Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-26
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

ter. Mrs. Frances Downs, In Cornwall at
the age of s3 years. Mrs. Mcconnell was
for many years resident of BriGtol. com
ing to the home of her daughter about
four years ago, where she has heen ton
derby cared for. She Is survived by an
other daughter Miss Katherine McCon-
nell of Waterbury. The funeral was
hold Saturday morning al nine o'clock at
81. Mary's catholic Church. with bura,
IN the Catholic cemetery.
The warning for the annual March meet
ing has been posted and contains IA arti-
ces, among the most important OF these
Is an article to see II the town will vote
TO maintain the public library in co-opera-
ton with the Ladies' Library association;
to sec what sum will be appropriated for
Decoration day: to see what sum will he
voted for public highways in order to
take advantage of the State aid law; to
see what action the town will take rela-
tive to the salary of the town clerk in
accordance with act PIG of the Laws Of
1919; to sec VI the town will vote to nav
the whole tuition of high school students
from the beginning of the present year,
and to see II the town will vote the sum
of 800 to the Prospect Cemetery asso-
citation of East Middlebury for the pur-
poses Of that association.-w. Fred
Hammond, who has been superintendent
as animal husbandman in charge of the
United States Morgan Horse farm in
Weybridse for II years. has resigned that
position, the resignation to take effect
on the last day of March, when Mr. Ham
mond retires to private life. He has
received letters of warm appreciation and
commendation from George NJ. Rommel
chief of the animal husbandry division
nj ha Of do,,a ~ nf ri
cultural, and from ]. r. Moher, chief of
the bureau Of animal industry of the
same department Mr.. Hammonds sue
cessor will be H. H. Reese. who has been
| connected with the bureau for several
years and for a year has been located
at this farm. Mrs. Fremont Abbey.
who had been i'll for some time
ut her home on Washington street.
died Friday morning of n complication of
diseases. She is survived by her husband,
one son. Harry Abbey: two brothers,
Noble j. Sanford Of Middlebury and Will
liam Sanford of Foster. Calf, and two
, sisters, Mrs. A. T. Lane Of Ottawa. Can,
and Mrs. Charles Nash OF Los Angeles
Mrs Frank Trudeau has gone to Rutland
called by the illness of her son. Charles
j. Shackett who has pneumonia.-J. Frank
Randall. who has been at the Fanny AL
where he underwent an operation died at
that institution. Pleurisy set in and he
died at that institution Thursday eve
ming. The remains were brought here on
the noon train Friday and taken to his
nome on Court street. He is survived by
wife. He moved to this village last fall
from Cornwall where he had lived for
many years. Prayer service was held
at the house Monday at two o'clock and
the funeral at the Congregational Church
in Cornwall at 100 p. m. Monday. Burial
was in the cemetery there.
Mrs. Susan NJ. Parker died at her
home in Shoreham February 20 at 4:45
a. m. aged 50 years. She was born in
Whiting January 15 1884, and was the
daughter of Justice f. and Emily Need
ham) Brown. The funeral was held at
the home of Milan Cook Tuesday at IL
O'Clock. The Rev. Barclay Simmons off,
ciated and burial was in Whiting.
There were two deaths from pneumonia
yesterday in one house. One was Mrs.
| Amelia Sykes, widow Of Aurelius Sykes.
Mrs. Sykes was a daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. E. g. Hunt, Sr.. of New Haven and
| was 81 years old last January, having
been born in Sacramento, Calf She is
survived by her father and mother and
husband, Ave brothers. Harry l.. and
| f. G. Hunt. Jr.. of MiddIebury. Leigh
and George Hunt Of Rutland and Walter
Hunt of New Haven. The other death
was that Of Mrs. Walter Hunt of New
Haven. who was temporarily here to take
care of her sick children, who attended
school here. Her maiden name was
| Emily Reese. She was born in Char
lotte and was 80 years of age. having
been born on March ls. 1880, She is sur
| her hIts shan dan far
Alberta. and one SOB. George; her mother.
Mrs. C. II. Keese: two brothers, Floyd
and Frank Reese of Aiddlebury; and one
sister, Mrs. Caldwell of Burlington
There will be double funeral at the
Sykes home this morning at II
o'clock. and the internent of both will
be IN the cemetery at New Haven-The
regular meeting of the Middebury Grange
which was to have been held Friday eve
ming has been postponed for a week.
The student volunteers OF Middlebury Col
lege viii present a dialogue, Starting
Right" at the Memorial Baptist Church
this evening. Michael Larner, who
has been confined to the house for ten
days by illness. has so far recovered as
20 be able to resume his position at the
Vermont Marble company's mill here
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Barbour and Mrs.
Elspeth Barbour Of Brooklyn, n. Y, are
making two weeks visit in town.-A
union prsyer-meeting service will be held
at the Memorial Baptist Church at 7:3O
O'Clock this evening. 1t will be
under the auspices of the student volun-
teers and the topic will be THE Problems
and Practice OF Stewardship. p."-There
will be no sessions of schools this week
on account OF the prevailing illness. There
are still quite a number of people i'll with
the grip and influenza, but the number of
new cases is small and apparently de-
creasing and all Of those so far reported
have been of a mild character.-Mrs
Henry w. Hopper and daughter, Miss
Grace Hopper, have returned to Altoona
Pa, after month In town.-Two carloads
of small coal arrived in town Saturday,
which will help to All up some Of the
empty bins. but will not go very far
toward relieving the widespread shortage.
However, more cars are reported nearby
on the railroad II not yet within sight
Mrs. o. Comstock is ill.,
The funeral of Mrs. Fremont Abbey
WAS held at the undertaking rooms of A.
J. Blackmer Monday morning at 10
o'clock, the Rev. Roy u. Whittimore, pas
tor of the Memorial Baptist Church, Of
ficiated and the interment was in the fam
lily lot in the Case. street cemetery There
were many floral tributes. The bearers
were Noble ]. Sanford. Guideon T.. Abb
hey. r. Sanford and Elliott Lane.-Mon-
day, market day, eggs brought 80 to 55
cents creamery butter 6s cents and dairy
butter IS to 90 cents-William Gibson is
confined to the house by illness and his
Nlun N hla