Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-04
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

as members OF the new IOrk state larry
, mems League, with relation to the milk
dealers in New York city who at present
are at loggerheads with the New York
league Some seven or eight tons Of milk
are shipped from this station daily to the
New York city dealers and the friction
between the latter and the State league
has become accute. Secretary Elmer e.
Cowles of Weybridge explained the situa-
ton. saying that the New York city deal
ers had refused to have any future deal
ings with the officers of the Dairymen's 9
League Of the State and asserting hat
they would deal with the farmers inde>-
| ipendently, which has taken all around to
mean an attempt on the part Of the deal.
ers to break up the State league. Isaac
N. Bartlett, the new county agricultural
agent, stated that the farmers were max
ing but little profit II any under the pres
ent conditions but that the New York
dealers were understood to be in favor
Of agreeing to the new prices which tie
league had settled upon with the league
officers and that there apparent present
willingness to pay league prices was look
ed upon as a scheme to induce the farm
eres to withdraw from the league. 1t was
unanimously voted by the meeting to up
hold the league.
| Orders were received Friday night for
missoned a first lieutenant in the dem
tai section of the army officers reserve
corps, to report to the commander of the
Post at Fort Ethan Allen for tenn
porary duty and later to report in per-
son to the commander at the national
/ camp in Charlottesville, N. c. DR..
Burns happened to be in Washington
Friday and his orders were given to him
there personally at the war office.-Dr.
Charles II. Dean, who came to Sails
bury three years ago from Northampton,
Mass, has returned from visit to
Akron Ohio, ard announced his decision
to move to Akron about the middle of
next month, where his brother in law,
DR.. r. f. Read, formerly. of Salisbury.
is already in practice. DR.. Dean has
recently become particularly well known,
owing to the fact that he was a mem
Der OF the local board of selection in
connection with the draft in Addison
county, and has examined over SEQ men
for military service. His departure will
leave Saliebury without q local physician.
i. NJ. Bartlett. new county agent, has
arrived anC commenced his duties He
/ Will reside at r. ". Sessett's on Court
Gtreet-B Z. Parker has moved from
| the Thomas houge on Seminary street
to the Wooster houae on Seymour street
tor after n few days at the home of her
| mother, Mrs. Robert Thomas.-Fred j.
! Beatty. employed rs manager Of the West
ern Union Telegraph company ut York
Beach, Me-. is in town to visit his sister,
Mrs. Eericy.--Mr. and Mrs. T. a. Barnard
went to Burlington Saturday, where she
VIII remain at the hospital 70: treat
ment.-The Middlebury high school foot
ball eleven expect to play their first
Of
land high school team at West Rutland,
on Saturday, October 6.-Louis Dumas
who spent the summer in town, went to
his old home in Bridport Saturday and
Will remain there for two or three weeks
Mortimer wilcox, cashier and book
keeper in Marshall's, has returned from
a two weeks vacation, whc,, he spent
! in Somerv,le. Waltham and Springfield
Mass.-Pros. RAYMOND Mcfarland went
to Vergennes Monday to preside over
meeting of the teachers of the north
west supervisors district of Addison coun-
ty.-AIss Evelyn Wright has taken a
position in the Nergennes graded school
to fill for the present a vacancy caused
by the resignation Of one of the regular
teachers.-Dr. A. D. Barter has returned
from Burlington, where he attended a
meeting OF the State opticans.-There
was large attendance ut the neighbors'
night at the Grange meeting Friday The
visitors were members OF Grand View
Grange of Addison. which furnished the
program. and the local Grange gave the
banquet.-Mss Agness Alpin of Bridge
port, Conn, is in town to visit
her mother, Mrs. Michael Halpin.-Miss
Lottie Walker, who has been the guest
of friends in town for week, has
gone to Burlington for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Gipson of Decatur
ILL.,, are guests of Mr.. Gipson's mother
Mrs. G. NJ. Gipson, on the East Middle
bury road.-Mr and Mrs. F. w. Cady,
who have been visiting at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Cady. in the east part of the town for a
few weeks. have returned to Boston,
Mrs. William f. Bentley has returned
from Lawrence, Mass, where she has
been to visit Mrs. Daniel Haig. a for
mer resident Of this village.
The Middlebury branch of the Red
Cross society held its annual meeting in
the Grange hall Monday afternoon. The
following officers were elected President,
Mrs. Jessie C. Noble: vice-presidents,
Mrs. John A. Fletcher and Prof Myron
r. Sanford: secretary. Miss Nellie Halpin;
treasurer. Mrs Robert Pinney; chairman
of finance committee, Albert w. Dickens;
chairman of membership committee,
Harry ID. Cushman; chairman of supply
committee. Mrs. Howard l.. Averill; chair
man of civilian relief and home service
committee. Miss Susan d. Parker
The Middlebury Creamery company,
which has carried on creamery
and ice cream business here for num-
ber of years, has changed hands, John
Fl. Stewart, who had the majority Of the
stock of the company. has sold his in
terest to L. Il. Avery of Ferrisburg and
II. A. Prescott of Orwell. This transaction
changes the management entirely. At
present affairs are going on as in the
past. The new owners are expected here
soon when they will take over the plant
Mrs. Martha Nash. who spent the sum-
mer with her nephew. Professor SWEET,
has gone to Cambridge. Mass. to spend
the winter.-Dr F.. A. Ouellet has
moved from the Pride house on Seminary
street to the Fales house on South Main
street.-some miscreants on Weybridge
street have recently been attempting to
poison valuable pet dogs by placing in
convenient locations meat bones covered
with paris green. The owner Of one of
the dogs whose life has been attempted
In this way says that ne will willingly
give $25 for evidence leading to conviction.
Mrs. r. j. Wimmett is visiting In Flor
ence at the home Of her son. Benjamin
J. Wimmett.-Miss Ruth Boulia. oldest
daughter Of Jesse Boulia, is seriously Ill
with pneumonia.
Word was received by Postmaster Allen
T. Calhoun that the Middlebury postofice
has been made the general accountant
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