Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-04
MIDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS

the guest OF FRANK Go0dr0e.
DIR. Howard Averill has returned from
several days stay in Bristol.
Mrs. Mary Bixbee has returned from a
three weeks stay in Nashua, N. II.
Miss Alice Brainerd has returned from
several days stay in North Adams,
Mass.
Otis Abbey is able to be out again
after several days confinement to the
house.
Mrs. Theodore Wells, of New York, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Fletcher.
Paris Fletcher, of st. Paul, Mimi, is
the guest of his parents, Col. and Mrs.
A. a. Fletcher.
A new up-to-date postal car was in
stalled this week on the Alburgh and
Boston night run.
l.. NJ. Lillick returned from Ludlow
Monday morning, where he spent
Thanksgiving with friends.
Leroy c. Russell has been authorized
to do business as pension attorney by
the commissioner of pensions.
James Mack has recovered from an
attack of the grip from which he has
been suffering for couple of weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. E. o. Taylor spent the
latter part of last week in Panton, the
guests of the Baptist minister of that
place.
The past week has been the coolest in
many years for November, as a glance
at the record on the last page will
show
The firm of Huestis & Gorham was
dissolved Saturday, Mr.. Gorham having
bought out Mr.. Huestis' interest in the
meat market.
Mrs. A. W. Woolley, who has been
spending the past few weeks in Boston,
is now the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Edward Hunt.
Mrs. William Latimer has returned
from two weeks visit with her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. William Adams and Mrs.
Leslie r. Adams, in Boston.
DIR. E. H. Martin was called to Bellows
Falls the latter part of last week to
attend Mrs. Darwin Ryder, who was
taken suddenly ill with pneumonia.
Miss Mary C. Kaverly. Miss r. M.
Ladam and Miss II. l.. Horton. of
Leicester, and DR.. C. Sanborn, of Frost
Village, P. g., were in town Tues
day.
The ladies of the Congregational
church will meet on this Friday after
noon at half past two with Mrs. NJ. A.
Munroe, to sew on articles for the com
ing sale.
Union Thanksgiving services were
held at the Congregational church
Thursday morning at II o'clock. The
Rev. Mr. Guernsey, pastor of the Meth
odist church, preached.
Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, of the Regis
| ter force, was called to Bristol this week
to attend the funeral of Miss Mary
| O'Neil, eldest daughter of Patrick O'Neil,
and her intimate friend.
The Mills & Kenneth company. who
are holding forth at the opera house all
| this week, are drawing big houses and
pleasing all who go. Tonight and Satur-
day, complete change of programme.
| Miss Lillian Fernald, who has been in
the Mary Fletcher hospital for the past
six weeks visited friends in town last
week. Miss Fernald returned to her
home in Fair Haven Friday afternoon.
The concert given by the Canadian
Jubilee Singers at the opera house Satur-
day night is highly commended by all
Who had the pleasure of hearing it. The
company numbers among its members
some of the sweetest singers who have
ever visited this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Benedict and
daughter Alice, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Ben
edict and daughter Laura, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. NJ Mathews of Cornwall; Miss Belle
Hanks of Addison; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Stalker of Middlebury. and H. NJ. Shaw
of Boston, were Thanksgiving guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Shaw, of Wey-
bridge street.
Harrison Holden, who lives just south
of the village, had flock of 80 coarse
wool sheep in a pasture that joins the
railroad and when he went to the pasture
day or so ago he had only Is of them.
The dead bodies of 81 were found on
the railroad track, and it was evident
that they had been killed by a train.
Eight of them had disappeared and no
trace of them could be found.
A large number of the members of
Cairo temple, A. A. o. N. NJ. S., of Rut-
land, made a pilgrimage to st. Adams
yesterday. A large number of the Off
GERS and members of Cairo temple live in
this vicinity. The Shrine degree was
worked at the st. Adams opera house
early in the evening, and it is under.
stood that "A large class of noviCes crossed
the hot sands. Later in the evening q
banquet was served.