Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-29
MlDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS.

Charles Witherell, of Cornwall, was in
town Monday.
Henry Hyde, of Salisbury, was in
town Monday.
Oliver Farnham, of Shoreham, was in
town Monday.
N. p. Barbour. of Bridport, visited
friends in town Saturday.
Merritt Stow is the local representative
of the Burlington Daily News.
I Lewis Henfeld, of Benson, has entered
the employ of r. S. Benedict
The National Bank will be closed all
day Saturday, Memorial Day.
Miss Mary Foss. of Vergennes, was in
town the latter part of last week.
A. II. Bristol and son spent Sunday in
Vergennes with friends and relatives.
A daughter was born at Ticonderoga,
n. Y, May 5, to Mr.. and Mrs. William
Preble.
Allen Calhoun has returned from
Bridport, where he has spent the past
week on business.
Fordyce Moore has gone to Gloucester,
! Mass, where he has secured Il position
in one of the big hotels.
Miss Florence Hemingway, of Man
chester, VT, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. j. f. Crane during the week.
Joseph Aud, business manager of the
Burlington News, was in town Monday
and made the Register Office a pleasant
call.
C. F. Rich had large force on the
mountain trying to save his wood lot
from the flames that are sweeping over
range.
There was a hard frost Monday morn
ing and ice formed on still water.
Whatever vegetation was up was
killed
Ira NJ. Taylor placed the windows in
his block Saturday and the work of
finishing the interior is progressing
rapidly.
The Middlebury Gun club will meet
at the range on the fair grounds Satur
day morning, May 80 at $50, fol
practice.
Miss Collene Dickinson has returned
to her home i'm Benson after being the
guest of Miss Ida Sticlney for the past
few days.
There will be box social at f. II
Morcs, ON Munger street. Friday, June )
All are cordially invited. The ladies are
requested to each bring a box.
Principal Rogers, of Burr and Burton
Seminary, has returned to Manchester
Vt. after being the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Crane the past few days
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Clay and children
have returned to their home in Cleve
land, O., after spending the past week
with the formers sister, Miss Emma
Clay.
Mark II Dean, formerly of Cornwall
who has been in the employ of the
Boston Elevated Railway company since
1897, has recently been promoted from
motorman to regular starter.
The Labaree society of the COngrega
tional church, closed a very successful
rummage sale in the lower part of the
town hall Saturday. A good sum wa:
realized for the benefit of the church
society.
Water was shut off for short time
Saturday owing to the packing blowing
out around a oint of pipe in the mair
line near the base of the mountain. The
water commissioners made lively work
in repairing it.
The strawberry festival which was
held by the Epworth League of the
Methodist church on the lawn near the
church Friday evening was largely
attended, and good sum was realized
for the benefit of the church.
While we are suffering from a terrible
drouth, Oklahoma has been experiencing
the worst floods in its history Enid
Oklahoma, where Wallace Hill is located
was swept by a great flood, 100000
worth of property destroyed and hun
dreds of families rendered homeless.
was still raining at last accounts il
Oklahoma.
There was a large attendance Sunda,
, afternoon at the Memorial services at tn
town hall under the auspices of w. 2
Russell Post, No 50, G.. y. r, TIL,
exercises opened at ? o'clock witt
prayer by Rev. L. j. Guernsey. pastor o
the Methodist church. The Memoria
sermon was delivered by Rev. f. O
Taylor pastor OF the Baptist church
Rev. Thomas Simms closed the service
!, with appropriate remarks. The hall wa
tastefully decorated and the music was
fine.
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