Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-05
PERSONAL MENTION,

where his parents reside, for the vacation.
Miss Mary Phelps on Monday started
for Port Huron, Mich, where her brother
resides.
Mr.. z. F. Chapman of Chapman & Co.
is in Boston this week buying goods for
the spring trade.
President Brainerd went to Boston on !
Monday. He intended coming home to-
day or tomorrow.
Mrs. a. \. VI. Collins is at Mrs. Du-
gald Stewards. She has been in Bristol |
during the winter.
Mr.. Burton Parmelee, who is employed |
by a publishing house at Springfield,
Mass, is home on visit.
Miss Matte Mead is with her parents
during the vacation of the school which
she teaches at Natick, Mass.
Miss Jessie wager is visiting in Town
send, Mass, where the family resided
before coming to Middlebury.
Judge Knapp returned home from New
York on the Sunday morning train, after
an absence of three or four days.
Messrs. Rufus Langworthy and Jesse
Campbell have left home to travel with
a theatrical company as musicians.
Mr.. E. w. Bird went to Burlington on
Monday to begin work for Walker Bros,
wholesale grocers, for whom he is travel
ing.
Prof. w. W. Eaton is in Boston this
week attending the annual meeting of
the commission of New England col
leges.
Rev. 5. L. b. Speare, formerly pastor of
the Congregational church here, has been
called to the pastorate of church in Grin
nell, la.
Principal Wales of the Bristol Graded
school was here during his vacation. His
school opened on Monday for the spring
term.
The newspapers reported the arrival of
Hon. John w. Stewart in Boston few
days ago. He is now supposed to lie in
Washington.
Mr. Freeman Sird has entered the en-
ploy of Mr.. f. p Cushman. His place
at Bond Bros. is taken by Mr.. Fred Ross,
"A young man from Vergennes.
Col. Thad NJ. Chapman has been in New
York since Saturday. Hon. a. a.
Fletcher, who went down with him,
returned Wednesday morning.
Miss May Seely has gone into partner
ship in the millinery business at Fair Ha-
ven with Miss l.. A. Goodrich, who for
merly lived and taught school here.
, Mrs. James NJ. Warner and daughter,
who were with Mrs. Warmers sister, Mrs.
Dugald Stewart, for number of weeks,
, have gone back to their home in Albany,
NY.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Beckwith arrived
home on Sunday morning. They spent
3 last week in New York, Mr.. Beckwith in
purchasing goods and Mrs. Beckwith in
visiting friends.
Mr.. y. c. Morrison, who has been in
Montreal since last summer and holds
the position of ticket agent there for the
, Pullman Palace Car Co., is home for
rest. His health is bad.
Mrs. Frank a. Bond, who has been out
of health almost all winter, is once more
able to be about. Mr.. Bond was down
town on Saturday, but suffered relapse
and is again confined to the house.
Mr.. Arthur Ii. Bristol is the new butter
buyer at Mr.. Benedict's store. He is
well known to people hereabouts, having
had headquarters last year in the base
ment of the Allen block and before that
at Beckwith Il Cos.
More of the young people have come
l home from school and college for the va
cation, among them being Misses Jessie
l Stewart, Carrie Bond, Carrie Steele and
: Lena Smith and Messrs. Harold Palmer
: and Clarence Riggs.
Mr.. Henry Phair of Bristol went from
here on Tuesday to the Soldiers home at
: Bennington, where he will remain for at
= least six months, and longer if he likes it.
He served in the First Vermont battalion
and is in poor health.
I Mr.. Frank Is. Hyde went on Wednes-
/. day to Clifton Springs, in Central New
York, for treatment. His health failed
because of too hard work and he has
been home for several months in order to
e recuperate; but he does not improve so
i. rapidly as he ought.
v Mrs. b. F. Wales was much concerned
. when the first newspaper reports of the
e loss of the United States war ships at Sa-
4 moa appeared, as her brother, Mr.. John
e Westfall, was gunner on the Trenton.
Later reports, stating that all on board
: that ship were saved, relieved her anxiety.
k Prof. Samuel Sheldon of Harvard uni
!, versity is in town for the vacation. The
= current issue of the Atlantic Monthly
! contains an article by him on the subject,