Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
NORTH FERRISBURG


consisting of about 40 acres of land with
house and barns, has recently been sold
by II. S. Ball, administrator, the west
side TO Alison Donovan and the east
side to f. n. Sears.
The Red Cross branch will give a well
come home sociable to the returned SOL
ders Thursday evening at the church
parlors = seven o'clock. Everybody
welcome Mr.. Norton, chairman of Ad-
Olson. county. will be present and give
talk on his Boston trip, where he saw
the 26th Division on parade, and Miss
Meigs, the county secretary, also will
be present No charges will be made
for the supper.-There will be tree
planting Thursday afternoon at Green
bush school at three o'clock in memory
of Robert Sears, who lost his life IN
France. Everyone Is invited to be pres
ent.
Mrs. Norman Sellick, who lives on the
East Middlebury road a mile and a half
from this village, met with what may be
serious accident She came to the
village with some milk which she was
taking to the plant of the Addison
County Dairy company and when near
the plant made an attempt to pass a
team that was ahead of her. In so doing
she was tipped over and thrown to the
ground She picked herself up and with
the aid of help soon on the scene man.
aged to deliver the milk and return to
her home. But on arriving home she
commenced to spit blood and DR.. S. S.
Eddy was called. So far as known there
are no bones broken, but it is feared
| she is hurt internally.-Joseph Caron. an
| employee of the Addison County Dairy
company, was at work at the plant We'd
nesday morning. aiding in the getting
out some ice when he made a misstep
| while on the top OF the ice-house and
fell distance Of about 20 feet He
struck on his head and was picked up
in an unconscious condition and taken
to his home on South Main street DR..
S. S. Eddy was called and after a care
ful examination 1t was found there were
no bones broken, but that he had in
jured his left shoulder and his left
side. 1t is thought he will be able to be
about again soon.-Mrs. Celestia Eaton,
who has spent the winter In Leicester,
has come to town and will make a stay
OF indefinite length with her son, Pearl
H. Eaton.-Roger Higgins of Arlington
is making a visit to his uncle. John Hig-
gins. landlord of The Addison.-Mr. and
1
from Sudbury where they have been on
a visit to Mr.. Fosters parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Foster.-Mrs. Anna Totting-
ham of Bridport is here to visit her
brother, Charles l.. Parish.-Charles NJ
Reynolds and John Pickel of Plattsburgh
N. Y, and II. II. Gordon and Jack
Simonds of Boston have arrived in town
and have obtained positions.-A. n
McQuvey left yesterday for Twin Falls
| Idaho On the way he will stop al
| stamford, Conn.,, to visit his daughter
| Mrs. Leeds.-John Lowell, who has car
| ried the mail for two years, has resigned
his position and gone to work for Hart
well Myrick
About % Of the relatives and friends OF
j. w. Murdoch of Pleasant street gave
him birthday surprise party Tuesday
evening in honor of his 37th anniversary
The evening was spent with music and so.
cial greetings. Refreshments were served
among which was a huge birthday cake
decorated with lighted candles, made by
his wife and cut and served by Mr.. Muir
dock. The party was a genuine surprise
as he was unaware of any such even
until they filed into his home about eigh
o'clock.-Captain r. G. Chamberlin. frs
battalion, anti-aircraft artillery. who saw
n years service, spoke on the League o
Nations to a crowded house at the tow
hall Tuesday evening, He was one of tn
men who recently made trans-continen
tai tour speaking on League Of Nations IL
company with former President Taft ant
President Lowell of Harvard University
While he Is In town, he Ia the guest o
Middlebury College.-The century de
fury department of the Women's club he'll
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