Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29


Smith and Charlotte Taylor and
Dyer. Arlie Britell and Richard
Miss Rena Dumas. who was to
Aken part in the program, was un-
10 be present on account OF Illness
P. B. Henderson and Cornelius Wood re-
turned Tuesday to Oswego. N. Y, after
three weeks in Middlebury and vicinity
Edwin Wixon. formerly shepherd at the
U. 8. government farm here, has accepted
| a similar position at the Walnut Hills
Farms. in Donerail. Kentucky. and will go
there soon to begin his service. He will
not take his family for the present.-The
Misses Helen and Nina Mortrom Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are in town to spend two
| weeks.-George L. Writer'S and Howard
| Plat Of st. Albans are in town for few
days.-Mrs Edward H. Farnham Of Sud-
bury is spending a few days with her
mother. Mrs. H. w. Jones.-Mrs. Frank
Tupper Of St. Albans Is visiting at the
home Of Professor and Mrs. L. ]. Hath
away over Thanksgivig.-Mr. aand Mrs.
w. H. Stokes and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Higgins have returned from trip to New
York and Albany.-Mrs. Lucy Crane. who
has been visiting her brother. Silas Jewett
| of Weybridge, has returned.-Word has
been received announcing the marriage
of Miss Katherine Ladam Of Brandon
and DR.. Anthony w. Branon Of Hartford,
Conn. The ceremony took place in WASH
ington. D. c.. November q. Mr.. and Mrs.
Branon will reside in Hartford, Conn.
She was a former well known resident Of
this villagee.-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas p.
Brennan have gone to New York for q
| weeks visit.
Fire that broke out about $50 o'clock
Monday afternoon in the tenement
house on Seymour street owned by Mrs.
Ida Waugh and occupied by Isaac
Shackett and Louis Terrier did damage
amounting to about $500 or $500 to the
house. the occupants losing between $50
and 500 each.- The hre was caused by .
defective chimney. The occupants Of the
house carried no insurance. but Mrs.
Waugh is protected by insurance.-There
is good sleighing on the road from Ripton
to East Middlebury. people coming over
that road report. There are six inches
Of snow. and the mountain Is covered
A civil service examination will be
held here Friday, December IA. for a
clerk with some knowledge Of stenogra-
ply and typewriting. Similar examina-
tions will be held in many places
throughout the country and from the list
Of those who pass creditably many clerk
ships in the various departments in WASH
ington will be filled-M. G. Graham has
gone to Georgia, where he was called by
the sudden death Of his father. Sunday
George N. Burchard has gone to Worces-
tr. Mass. to spend ten days.-Miss ELL
zabeth Morris. who has been visiting at
the home of her father. A. ]. Morris, for
a few days, has returned to Rutland.-Mrs
Ira NJ. Taylor and daughter Norma left
Monday noon for Albany N. Y, where they
will spend a few days, after which they
will 60 to Daytona, Fla, where they
will spend the winter.-Vinton Mitchell
graduate Of Middlebury College, in the
class Of II, who has been in town to visit
old friends. has returned to Camp Dew.
|. ems. Aver. Mass, where he is in the
national army. Mr.. Mitchell has been
made a sergeant in his company.-Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Walker and children. Wal.
ter and Irene, of Albany. N. Y. are ir
town to spend two weeks.-Mrs
Milton Thayer and sister. Mrs. Jane
Converse Of Cambridge. Mass. are In
town and will spend Thanksgiving here
, with relatives.-Mrs. Lucy Edgerton has
closed her house on South street and
has gone to Fair Haven. where she will
spend the winter with her daughter
Mrs. e. B. Clift.-Miss Fuller. home dem.
onstration agent Of Addison county. will
! give demonstration Of hreless cooker
at the next meeting Of the Middlebury
Suffrage Study club. to be held at the
| IL
, noon at 2:9O-The local branch of thu
New York Dairymen's League held g
/ well-attended meeting in the Grange hal
Saturday evening and John 8. Petite Of
Greenwich. N. Y, one of the directori
/ of the league. gave an interesting tall
on the work Of the league. q. d. Nc
. Quivey was elected delegate to the an
, nual stockholders meeting. to be helt
in Utica. N. Y, December 4.-Monday
market day. eggs brought 40 to "a cent
and butter 40 to AZ cents.
News by wire Friday from Camp Dew
a ems, Aver. Mass, reported the safe ar
! rival there of the small contingent O
! Addison county which left here Thurs
a day in charge Of Charles e. Bartlett
Raymond ]. whipple and brother. C. 6
Whipple, Of Saratoga Springs. N. Y. ar,
In town for few days.-In cOnse
Q quence Of the resignation from the Ad
! olson county selective draft board O
q DR.. Charles H. Dean, until recently o
y Salisbury. a vacancy existed. which hal
now been filled by the appointment O
Dr. A. M. Norton Of Bristol. who as
sisted the board here in their first ex
aminations Of drafted men.-News hal
, been received of the death at the
:. . home of a married daughter. Mrs. F
|C. Sanborn, in Kansas City, Mo-, O.
Henry Pearsons. who was a native ant
almost lifelong resident OF East Mid
. dlebury, but who had spent a severa
. years with relatives in different par
!" OF the West. Mr.. Pearson was In tn,
S6th year of his age and the intermen
was at Lincoln, Neb.-Mrs Laura Towl'
has gone TO Cornwall to spend tn,
n winter at the home of her daughter
: Mrs. Dennis Mack. Her house will b,
: occupied for the present by Mrs. Rob
: ert H. Hunt and children.-Prof. Charlei
: b. Wright has returned from CastletoI
Q where he has been visiting at the hom'
s Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred r. Higley. for
Q mer residents of Middlebury.-Eben c
Ryder. who want last weak IA ptAA~