Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT;
THE NEWS BY COUNTIES


~Ts ~D:.. Tas % VS'''sr zio 'Ssw S'v, T,S ssn, 60
with new stage settins- ~ lew
jokes and new and novel DAN. The /
program will include the farcical one !
act sketch "Sir Edward Booth, or the !
Lunatic Asylum. The receipts will he |
for the benefit of the Mddlebury Grange, |
No 315 and the biggest audience Of the
season is confidently looked for.-Mr and
Mrs. Ira L. Pond, who have been for two
months with Mrs. Ponds parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Phelps ]. Coolihan. have returned
to their home in Burlington.
Miss Eve yn Bishop of Knoxville.
tenn, is visiting at the home of
Prof. and Mrs. l.. J. Hathaway.-Mon
day, market day. eggs brought 40 to 10,
dairy butter 60 and creamery butter 72.
The milk distributors in Middle bury
have cut down the price of milk from
Il cents per quart, where 1T has stood
for six months. to IL cents per quart
AMI the price of cream has been cor
respondingly reduced-Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Minkels of Brooklyn. n. Y, are
in town for several weeks.-Mr and
Mrs Nelson Taylor and daughter, Mi as
Freia Taylor. have returned to Nc
Indoes Falls after three months in
Middelbury and neighboring towns
Mass. are in town for few weeks
Col. James NJ Tracy, who had the mis-
fortune to break his left shoulder
blade last Thursday, is getting along
nicely and Is able to be about the
street a little, but will not be able to
do anything for four or five weeks
Mrs. John T. NARROW and daughters,
the Misses Rebecca ami Alice Marlow.
have returned to Scranton, Penn af-
ter six weeks in Middlebury.--Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Taft of Cincinnati, Ohio.
are in town for several weeks
Messrs. Jesse Williamson and Fred c.
Norton have returned to Rome n. Y.
after having been employed in this
section for year.
Mr. and Mrs. Zephyr Bradwell of Mon
treal are in town for several weeks
Mr. and Mrs. Oswod Dean have returned
, to Granville. ". Y, after six weeks in
town.-Apparently not liking the way
! Middebury village has done thing lately
| in relation to the fire department, eight
of the members of the Volunteer hose
| company rendered their designations
| Tuesday evening to Chief Edward Hg
gins. The designations were all accept
ed and their places vacated by the retir-
ing members were at once filled without
the slightest difficulty.-C. II. Amsden,
who has been in town few days to visit
! the home of the Rev. and Mrs. w. II.
| Dean on South street has returned to his
home in Boston.-The adjourned hearing
in the case of Joel Blaise was resumed
| ut one o'clock Wednesday afternoon be-
| fore A. w. Dickens in the municipal
| court. In this case the respondent is
| 'harged with having committed burglary
| 1t the M!dlehury Inn some time during
the past winter when the house was un-
occupied. 1t is probable that the hear
in will last for another day.-Word has
been received from the Fanny Allen
hospital that Mrs. Isaac L. Rogers. who
underwent an operation at that institu-
ton. was doing as well as could be ex-
pected.- The Midlebury Suffrage Study
club will meet this Thursday afternoon
at three O'Clock at the home of Miss
Emma Clay. A large attendance is hop
ed for as 1t will be the last meeting of
the club year.-Mr. and Mrs. William
*. Foster and Miss Reita Campbell have
returned from Manatee, Fla. where they
have spent the winter.--The listers of
the town of Middlebury will meet in the
town clerks office at 10 o'clock, May IL.
to hear grievances of all parties who
may be aggreved at their appraisals.-
Thomas Reynolds son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Reynolds, of Orwell, was brought
before Judge Albert w. Dickens in the
Juvenile court, charged with being an
incorrigible child and was sent to Ver-
gennes for the balance of his minority.
Col James NJ. Tracy has returned
from Burlington, where he went Sat
urday for an X-ray examination to
determine the nature and extent OF
the injury he received to is shoul-
der in an accidental fall Friday. II
was found that the left shoulder blade had
been broken. just as his local physician
had diagnosed the case. Colonel Tracy
is able to be about the village some but
: will be incapactated for at least three
or four weeks.-Messrs John and George
st. George have gone to Clarendon for
several weeks.-Mr. and Mrs. Jane:
: Clingstone, of Providence, r. l., are ir
town for a few weeks.-Attorney Leroy
: C. Russell makes known his intention tc
be republican candidate for town rep
? resentative from Mddlebury In the Log
islature in the primary next fall. Judg,
$ Charles l. Button had previously an
; nounced his intention to be a candidate
3 for the position So it looks like a law
yer from Middlebury In the next Legisla
r ture.-Mrs. r. J. Foster and her daugh
: ter Miss Marjorie Foster. are on a vsi
e to Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Foster, in Sud
bury.-Mrs. George j. Fowler and hel
> sister. Mrs. Albert Parmenter have re
turned TO Maverick, n. j.. after an ex
g tended visit with relatives and friends II
e Middlebury and neighboring towns.-Witt
= the first of May the price of milk which
\ had been 10 cents per quart since las
= fall. was reduced by the distributors tC
3 IL cents per quart with a corresponding
=. drop in the price of cream.-The Misses
I Hortense and Elizabeth Spilled have re-
= turned to Plainfield, y. j., after three
3 weeks visit with friends in town,-Tht
\ United States Internal Revenue Bureau
@ has had bulletined in the postoffice here 6
e list of the names of persons getting theiI
Q mail from this office who filed income tas
lists for the year 1919 and the list con
q tains ia persons.-Miss Lenora Casso
8 way. of Troy, ~ Y. is in town for sew
s eral weeks.
VERGENNES
Dorchester Lodge No. I, A. F.. &
r A. NJ, held its annual meeting Wednes
e day April 2S and elected officers as fol
: lows; Worthy Master. A. S. Haven
J. senior warden. l.. E. Collins junior war
den. Levi II. Brown; treasurer, c. II
J. Cole; secretary. C. T. S. Pierce. Imme