Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-08
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NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN.
Mrs. Theresa S. Gregory and son have
been some days I'm town.
The petit jurors from this town are
d. w. Nash and S. b. NJ. Cowles.
The Y. /. w. G. met with Mrs. Fred
Rowley on Wednesday afternoon.
The Ladies' Missionary society met
with Mrs Hugh Potter Thursday after
noou.
Col and Mrs. Ward IIurlburt of Wey-
bridge were present at the Memorial day
services.
Efforts are being made to make Child
ren's day, next Sunday, an interesting
occasion.
Hiram Wright of this town will, if
living next August, reach his S9th birth
day. He is still a well preserved man.
The delegates sent by this church to
the county conference at Middlebury
were Dea. f. f. Nash, Mrs. d. w. Nash
and Dea. Will Partch and wife.
The pastor made strong plea last
Sunday for the sunday school, that
more active work might be done and
greater Efforts put forth to secure II
larger attendance.
1t is seldom one listens to as fine a
discourse as was delivered by the pastor
here on Memorial Sunday. In the after
noon he spoke in Holley hall, Bristol,
and IN both places his address was much
enjoyed.
At the annual election of Sunday
school officers Dea. win II. Partch was
again reelected superintendent and
Halle Peck secretary and treasurer,
aud Miss Carrie Mason was made
librarian.
The graduating exercises of Beeman
academy will occur on Thursday. June
/ II. \ sOloist from Boston is expected
! for the concert, to be assisted by the
/ Howard Opera House orchestra, who
will furnish the music for the day. y
| ./rhe youngest child of Mr., and Mrs.
"A. g. Wright, Alice Elizabeth, was
buried last week Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. c. y. Thomas. She
died of membraneOus Group, being sick
only n hours. She was three years OF
tage.-
The many friends and acquaintances
of NJ. Francis Collins of Norwood. y.
/ y. will he panied to learn of his death
in that village of blood poison, on the
( morning of Decoration day. He was IA
long established and reliable druggist,
a prominent and highly respected citizen
and will be great loss to the church
and society of thar place. The deceased
married Minerva r., half sister of the
late Francis Ayres of Weybridge and was
Il brother-in-law of Mrs. j. G.. Stowe of
this town.
Decoration day brought a crowd of
people to town. y large delegation
came by train from Bristol and were met
at the cemetery by the president of the
day. Sherrod Brown, the old veteran s
aud many of the citizens. where the
ritual service of the G.. \. Il. was per
formed. after which a procession was
formed and marched to the church
where the exercises were held. Rev. i
F. Kellogg of Bristol offered the opening
prayer Principal IIeSselgraye gave Il
neat little spec h; the pastor very cor
daily and in well chosen words gave a
hearty welcome, which was supplemented
later on by another from the president of
the day. The address, by Rev. l.. \,
BigelOw of Proctor. was fine. one Of the
best, and was most enthusiastically re-
ceiyed by the very large audience. The
choir, "a usual. sang with charming
effect. The decorations of the church
were profuse and beautiful and most
artistically arranged under the direction
of Mrs. II. G. Roscoe. At the cOnclu-
sion of the exercises a free lunch wa:
served 20 the large company by the
ladies of the parish.