Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-25
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

with relatives.-Mrs. George Dougherthy
has returned from Shoreham. where she
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Harriet
.Tyrel.-Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Dooley have
returned TO Saybrooke, Conn. after two
months in town.-Miss Marjorie DeLavel
has returned to Springfield, Mass. after
three weeks visit hcrc.-E. l.. BarrowS
who has been with Floyd Reese here for
five years, will return soon to his home
in New Haven and carry on his farm there
the coming season.-Mrs. u, d. Smith is
reported dangerously i'll at Pelham. y.
". Mrs Smith is the wife Of DR.. NJ y.
Smith. former we'll known medical
practitioner in Addison county and is a
sister of Mrs. Harvey Taylor of West
Cornwall.
The Rev Rockwell Harmon Potter.
D. D., of Hartford, Conn, preached tho
discourse Sunday evening at the weekly
union prayer-meeting, which was held at
the Memorial Baptist Church. There
was q good sized congregation in attend
ance, made UP from representatives of
tin. various Protestant Churches in town.
The Misses Florence and Mesella Austin
have returned to Bellows Falls after sew
eral weeks in this vicinty.-Mr. and
Mrs William T. Hancock have returned
to Ellenburg. n. Y. after a month in
Mddlebury.-Miss Muriel Piper OF East
Mddlebury who has been teaching school
in Shoreham had to close her school on
account of illness and was operated on
for appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher
hospital Tuesday. Miss Piper is getting
along favorably. 1t is understood Mr.
and Mrs. Francis L. Duncan have re-
turned to Providence, r. l., after three
, weeks here.-John MacCormack has
started on his return to Denver, Colo.
after three weeks stay in town.-The
Misses Julia and Mary Cavendish have
returned to New York city after a month
in town.-Edward Sowe, who carried on
a farm in Weybrdge during the last
year. has closed his connection in that
town and is now making short visit to
friends in East Mddlebury. He will re-
turn to his former home in Lincoln, where
his family is now residng.-Miss
i'll for few weeks, has so
/ far recovered as to be able to walk up
town.-Monday market day. eggs brought
| 40 to 40 cents, dairy butter 81 cents and
creamery g. cents.
! George Pesone who was arrested last
week for an alleged assault upon Mr.. St.
Dennis, and who has been out on bail since
Friday. was in Addisoncounty court Tues
day and pleaded guilty to the charge and
was fined so5 and costs of $3.50. making
a total of $3.50. He paid and was discharg-
ed.
The friends and neighbors of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Sparks
gathered al her home Friday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Sparks birthdayS anni-
versary. Supper was served. Mrs Edison
Brown bringing the birthday cake. Mrs.
Sparks received many presents. The party
left at late hour wishing her many more
Observation-Disclosures D. Barter. who is
attending the Wilder School of Music of
Burlington. Is in town on a few days bus
mess trip.
! Addison Encampment. No. q, I. o. o. F.,
worked the patriarchal degree on a class
of candidates Monday evening. There was
a good attendance. Mrs. Alice Hurlburt.
who was called here by the death of her
sister. Miss Ida Turner, has returned to
Shelburne She was accompanied by her
son. Clyde Hurlburt.-Mr. w. NJ. Gibson
has started rehearsals for the last min
strels of the season for the benefit of the
Middlebury Grange, which is expected
to be presented about the middle of April.
Frank Bullock has returned from Bos-
ton where he spent 10 days and is again
on his mail route in the vilage.-Mt. Cal
vary Commandry No, l, knights Templar.
held a well-attended meeting in their
asylum Tuesday evening. The Red Cross
degree was conferred on large class.
Miss Mildred Lovett. VINO has been
visiting at the home of Miss Minnie
Mcdonald for week, has returned to
Rutland.-H. A. Prescott has closed his
home on Elm street and gone to Man.
chester n H.. to spend a few weeks
Sap has been boiling out Of the trees In
fine shape for two days and II the flow
! ha Of
1t has begun, this seasons sugar and
syrup making will be record breaker in
/ this part of Vermont.-Miss Noretta Gold
stein of Brooklyn, y. Y. is in town for
an extended stay with relatives.-Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Barton of Newfane are in
town for two or three weeks.-A number
of people .went from here to Vergennes
Monday to attend the funeral of Timothy
Neville. Mr.. Neville had many friends
and acquantancee here and was for sew
eral years clerk at the Addison House
under the proprietorship of the late Oar
| win Rider-Miss Hazel Ketchum, book
keeper at the Evans store. has returned
from Sudbury, where she has been visit
ing her parents. Mr. and Mrs r. T
Ketchum.-The Misses Ruth and Doroth,
Walker have returned to Proctor after a
visit here at the home of their parents
Frank Plumley and three children o,
Norwich, Conn. are In town for short
stay with friends Seth McGrego,
and daughter, Miss Hilda McGregor, OF
Richmond are visiting in town for two
or three weeks The Rev. Henry G
Newell, pastor Of the Congregations
c,,ur,t. has re.utned irom st. Albsns
where no has been for a short time r
connecti ion with the Tntcr-Church World
Movement.--Mr. and Mrs. William III
Gllgan have returned to Port Henry
\. y, after sex weeks in town.-NIr. and
:. Mrs Charles Blossom, who have beer
with friends In this vicinity for the last
six months, started Tuesday ia Taunton
Na.--Thc century department OF ths
Women's club Reid well-attended meet
ing at the home of Mrs. A. u. Wright or
Weybridgc street Monday evening. Miss
Marjorie Luce assistant state leader o.
the boys and girls club work. was pres
ont and spoke.-Mrs. Il. w. Holmes, whc
has been in Willsboro. n. V, for ten day.
to visit her sister. Will return home to
day-Miss Maud Merrihew, assistan
teacher In the commercial department o
the high school, has returned from th'
Mary Fletcher hospital, where she under
went an operation, and has gone TO Bos
ton to spend two weeks with relatives.
Agnes A. Orcutt wife of Henry Rob
| bins. died Saturday at her home in Corn
wall She was born at Malone, n Y,
March -. 1912, and was married at Bel
mont. n. v, March "A, 1862. She is sur
, vived by her husband and three chill
dren. Mrs. Jennie D. Norton of Proctor
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