Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-10
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Pres. Ezra Brainerd has returned from
several weeks outing at Knights
Island.
Atty Ira II. LaFeur and family have
returned from two weeks stay at
Long Point.
The Rev. r. W. Thompson of Wey-
bridge will preach at the NJ. f. church
next Sunday.
Mrs. w. Z. Forsythe and children are
spending the month at their old home in
Stanstead, p. q.
County Examiner I. f. Bovce holds
an examination IN Middebury next Mon
day and Tuesday.
G.. f. Stevens was called to Benning-
ton on Wednesday by the sickness Of
sister who resides there.
Miss Florence King, operator of the
Postal Telegraph company, is on two
weeks vacation in Barre.
Mrs L A. Skin and the Misses Wlds
are spending the month at Cushing
Island. near Portland, Me.
Fred ". Beckwith, who for month
past has been Ar Thompson's Point on
the lake. has returned home.
Prof f. A. Bur- is home from Sarato-
ga Mrs. Burt and the children will re-
main there some time longer.
The family of II. d. Bacon of the
marble mills are at their summer cottage
or Lake Dunmore for August
Mrs W. Pitts ard G. H.. Remele
will sicg at the morning services at the
Congregational church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon leaw of Proctor
were with Mr., Ieaw's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Cady. during the week.
Rev. Charles +. Hesselgrave of Madi-
son, y. j. will supply the pulpit of the
Congregational church next Sunday.
II. f. Wells reached Middlebury on
Friday las. to spend the remainder Of
his summer vacation at the old home
Mss Alice Williamson. spent last week
| in The AGirondacks. the guest Of her sis
ter Mrs Il. T. Woodward of Warrcus-
| burg.
Mss Anna Pickering, who has been
| spending few weeks at 5. w. Jewett's,
| ha, returned to her home in RoXhury,
Mass.
Mr. and Ms. f. l.. Jackson of Herlll.
mer. y. y. arrived here Monday for 4
v'si' with Mr.. Jackson's brother, W. NJ.
jackson.
Ms. William Shackett of Worcester.
Msss., is here on an extended visit at the
home of Mr.. Shackeit's parents east Of
the village
DR.. Ford c. Langworthy is passing his
months vacation from departmental du-
ties in Washington at his old home on
Franklin street.
Arthur DOvle of Lawrence Mass, has
purchased the Pierce House on Court
street and has a force of men at work to
overhaul and modernize it.
Willie Nelson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Israel Nelson. broke his leg last week
as result of a fall while playing in L..
ID. Eldredge's hay barn.
f. II. Thorp's house on Academy
street has been purchased by Mrs. Bruce
Wright of Waltham. who will move TO
tins village when Mr.. Thorp departs.
Whitney's San Francisco Minstrels
played to a good house last Friday even
ing. The company is considerably in
ferior to its last winters organization.
Mrs. II. b, Robinson of Blue Island,
ill.,, who has been visiting her brother,
DR.. f. p. Russell. since the first of
July, leaves this morning for her home.
DR.. Earl l.. Cushman has returned
from Meech's Island, where he has been
for month, to spend the remainder Of
his vacation with his parents in Middle
bury.
W. ii. brewster returned home Satur-
day from North Scituate, Mass. where
he had been for a week with his family.
The latter remain for the rest of the
month.
Rev. II. a. Carlson was at Long Point
part of the past week. Mrs. Carlson
and children visited with friends at Wey-
bridge during the time of Mr.. Carlson
absence.
II. w. Jones Of Shoreham, administra-
tor of the estate of the late Mrs. A. A.
Remele. will hold an auction sale of her
household goods next Tuesday at her
late residence.
Miss Anna NJ. Collins of Burlington,
formerly stenOgrapher in the Button q
Button law office, was In the village for
a few days this week, the guest of Mrs.
l.. n. Howard.
The ;45 train south on Wednesday
morning carried the returning "fresh-
air children" sent here by the New York
Tribune's fresh air fund. They had a
fine time to talk about for the coming
year.
There is no truth in the report of new
coal dealer in town. 1t probably was
started by one man ordering several car
loads of coal In behalf of number of