Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-21
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page one.)

gan at the Middlebury postofIice on Mon
day and Il considerable number of appli-
cations for various sorts of the food we're
received during the day.-Raymond G.
Giddings of Pittford. Is in town to act
rs tlmekeeper for the New England tele-
phone and telegraph men who are work
ing in this seCtion.-Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
jenkins and Miss Lucy Jenkins have re-
turned to their home IN plattsburgh. y,
Y, after a six weeks visit in town-The
. Rev. and Mrs. Ola Il. Houghton with their
son. Lysle and their daughter, Evelyn
have returned to Wallingford after two
months visit with Mrs. lIoughton's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter l.. Billings
William D. Baxter and his sister. Mrs.
Charles Drummond of Oswcgo, y. V, are
In town for a stay of two weeks. John
Breen, former resident who has been
visiting here for some time has returned
TO Brandon.-The Misses Jessie Bingham
and Goldia Mansfield OF Iockport n. Y"
are in town for stay of several weeks
NJ. j. Cronin has returned to Montpelier
after n Ions stay in Mddlebury and neigh
boring towns.-Miss Emma Fuller the
county demonstration aaent is at Iroquois
lake. Ferrisburg. where she will spend
week.-Mr. and Mrs Oscar Cushman and
their son and dauGhter-in-law. DR.. and
Mrs. Earl Cushman. have gone on an au-
tomobile trip for a week They will visit
Ticonderoea, y. Y, and later tour through
the Adirondacks.-Mr and Mrs. Philip
Brooks mother, Mrs. Lizzie Brooks OF
Newport. II. l.. are the guests at the home
of their cousin, Noble Brooks. on South
Main street.
Monday was the birthday anniversary
Of Mrs l.. NJ Morrison and at night her
home on Franklin street was invaded
by large number of sste members
of William T. Russell Circle No.
Ladies of the Grand Army, and of
William r. Russell Post No. SO G. A. r.
1t was a complete and genuine sur
prise party and the invaders brought
along with them generous supply of
cake and ice cream and other nice
things to eat. The result was a highly
enjoyable feast. after which came a
very pleasant social hour. 1t was late
AT night when the party broke up all
realizing that the occasion had been
one of the jolliest of their lives.-All
this section of Addison county is suf-
fering for the want of rain and the
farmers assert that their crops are
greatly in need of moisture. otter
Creek and all of the smaller streams
in the county are at a very low water
mark and the small boys in town are
making a temporary playground of the
rocks of the falls just below the stone
bridge in this village. These rocks
now being bare of water for the first
time this season-Mr. and Mrs Nathan
Decker of East Mddlebury have re-
turned home after brief visit with
friends in Benson.--Mr. and Mrs. Adams
who have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Adams brother. NJ. G. Graham,
flor the past few weeks have returned
to their home in Lowell Mass
The regular meeting of the Middle
bury Grange will be held in their hall
on Friday evening and after the regu-
lar order of business is carried out
Ceres night will be observed with the
program: Music tabileau
Ceres. The Story of Ceres" Miss
Florence Eddy; Recitation. The Corn
Song Miss Hazel Pease; Roll Call
quotation in favor of grain or grain
raising. cereals etc: Reading, "Grange
Monthly Mrs. Mary Bissett; "Prepar-
ing the Ground and Fertilizing for
Wheat" Seeley Reynolds For Corn"
H. Z. Sessions: music social half hour.
pop corn served.-Mr. and Mrs Harry
Brown and children have returned to
Wallingford after spending week in
town with friends.--Mrs. Nelson Pick
wind of Cornwall, formerly well known
here as Miss Mary Gotta is here on
a visit to friends after a long absence
from town.-Louis Dumas of Bride-
port who has been spending the sum-
mer here has gone to Worcester, Mass.
for couple of months visit with a
sister.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Braley.
who have been staying for some time
at their cottage at Lake Dunmore. have
closed camp and returned home to
Brandon-Mr. and Mrs. William Damon
have returned to Sudbury after spend-
ing couple of weeks at East Middle
bury at the home of Mr.. Damon's mar
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Reuben Damon
Mr.. and Mrs. Ransom S. Benedict of
Proctor, until recently residents of
. Middlebury, after having made vaca
ton visit at their former home her
have returned to Proctor.
=. The grasshoppers which have been doing
no end Of damage in the outlying dis
tricts OF this village have got into the
village and are making great destruc-
tions OF gardens. 1t Is reported from
some or the western towns Of the coup
try that they are under the visitation
or uncountable hordes Of grasshoppers
- which are destroying not only all the
e grass they can find. but also deyourine
corn leaves potato vines and other