Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

MIDDLEBURY
The call for Al men from Addison
county has been received by Secretary
Rufus Wainwright Of the local draft
board. The men will start for Camp
Devens Tuesday. April 30 Secretary
Wainwright has not completed the list
to be called, but the quota will be made
up from the new classification and with
the exception Of those who may obtain
| exemption for agricultural reasons 1t Is
expected that the call will include the
| first Al men now standing in order of the
| lists of class A.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Hammond of Bran
| don are here for visit of week or
! two with ". Fred Hammond, superin-
tendent of the government Morgan stock
farm here.-Mrs. Marion Cutting, who has
been i'll for several weeks, Is much
| improved that she is now able to resume
to some extent her employment as
stenographer and twpewriter.-Dr. Jacob
Ross, just completing his first year at
Middlebury College as physical director.
and who recently enlisted in the medical
| reserve corps, has received orders to re-
| port for service Friday. DR.. Ross has
| been commissioned first lieutenant. Mrs.
Ross and their three children expect to
remain in town for the present DR.. Ross
| does not know at which camp he will be
| stationed.-Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Cove,
former residents. but now Of Staten
Island, N. Y, are parents of son.
Six candidates appeared at the postoffice
! here Saturday to take examinations for
rural carriers. particularly one for the
New Haven office. and after that to make
an eligible list for the other towns in
Addison county A similar exs mination
was held in Vergennes. The examiner
here was George W. Mead OF the local
Middlebury postoffice force.-Edward
Leno Of Ripton died Saturday morning
at ten O'Clock Of complication of
troubles. at the age of 81 years. He is
survived by son, Fred Leno of War
rem, and one daughter, Mrs. Erwin Mix
of Flushing. N. Y; and two sisters,
Mrs Matilsa Baker Of East Middlebury
and Mrs. Edward Forest Of Manchester;
three brothers, Charles Leno of Warren
Mass, Alfred and Levi Leno Of East
Middlebury. and three grandchildren.
The funeral was held at the Methodist
Church at East Middlebury Monady
afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. Rob-
ert Taylor officiated and burial was
in Prospect cemetery. Mr.. Leno was
born in Salisbury in 1856 and was the
son of Edward and Sarah (Bailey) Leno
| Mrs. c. II. Stewart has returned from
| Charlotte, where she has been to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Boardman.-George
Wooster, son of Mrs. John w. Wooster
of Middlebury. accompanied by his
| brother, Edward p. Wooster of the Rut-
land railroad accounting office, left Sat-
urday noon for a weeks visit with rela-
tives in different points in New Jersey
and New York city.-Mr. and Mrs.
| Steven H. Archibald and daughters, Mrs.
| IT A
bald, are in town to spend two weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Warden Wells have re-
| turned from Florida. where they passed
| the winter. and have opened their home
| in the east part of the town. Frank
Rowe, who also spent the winter there
accompanied them home as far as Man.
chester where he will visit at the home
Of his brother before returning to town.
Mrs Peter King, who has been in town
for three weeks, caring for her sister,
Mrs Hartwell Danyeau, has returned to
Rutland.
Telephones have been installed in
the following houses: F. p. Warren, ga;
d. p. Cloyes. 1875; James B. Donoway,
155; Warden Wells, 124-21; c. d. Hathaway,
1922; Jesse Forest 35-6; Tom Ellis, 112: l..
Brickey, 7-13; M. G. Grady, 1872; Leonard
Zeeman. 1862; F. f. Howard. 123-11; Fred
Grant, 7-2l; Clyde Brown. 1A-32; H. c. Gill,
2-l5. Barney Schelpp, 11-32; N. j. Cum
mings. 1882; Byron Clark. 11-12: Charles
| Nickers 2-4.-Mrs. Jeanette F. Lewis
is i'll at her rooms in the Logan House,
where she has made her home for several
years. Her condition is due more to a
general breakdown than to any specific
disease.-Fred A. Manchester has return
ed to Brandon after several days on a
business trip In this locality.-Mr. and
Mrs. Lyman A. Washburn Of Concord N
H., have returned home after a two weeks
visit In this vicinity.-Milo X. Moore. Jr.
and George Halnon of Camp Devens, Aver
are passing brief furloughs at their homes
in town.-News was received Monday
that DR.. Harry w. Burns, recently a first
lieutenant In the dental branch Of the Off.
GERS reserve corps at Camp Greene. Char.
lotte. N. c.. has arrived in France.-Wil.
liam Canty has returned from Rutland
after several days there at the home
OF his parents.-Monday. market day
butter brought 38 to ~ cents anC
eggs 80 to 33.-Miss Annie Sullivan
has gone to Breadloaf Inn where she
will spend few weeks.-Mss Ida Billings
has gone to NorthfielH to spend two
weeks.-Mrs. Holt, who has spent a few
months in Boston and vicinity, has re
turned-Mrs. Robert Towle has returned
from Springfield. Mass, where she ha.
spent the winter with her daughter, Misl
Odell Douglass.-Charles ]. Shaw has re
turned from Burlington. where he hal
been to visit his mother. Mrs. Alber
Shaw. who Is patient at the Mary
, Fletcher hospital. He reports that she II
doing as well as could be expected.-J. w
Lovett has returned from a several days
visit In Vergennes.-George Champagne o.
Shelburne and Miss Winifred Burke O.