Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-04
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY


was not up to the standard required by
the state law. She was taken into the
municipal court and was fined $50 and
costs of $3.50 which she paid. Mrs. Porter
claims that she bought the ice cream
from a firm in Troy. N. Y. The inspector
for the State Board of Health had made
tests of all the ice cream offered for sale
This was the only one that fell below
the ard.-Edward Blair, who was
arrested Thursday night for intoxication
was taken In the municipal court and
pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxica-
ton Friday. He was fined S. by Judge
Dickens, and costs amounting to S1355
which he paid and was then set free
The Congregational ministers Of Vermont
! will hold their third annual convocation
at Middlebury College September s. .. 1C
and Ii. Among those whose names APP
pear on the program are; Dean Charles
X. Brown, y. D., of the Yale School of
Religion, who will lecture on preaching
Secretary Hubert G. Nerring, ID. D., of
the National Council Of Congregational
Churches, who will lecture on church
movements both within and without the
denominations the Rev. Robert A. Hume
ID. D., distinguished missionary in
India for years. who will lecture on
missions Prof. Frank c. Porter. u. D.,
who has the chair of Biblical theology
In the Yale School of Religion and who
will lecture on theology, and Secretary
Frank NJ Sheldon of the Congregational
Education society, who will lecture on
religious education.-Mr. and Mrs Harry
Clark, who have been here for a few
days on n visit to relatives. went Sun
day to Rutland for a further visit to
Mr.. Ciark's sister, Mrs. Robert 7. Morse,
yho aft
them home to Lowell, Mass, for a week (,
visit. Mr. Clark is a native of Middle
bury son of the late CLANCY L. Clark
and is well remembered by many of his
boyhood friends here.-Theron M Crane
of Worcester, Mass, is here on a visit
to relatives. Mr.. Crane has been here
several times before this year but said
that he had to come up again as he had
not been able to attend the county fair
before for IL years.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Flint. who have been here during the
week. have returned home to Rochester.
Richard Fericy has returned from
Syracuse. N. Y. where he went two
weeks ago to attend the funeral of n
brother who had died suddenly.-Miss
Marjorie Billings has returned from Rut-
land, where she has been visiting Mrs
Agnes McKirryher.--Reuben Marseille
and Riley Prince have returned to Castle
ton after weeks visit in town.-Ben-
1amin Devineau, who has been visiting
friends In town for a week, has returned
home to Bridport.-Leo Harrison has re-
turned to Rutland after visit Of several
Gays in town.-Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Williams have returned to Hydeville
after spending the week in town with
friends.-Miss Gertrude Burditt of Pitts
ford. graduate of Middlebury College
IN this years class. has accepted the posi-
ton as teacher of languages in the Cam
bridge high school and has gone there
10 De ready to take up the work at the
opening of the term this week
| A limited amount of sugar. was to be
had in town Saturday at the price of
three pounds for 80 cents.-James Thomas
and Charles Baker have returned to
Florence after spending a few days with
relatives and friends in town.-Clifford
Searle. who has been in town for a few
! days, left on Sunday for Amherst, Mass,
to reJoin his family there previous to
returning to New York city, where he
has been in business for many years.
Mr.. Searle Is son Of the late Cor
don Searle of Cornwall, who was
for many years the mail stage driver
between the Middlebury and Cornwall
postoffices. 1t is 25 years since Mr. Searle
has been In town.-Frank Leno of Rip
| ton has taken a position as an overseer
In farm work with Erwin G. Piper of
Middlebury for the fall and winter-Mr.
and Mrs John Reed have returned from
Pittsford after having spent a week in
town with relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beecher and Mr.
and Mrs Frank Bristol have returned
n aP
town.-Mr. and Mrs. William Severance
and daughter of Oakdale. Mass. are the
guests of relatives in town for a few
days.-The Rev and Mrs E. B. Holmes
and children have returned from a three
weeks vacation trip which they spent
IN Lewiston, Ne, making the trip by
automobile.-Frank and Arthur Sullivan.
who have been In town visiting old
friends for the last few days, have re-
turned TO their home In Boston.--Loren
Shaw has returned to his home In
waterbury after spending the last week
at the home of his brother Charles J.
Shaw, on High street-Mr. and Mrs
Arthur j. Blackmer, who have spent the
last few weeks at their summer home
at Lake Dunmore have returned home
John Dougherty Of Springfield. Mass. is
visiting his brother, George, at the Ad-
olson House for few days.-Moses f.
Lee OF New York is in town for two
weeks visit with relatives and friends
Judge Mott. who has been spending the
last two months in town and at Bread
Loaf Inn, has returned to his home in
New York cty.-Miss Minnie Mcdonald
has returned from Long Point. where
she has been spending the last two
weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cornell. who
have been visiting relatives and friends
In town FOR the last week, have return
ed TO their home in Bennington.-Mrs
Frank Loomis has returned to her home
in Rutland after a short visit at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Jerry Trudeau, on
South street-Mrs. Martha Ann Murdock
Miller. who has been ailing at the home
of her son, j. Wesley Murdock, on
Pleasant street. for the last few weeks
and who was at first taken down with
pneumonia which turned into a complica-
tons OF diseases, died Saturday morning
at the age of Il years. She was born
in Moretown, October %, 1887. She ia
survived by daughter, Mrs. Frank L.
Kennedy, of Boston and one son, j.
Wesley Murdoch, with whom she lived
The funeral was held at her late
the interment was made In the family
lot in the West cemetory.-Mrs Frank
Gulley has returned from the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington. where
she has been for treatment.
The fall term of the Middlebury
graded and high schools will open next