Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-30
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY


! that the business at the Middlsbury post
Office for Christmas week was practi-
caly the same as that of Christmas week
year ago, with an advance of only Sl2
! this year over last year. For the whole
month Of December. however, up to
| Tuesday. the business OF the offico was
| II per cent greater than Of December last
year.-Miss Alice Halpin and Miss Marion
Bliss, who were in town to spend Christ
, mas at their homes, have returned to
West Rutland to resume their duties as
teachers In the West Rutland High
! School.-The Midd,ebury fire laddies are
making great preparations for the grand
ball which they are to give Friday night.
December 81. All who attend will have a
fne chance to watch the old year cut
! md the new one in Dancing Will begin
o- eight o'clock and continue until two
o'clock and admission to the balcony
viii be free. Lessons lve-pisos orches-
ira Of Burlington will provide the music
and the boys are hoping TO make this
one of the finest events of the kind In
the history of the orgauization.-Miss
Minnie Mcdonald has returned after a
Christmas visit in Rutland and Pittsford
Mrs. Myra l.. Stiles Of Morrisville is
visiting at the home of her son. John
Stiles.-Mrs. Walter Hayman Of Castle
ton has returned to her home after visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Ncttie Delano.--
Howard Bruya of Boston is In town for
a few days at the. home of his parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. Bruya.-The meeting
Of Addison Encampment No. q. l. o..
q. F., was held Monday evening with
a good attendance. The Golden Rule
degree was conferred on a candidate and
the following officers were elected: c. p,
william L. Turner: S. W., II. D. Moore;
Stalker; scribe, NJ. f. Damon; treae-
urer. c. r, Rich; trustee for three years,
II. l.. Hunt. The installation will take
place some time In January. After a
meeting a banquet was held and a social
hour enioyed.-Mrs. Hattie Monta of New
York city Is in town to visit her sister,
, Mrs. James Condon.-Miss Mildred Wat
t son. Clark Watson and Miss Agnes Hal
pin of Bridgeport, Conn, are in town to
? visit Miss Halpins mother, Mrs. Michael
ITalpin.--Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Calhoun
= of Boston are in town to visit Mr.. CAL
2 houn's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cal
houn.-The Ladies' Aid Society
, of the Methodist Church held we'll
attended meeting at the home of Mrs.
1 d. L. Robinson Tuesday afternoon
Henry c. Walker and daughter, Dorothy
have returned from Burlington.-The an
r nual meeting Of the Patrons Co-opera-
tive Fire Insurance company will be held
in the Grange hall Tuesday. January II
at one o'clock. All policy holders are
voters and are invited to attend.
e The community Christmas tree In the
Addison House park was brilliantly
r Illuminated Saturday night, It a
= year ago on Christmas night, in observ.
su,ce 0i tho annual val. Some attempts
o were made at the singing of old-tmt
- carols, but the weather was So cold the
i number Of listeners small and the
. number of singers so few that 1t was moi
d very impressive occasion. The Rev
: Ebert B. Holmes, rector Of s. Stephens
e Episcopal Church. was in charge of tn,
carol singing.-Snow fell all day Monda,
In this section and by night there wa,
something like a foot of new snow on tn,
ground which will serve to provide th'
second run of sleighing this winter, there
having been three weeks stretch of no
firSt-class sleighing earlier in the season
The Misses Jennie and Ada Bristol hav,
gone to Nergennes to spend the holiday
season with their sister, Mrs. II. c. Her
rck--Mr. and Mrs. Charles y. Foote o
Wallingford are here to visit Lieut.-Gov.
q elect and Mrs. Abraham w. Foote o
4 Cornwall and Ernest l.. Huestis of thi!
= town.--Mr and Mrs. Benjamin ]. Wimmet
;, md daughter. Miss Agnes winmett, o
:, Florence, are making a holiday visit here
Miss Ada Smith OF Proctor is spendint
: tho holidays et tho home Of her mother
Mrs. Robert Thomas.--SunGay was tn,
coldest day Of the season 10 date, thar
lnometers registering one degree bslov
:. zero around the village carly in the morn
> ing.--The regular meeting OF the Middle
, bury fire department will take place Il
" their hall Thursday evening. DIR. A. n
bac m Rur1op6 pftar ,
II short business visit in town.-During th
shutdown OF the Middlebury branch .
. the Vermont Marble company. force o
u help will he engaged in putting n nev
- water wheel, also new ropes to tHansfe
u the power from the plant 10 the mills |
II Is expected the work will be comrletet
!. so that the mills will be re-opened Monday
Il January 3.-Mrs. WILDER Minliler an,
It daughter, who have been in town for
y few days AT the home OF her parents
= Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Walker. hav
. returned to Froctor,-MrB. Allan r
= Sturtevant and ohlldren left Sunday nooI
for New York city, whore they will spent
J. two weeks.-wil!am p. Waugh left Mon
= day noon for New York city and TUESDAY
- sailed for Daytcna Beach, Fla. wher
=. he will spend the winter.--Mr. and Mrs
" Richard Corkrau, OF York, Pa, are II
:, town 20 visit Mrs. Corkran's mothor
:, Mrs a. e. .nwright.--Monday. msrke
- LAY. eggs brought 55 cents, dairy butte
a. to 80 and creamery 20 20 63.-Clarenc
;, Langworthy has returned to Bristol afte
- n shor. visit 10 his sister Mrs. J. M
:, Burke.-NIr. and Mrs. ]. Allen Warne
have returned to Albany, y. Y, after
:. week at the home OF her mother, Mrs
- q. s. Wainwright.-Mr Amos Wilson
= has gone to Worcester. Mass, to join he
~ husband for few days.-Nr. and Mrs
:. H. A. Damon of Nashua, n. H.. are Il
- town to visit Mrs. Damon's parents, MI
and Mrs f.. A. Frost.-The Misses Pear
Cotter and Elizabeth Condor, students n
the Bay Path Institute Springfield. Mass
ID Are In town for the holiday.-Miss Flor
ence Waugh of Delhi. y. Y. who has bee
le In town visiting at the home OF her aun'
al Mrs. c. A. Lyman, has gone to Prescott
y Mass, to visit her father.-Miss Dor
d Foote has gone on visit of some lengt
d TO friends and relatives In Springfield an
id Holyoke, Mass.-Miss Florence Yates
~ visiting her grandparents IN st. Armand
1t y. Q-Miss Marjorie Smith of Charlott
,e is In town.--Roy Hemenway OF Philade
h phia Pa. is here to visit his sister. Mrs
If Fred Crane.--Mrs. George Taylor @
,e Holyoke. Mass. is in town to visit lie
n parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Farms
worth.-Prof. II. Il. Williamson de Nism
tx IL In New York city, where he will b
4 formally invested with the Cross OF
q: Knight of the Legion of Honor whic
Is distinction was conferred upon him las
he August by the President of the Frenc