Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-02-10
MlDDLEBURY NEWS.

day.
Rev. George r. Stair speaks in Wey-
bridge this evening.
Fay Warren spent Sunday with
friends in Burlington.
Miss Clara Bruya has returned from
visit in West Rutland.
l.. S. Knight was confined to the
house yesterday with the grip.
An informal dance will be held in
Masonic hall Saturday evening.
J. II. Dobson has returned to his home
in Rutland after a visit in town.
A New England telephone has been
placed in the new Baptist parsonage.
Mrs. William Kinsley, who has been
i'll for the past two months, is slowly
improving.
Keep your eye on the Moving Picture
J date. A nice entertainment is coming
this time, sure.
A number of young people are plan
ming a sleigh ride this evening to the
home of T. w. Fletcher in Bridport.
The pulpit of the Congregational
church will be occupied by the Rev. s.
II. Barnum of Cornwall, next Sunday
morning. There will be no preaching
service in the evening.
Mrs. Oliver Sears of New Haven, came
here to attend the Sears-Harringto
wedding Wednesday evening and was
| taken suddenly i'll and died early Thurs
day morning at the age of forty-five.
Among those in town Tuesday were L.
w. Cults and j. p. DOnnelly of Orwell, f.
A. Field and f. w. futile of Vergennes,
K. w. Merritt, Mary Martin and James
Baldwin of Shoreham and Hon. E. j.
/ Ormsbee of Brandon.
There was a very important bank
ruptcy hearing Tuesday in the case of
Perry p. Wolcott of Bridport. A large
number of creditors were present to
prove their claims before Referee F.
w, Tuttle of Vergennes.
The Wright Spaulding place on
North Pleasant street has been sold this
week through the Foote Real Estate Co.
to Mrs. Mary Andrews. This makes the
tenth place sold in this village in year
by this agency.
rhe Book Social at the Methodist
parlors Tuesday evening was one of the
best attended affairs of the kind held
this season. Everybody seemed to have
happy time, at least the management
did their best to see that they did. One
hundred and thirty sat at the refresh
ment tables.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wells held their
second at home last Wednesday after
noon The prevailing color of the house
decorations was yellow. Jonquils and
narcissus being used. Mrs. g. 5. Vain
wright and Mrs Frank A. Farnsworth
assisted Mr.. and Mrs. Wells in receiv-
ing. Mrs John Stewart, Mrs. John
Fletcher and Mrs. Cushing Hill served.
pleasant surprise party was giver
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Blungie last Friday evening in honor OF
their son, Clyde. About ninety people
We're present and all report a good time
Various games We're played during the
evening and at an early hour the party
! left for their respective homes, leaving
with their young friend a very mic,
rocking chair as a token of their esteem
for him.
At the regular meeting of the Volun
teers of So Hose Co., held in their hal
Tuesday evening it was voted to add ter
! more members to operate the hook and
a ladder truck recently bought by the
, village trustees. Joseph Monta, who
has been first assistant for the past two
years, resigned and was unanimously
members were voted into the company
! +. f. Turner was elected first assistant
to take the place of Mr.. Mopta.
C. A. Piper was called to North Ben
ningtOn Friday afternoon by the suddeI
death of his cousin, Mrs Mary Jane
Emerton. She was called up stairs t
see her mother who was seriously ill
and was taken with an acute attack o.
dialation of the heart and lived less than
two hours. She was born in the Seeley
district, where the remains We're Inferred
Monday. Rev. Mr.. Washburne oftici
ated at the grave. The funeral services
were held from her late home at Nortl
Bennington Sunday afternoon and the
remains were brought here Monday. She
was GA years old. Her aged mother
} Mrs Mary G. Piper, is very i'll, witt
little hopes of her recovery. She is ii
her 90th year,
, The annual meeting of the Middlebury
, Band was held in their rooms MOnda,
4 evening and the following officers wer,
, elected to serve for the coming year
p Pres, John Lovett; sec, G. w. Rose
treas, r. A. Calhoun; leader and bust
C ness manager, Joseph b. Cobb. a com
mittee of five was appointed to buy new
c instruments: A. Taber, r. A. Calhoun
John Lovett G.. w. Rose and Jerry
I Trudo. The reports of the various Off
r GERS We're read and accepted and shower
that the band was in a good tinan
G cial condition and that the prospects TO
the coming year We're good. The boy
C are holding weekly rehearsals and tn
people of this village may hear som
L good music the coming summer.