Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-12-25

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is i'll with the mumps.
Mrs. d. p. Hulburd of Round Lake, n.
Y, has lately visited friends in town.
Miss Bertha Branerd is passing the
holiday vacation with friends in Wash
ington.
Mr.. J. w. Lovett was out yesterday
for the first time in several days. He
has had the grip.
y. p. Tupper, Esq, has gone to Man
chester to spend the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Murliland.
Mr.. Harry II. Fletcher, who has been
in Philadelphia since the early fall, is
home for the holidays.
Mr.. Frank Rowe is home from Castle
ton, where he has managed Il cheese fac
tory for several seasons.
Miss Agatha Ransom of Kalamazoo,
Mich, is with her sister, Mrs. James
Smith, for the winter
Mr.. Virgil Benedict has recovered from
his illness and resumed his place in the
store of Beckwith & Co.
President Brainerd went on Wednes-
day to New York city. He intended to
be away four or five days.
Mrs. d. Calvin and child came up
from Brattleboro on Tuesday. Her hus-
band, who is ill, has been here for some
time.
Mrs. DR.. Hyde, who has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. 5. l.. Bissell. and other
friends, returned to her home in Iowa
last Thursday.
Mr.. James Sullivan, who was for some
time the book-keeper in DR.. Sheldon's,
has entered the employ of Mr.. McCuen,
the Vergennes merchant.
Professors Howard and James of the
college and Principal Bullock of the
graded school are passing the holiday
vacation in Boston.
Mr.. Edward Bell is in town, haying
been called here from Minneapolis by
the illness of his father, whose funeral
was held on Friday last.
Mr.. Carl a. Mead, who teaches Greek
and Latin in Burr & Burton seminary,
Manchester, is with his mother and sis
ter here for the vacation.
Miss Flora NJ. Crane, who is teaching
in Mortified (Mass.) seminary, is spend
Ia, lo 4 ,iStn IL 4,
in Middlebury and vicinity.
Mrs. Charles Linsley, of whose Sc
rious illness mention was made last
week, is much better and strong hopes
of her ultimate recovery are entertain
ed.
Prof. II. +. Scott is at Mr. G.. c. Chap
mans for the vacation. On his return
he will take Mrs. Scott and their child
to Concord, where they are to set up
housekeeping.
Mr.. j. +. Negus has been quite Ill
as the result of an attack of the prevail
ing epidemic. Other victims are Mr.. and
Mrs. Darwin Rider. The latter was very
sick the first of the week, but is better.
Mr. and Mrs. f. NJ. Sayre of Roche ster
NY, are in town. having been called here
by the illness of the latter's father, Mr..
l.. II. Sayre, who does not gain in health
and is confined to the bed the greater
part of the time,
A private letter from Washing ION says
that Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Smith and
their three youngest children are suffer
ing from the grip. Mr. Smith was ex-
pected in Middlebury the last of this
week or the first of next.
Mrs. Peet of California. who had been
in town and vicinity on visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Brainerd, and numerous friends S.
set out last Thursday on her journe Y
home. President and Mrs. Branerd ac-
companed her as far as Montreal.
Most of the young people who are at
tending school out of town are home for
the holidays. Among them are Misses
Susie Brewster and Kittie Sade from
Abbot academy, Andover, Mass; Miss
Emelyn Tilden from Concord, n. H.;
Misses Carrie, Ella and Mabel Bond and
Miss Anna Slade from Boston, and Miss
Jessie Eddy from Smith college.
COUNTY AND VICINITY NOTES.