Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-10
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

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State Highway Commissioner stoddard
Bates of Derby, assisted by Willis N
Cady of Middlebury. road commissioner
Tor Addison county. Nearly every town
In the county was represented by the road
commissioner and many towns also had
one or two of the selectmen present, At
the morning session, which opened at ten
O'CLOCK, Mr.. Bates explained the work of
the patrol committee, spoke concerning the
| amount of money the state will expend
this year on roads also in regard to the
different methods that will be used TO re-
pair county roads He spent considerable
time informing the road builders about
| the new laws relating to bridges and cul-
verts, describing the way such structures
are to be repaired. At the afternoon ses-
sion there were still more in attendance
and when the roll was called every town
was represented. Mr.. Bates discussed
with the commissioners the appropriation
voted in each town at the last election for
highway work and pointed out places
where work is needed explaining that the
State gives the same amount of money 10
| each town to repair the roads, as was
voted at the town meeting. Mr.. Bates
gave an interesting talk on unsolicited
highways. explaining that by careful
mated for this sort of work wonderful
progress woould be accomplished and that
| in the near future towns are going to
| make good roads out of those that were
deemed an impossibiity few years ago.
He also urged the selectmen and road
commissioners that where road work Is
done to pay particular attention to all
or the bad spots, rather than fix a place
here and there as was often done in past
years. He also cautioned the commission
ers regarding what to do in case the
money allotted them by the State is ex-
hausted when they are Half way over a
mud hole or have cut half way into a
ledge" He told them plainly that the
State expected them to be fair and finish
and pay for it. He also told them that
traffic was continually growing heavier
because Of the increased number of auto
mobiles and trucks.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Mrs Rena Grandy Morse, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grandy of this
village, to Edward c. Pollard, Monday,
March "a. in Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Pol
lard will reside in Brookline. Mass.
Mrs. Joseph Caron of South Main street.
who went to the barn to feed some
pigeons which she had, stepped back
fell down the stairs. a distance of about
10 feet. Her cries were heard and she
was finally taken into the house. 1t is
feared that she has broken her collar
bone and that she has fractured two
ribs. besides pulling the tissues in the
shoulder.-Miss Stella Wooster. who has
beeen spending her vacation here with
her grandmother. Mrs. John w. Wooster
mad other relatives. has returned to
Middlctown Springs to resume her duties
as the teacher in the high school there
Mrs. Grace Church and son, Charles, who
have been visiting relatives and friends
in Cornwall and Whiting, have returned
home.-Miss Addie Kellogg and Miss Jen-
ME Hawthorne have returned after sew
eral weeks at Cream Hill in Shoreham,
assisting in the care of relatives who
were Frustrated with influenza 1t was at
Cream Hill about two months ago that
every family in the district was attacked
with the influenza or grip or pneumonia
of two or three of these at once, vet only
one death resulted.-Mrs. Emeline Merrill
of New Haven is here for a stay of some
length with her sister, Mrs. Robert G.
S. Blnn.-W. V. Hagar, who has been
Tor some time patient at the Vermont
sanatorium at Pittsford, has returned.
keeper at the same institution. has re-
signed her position and also returned
home.-Mrs. John II. Burns and Mrs.
Thomas F. Burns have returned from
Arlington after few days with their
brother, Daniel r. Mccormick, who has
been very i'll but is better. Mr.. McCromick
at the start was thought to have pneu-
monia, but it seems that he escaped that.
Miss Elizabeth Foote. teacher in the
Junior high school at Burlington Is
spending her vacation in Cornwall with
ner parents, the Hon. and Mrs. Abram
W. Foote.-Miss Jennie Ringey teacher
In the Case street school, who has been
spending her vacation in Cornwall with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Ringey
has returned to resume her school duties
Ruth Ross, aged years, the young
est daughter of DR.. and Mrs Jacob
Ross, of Main street of Middlebury died
Sunday of bronchial pneumonia. The
funeral was held at the house Tuesday
afternoon at 2.30 with burial in the
Charlotte cemetery.-William Fare
ST.. who was for long time associa
ted with the Hanks clothing store her,
and who resigned his position and went
to Barre where he has been employed
In clothing store has also resigned
his position in that city and accepted
one with the c. H. Dudley Clothing
Co.. OF Hanover, N. H. He is now in
town making arrangements to move
his family to that city. Mr.. Farrell
has many friends here who will wish
great success in his new place.-Ruth
the young daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Max McNaughton of Washing
ton street who has been sick for the
past few weeks with the measles and
mumps had another misfortune Sunday.
AS she was playing about the house
she ran into her grandmother, who was
getting the dinner. and knocked a
bowl OF boiling hot gravy out of her
hands. The childs chest which scald-
Ell frit htfully. DR. f. c. Sanburn was
c;tiIed and cared for the
girl who suffered much of pain
The cattle shipment from this sec
ton Monday consisted of four carloads
IF cows calves and hogs for the New
York and Boston markets.--Mr, and
Mrs. Joseph Peck, who have been I'm
-own for the past week visiting Mrs
Peck's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Brewster on Washington street, re-
-urned to their home in New York
'ity on the noon train Monday.--Doro-
hy Walker. who has been visiting
friends in town for the past week.
has returnedsto her home in PROCTOR
'onderoga, N. Y. where he has spent
he past week on busness.--Monday,
market day, eggs brought 35 to 3S cents
md butter 60 to 69-Guideon Il. Abbey
'as returned from Winooski where he
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