Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-11-18
MIDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS

from a visit with friends over the lake.
Mrs. Henry Caswell and son Wright,
spent the first of the week in Shoreham.
Extensive improvements are being
made on the interior of Ives q Shambo's
store.
The Century Club course of entertain
ments promises to be of unusual merit
this year.
The youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Burns is seriously ill with
pneumonia.
The Young Women's Missionary so
ciety met with Miss Blanche Moore on
Wednesday evening.
w. A. Lawrence of Bristol, was in
town Sunday to attend the funeral of the
late William Cushman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ashley of Albany,
are visiting Mrs. Ashley's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Henry Hayes.
Mrs. C. NJ. Russell of Burlington was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Walter
White. the first of the week.
Harry Booth of Plattsburg, was in
town over Sunday called by the death OF
his uncle, William Cushman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rogers have re-
turned from their wedding trip and will
make their future home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Burt were called
to Schylersville, n. Y, by the sudden
death of Mr.. Burt's father, Monday.
Mrs. Chas. H. Richmond and son OF
Rouses Point, have moved to town and
are occupying part of the Seminary.
Pres. and Mrs. Ezra Brainard spent
Sunday in Brandon, where Pres. Brain
ard supplied the Congregational pulpit.
Miss Jennie Wright, who has beer
quite ill for the past few weeks, is again
threatened with a return of pneumonia.
Miss Stella Turner, who has been
teaching in Ferrisburg for the past three
months, has returned to her home in
town.
The first anniversary of the Middle
bury grange was celebrated in their hall
on Friday evening with appropriate ex-
e%rcises.
The grounds about the new school
house are being cleaned up and the hol-
low Just east of the building is being
filled up,
The Women's Aid society of the st.
Stephens Episcopal church held a very
successful musicale in the chapel We'd
nesday evening.
Chief Kidder of the Niddlebury fire
department had the steam fire engine
out Friday, tried it and found it to be in
the best of shape.
Miss Jennie Seeley, who has been
spending the past few days in town the
guest of Mrs. Electa Kingsley, has re-
turned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ryan have
moved to Rutland where Mr.. Ryan is
employed in the finishing department at
the Columbian mill.
Mrs. Theodore Cummings, who took an
overdose of morphine several days ago
and who was not expected to live, is
able to be out again.
P. E. Russell who spent the first of the
week in town the guest of his sister,
Mrs. Walter White has returned to his
home in Burlington.
Poormaster Jackson was called upon
to take charge of the case of Mrs. King
of East Middlebury, who has been pro
%nounced insane and she was taken tC
the asylum.
At the regular meeting of Lake Dun
more Lodge, No. II, /. o. o. F., l.. H
Stalker was chosen vice grand to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Henry Carrier.
l.. H. Stow, who has owned and op
Grated on the stage route between thil
village and Bread Loaf Inn for the pas
year, has sold the route to John GoodrC
who has taken possession.
The Sunday school of the Congrega
tional church gave a concert in the lee
ture room of the church Sunday evening
entitled "The Call of Sunny Japan,
J which was well attended.
The masons have commenced 10 pias
= ter the new school house and if every
thing goes well the contractors expect tC
have it completed and ready to occup.
by the first of the new year.
[ The play, "When Women Love- a
the Opera House Thursday evening o
last week, drew a large and appreciativ
audience, and was pronounced n o
the best shows ever presented in town.
Mrs. L. d. Eldridge who has beel
spending the past two months in ant
about town, has gone to Cleveland, O.
} where she will spend the winter wit
her daughter, Mrs. Julia L~eavenworth.
There were no services at the Baptis
| church on Sunday. The new pastor
Rev. George Stair of Brooklyn, n. Y.
who has accepted their call, is expecte,
to take charge of the church and preacl
next Sunday.
Irene, the six-weeks' old daughter O
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Smith died Satul
day morning. The funeral was held a
their home Sunday afternoon. Rev. w
S. Maggs officiated and the intermen
was in Prospect cemetery.
The concert given in the Congrega
tional church, Sunday evening by tn
scholars of the Sunday school was yer
well attended and much enjoyed. i
& talk by Mr.. Yoshie Metu Susuki wa
very interesting, he speaking on "Chilt
hood in Japan"
A severe wind and snow storm visite,
this county on Sunday evening an
ragged during the night, causing consid
cradle damage to the electric light an
telephone wires. Quite a number of tn