Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-27
HAPPEs ss5''%a.as7GS s''a.asr7 19.iS l,.Ms!, IM VERMONT;
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES

II. The funeral was held at her
late home Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock.
The unusual occurrence of tax sale
The unusual occurance of tax sale
by auction of real estate in this village
was one of the events of Monday after
noon. The property is what is known as
he Old Bakery place on South Pleasant
street, which belonged in part TO n well
known and wealthy resident of Middle
bury and in part to the heirs. If there
are any living, of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Mcclure. formerly owners and occupants
Cf the property. Mr.. Mcclure was in
partnership with brother-ir-'aw. John
O'Connor. for many years a baker in
Middlebury, conducting a bakery at one
lime on this property and later on the
property situated in what is now known
as bakery lane. This firm for many years
did very large business, extending to
many distant parts of Vermont and to
northern and eastern New York Only
80 much of the real estate as would
satisfy the amount Of the taxes due.
| namely A750 was sold and this was bid
in by Henry w. Brewster. the resident
owner of half of the undivided property.
with the view of ultimately getting
possession of the other half of the
who has been i'll for several weeks. and
! who was taken to the Fanny Allen hos
pital in Winooski about week ago,
underwent an operation at that nstitu-
ton Monday. He Is doing finely so far
Mrs Shackett, who was with him, has
returned home-William Bulson and
daughter. Carrie. Of Lisbon, n. Y, who
we're called here by the death of Mrs.
Emily EDDY, have gone to Wallingford
70 spend few days with Eugene Eddy.
Mrs. John Goodwin of Jersey City,
! n. j., who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred Dursnt. In Salisbury, Is at the
! Mary Fletcher hospital. where she
underwent an operation for appendicitis.
She is reported as doing we'll She was
! accompanied there by her husband and
! Dr. r. W. Prentiss of this village
| Matthew Calhoun has returned to Bos-
=, ton after a few days at the home Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Cal
houn.-The Middebury Grange. No, 315,
will hold dance in the Masonic Temple
| this evening. Good music has been pro-
| cured and refreshments will be served
| Mrs. Earle Sprowles of Rensselaer, Falls.
| \. Y, Is in town.-Napoleon j. Boudreau,
who has been i'll and confined to his
| home on Court street for few weeks,
has so far recovered as to be able to be
| at his store for little each day.-Miss
Hazel Ketcham Of Sudbury has taken a
| position as bookkeeper in the store of
| r. f. Evans.--The social evening at the
| Memorial Baptist Church was observed
Monday evening, the program consisting
of two short plays given by the girls and
| ladies of the congregation. THE Un-
selfish Violet" was a costume play. the
cast being as follows: A girl, Hazel
Winnie Bullock; Violet. Doris Morcomb
Buttercupe, Mary Crane and Rena
Dumas; Grasses, Florence Forrest. Haze
Delphia, Marjori, w1,ee 'e- and Elizabeth
Mcfarland; Daisies, Violet Howard
Marion Hinman, Emma Dumas and Rutt
Rogers. After short internisson
Packing the Home Missionary Barrel
was given the characters being Mrs
Hopper, Gladys Shackett, Mrs. Goss
Grace Mack. Mildred Delphia. Rens
Mack, Iris Bullock. Anna Wood Mrs
Frank Lasher and Ruth Delphia. The en-
tertainment was in charge Of Mrs. Ray
mond Mcfarland, who was assisted
by Miss Young Of the college.-Miss
Della B. Seely Of the Ross-Huntress
store of Rutland being temporarily ou
Of employment in consequence of Sun
day nights fire In their building II
BpenUlnE Il snort Clnle mere on a WISH a
| the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
! Charles ]. Seeley, of High street.-Mis
Jennie Bristol, registrar of Mddlebur,
} College. has returned from Vergenne
: after a couple of weeks visit with he
mother. Mrs. Myron #. Bristol.-willian
Bentley Of DeKalb Junction, n. Y, Is II
town to visit his niece, Miss Florenc
{ Eddy.-Durent Hodges Of Ripton ha
purchased the stage route between
3 Middlebury and Ripton from Pete
Tierney, who has operated it for tw
years.-The Rutland Congregations
3 Church society have invited among other
I the Middlebury Congregational Churc
, and its pastor. the Rev. Henry c. Newell
1 TO meet with them in council in tn
r church at Rutland in connection with
meeting Of the Rutland County Congrega
/ tional Ministers association. They Wi
s consider the matter of the proposed pas
= torate OF the Rev George A Buttrick
. who has been called to become the pas
e tor and teacher Of the Rutland Congrega
o tional Church and, II everything is ad
. visable. to install the Rev. Mr.. Buttric
n In the pastorate Of the church on tina
@ day. A special invitation from the Rut
:. land Church was extended to the Rev
s John NJ. Thomas of the Middlebury Col
q lege to attend the installing proceeding.
: President Thomas is now at Cam
a Merritt, New Jersey, awaiting for tn
e return to Europe of his transport. tn
v Leviathan, Of which he is the presen
n chaplain.
, The Ladies' Charitable Sewing societ
'. gave its second whist party on the ev
a Of Washington's birthday at the Sargen
: House Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connell gratui
!. | tously donated the hotel for the worth
= cause. The event was successful. ther
a being about 80 present The first prize
|. a cherry tree. was won by Miss Catherin
v Carrigan, and the consolation prize.
v hatchet was carried off by p. S. Murray
l. Refreshments were served. followed b.
d a short musical and literary program.
4 A farce THE Obstinate Family" wi
h be played for the benefit of the Woman
8 club of Mddlcbury at the town ha
v Friday evening The cast is as follows
d Mr.. Harwood. Prof. r. II. White; Mrs
o Harwood. Mrs. A. w. Dickens; Henr
n Hartford. Prof w. s. Burrage: Jessi
s Hartford, Mrs. l.. J. Hathaway; James
Il Mrs. l.. |. Bonney; Lucy, Mrs. d. l
v Robinson. The farce will be preceded b
= a curtain raiser entitled America
= Beauties" presented by the Misses Cas-
e we'll. Donahue. Graham and others, Their
Il will also be several musical numbers
The dance which was given under tn
Q auspices of the Mddlebury Grange
n Masonic hall Wednesday evening dre'
out n good nun,ber There was goo