Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
ADDISON COUNTY
M1DDLEBURY.

MIDDLEBURY.
Town Clerk J. M. Burke announces the |
vital statistics for the town during the |
year 1917 as follows: Total number Of
marriages "a. births 50. deaths S.-The
taking Off Of two mail trains daily |
from the Rutland railroad will prove a
great Inconvenience to the people Of this
section. II will also make quite differ |
ence with the work of the force In the
Middlebury postoffice and somewhat
with the city carriers. The once will
hereafter open at 7:3o. instead Of TOO
o'clock a. M, and the carriers Will
not start on their morning trips until
eight o'clock in the morning for the pres
ent. The rural delivery carriers will make
their regular trips as usual but generally
everything seems to be mixed up for the
present.-1n accordance with orders from
Washington nearly all stores and other
places Of business in town were closed
after noontime Monday, and some Of the
offices and office buildings were closed all
day.--Monday is the market day here and
the farmers did not like the breakup Of
their weekly business excursion to town.
The Middlebury bank remained open all
day, as usaul.-The banns Of marriage
were published at st. Mary's Church Sun
day for the first and last time between
Thomas F. Cook, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ste
rhen Cook Of Bridport. and Miss Cecile
Stokes. daughter Of Mrs. Anna Stokes Of
Middlebury. The marriage will take place
1T this church next Saturday morning.
A statement that the Middlebury branch
Of the Middlebury Marble company had
shut down was an error as the plant seems
to be running on its customary regular
schedule on the other hand the works
of the Middlebury Marble company are
shut down during the prescribed five days.
I-Wilfred Riley returned Monday to Troy.
N. Y, after a week in Bridport.-Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Caldwell Of Florence are
in town.-Elmer Wolcott returned Mon
day to Quincy. Mass, after 10 days here
with former friends.-There will be q So
cial and dance Friday evening. February
1. in the Masonic hall for the benefit Of the
Red Cross fund.-Merle Tisdale, a United
States soldier who has been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Tisdale, has
| returned to his duties-Monday, market
day. eggs brought 81 cents and butter 40
to IS cents.-Mrs. C. H. Reese
is i'll with an attack Of pneumonia.-The
hrst open meeting Of the Woman's Aux
iliary to the Y. M. c. A. was held at the
home Of Mrs. Earl o. Frost Monday eve
ming and there was a good attendance.
w. J. Van Patten of Burlington gave a
talk on the war work Of the organiza-
ton as he knows it from John r. Mott,
who recently returned from Europe.-Pe-
ter J. Donnelly returned Monday from
Rutland, where he went on Saturday His
younger daughter. Ruth Donnelly. UNDER
went an operation for appendicitis at the
Rutland city hospital. The operation was
successfully performed and 1t il thought
that she will come through all right.
I Mrs. Thomas r. Burns and daughter.
Miss Irene Burns. have returned from
West Rutland, whore they have been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Giifeather.
The village high and graded schools kept
open all day Saturday to make up for
one Of the lost days Of a week earlier In
1.-THE month, when the vacation was ex-
tended a week.-Foster whiting, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Blackmer
| for a week. has returned to Burlington
J Mrs Delano has returned to Shoreham
I after visit at the home of Mrs. Fred
, Brookins.-N. s. Foote has purchased 10(
} acres of heavily timbered land at Lake
Dunmore and commenced the cutting Of
same and is hauling the same to the
. Bentley mill, where they will be sawed
> Mrs. z. H. Kinsbury. who has spent few
weeks at the home of her sister. Mrs F
3 w. Cady, has returned to Boston.-Franl
a Bullock. one Of the city mail carriers. whit
= has been confined to the house for ,
= few weeks. has so far recovered as to b'
K able to resume his duties.-An interesting
r musical program and recitation has beel
Q arranged by the Middlebury Suffrag
Study club to be given Friday evening
Q at eight O'Clock at the homo of Mrs. E.
l. Saunders. An admission fee will b
t charged for the suffrage Y. NJ. c. A. Yund
: Members and friends are cordially invited
t tl-At the annual meeting of the Addison
County Agricultural society the question
Of aid for the winter stock show was dis
cussed. and 1t was decided that as ther
= was no fair last year. and that tn
treasury had suffered somewhat In con
sequence. to raise the necessary none
. for premiums by subscription. Presiden
Weeks Of the Agricultural society wa
4 authorised to appoint a man In each tow
:. to solicit funds for this purpose. Tn
= stock show has already demonstrated 1t
- value many times over and there Is n
doubt but that the amount can easily
,. raised The lists OF solicitors. As announce
= by President Weeks is as follows: F.
u Over. Salisbury; c. F. Rogers. Middle
bury; c. F. Church. Whiting; w. c. Hacl
Orwell: ID. F. Macauly, Shoreham; j.
Hamilton, Bridport; +. r. Foote. Corn
wall: w. II. Wheeler. Vefgennes; H.
- sears, Monkton; T. c. Varney. Bristo
SIC. A. Chapman. Ferrisburg; Williar
=. Noonan, Panton; Ray Bartlett. WeS
u bridge: A. G. Wright, Waltham: N.
" Mitchell. New Haven.
.l Charles Henry Reese, aged GA years, die
;. at his home about two miles north OF tn
"a village at six o'clock Tuesday morninl
~. He had been i'll for some time wit
:. typhoid fever, but was convalescing froI
=, that when pneumonia set in. and the NM
cause of death was double pneumonia M
-, Reese was a native of Ferrisburg, the SO
=. of Henry and Emily tWeatherbee) kee'
=, and had lived in Middlebury for " year
"a where he had conducted a farm and II
~ IA years of the time was also engage
.. in the retail milk business. Mr. kee'
was a prominent man among the farme
NJ of his district and was extremely popui;
n. among all his acquantances. Besides
IN widow. he leaves four children. two sol
M and two daughters. The sons are: Frar
g. Reese of Ferrisburg and Floyd Reese, wi
en made his home In Middlebury; daughter
v. Mrs. Walter Hunt of New Haven and MI
W. Nathan Caldwell OF Groton. this stat
The funeral will he held at the hou
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock al
burial will be In the West cemetery
>. Addison county's municipal court whi'
- Is In the charge Of Judge A. W. picken
had a busy session Tuesday. villa
!, Merritt OF Midlebury. who was marr'
>" about six weeks ago, and who was a
rested last week for non-support OF !
T.. wife, was given up by his bondsmen MO