Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
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NEWS BY COUNTIES
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDrLEBURY.

at two o'clock. The Rev. John Evans
Bold officiated. There was a large at
tendance Of friends and relatives. The
BARRIERS of this village closed their shops
during the afternoon and attended the
funeral in body. Among the many
floral tributes was a set piece from the
BARRIERS and business establishments Of
Middlebury. The bearers were Earl c.
Gorham. Lesrand Gorham. X. J. Piper,
Frank Severance. John Kelsey and Harry
Hayden. Burial was in the Prospect
cemetery in East Middlebury.-Mrs
Eugene Carpenter and granddaughter
Beatrice Carpenter, have gone to Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, having been called there
by the sickness of a relative.-William
Ford has returned from Laconia, ". H.,
where he was called by the death Of his
sister.-Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ. Needham
have gone to Burlington. where they
intend to make their future home.-.
Michael Lengl has returned from Rut-
land, where he has been for few days
on busness.-Mrs. Grace Brown and sis.
ter, Miss Rena O'Bryan. have gone to
Addison for a ten days stay with their
! brother, Charles O'Bryan.-LeGrand Cor
ham has returned from Proctor, where he
has been for several days visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Ryan have been
called to West Rutland on account Of
the death of Mrs. Ryan's young brother,
Frederick Hanley.-Archie ]. Cook and
family are moving from the William J..
Fuller house on South Main street to the
Turner house on Franklin street.-Fran-
els Fenton of Poultney is in town for a
couple of weeks visit with reatives.-Miss
Gertrude Donahue has gone to Proctor
to spend couple of weeks with relatives
and friends.-Miss Sadie Bullock has re-
| turned from Waterbury. where she has
| been visiting relatives and friends.-Mrs.
Frances Thomas has returned from q
few days visit with friends in Buring-
ton.
| The discharged men who were called and
accepted and filed exemption claims with
| the local seective board are as follows:
Fred M. Hagadorn, Ferrisburg; Henry s.
Hallock, Starksboro: Arthur c. Ken
worthy. Middlebury; Charles S. A. Ringer,
Vergennes; Harold o. German, Ferris
burg; Elmer J. Novak, Middlebury; Frank
d. Mean, Salisbury; William r. Lattrell,
Vergennes; John L. Buttolph Middlebury
Oliver E. Garrow, Vergennes; Samuel
Jerome, Panton; Ernest II. Chamberlin,
Ferrisburg; Arnold A. Atwood. Middle
bury; Abraham Ploof. Leicester; George
II. Bushey. Orwell; George J. Vincent
Ferrisburg; Walter F. Hammer, New
|
Erving J. Perkins. Middlebury: William
H. Edmunds, Bristol.-The following is the
list of persons called into the service OF
| the United States not exempted or dis.
charged: Patrick j. Cook, Bridport; Ernest
w. j. Turrell. Shoreham; Ralph c. Sweet
Lincoln; Wallace Mayo, Salisbury; VIII.
liam w. LaFountain. Middlebury; Joseph
Ash, Ripton; Harold L. Little, Ferrisburg
Thomas Shackett Middlebury; Eugene B
Hubbard of neutrality-suspicious. r.
Howard. who was called here on the 18th
of July on account of the death OF his
mother received a telegram Thursday
from his wife who had gone to their home
in Maine :; gst their children and bring
them to this village. that their son. Lorer
r. Howard, Jr., had broken his right arm
above the elbow. Shortly afterwards he
received a second message stating thai
his wife had been taken to the hospita
with a sudden attack of appendicitis and
| that she had undergone the operation
and was doing as well as could be ex.
pected.-During the severe thunder shower
which passed over this section WedreS.
day, Aug. Is the lightning struck and kill
ed a horse owned by Mr.. Graham, the eX-
pressman. The lightning also struck the
barn of T. p. y. Mathews on the Corn
! wall road about three miles from this
village hitting the ridge board and running
down the roof taking off a strip of slate
1t glanced to one of the corner posts and
displaced it but fortunately did not sci
anything afire. The downpour of rair
was very heavy in some sections about
this village and telephone communication
to the surrounding towns was hamperet
for several hours.
Miss Mabel Young Of wallingford 1:
| in Of
with relatives and friends.-Heburt G
Kock, and Arthur Richards Of Salt
Lake City. Utah, are in town on busi'
ness. They will be here several days
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. c. Smith. who have
been visiting relatives here have re-
turned to Rutland.--The regular mid
week prayer meeting will be held nj
the Congregational Church Thursday
evening. 1t will be in charge of Presi'
dent John M. Thomas of Middlebur,
College. The services at the church or
next Sunday will be conducted by tor
mer president. Ezra Brainard.--T. G
Robertson of Burlington. M. P. Bridge
water Of Arlington, Fred Grady o,
Ludlow and H. r. Macintosh of Ben
nington arc visiting friends In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Moulton with
Misses Sarah and Florence Moulton, theil
daughters. returned Tuesday to Somer
vile. Mass. after a six weeks stay IL
town--John Moran of Burlington Is II
town on a visit to a sister and othe
relatives.-Theron NJ. Crane, who ha
been visiting friends in Bridport ant
Middlebury for the past four weeks. ha
returned after finishing his vacation
trip to Worcester. Mass.---Mrs. Hebur
Sumner of Worcester, Mass, Is in towr
visiting her daughter, Mrs George Kid
der on Cross street.-Harry Nassau
who has been in town visiting to hi
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nassau o
Seymour street, has returned to North
held.-The funeral of Horace Carrie
was held at the Congregational Churcl
at Weybridge Monday afternoon at tw,
o'clock. Rev. Louis Green. pastor o
the church ofriciated. and the buria
was in the Weybridge cemetery TIL,
bearers were Peter Sweenor, Mr.. Arm
strong. Fred Lee and Mr.. Pearsons.-
Mrs. Rosa Foote of Cornwall is visitin,
her sister, Mrs. Ransom Bryan ol
South street.-Edson Harrington wa
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Edison NJ
Day Monday evening for breach of tn,
peace. He was brought before Judg,
Dickens Tuesday morning. plead guilty
and was fined IS and costs of $3.50
which he paid and was discharged.-Mr
and Mrs. william f.. Gorham OF New
York city are in town visiting at tn,
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Gorham on Weybridgc street
A very pretty wedding took place at 81
Mary's Roman Catholic Church at ga
o'clock Monday morning when Miss Id
Geneveve Signor oldest daughter of Nh
and Mrs. John Signor of Seymour street
was married to William r. Crannelly, onl,