Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-20
Addison County
MlDDLEBURY

! Brookllne. Mass, which occurred at LIS
bon. Ohio. on February after several
months Illness. Mr. Monroe was for
mer student at Middlebury College for
three years and then went West. He
was vice president of the Ohio Gas &
Electric comany. Besides his mother,
he leaves a wife and one daughter. The
burial was in Lisbon.
! The Addison county terccntenary con-
ference on evangelism, which had been
| in session here for two days, concluded
! it's work at noon Friday. The confer
ence has been considering the problem
OF more earnest and efficient cvangel-
istic work in the churches The first
session included an address by the Rev.
C. c. Merrill of Burlington. who spoke
! on the necessity of emphasis upon evan
gclism, both from the standpoint of the
state and the nation at large. Follow
/ ing this address came discussion OF the
problems of each member Of the con-
| ference, each man speaking concerning
! the needs of his own community. The
/ Rev. l.. NJ. Isaacs OK Orwell spoke on
''The Price the Minister Must Pay II the
| Need is to Be Met" This was followed
| by a discussion of the proper use of
time, introduced by the Rev. f. J. Mall
zard of Whiting. After this discussion
| the Rev. Z. b. Young of New Haven took
up the problem Of personal work with In
dividuals. At the evening session the
problem of methods was introduced by
| the Rev c. r. Hamlin of Cornwall and
was further developed by Mr.. Merrill
| Thursday morning the conference took
up the study Of the message of the min
lister and the relation of community serv-
| ice to the work of evangelism. The essen
tias of the minister's message were dealt
! with by the Rev r. 3. Simmons of
Shoreham Those at the conference were
| the guests of the Congregational Church
here. In addition to the ones mentioned
above there were present the Rev. Tay-
! lor of Salisbury, the Rev. David Reed
of Weybrdge, the Rev. Messrs. Holmes
Whittemore and Newell of Middlebury.
| Commander Burt b. Taylor Of
the L. S. Kentucky. which is now docked
| in Boston harbor. is on shore leave and
/ Is here on brief visit to his mother.
Mrs. Ira NJ. Taylor.--Harry r. Youtt.
! superintendent of the searchlight depart
ment of the Sperry gyroscope department
of New York city. is in town to visit
! his father, Col. Charles F. Youtt.-Mrs.
John II. Stewart has returned from
| ten days stay in New York city Her
sons, Benjamin of Chicago and Dugald
| of Baltimore, were In the city at the
same time.-Middlebury Grange. No. 315.
| held it's regular meeting Friday evening.
There was a good attendance. After the
order of business, there was n Valentine
party under the direction of Mrs. Charles
A. Lyman and Mrs. Fred Vassar.-Miss
Gladys Brunelle, who has been visiting
here and in Cornwall for some weeks.
has returned to her the home of her
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in Rutland-Messrs. George and Howard
relatives In this vicinity, have returned
to st. Albans.-Ray L. Pratt, who was
with the American Expeditionary Forces
in France, and was recently discharged
! from service will make his home with
friends in East Middlebury for the pres
ent-Assistant Judge Charles S. James
and Henry V. Sears have ordered tax
! of one and one-half per cent. of the
grand list laid upon Addison county to
! pay the expenses of the biennial term
| just begun and to take up outstanding
orders to the amount Of s392.-Willam
! Naylor has leased q farm in Weybrtdge
| for a term of years. He takes possession
OH or about April 1.-Adelard Bienvenue
Of Montreal has purchased the A n.
| McQuivey farm on Foote street He
will take possession April 1.--Mr. Sharon
of Shorcham has purchased the George
/ Ferland farm just south of this village
and will take possession April L.
Mrs. Joseph A. Peck of New York city
is in town to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. II. w. Brewster.-Arthur ].
! Blackmer, who has been confined to the
house two weeks by Illness. has so far
recovered as TO be able to be about again.
Mrs. Lavander LaRock and daughter.
Marjorie. OF Nergennes are visiting at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Signor, for a few days.-Mrs. Bar
nard kavanaugh and daughter Of Ball
ston Spa, \. y, are in town on a visit
| at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Farrell, Sr-Lucus But
tolph and family are making preparations
to leave the Buttolph homestead on Main
street next month to go to Mr.. Buttolph's
| farm in Shoreham.
Frank Tucker a member of Company
H. 1O3rd Regiment, who was discharged
| from the army November Is last after
| having served In the army overseas, left
Monday for Albany. n. Y, where he was
ordered by the U. S. government for
treatment. He has not fully recovered
from being gassed.-Joel Blaise, who was
! married in Ticonderoga, N. Y, last
Tuesday to Miss Elizabeth Pinson of
that place, has brought his bride home
to Middlebury. They will make their
home for the present with the groom's
parents, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Baise.-
Mr.. and Mrs Carl r. Hubbard, who
have been here for several days visit
ing Mr.. Hubbard's brother Frank j.
Hubbard, have returned to Whiting-
Phillip b. Aines, who has been confined
to the house for three weeks with in
iluenza and the grip. is reported much i'm
proved, but not able to be out.-Charles
Brush, who has been confined to his home
for several days with Il bad swelling of
the face, was able to be out again for
the first time Monday y.--AIonday, market
day, eggs brought 80 cents. dairy butter 40
to i5 cents and creamery butter 5Oc.-
George Wright is ll.-Otter Creek Lodge.
knights of Pythias, will hold its regular
meeting in its hail in the Battell block
on Friday evening.-AIiss Florence Eddy
IL again confined to the house by i'll
ness.-The Women's Auxiliary to the
Y NJ c. A. held a well-attended open
meeting in the Y. NJ, c. A. rooms Mon
day evening. program was carried
out. Refreshments were served.-Mrs
Guideon T.. Abbey, who has been III for
week. is able to be about again
Wright Caswelh has purchased the lot
and barn at the corner of Seminary and
Reservoir streets of Mrs. Helen Holt
Ernest l.. Huests, who has
been in the employ of Gorham Brothers
as meat-cutter in their market, resigned
his position Saturday and will go to-