Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-26
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

william Foote died at his home on
Washington street Saturday morning at
1890 o'clock after a few days Illness
with pneumonia, at the age OF 30 years.
He is survived by wife and father.
Judge Fred NJ. Foote. and a sister. Mrs
B. r. Slocum of Medford, Mass. who
arrived here early Saturday morning. He
was member of Otter Creek Lodge
knights of Pythias, and was a popular
young man of this village. He had a host
of friends who mourn his sudden death.
Word has been received that VIC
! tor c. Corkran has arrived safely IN
England. He was in the company with
5000 men who shade the crossing from
Halifax.-Mrs. Eta Harrington has re-
turned from the Fanny Allen hospital at
lWinooski. where she underwent an opera
ton and is doing fnely.-Mrs. George
Ayers is ill.--Benjamin Hewitt of Lynn.
Mass. is in town to visit his mother, Mrs.
George Hewitt.-Word has been received
from the Rutland hospital that Mrs. Levi
Leno, who underwent an operation. is
ldoing well as can be expected.-Mrs.
Charles Adams. who has been visiting in
town for a few months. has returned to
Lynn. Mass.-Senator Montplasir of Three
Rivers, r. O., is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Ayers.-J. L. Whitney and
Paul Whitney and Russell Il. Duncan.
taken the examinations and enlisted in the
naval coast defense corps.-County Agri-
cultural Agent Joseph T. Carrigan went
to Bristol Saturday afternoon and con-
Quoted farmers mass meeting, which
} was largely attended.-The Middlebury
high school team will go to Vergennes
g Thursday, May 3. and play their first out
4 of-town game of baseball for the season
iagainst the Eergennes high school.-Miss
= KellouU nj Crpan1 Hill. ShOrcham
who has been here for a few days visit
g to her sister. Miss Ada Kellogg. went
$ Saturday to Burlington for treatment at
d the Mary Fletcher hospital. She was
e accompanied by her sister. Mrs. William
N. Farnham.-Mr. and Mrs. Joseph For
h est have returned from Rutland. where
: they have been to visit their daughter.
i Mrs. Walter Small.-Joseph Ash has re-
r turned from Burlington where he went
e to see his wife. who is at the hospital
Elmer Barnum has returned to shoreham
u after a few days visit at the home of
= Mr. and Mrs. william Stokes.
Is Frank Goodreau, veteran OF
e the Civil War. who served ir
!, Company X. First Vermont cavalry, lef;
:" Monday morning for Bennington. where
he will make his home at the Soldiers
Home.-The monthly meeting of the
e Ladies' Missionary society of the Me
the church parlors Friday evening ant
!, will be "gentlemen's night" The Rev
=, William I.aughton will give a stereopticor
ls lecture on China" narrating persona
experiences. Members Of the church ant
g. congregation are cordially invited.-E1arolt
ce Taylor. who has spent two weeks with hi
pf parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Z. Tay
y lor. has returned to Springfield, Mass
1e Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Vittum and daugh
ter Nuriel Vittum. left Monday morninl
re for Salem, Mass, where they were calle'
ne by the death of his sister. Mrs. +.
t. Hatch.-Mrs. d. j. Leonard and son
err John, have returned to Orwell after fey
re days visit in tOwn.--Walter w. Marti
er in confined to the bed at his hOme.-Th
he banns of marriage for Miss Susa
he Lanyeau and Clarence Cole were pub
in lishod for the first time at St. Mary
at Catholic Church Sunday.-P. +. Chapma
ng and Gushing Hill have gone to Camp XII
sh Kare. Lake Champlain, where they wi
he spend a few days.-,Tohn NJ. Avery. refer
n cnce librarian at Montpelier. who ha
re been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Guideo
he Abbey. has returned home.-Monda!
re market day. eggs brought 80 to 80 cent
and butter 20 to 3s cents.-Mrs. Clementin
zee Baker. who has spent several years a
NJ a foreign missionary under the America
wv board of foreign missions, gave an az
ut dress at the Methodist Church Sunda
in evening.
th The special town meeting which We
M. called by the selectmen of the town we
to held in the town hall here Tuesday morl
ar. ing at ten o'clock and was called
order by Moderator James B. Donowa
,c. The call was read by Clerk j. NJ. Burk
on which was to see if the town would e,
~ empt the Midd!ebury Marble compar
"a from taxation for a period of five year
~ After some discussion ii was voted
a"' exempt the company for the period. tt
'en meeting was attended by q legal voter
~" The funeral of William Foote was he
no at the Methodist Church Tuesday afte
'eo noon at two O'Clock and there
NY unusually large attendance of friends al
ui- relatives. DR.. d. II. Corkran ofiiciate
on The floral tributes were many and bea
the tiful. The bearers were j. w. Murdoc
OF Wright Caswell. Edgar Blinn, Cassi
sue Bosley Noble Brooks and Norman
the Foote. all members of Otter Creek L.ode
knights of Pythias. No. SO, of which
was a member. Burial was in the fami
lot in the West cemetery.-The farm b
longing to Sarah Casey and Hat,
IG Wooster of Whiting. consisting of
acres. has been sold through the N.
Foote to Antwine Grgware of Shorehal
i"- Howard l.. Haseltine of Bristol W
lead the Middlebury band the conf
ion summer. The band will hold regular
tro, hearsals every Monday evening. April
~ being the first one.--Miss Elizabeth Bal
day wh' VINO mas o.e" ,,,,,', v,s,uns 1' ",s..
no of South Main street. for two weeks. h
th returned to Troy. where she Is a teach
- in the high school.-Mrs l.. j. Hathaw
.ho and daughter Susan are visiting for
few days with Mrs. Hathaway's fath
80 .o in st. Albans-Peter J. Counter has go
80 to Clintonville. n. Y, called there by
Nv" death of relative.-Lake Dunno
=. lodge. No. II. l. o. o. F.. and its sevel
branches celebrated the Ssth an
sa, versary of the order In their hall Ii
.u .o evening g-Mrs. NJ. II. Burt and daugh
III I.etitia have returned to Oswego. n.
,r, after a two weeks visit in town with
,,,. parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Calhoun
|, ~ Mrs Elsie Carpenter is i'll at tlt, no
, 49,, of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Carpenter
80 There will be county farmers meet
|, -, lin the town hall In this village on Thu
:" day evening at 7:S0.-J. F. Novak
purchased from the John Martin est
two houses on Mil street. one known
the old bakery building and dwell
= r, house nearby. 1t is understood that
LIE Novak will make some improvements
the property during the summer
nry Il. H. Martin, who has been confined
, of a few weeks. Is slowly recovering 9
lied able to be out httie-Heorse L. N
der has returned from Sherbrooke, ca