Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-06-27
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

visiting his brother, Clarence Wells.
Attorney E. H. Deavltt of Winooski
was in town on business this week.
C. II. Burt of Saratoga Is with his son,
NJ. II. Burt, for two weeks visit.
Fred S. Haskell of New York, who is
out of health, arrived in town this week.
Mrs. Thomas Clay and children are
visiting Mrs. Clay's father, John Rotch-
ford.
Miss Alice Rockwell of Westboro,
Mass, is at President Brainerd's for the
summer.
Miss Inez Allen and Miss Alma Allen
of Minneapolis are guests of Walter
Billings.
Dr.. Daniel G. Reilly and Mrs. Kelley of
Dayton, o., are visiting in town and
vicinity.
George Ripley of Chicago, a former
resident, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Par
son Billings.
DR.. Stanton S. Eddy is in Boston as
assistant superintendent of the Boston
city hospital.
Attorney Carl Merrill of Glens Falls,
y. Y. has spent the week in town with
his father, Henry Merrill.
Miss Maud Winters of Pittsburgh, n.
Y, is spending the week as the guest of
Mrs. Edwin X. Clay
John @. Dickinson of Shoreham, form
erly of the firm of Remick Il Dickinson,
was visitor in town this week.
Mrs. Jennie Lowell and Daniel Lowell
went to Glens Falls, n, Y, Tuesday for
a stay of three weeks with relatives.
Charles n. Powers of Bennington has
spent the past week in town, the guest
of the his aunt, Miss Lucy Tinney.
Wesley Murdoch, clerk at G. E. Mar
shall's. has returned from two weeks
vacation spent in st. Adams and Warren.
Mrs. Frank Lavonche and children re-
turned this week from months visit to
Mrs. Lavonche's parents at Winchendon,
Mass.
DR.. Earl Cushman of New York has
arrived in town to spend the summer va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar H. Cushman.
Prof. Henry NJ. Seely was nominated
for congress for the first district on the
Prohibition ticket at the state convention
held in Barre last week.
Isaac Sterns and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ioag attended the celebration of
the S0th birthday of Mrs. G. +. Baldwin
of South WillistOn last Saturday. Mrs.
Baldwin is mother of Mrs. Stems. There
we're present four generations of rela-
tives.
Simon Mcmahon was before Justice O.
p. Moore Thursday charged with fur
nishing liquor to Joseph Cross. A Jury
consisting of A. w. Dickens, George
Stewart, Alfred C. Woodward, Harley
Hoag, John Doody and A. Robbins were
called. After two witnesses proved that
Cross story was untrue, the Jury
brought in verdict of not guilty and
Mcmahon was released. States Attor-
ney Donoway prosecuted.
James Rooney died at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. joseph Rooney,
Saturday morning, after lingering sick
ness with consumption, aged Il years.
lie is survived by his parents and five
brothers, Alorzo Rooney and Henry
Rooney of Albany, John and William
Rooney of Lowell, Mass, and Charles
Rooney, who is in the United States
army in the Philippines. The funeral
was held at st. Mary's Roman Catholic
church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
Rev. FIR. Shannon officiating. Burial
was made in the Catholic West cemetery
Walter Frsbie, farmer 30 years old
living three miles north of this village on
the turnpike road, committed suicide
early Monday morning by cutting his
throat with razor, nearly severing the
head from the body. He went to the barn
to milk and not returning at the usual
time caused his wife to go to see what
was the matter. He had placed his hat
on shelf and laid the razor case beside
it. When found his head was resting on
his hands. The selectmen of Weybridge
and DR.. f. II. Martin were called and
held an inquest. The cause for the act
is supposed 70 have been Mr. Frsbie's
failure to secure his fathers old farm in
Waltham, which he had expected to carry
on. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F.
Fris bic of Ferrisburg Center, brother,
Walter Frisbie of Waltham. and a widow
and two-vear.old son survives.