Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04
LINCOLN.

Miss Ada Estes is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mary Morgan has so far recovered as
to be able to go home last Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Colby had to return to the hos
pital at Burlington Wednesday morning.
Moses Purinton and wife of New Haven
were guests of Edison Turner and family
Saturday.
Lewis Balm and wife and Harvey Farr and
wife attended the funeral of Mrs. Amy
(Drake) Farr in Bristol Monday afternoon.
Moses Purinton aud wife of New Haven
and Merrill Barton and son of Vergennes at
tended the funeral of Seymour Davis here
Friday
The second lecture in the course by Rev.
Mr.. Robinson Tuesday evening, subject can
Jacksonville Prison., was listened to by fair
audience with marked attention.
Rev. Smith NJ. WILDER, former pastor of
the NJ. f. church, is visiting friends in town
andpreached in the NJ. E. church Sunday at
? p. m. and at South Lincoln in the evening.
Mrs. Lois Lee is in South Starksboro
staying with her brother, VIM. Orvis, who is
in poor health, while his wife has gone to
Burlington to the Mary Fletcher hospital for
treatment
Too late for last issue.
George Thayer returned Saturday night
from business trip in Northern New York.
Miss Dell Nichols came home from Mid
dlebury Monday. She is suffering with bad
cough.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles of Monkton were guests
nf bPir Haunhtar Mrc
family Tuesday.
The first lecture of the course in the NJ. f.
church Tuesday evening was well worth the
price of the whole course.
William Grant met with a serious accident
Saturday afternoon. While engaged in laying
lead pipe for his water works, he made a mis-
step and fell into the ditch and heavy piece
of the pipe fell on him, breaking two ribs and
bruising him otherwise.
The marriage of Miss Mary Phillips of
South Starksboro and Amos Phillips of Starks-
boro was consummated at the residence of
Henry Sweet Sunday afternoon by Rev. True
Hill of Bristol. About thirty of the friends
and relatives were present. The guests left a
generous supply of beautiful presents as tokens
of their love and esteem. \
William Dearborn dropped dead SATURDAY.
afternoon at his home in South Lincoln aged
81 years. His funeral was held Monday at
p. m, in the Union church. Rev. w. A.
Kinzie of Bristol officiated. He had lived in
town many years and was highly respected by
all who knew him. lie leaves a wife, three
sons and daughter to mourn his loss
Seymour Davis, only child of Alonzo and
Elizabeth (Purinton) Davis, died Wednesday
morning, after a long and painful illness,
aged As years. Much sympathy is felt for his
bereaved wife, who has been ceaseless in her
efforts to relieve his suferings during his
protracted sickness of five years and who now
so deeply mourns his loss The funeral will
be held Friday at l p. m, at his late residence.
Rev. w. A. Kinzie will conduct the exercises.
Married, at the residence of the groom's
parents, Mr. and Mrs E. Siple, Sunday after
noon, by Rev. L. A. Bigelow, Miss Carrie
Young Of Pawlet and William Siple The
brides mother and sister and only few of
their most intimate friends were present to
witness the ceremony, on account of the
illness of Mrs. Siple. The bride is a popular
school teacher, who has taught several terms