Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-22

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f. C. Morrill,, of Granville, was in
town one day last week on business.
Mrs. Rosilla Pierce has been in Yer
gennnes caring for Mrs. Arthur Coles.
John johnson, of Warren. was in
town Sunday, the guest of L. c. Balm.
James Lathrop is at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Mary Culver, in Wey-
bridge
The forest fires have done much dam
age to sugar orchards as well as timber
land.
C. f. Murray was drawn on the petit
Jury for the next session of county
court
John Moulton, of Warren, brought
Frank Moody some fine veal calves this
week
Ernest Brown will have charge of the
Dumas place, and has moved his family
there.
Mildred and Cushman Delphia are
guests of their grandfather Delphia, in
Bridport.
\ number of the men employed on
the Dodge barn have left, sick with
measles.
AR. and Mrs. Loren Dwire were in
Starlsboro recently to see Mrs. Elliott,
who is i'll.
The fires on the mountain last week
caused much excitement and did much
damage.
The measles still travel faster than the
health officers and many new cases are
reported.
Fred Bryant, of Malone, n. Y, will
speak on Memorial day at ? o'clock at
the Center
Mrs Richard Liberty and child are
with her sister, Mrs. George Morrill,, in
North Lincoln.
The subject at the Christian Endeavor
meeting May "a is Power and Prayer"
Leader, j. j. Rhodes.
Mrs. Mabel MacDonnel and child are
guests of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Colby,
at the Lincoln house.
A party of United States geographical
signal men have established flag sta
ton on Mount Abraham.
A number of ladies from town at
tended the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union convention in Bristol last
week.
Men were obliged to work lively to
keep the Cove mills, now owned by
Hanks & Parmalee, from burning up last
week.
Charles Aaron and David Estey of
Warren, were in town last week, the
guests of their son. Willard Estey, and
! family.
Mrs. William Nichols, of Downings-
Vile. has been helping to care for her
sister. Lilly Hammer. who has had the
! measles.
Master Ernest Dwire, of New Haven,
has been the guest of his grandparents,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Dwire, and other
relatives here.
j. H. Bean has been appointed the
executor of the will of Esther Davis,
and G. A. Thayer and Charles Sweet
commissioners.
George belong, wife and son, and
Rufus Robertson and wife. of Warren,
were in town this week, the guests of
Wallace Brown and wife.
The Lincoln Lumber Co. have been
endeavoring to stop the fire on their
mountain land as it has already de-
stroyed much valuable timber.
Mrs. NJ. F. Estey has two species of
air plants that are quite a curiosity.
They derive all their nourishment from
the air and thrive and blossom.
Mr.. Dart, of Sioux City, Mich, has
| been the guest of his uncle, James But
terrified, and other relatives here. Mr.
Dartt is farmer on large scale.
Mrs. Sargent. of Huntington, was in
town last week, the guest of her brother,
Joseph Bean, and family. Her mother
Mrs. Bean, accompanied her home
Ernest Dodge's 100 foot barn was
raised May 10. 1t is four stories high
and went together all right because
"Brown" had charge of it, and good
crowd was on hand to help, and every.
thing passed off pleasantly. especially
the dinner prepared by Mrs Dodge and
her mother, Mrs. Page. which was
served at the Ladies' hall.
Mr.. Murray's dry house at South Lin
coin was observed by the clerk in the
local store to be on fire one day last
week, and although an alarm was given
Immediately and the men in the mil
worked valiently, the building and con
tents, valued at $500, were DESTROYED
The store caught fire, but was saved
Mr.. Murray's friends showed their sym
pathy by getting up bee and cutting
the lumber for new building.