter vacation with her
mother-Monday, market day. eggs
brought 23 to g cents and butter 30 to
5.-Thc mercury in this village went up
Ito G. points above zero Monday after
noon. the highest point it had reached
since last November.-Charles p. Smith
has gone to Wa!l.ngford to visit his sis
ters, Mrs. Halinda Hodges and Mrs.
IB. L. Ingalls.-Mr. and Mrs David Shell
fdon are moving from the Martin house on
South street recently purchased by Louis
Henfield to the Lawrence tenement house
on Park street.-Bruno Albert, Jr.. of
Swanton has returned to that town after
a few days with his father. Bruno Albert.
ST., who returned Sunday night to his
situation in Brandon-Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Burns went Sunday to Burlington to
visit their daughter. Miss Grace Burns, at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, where she
has been for six weeks. She Is now
slowly but surely recovering from a seri-
GUS operation on her spine.-Miss Jennie
Ringey and Miss Flora Ringey are at
home with their parents in Cornwall to
spend the spring school vacation, the for
mer teaching at the Case street school in
Middlebury and the latter in the home
district in Cornwall.-Mrs. Elwin Sumner
has returned from Cornwall, where she
has been for several weeks assisting in
the care of a sick friend.-Aiiss Agnes
Ouimette of Florence is here for several
weeks with her grandmother.-The Mid
dlebury High School Glee club gave an
excellent musicale in the high school hall
Monday evening. There was a good at
tendance. The affair was under the di-
| rection Of Mrs. F. l.. Shackett.-
II. f. Barton has returned from
the northern part of the State. where he
has been for a month on a business trip
I-Edward Stowe. a former resident, but
now of Boston. ia in this vicinity for q
few days.-Mrs. Frank Stay, who has been
visiting at the home of her sister. Mrs
Ernest Munford on North Pleasant street,
has returned to- her hstas IA -Haij1instnalIis'
| An opportunity will be afforded an COM
municants OF st. Marys parish. including
members OF the Holy Name society,"
League Of Sacred Heart; Father DALEY,
Council, K. Of c., and Addison, ,CUuleNAaeE
F.. to receive Holy Communion on Palm
Sunday. A priest from st. Michael's Col
lege will be here to assist with confess
| stons Saturday morning. afternoon and
evening. March 81. The blessing and dis
| tribution of the palms will begin promptly
at eight o'clock, followed by solemn high
| mass and there will be q low mass at
eleven o'clock for those who cannot at
tend the first mass. The evening services
will be held at the usual hour 7:3o The
members of the parish are asked to make
known the above to their neighbors-
George r. Highter has moved onto the
\ Leslie Sparks farm on Munger street and
Mr.. Sparks will soon move into the Mar
| seilles house on Willard street, which he
| TcCeHtiy puTCHdScu'-CuueT tHe OiIcCtAOn
of Professor Hathaway several Of the
young ladies Of the college choir are dill
gently rehearsng for two-act operetta
to be presented some time during the
coming month.--Middlebury Grange held
a we'll attended meeting in their hall Fri
day evening. after which program was
carried out as follows: Paper. Personal
Responsibility" Mrs. Mills; talk by the
Hon. John L. Weeks; music, orchestra
farce, More Fun Than Box OF Mon
keys" music; current events. c. l.. James;
surprise committee. Mrs. Carl Barton and
Mrs. Mary Bissette music. Those who
took part In the farce were Starr Ellis.
Harry Hayden. Miss Marjorie Smith,
Miss Rena Dumas and Miss Sara Stearns
The following officers OF the Middlebury
band were elected Thursday evening:
President. Robert Hope; vice-president.
Edward p Seymour; secretary. George
w. Rose; treasurer, ROber: A. Calhoun
librarian. Gideon Abbey. metronome.
! Phelix Liberty.-Mra- Cora Small Of Bris-
tol is visiting a few days at the home Of
Mrs Carrie Bryant.-Mrs. Eugene Smith
| of Rutland is visiting at the homo of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Seymour a few dayA-
Dorothy O'Brien, who has been visiting In
town for a week. ha. returned to Addison.
-Reniamin Gotta has gone to the Mary
E1etcher hosn;taI to undergo treatment
n, hiood noisoninr.-William Prieur Of
port Hanrv N ". formerly a resident Of
M;dS,ohrry 10 hero Visiting friends and
wt,1 %, ,.t.r to R,riinrton 10 visit his
ohi,sss. -To,,es Martin vho has been
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