Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-06
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

MIDDLEBURY
William Y. Collins, who for the last
eight years has conducted n bakery on
Main street in this village. will on April
move to Brandon, where he had formerly
worked as a baker He now returns there
as owner of what was formerly the
William bakery. which for the last year
has been closed. His business here he
expects to pass into other hands.-Fred
Crane, who has been i'll for some time
and who has had several operations. will
leave this week for Boston. where he will
undergo another operation Mrs. Maude
Marshall. who has been in New York
for few weeks, has returned home, and
entered the employ Of Mrs. X. NJ
Mckinney as millinery trimmer this
making her third season there.-Lieu
Stanley e. Wright of the L. S. aero
squadron has been discharged from serv-
ice and has arrived in town and is at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. D.
Wright. Young Wright was cited for
bravery during his service.-Mrs. 3. F.
Ostrander of Melrose Highlands. Mass,
is in town on a visit TO her sister, Miss
Grace Farnsworth.-Mis Minnie Price
has returned from Boston. where she has
spent several weeks with her sister Mrs
Saunders-Miss Genevieve Halnon Of
Greenfield Mass, is In town to visit
her mother.-Frank Halpn of Leicester
and Thomas Halpn of Worcester Mass
are in town to visit their mother. Mrs
Michael Halpin.-Mrs. A. w. Eddy is i'll.
Mrs. j. A. Peck, who has spent two
weeks in town to visit her parents. Mr
and Mrs. Henry W. Brewster, has re-
turned to her home in New York.
March came In with heavy rain storm
which has destroyed the sleighing and
taken away most of the snow from the
fields and also has put an end for the
present to the work of drawing and har-
vesting ice The icemen here have got
well along towards finishing their work
and the leading dealer states that he
has got in two thirds of his usual crop
County Agricultural Agent Isaac NJ
Bartlett has returned from Orwell,
where he spent number OF days last
week.-Silas B. Hobbs has sold his resi-
dencc and farm on the road between
here and Weybridge to Archie LaBrake
of Middlebury.-The Rev. e. r. Treat
has returned to Pittsford after spending
couple of days here in the interests CT
the Pilgrim memorial fund-Mrs. John
Morcomb and two children of Addison
are here to visit her grandmother. Mrs
Henry Carrier.-NTrs. Homer Basin has
received word of the death of her uncle.
Martin Il. Severance, February l6. at
his home. in Pendleton, Ore. He was "a
years old and is survived by one daurh-
ter, Mrs. X. r. Johnson of Great Falls
Mont, and two sons, Edwin S. of Stan
field, Ore, and Dr. Roy Severance of
Great Falls, Mont, and his wife He
was graduated from Middlebury College
with the class of 70, preparing for college
| In Oneida, y. Y, Middlebury and New
| Haven. After leaving college he took up
surveying in Minnesota and in the early
| 7os he was principal of Alton Academy.
| Mimi, and River Falls Institute, Wis.
At one time he was u. S. deputy sur
veyor and for 10 years county surveyor
of Ransom county, North Dakota and IL
years city engineer of Lisbon, y. y. He
| also was Il member of the n. u.
society of Middebury College, In 1874
he married Miss Matte Van Slyke, who
survives him. The funeral was in PEN
dleton. Ore.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles !. Cady
| have returned from 10 days honey
moon passed in Boston and other places
in that vicinity and are at their home
/
No 31b will hold It's regular meeting
Friday evening.-John X Dyer and
Denzil Calvin have returned from
| New York city, whore they have been
for 10 days on a business trip They
also visited Mrs. Dyer. who is under
| trc4tment at the Clifton Springs sani-
tarium at Clifton, y. Y. They rcport
that she is improving favorably Mon
day. market day. eggs brought 3s cents
creamery butter 81 and dairy butter
AZ and A. cents-Dennis Mack has en-
| tered the employ of l.. J. Gorham & Co
as deliveryman. Mr.. McCroy, who was
on the team. ia now working In the
market Charles J. Shaw, who has
been IN the company's employ for sew
cral years, has been made head clerk
on account of the resignation of E. L
Huestis, who this month viii move with
his family to Cornwall-on-t the Hudson
n. y where he has secured position
deputy Collector John i. Corcorai
will visit the following places in Addi.
son county for the purpose of assist
ing income tax payers in seeking infor.
nation and the rendering of returns
the date for the expiration for flinE
being March IL: Middlebury. at the
Addison House. March to s: Ner-
gennes March IL. Bristol March l3 and
IA, and Orwell March H.
A two-day educational short course in
agriculture under the direction of the
international IIarvestcrco. and local com
mttte of farm and home interests, took
more definite shape this week. The meet
ings will be held in the Grange hall OF
Monday and Tuesday, There Will be a
special session for the school session foi
the school children The welcome will he
made by willis ~ Cady and r. a, Hayne
In. r. Robertson and Miss Nclla Wignei
will speak, Mr.. Hayne on Alfalfa" Mr.
Robert son on "Problcms of the Old orch
ard" Miss Wignet will give demonstra
ton of household conveniences and can
ming. The afternoon session Monday will
be addressed by Mr.. Haynes ON Corn,
and by Mr. Robertson ON Ihe care OF
Young Trees" A special ladies' session
will be held in the lower part of the
Grange hall at two o'clock Monday aft
ernoon. Miss Zella Wignet viii have
charge of a short course of home and
school work Tuesday evening Mr.
Uavne will sneak on Livestock Feeding