Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-12
VERGENNE S.

Nj. IL, Barton is on the SICK llSt.
II. P. Beach has rented the Frasinr
home in Ferrisburgh.
H. Hathorn, of Burlington, was a
visitor in town Saturday.
The condition of Mrs. G. F. o. Kim
ball is steadily improving
William Monteith, of Richford, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. NJ. L. Barton.
Michael Sullivan, Rof Panton, has re-
turned from a visit to his son, John, in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Perkins have re-
turned from visit to his parents in
Canada.
Wednesday night the 3rd son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs A. S. Pierce of
Addison.
B. T. Field has gone to Montpelier for
few days visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Hugh Philips.
William Bora, of Schenectady, N. Y,
arrived in town Saturday, called here
by the death of his mother
Mrs. G. L. Harrington, who has been
visiting her son, j. A. Harrington, for
the past three weeks, has returned to her
home in Weybridge.
The firm name of A. B. Taber & Sons
has been changed to A. B. Taber & Son,
A. G. Taber having sold out his interest
to A. B. and w. G. Taber.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Laddy, Jr.
have engaged to work for Col. Walter
Scranton foI one year and will begin
their labors the first of March.
The hardware firm formerly known
as c. A. Booths Son g. Co. has been
changed by mutual consent to j. A. Har-
rington & Co., the partnership interests
remaining the same.
About 80 of the school mates gave
Miss Belle Parker a surprise party at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dewitt Parker, of Waltham. Refresh
ments were served and pleasant even
ing passed in playing games.
At the annual meeting of the Ferris
burgh Creamery association the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year. Board of directors, w. II. Dean,
R. d. Booth, E. P. Birkett, L. E. Avery
and o. H. Sherman: president, w. H.
Dean; treasurer, r. d. Booth; secretary,
l.. E. Avery. q
Mrs. Louis Bora died Friday afternoon
at her home in this city from compli-
cation of diseases after on illness OF
about four weeks, aged 80 years. She
is survived by three daughters, Miss
Polly Bora, Mrs. Susan Lewis and Mrs.
Peter Austin all of this city; four sons,
George H. and Charlie Bora, of this city,
w. A. Bora, of Ticonderoga, N. Y, and
William Bora, of Schenectady; n. Y.
Mrs Boro was born in this city, where
she had always resided, and had lived
for SO years in the house where she died.
Mrs. Bora was woman of sweet and
lovable disposition, kind neighbor and
respected by all who knew her. The
funeral was held Monday at nine
o'clock, the Rev. P. A. Campeau official
ing.
The large and venerable cotton WOOD
, tree which stood in Lovers Lane about
90 rods north of the residence of T.
Donovan, which because of its size, at
tracted the attention of summer visitors
) on the pleasant drive to BASIN harbor
3 has been recently cut down and ha:
been sawed into lumber at the saw mil
of l.. C. Cotey & Son in this city. Tn,
: tree was over 100 feet in length anC
: measured 90 feet around the base anC
' five feet across the stump. The frs
and second logs, each measuring II feet
in length contained respectively | 80
and 042 feet of lumber and the Who'll,
tree contained 3,S05 feet of lumber i
required four horses to draw each of tn,
two first logs to the mill. As near a
could be ascertained by counting TIN
rings from the center to the outside, tn
tree was over 20 years old.