Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-29
Addison County
MIDDLEBURY

Willis N. Cady Of Middebury announces
from Addison county in the primaries
this year. Mr. Cady has held about all
the offices in Middlebury town and vii
lage, has represented the town in the
Legislature, has been master of the
state Grange and is now road commits
sioner of Addison county. lie has been
in various other public activities and his
public services have always been to the
to to- .,.r.o, s1slo 6aunoo the legal
yotUC~ l called to
assemble in the town hall at eight
o clock Friday, April 30. to see If the
village will vote to amend article 10 or
section 10 relative to the fire department
and the proposed amendments, to the
effect that each hose and hook and lad
der company upon complying to certain
provisions of the bylaws shall be paid
from the village treasury annually as
compensation In addition to the amount
already provided for in the bylaws, $500
for each of it's members actually resi-
dents of the village, with the same amount
to the chief and assistant engineers and
to each Of the four relief men, provided
that no hook or ladder company shall
draw pay for more than 80 members and
for relief or call men The relief or
call men, are to be called upon by the
sounding of the fire alarm for fire
practice and shall draw pay only for
such times and If not used shall be re-
lieved by the foreman and shall draw
pay for only one hour. The considera-
tion of these matters Is the only busi-
ness to be brought up before the meet
ing.
The surviving members of the board of
trustees in the will Of Columbus Smith
, of Salisbury consisting of the Rt. Rev
! A. C. A. Hall of Burlington. Charles e
Pinney. Thomas E. Boyce and John
f. Weeks of Middlebury. met Fri
day and appointed Willard B. Whitney
of Salisbury. John H. Stewart and Allen
r. Sturtevant of Middebury to fill the
/ vacancy in the board caused by the death
! of Joseph Battell, and Rufus Wainwright
Of Burlington and Fred L. Hamilton of
Salisbury. Thomas T.. Boyce, adminis-
traitor of the estate, will shortly close
up the accounts and turn over the prop
erty to the trustees of the estate. The
large mansion house situated in Sails
bury was bequeathed by the will of
Columbus Smith to be used as Home
for Aged women.-Dr. Phillip f.
Mellen has returned from the
Mary Fletcher hospital, where he
had an operation. He is doing well.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cosgrove of
Greensboro are in town for two weeks
Miss Frances Atwood of Salisbury is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. ]. B. Bryant
in East Middlebury-Mr. and Mrs. JEFF.
frey Mayfield of Bratteboro are in town
for several weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Venners of Whitehall, n. Y. are here
for month.-Mortimer Wilcox, who
has spent few months at Day.
tona Beach. Fla. and who returned
week ago, resumed his duties Saturda!
at the Western Union Telegraph office
at the Marshall store.-Mr. and Mrs
Charles Garland and daughter, Mis-.
Hazel Garland. have returned to Ben
nington after a number Of weeks in town
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Dickinson o
Mobile, Ala. are in town for two or thre,
weeks.-The Misses Sarah and Esthe
Parkhurst have returned to Salem, Mass.
after six weeks in Middlebury and vcin
ity.-Mrs. Evelyn Hought, has gone I,
Walingford for a few days at the hom
, of her parents. the Rev. and Mrs OF;
r, Houghton.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Higgins returned
from Ticonderoga. N. Y, Saturday after
noon with Joel B.aise arrested in tina
, town by New York State officers on
, warrant charging him with burgla ry
Blaise was taken into the Addison count,
municipal court late In the afternoon AM
was held in the sum of 81 600 for his ap
pearance in municipal court Saturday
May l. Bail was furnished. II is allege,
that Blaise. who lived in town last win
ter, entered the Middlebury Inn, whicl
was unoccupied at the time. and stole
clock, several bed quilts, bed spread
har rti
Local Camp. No. 1924, Modern Woodmel
3 of America, will hold it's meeting Thurs
9 day State Deputy George r. Baldwin ant
District Deputy William Thyme will hell
confer degrees on four candidates afte
which banquet will be served MONDAY
market day. eggs brought 40 to Al cents
dairy butter 60 and creamery butter I
cents.-Mortimer Wilcox has resumed hi
duties at the Western Union Telegraph
office after spending the winter at Day
tona Beach. Fla.-Mrs. Alley Douglas an
daughter Ida Douglas, who have bee
spending a week at the home of Mr. an,
Mrs. William Turner have returned t
Cornwail-Henry c. Walker has gone t
! Proctor for a few days.-Mr and Mrs
Joseph A. Peck, who have been in tow
for few days at the home of Mrs Peck
= mother. Mrs. Henry w. Brewster. hav
returned to Brooklne, Mass.-Mrs. Hele
Farnham of Sudbury is in town.-Mr an
y Mrs. Benjamin Phifer of Plankingtor
H., are In town for several weeks
Mrs Fred Chayers has gone to Montrea
s on a ten days visit--Arthur Brown ha
Q secured the contract for the building o
j. an addition to the east wing of the State
e prison at Windsor. the building will b
l. n by 90 by 30 feet. He expects TO com
o mence operations at once.-Col James NJ
h Tracey is moving from the Fred Gran
house on Seminary street to the Atwoo
house on Weybridge street.-A horse be
=, longing to Adelard Erenvenue, who live
, In the east part of the town. was hitche
In the mill shed at the Star mills Sun
= day afternoon. Becoming frightened,
u street. then to Main street. where it ra
into carriage occupied by Charles c
" Cady and wife. breaking a forward whee
Continuing up the street, il colided |
front of the John K. Dwyer store with
Il telephone post and was thrown to tn
= sidewalk The vehicle was some demolisi
c cd, but the horse escaped with a fe,
l. bruises.-A large audience gathered Sur
s day evening at the Congregational Churc
# for the weekly community service an
h listened to an inspiring address from ID
4. Wilfred T. Grenfell of the Labrador coas
II missions The evenings offering wer
contributed to the benefit Of these mi,
sions.-Miss Ruth Walker has returne
TO Proctor after a few days here at III
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henr
! c. Walker-Mr. and Mrs George j. Rope
y of Lyndonville are in town for a stay {
u several weeks-MrS Maryarat DeIava