Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-13
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visit to her husband at Muskogee, Okla.
where he has recently purchased a hotel,
has returned home.-Mrs. L. J. Hath
away and daughter. Susan. who have
spent three weeks at the home Of Mrs
Hathaways sister, Mrs. +. j. Shaw, of
Pittsburg, Pa, have returned hcme.-
oliver Delphia has purchased from the
Brewster estate through the n. S. Foote
company a house and lot on Seymour
street.-William Farrell. Jr.. has returned
from Burlington, where he has been on
a business trip.-The executive board of
the Womans club at its last meeting
voted a sum not to exceed 500 to be ex-
pended toward decorative village improve
ment.-Henry c. Walker has returned
from Proctor. where he has been on
short business trip.
Fred LaPan of this village, who oper-
ates a taxi, had the index finger of mis-
right hand cut off while on livery job
Monday afternoon at Benson. Mr.. la
Pans passenger had alghted. and while
he was calling a party in the house,
Mr.. LaPan thought he would wipe the
oil from some of the engine parts. The
motor was running, and while working
about 1t, Mr. LaPan's finger in some way
became caught in the steel belt which
drives the fan and was carried over the
grooved pulley, cutting it off between the
hand and the first Joint. They were un-
able to obtain medical attendance in that
place or in Orwell and the car was driven
to Middlebury by his passenger, Ira II.
LaFleur. and taken to his boarding place,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roses on Court
street, and Doctors j. ]. Ross and p. L.
Dorey were called in and sewed up the
wound d.-Isaac Williamson, who has been
confined for safoty and not as criminal
in the Addison county jail, for week.
had hearing in tho p-ooate court Tues
day before Judge Charles l. Button as to
his sanity. williamson was adjudged in
sane and ordered to be sent to the State
hospital at Waterbury, to which insti-
tuition he was taken the same afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff Noble J. Sanford
Quite a delegation has gone from here
to Rutland to attend the annual encamp-
ment Of the Vermont Grand Army and
the convention Of the Ladies of the Grand
Army. Among them were the following
members of William p. Russell Post. No,
SO, G. A. r., Commander Walter w. Mar
tin, William l.. Cady 4. II. Linsley and
President Mrs. Carrie E. Nash Of the
State department.. Miss Florence E. Ed
dy. her secretary Mrs. NJ. f. Grady.
president of the local William 2. Russell
Circle. Ladies Of the G. A. r., and Mrs
| Nelson "A. seymour, -hTS. uiHSi
and Mrs. G. E. Abbey.
Ralph Brown has opened an auto.
mobile paint shop on Cross street
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Harrington who
have spent the winter in town, have
returned to Lake Dunmore.-Edwart
Lacy met with a painful acci1e ir
front of the Logan House Wednes
day morning. He was watching the
starting of an automobile by Thoma:
Burns. who was having a little trou
BILE. Burns had lacked up the rear axle
and then started the motor and as thu
wheels went round one of them pick
ed up a stone which hit Mr.. Lacy II
the right eve. He was taken to the of
flee of DR.. r. c. Flagg where he wal
taken care Of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Smith have re
turned to Wallingford after severa
weeks In Middlebury and vicinity.-Mr
and Mrs. Alfred Bradford and daughter
Cecily Bradford. of Watervlet, y. Y.
are in town for a short vsit.-Miss Alc
Halpin has returned to West RutlanC
after short visit here at the home o
her mother, Mrs. P. f. Halpin.-Th
listers Of the town of Mddlebury held
meeting Wednesday at the office of Tow
Clerk Joseph NJ. Burke to consider an,
complaints or grievances in regard t
their lists Of towns taxpayers.-Frank
Carrgan, who has for several years bee
manager of the Manchester Marble com
pany at Manchester. has resigned hi
position ther and returned to his hom
here.-Ralph Cummings and his sister
; Miss Dora Cummings Of Concord, Mass
are In town for severall weeks.-B. E
r Warren. manager of the Rugg Clothin
} store, has returned from a visit at hi
: former home in Vergennes.-The Misse
Grace and Florence Laurel have returne
to Rochester. n. Y. after month i
town