Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-06-05
County l1ems.
BRIDPORT.

BRiDPoRT.
The Misses Hall of Elizabethtown are
visiting Miss Lille Dukett.
Geo Bruce had the misfortune to lose
his only COW on Tuesday.
II. II. Hutchinson expects to be able to
do saving some time next week.
DR.. f. o. Porter of Cornwall made a
professional visit to town on Sunday.
Mrs. A. G.. Pierce of Burlington is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. T. Lamos.
L. S. Burwell, petit juror, is attending
the county court now In session at Mid
dlebury.
The ball game between our young boys
and the Middlebury boys, on Saturday =,
resulted in an easy victory for our team.
Miss Marion Pratt, who had been With
relatives in town for year, returned u
her home in Padua, ILL.,, Wednesday OF
last week.
Mrs. S. j. Bartlett and son Sanford,
who had been in town for few weeks,
returned to their home in AmenIa, y. Y,
on Friday.
The Methodist society has moved the
horse barn trom the old parsonage lot to
that recently purchased by them OF the
Hill estate.
c. o. Howard has recently purchased
of G. f, Solace his orchard lot in the
village, containing eight acres; consider T.
alton. $l00.
The lawn party given by the Methodist
society at Mountain View Inn on We'd
nesday evenir g of last week was, owing
to the weather, SHINY attended.
Decoration day exercises were well at
tended. The G.. A. IL. boys hoisted flag
in the park near the school house, where
high pole had been placed for it. Rev.
Mr.. Bacon made very appropriate re-
marks in the vestry.
Builders are at work erecting a new
house for ). j. Cook. Mr.. Remington
of Ticonderoga has the contract. The
new structure will be built on the founda-
ton of the old house, that was destroyed
by fire last fall
Il. C. Melvin has leased his farm to G..
II. kitchell and will. with his sister, Miss
Maggie, 90 to Chicago to live with their
brother, W. j. Melvin, who has been in
that city for several years. Mr.. and Miss
Melvin expect to leave for the West in
a short time.
The rains of the past week have done "A
world of good for us, as is manifested by
the more cOntented expression on the
faces of our farmers, who were previous
ly fearful of the result. They say that
with good amount of wet weather this
month we may yet get good hay crop.
The condition of DIR. Blaisdel is re-
ported as improving, and Mrs. +. G.. Con-
verse is also said to be slightly on the
gain. Miss Mabel Elmer has so far i'm.
proved that she is able to sit up and is
considered in fair way to recover.
George Bruce is also reported as consider
ably improved.
The republicans of Bridport will meet
in caucus at the town hall on Saturday.
June &, at 30 p. m. to choose delegates
to represent them at the county conven-
ton to be held at Middlebury June l6:
also to elect delegates to represent them
at the State and district conventions TO
be held in Burlington and Rutland, re-
spectively.
Five members of VIM. Higgins family
are i'll with diphtheria. Mrs Higgins
had the disease last week. but in very
mild form, and it was not until Satur.
day, when the doctor was first called,
that the nature of the disease was known.
Then the children began to show symp-
IoIls Ol lne hlalauN' On Monuay lne
four children were sick, two of the cases
taking a malignant form. Monday after
noon DR.. Martin came out from Middle
bury and with DR.. Townsend admins
tered anti-toXine to each case. On We'd
nesday the symptoms were considered
very favorable and the prospect that all
might recover was thought to be good.
The house was promptly querantined
and the school in that the Allen dis
trict closed and it is hoped that there
will be no other cases i'm town. The
family took the disease from Il lady from
York State who came there visiting and
who had Just recovered from the disease