Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY


Bank Commissioner George L. Carpenter
has appointed a meeting to be held at
the Addison House In Middlcbury Thurs
day, June 5, at 1000 a. M, for a hearing
on this question: "Will the establishment
| and maintenance of a trust company, or
a savings bank and trust company, in
the village of Middlebury, Addison county,
Vermont, promote the general good If the
slater" The proposed incorporators in
clude nearly 30 of the best known men
| in the county, who represent about half
of the towns in the county and who are
| likely to make the projected institution
| go, If they once get it started.
| Addison Encampment No. 81 l. o. o.
F., worked the Patriarchal degree on
class of candidates at their meeting Mon
day evening. Refreshments were served.
The listers of the town Of Middlebury,
C. G. Cady. John w. Hammond and d. p.
Cloyes, held meeting in the town clerks
| office Monday forenoon to hear the COM
plants of any persons or firms who might
have any grievances over the lists as
| taken last month. They were not kept
very busy in listening to any such COM
plaints.-George Sears is seriously i'll with
pneumonia and is at the same time
afflicted with the mpmps.-David Shell
don has gone to Vergennes to blast out
a large quantity of rock in the outskirts
of the city.-Thomas F. Burns, the elder,
who has been at the Fanny Allen hos
pital in Winooski for an operation and
| treatment for three weeks, has returned
to his home here. His condition is thought
to be steadily mprovlng.-Monday. mar
ltet day. eggs brought from A to 46 cents,
dairy butter so to So cents and creamery
butter 62 cents.-At the annual meet
| nf
sociation held in the school house at
East Middlebury the following officers
were elected: President, w w. Turner;
vice president, Mrs. w. W. Turner; score
tary, Arthur Bradley; treasurer, Arthut
Douglas; commissioners, Roy Sessions, c..
f. Russell and Mrs. Douglas; collector.
Mrs. Julia Allen; auditor, E. NJ. Day. A
special meeting will he held June q
Mrs. Joseph Steele and son. James
Steele, have gone to Brandon to visit
| Mrs. Steele's mother. Mrs. NJ. F. Duclaw.
Mrs. Roy Garvey returned to Burlng-
ton Monday night after several days
here at the Logan House to visit her
sister. Miss Ruth II. Benedict.-Alden
Gilbert and Henry Douglas of Nashua.
N. H., are in town and expect to remain
during the summer.-Mrs. Malvna
Hodges of Wallingford has returned to
|
her brother, Charles p. Smith, who has
been very Ill. but is now much i'm
proved.-Adams Stromee of Brandon.
who has been in the employ Of the Ver-
Il mont Marble company here for two
years, finished his service Monday night
and returned to his home in Brandon
Tuesday.-Mrs. Nelson Streeter and sis
ter. Mrs. Joseph T. Lincoln, of West
| Point, N. Y, are making a short visit
to relatives In town.-Miss Prudence
Fish has returned from Vergennes where
she has been visiting at the home of
her parents. Judge and Mrs. Frank L.
Fish.-Charles Oney, the five-year-
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Tobey Oney of Sey-
mour street, came near meeting with
what might have been a serious acci-
dent about seven O'Clock Monday eve
ming. AS the tractor engine with a
trailing car was passing their place he
attempted to get ride, trying to climb
on by getting on a chain with which the
trailer was attached to the tractor. In
so doing he slipped and one of the
wheels came near passing over him, hut
the machine was stopped and he escaped
, with few bruises on his head. He was
cared for by DR.. F. C. Sanburn. There
were no bones broken and the child was
out on the streets Tuesday
William p. Russell Post No. SO, G
A. R.. and William p. Russell Circle
No. s. Ladies of the G. A. R., held meet
ings Tuesday evening to complete
plans for the observance of Memoria
day and the citizens committee met
and conferred with them. so that the
final arrangements and program were
got into working shape. There was
also much discussion of plans for the
~f
} Grand Army at Rutland next week ant
1t developed that the Mfddlebury dele
cation from post and circle will mum
ber about Is old soldiers and ladies
Most of those to go from here will TAX,
) the 1888 train on Tuesday, May 20, bu
, some will drive down by automobile
J Ray L. Fisher. the Cincinnati Nationa
l League pitcher, who has been making
a short visit to relatives here. rejoinet
t his team in Brooklyn on Tuesday. jus
, in time to get his first turn down o
the season. his record now standing a
, three wins and one defeat.-Mrs. Johi
Q H. Mead, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Meat
I and Miss Irene st. Lawrence have re
. turned to Rutland after a weeks visi
with friends in town.-Pres. John M
Thomas will deliver an address befor
, the Bristol Mems Business and Socia
p club in the Bristol Methodist Churcl
a lon Wednesday evening, May 2S.-Mis
Gertrude Burditt has returned from
IPittsford. where she has been stayinJ
for a week with her grandmother Mrs
Frank Baird.-Mr. and Mrs. Roy s
Robins and their daughter. Miss Mar
gerry Robins, have returned from Rut
land after two weehs--Mrs Ida Thaye
is in Florence for a stay of some lengtl
as the guest of her parents. Mr.. an,
, Mrs. b. r. Grace.-The annual conven
y tion of the Women's Auxiliary, to tn
Board of Missions of the Epscopa
" Church in Vermont will be held witt
q st. Stephens Church in Middlebury OF
Tuesday and Wednesday. May 20 an,
21,-Miss Hazel Ketcham has returne,
:. from Sudbury. where she has been Wis
n iting at the home of her parents, MI
@ and Mrs. r. T. Ketcham.--Miss Alic
I Ryan has returned from Fair Haven
d where she has been on a visit to he
d parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ryan.
s Franklin Hammond and James T. Col
Inns of Philadelphia and Ambros
Larchmont of Reading. Pa, are In tow
for a stay of several weeks.-Frank A
f Goodspeed, who has been on a week
> visit in Middlebury and neighborinI
v towns, has returned to Montpelier-T
9 Mddlebury high school baseball team
r. will go TO Brandon Saturday for gam
O with Brandon high. and a return gam
d Is scheduled to be played here June IA
e Mrs, Arthur l.. Peck and her daughter
e the Misses Josephine and Amanda Peel
IS OF Poughkeepsie n. " are here for
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