Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-23
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

Church, officiated. There was
a large attendance of relatives and
friends. All places of business were
closed during the services. There was
fine display of flowers. The bearers were
John A. Fletcher, John II. Stewart,
Rufus Wainwright. Robert +. Pinney,
DR.. S. S. Eddy and j. Lucius Buttolph.
The burial was in the family lot in the
West cemetery.--The newly-elected board
of trustees met January 15 after
the village meeting and organized as fol-
lows: President of the board, John A.
Fletcher; superintendent of parks, VII
liam +. Bentley: superintendent OF
sewers. a. N. Brown: superintendent
of lights, DR.. P. f. Mellen; superin-
tendent of roads, Willis n. Cady; super
intendent of fire department. Peter j.
Kinks; superintendent of walks, John A.
Fletcher. The following appointments
were made Pay mistress. Miss Lucy
Kinks; village attorney, A. r. Sturtevant;
chief of police, George H. Chaffee; night
watchman, George Moore; police. Charles
]. Shaw, John Signor and Fremont Abbey;
road commissioner, James, McGlinchey;
fire wardens, George Kidder, Nelson Sey-
mour and George Shambo; health officer.
DR.. S. S. Eddy They will hold their
evenings of each month.-Mrs. Tony NAL
lie died at her home on Willard street
about midnight January Is after a few
days illness with pneumonia, at the age
of % years. She was born in Montague,
Italy. and came to this country few
years ago. She is survived by her hus-
band. two daughters and one son, the
oldest being three years and the young
est II months. She also leaves her par
ents and two sisters, who are in Italy
Fred King of Mill street of this village,
an employe of the Middlebury Marble
company at it's plant in the east part of
the town, while at work at that plant
Thursday morning slipped on a ladder
and fell on the rail, cutting a bad cash
just above the elbow on the right arm
in the f1eshy part. He was brought to
the village by George Lee. foreman of
the plant, and taken to the office of DR..
S. S. Eddy, where he was cared for,
after which he was taken to his home.
He is doing as well as can be expected.
The fourth quarterly conference Of the
Middlebury Methodist Church was held
| in the church parlors Thursday evening.
At 6:30 the annual church supper was
served by the ladies of the church. The
tables were nicely arranged and trimmed
for the occasion. At eight o'clock the
business meeting was called to order by
the district superintendent. the Rev. G..
| X. Statham of Rutland. The reports of
the various officers showed the church
society was in a good condition. Then
came the election Of officers, resulting
as follows: Stewards, w. NJ Cady, II. NJ.
Balm, S. B. ,Aines. II. N. Dow. DR.. e. s.
Eddy, Prof. F. w. Cady, o. H. Flan-
nagan, w. E. Clement, F. W. Bacon. A.
r. Foster, M. E. Damon, G. L. Mead.
r. w. Sturtevant, w. H. Dow, Prof. F.
| E. Howard, Andrew Franklin, Seeley
Reynolds; trustees. w. n. Cady; H. NJ.
| Balm, DIR. NJ. II. Eddy. c. G. Cady, George
C. Reynolds W. X. Foster, n. A. Brooks,
| r. G. S. Blinn, Harry l.. Hunt; local
preacher Prof. F. w. Cady; Sunday
school superintendent, Willis N. Cady;
president of the Epworth League, Cor
nelius S. Moody; president of the Ladies
Aid society, Mrs. H. NJ. Balm; president
of Womens Foreign Missionary society
Miss Mary Cady; president Of Women's
Home Missionary society. Mrs. M. Fl
| Eddy. The following committees were
appointed: Benevolences, w. N. Cady
S. b. Anes G. E. Reynolds, II. NJ Bair
and Prof. Frank w. Cady; foreign mis-
sions, Prof. M. R. Sanford. Dr. H. NJ
Eddy and o. H. Flanagan; home mis-
sionary and church extension. Mrs. NJ
H. Eddy, o. II. Flanagan, Mrs. Edna
Myrick. Miss Carrie Damon. Mrs. Ar
thur Hinman and Mrs. n. A. Brooks
temperance, o. H. Flanagan. C. G
Cady, S. B. Aines; education. Prof. Franl
w. Cady, Mrs. S. S. Eddy, Mrs. d. L
Robinson: freedmen's aid. NJ. f. Damon
Charles Youtt, +. w. Bacon hospitals
Dr. S. S. Eddy, DR.. NJ II Eddy and w.
Clement: church records, w. n. Cady
Il. NJ. Balm; auditors. G. f. Reynold
and w. *. Foster parsonage and fur
niture, Mrs. F. c. Smith, Mrs. w.
Huntey. Mrs. H. M. Balm, Mrs. Ida M
Martin and Mrs. o. p. Moore; churcl
music w. f. Clement. S. B. Aines an
Mrs. H. H. Stone; ministerial support
the finance committee and DR.. M. II
Eddy and o. H. Flanagan; examina
ton of local preachers, the Rev. G. NJ
Moody; trier of appeals, w. X Foster
finance committee, w. N. Cady, S. E
: Anes, Fl. NJ Balm, Prof. F. w. Cad
and G. f. Reynolds; sexton committed
S. b. Aines; ushers committee, s. I
Anes, H. NJ. Balm, Phillip Aines, Charlie
Cutting recording secretary. H. N Dow
district steward. w. N. Cady; reserve dis
trict steward, Prof. Frank w. Cady
commission steward. II. NJ. Balm; secre
!, tary of official board, George Reynolds
financial secretary, Homer NJ. Bair
treasurer, S. b Aincs: secretary an
E treasurer of benevolences, Mrs. Mob
, Brooks The following were elected o
delegates to attend the district laymen
convention to be held in Rutland Eel
D ruary g. Harry l.. Hunt. Homer n
$ Balm, Prof. Frank w. Cady. 1t was vote
a to obtain subscriptions for the paymer
= of the Indebtedness of the church to
r paid by June l. The following wei
} elected to take subscriptions: Harry
Hunt, Dr. NJ. II. Eddy Mrs. II. NJ. Bali
o March was the date fixed for maxim
4 the every-member canvass for the charg
e The pastor reported 2S as having bee
f received into the church during the la
Y year, % from preparatory membersh
and six by letter. One member hs
died during the year and eight have bee
O dismissed by letter Seventeen have bee
:. baptized. After the business session
n social hour was eDjoyed.-Jerry Deere
: who had been i'll for some time with
heart trouble, and who recently w;
: taken i'll with double pneumonia, died
n his home on Willard street Friday NOR
> ing at the age Of 81 years. He was boz
n in Mooers, n. Y. and came to this VI
l. lage about 20 years ago. He was f
several years on the Middlebury poll
- force and for several years was mig
a watchman, but for two years had be,
. employed in the Mddlebury branch
% the Vermont Marble company. He is su
II vived by three daughters. Doroth
70 Helene and Thylis DeGrey, and two sor
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