Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

Prof. Thomas f. Boyce and John A.
Fletcher have a force of men at work on
Chapman hill. Under provisions of the
will of the late Col. Joseph Battell Chip
nan Hill was given the town to be used
as public park and that the income from
$4,000 be used for improvements. owing
10 the war, nothing has been done until
his year and some great improvements
have been started.-Judge John e. Weeks,
director of State institutions, has returned
rom Vergennes where he has been maxi
ing an official visit at the State Industrial
school.-Miss Ida Dragon, who has been
III for several weeks with influenza and
later the mumps, has fully recovered
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lcno have
been engaged to supply a vacancy in the
Case street school for the remainder of
the school year.-Theron NJ Crane has
returned from Boston, where he has been
for two weeks with his brother. Fred
Crane, who recently underwent delicate
and dangerous operation. Mr.. Crane says
he expects his brother will be so far re-
covered as to he able to return home in
10 or II days.-Miss Charlotte Taylor has
been engaged to deliver a recitation dur
ing the Memorial day exercises in New
Haven. Miss Taylor is an accomplished
elocutionist for one of her years.-Mrs.
Julia Cavendsh and daughter, Miss Mary
Cavendish, have returned to New York
city after a months stay in Middlebury
and neighboring townsville meet
ing of the Public Service Commits
sion which was to have been held
here at the Addison House Friday
did not materializc as the telephone peo-
pie withdrew their raise in rates and re-
adjustment Of free service in certain
area8.-The union memorial service for
the members of the William p. Russell
Post, No. So G.. \. r., will be held at the
Congregational Church Sunday, May %
at 800 D. m.-Hiram Pierce, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
+. Cushman, has returned to Montpelier
Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe and sister. Mrs
Stewart Andrews, who spent the pas,
winter in Chicago and Brooklyn, have re-
turned and opened their home on Sem.
mary street.--Edward Daniels of the
Addison House force is on a vacation
which he is spending in Plattsburgh
N. Y, and New York city.-Mrs. Susan
B. Miner has returned from Brooklyn
y. Y, where she has been to visit hei
brother, DR.. Samuel sheldon, prior tc
going to Plymouth, Mass, where sht
has been for the past month at the HON,
Commandant J. Slater Of the Salvation
Army was in town Saturday and mad,
arrangements for the big drive to b,
started this week by that organization il
raising cash to carry on their work. Tn,
allotment for Middlebury is $1,000. Judg
A. w. Dickens has been chosen chair
man and Robert f. Pnney treasurer
The last military whist party of thu
Middlebury Suffrage Study club was hell
at the home of Mrs. Dora e. LANDER
Friday evening. There We're IA tables an,
the sum of $3.50 was realized for tn
benefit of the French orphan fund. TIL
committee which had 1t in charge wa
Mrs. Frank f. Howard, Mrs. Allen I
Calhoun, Mrs. Lewis J. Hathaway ant
Mrs. Arthur L. Bonney.-Edgar J. Vile.
has gone to South Glens Falls, n. Y
where he has joined Mrs. Wiley, who ha
been spending a week there at the HON
of her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Stephe
\ Palmer.
The trustees of Middlebury village hav
decided to call a special village meet
ing. to be held Monday evening, Ma
26. at 1880 o'clock for the purpose of con
sidering the situation of the now NOR
than celebrated dashboard" case. /
which certain parties up the river NOR
than 20 years ago bought bill in chan
Gerry to recover damages from variou
owners of water rights at the Otte
creek falls here and also the village c
Middlebury for obstructing the flow of tn
river by building a dam across the fall
and thus. as they claimed, damaging ther
greatly by overlooking their river land
up the stream. After going through tn
hands of several masters in chancery, tn
latest master appointed by the coul