Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

term OF tne ADDISON county court was
resumed at two o'clock Mondav aft
ernoon. The second jury case of the
term was got started 1t time. ]. H.
LeBoeuf Vs. Charles M. Swift. The
plaintiff is a building contractor in
Vergennes and the defendant a capital
ist residing in Middlebury, with a
summer residence at Crosse Point,
Ferrisburg. The plaintiff seeks to re-
cover money he claims due for serv-
ices while in the employe of the de-
fendant at Crosse Point in the fall
and winter of 1915. 1t took a consid-
cradle time to get jury and the case
has not progressed very far. r. e.
Brown of Burlington and ]. B. Dono-
way and Allen r. Sturtevant Of Mid
dlebury are attorneys for the plaintiff
and Judge Charles I. Button of Mid
dlebury Is counsel for Mr. Swift.
Miss Clara Lynch of Rutland is
visiting at the home Of r. B. Wha1en.
About three inches of snow fell Sat-
urday afternoon and night Enough to
make good sleighing II 1t had stayed
on the level. but the snow was blown
out of the main roads in the country
towns and the sleighing there is no
better than it was before-Mr. and
Mrs. L. A. Morhous, who have been
visiting Mr. and Mrs Guideon E. Alb
hey for n week, have returned to IT,
conderoga, N. Y. Mr. Morhous, who
was a former resident and at one time
secretary Of the Addison county Y. NJ.
C. A., expects to leave the latter part
of the month for France to take up the
Y. NJ. c. A. work.-Monday market day,
eggs brought from 40 to SO cents and butter
40 to A.
Word was received Saturday of the
death Of Walter w. Williamson, former
| we'll known and popular resident Of this
| village and the son of the late Isaac
Williamson, one Of Middlebury's promi-
| nent business men. Mr.. Williamson left
about IS years ago for San Francisco,
where he had a city government position.
The cause Of death was heart disease.
/ He was born in Middlebury IS years ago.
He Is survived by brother, Charles H.
| Williamson Of this village. and two
nephews and three nieces. 1t is not known
whether the remains will be brought East
| or not. Mr.. Williamson was here dur
ing the summer for a couple of months.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the National Bank Of Middle
bury for the election of board of d.
| rectors will be held at the bank on Tues
day. January 8. at two o'clock.-Mrs.
d. NJ. Shewbrooks Of Manhattan, Kans..
is in town to visit her parents. DR.. and
Mrs. w. H. Sheldon.-Mrs. A. w. Varney
| of Bennington is In town visiting at the
home of her mother. Mrs. Mary Bond
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Desjardon of Wey-
bridge street are parents of a son.-Dr.
Herbert Peckham has moved his family
here from Brandon and they are occupy
ing rooms in the Battell block.-Mrs
r. G. Demar Of East Berkshire is in town
to visit DR.. and Mrs. ]. r. Renfrew.-Mrs.
| f. L. Rand has received word from her
husband that he has arrived in London
safely. He was headed for Russia when
| he left and was to be connected with the
Y. NJ. C. A.
! The following young men of Middlebury
went either to Rutland or Albany. n. Y
Tuesday. where they expect to enlist In
| some department for war services: Denzi
Calvin, Ernest Goss. Phillip LaFleur, Ray
Fisher. Earl Leno. Clarence Cole PHILLIP
Calhoun. Harold Dyer and Wright Cas-.
ell.-Thermometers here in different
parts of the village indicated 10 degrees
below zero Tuesday morning, which is BY
10 degrees the coolest of the season, sc
far.-The remains of Mrs. Louise Bruce
were brought here on the 1874 train Wed
nesday from Hoboken. N. j.. where she
died Sunday and taken to the West GENE
terry for burial in the family lot. Ths
body was accompanied by her son, Georg,
Bruce, daughter Mrs. NJ. d. Sheehan, ant
services were held in Hoboken. The buria
service was conducted by the Rev. Ro,
f. Whittimore, pastor of the Memoria
Baptist Church. The bearers were her son
George Bruce; grandson. Clay Dickensor
of Hoboken. n. j.. and Noble j. Sanford
and Harry Abbey Of this village-Willam
II. Curtis is loading his household goods
on the car here and will remove this weel
with his family to East Wallingford.-Mr
and Mrs. Rubin Damon have returned
from Sudbury, where they have been visit
ing their son, william Damon.-Th,
regular monthly meeting of the Middle
bury Suffrage Study club will be held a
the home Of Mrs. Avery L. Lambert Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 p. m. Mrs. Lamber
and Mrs. Hathaway will have charge Of
the meeting. and visitors are cordially
welcome.-Miss Bertha Farrell is seriousl,
Ill at the home of her parents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. William Farrell, Sr.. on Colleg,
street. with heart trouble-W. F. Ham
mond. manager of the United States
Morgan Stock farm, has returned from
business trip to Burlington. michael ]
Higgins has returned from the Rutlan,
city hospital where he underwent a sue
cessful operation.-Mrs John X. Dyer ha
returned from the Fanny Allen hospital
where she has been for a few weeks
undergoing treatment. She Is greatly i'm
proved.-Mrs. l.. NJ Morrison has re
turned from Albany. N. Y. after a thre
weeks visit with her son, Merlin C
Morrison. paying cashier of the First Ma
tional bank of that clty.-Mr and Mrs
Abel T. Thompson and daughter, Mis-
Lucretia Thompson, Of Minneapolis, Mimi
are making a two weeks visit in Middle
bury and vicinity.
The LeBoeuf VS.. Swift case still held tn,
boards in the Addison county cour
throughout the day Wednesday. The di
rect testimony for the plaintiff was com
pleted by the middle of the afternoon ant
the taking of testimony for the defendan
was begun after the recess This cas-,
will occupy the attention Of the court fo
at least another day and perhaps longer
The Ladies' Aid society of the Memoria
Baptist Church held a well-attended meet
ing at the home OF Mrs. William Smond
Wednesday afternoon. Sheldon ar
, rested three weeks ago for intoxication b!
: Officer George Moore. and who was takel
into Judge A. w. Dickens's municipa
court Saturday evening. after several post
ponements. pleaded guilty aand was hne,
, SIS and costs, which he paid. As he ha,
, been arrested several times, 1t was neces
sary for him to disclose and lie elaine,
that he procured liquor from Thomas
Burns Of the Logan House. Burns wa
released on a bail of $500. which he pro
cured. The date of the hearing In his cas-
has not been set.-The annual meeting O
William p Russell Post No 60 GA II