Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-04-21
MlDDlEBURY LOCAL NEWS

Will Gorham of Vergennes was in
town Saturday.
F. s. Whiting of East Shoreham was
in town recently.
Willie jackson was in Ferrisburg Sat
urday and Sunday.
Harry Orchard spent Sunday at his
home in Shoreham.
Frederick Hughes was in. Burlington
Tuesday on business.
Dr. Howard w. Averill spent Sunday
with friends in Bristol.
Herman Peck is slowly recovering
! from a severe attack of grip.
Dr. w. j. White was in Burlington
during the week on business.
Dr. and Mrs Orlo j. Bump of Sails
! bury are in town for "A short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Blackmer visited
several days in East Shoreham recently.
Miss Gertrude Jennings of Plattsburg
visited friends in town during the week.
Harrison Holden has gone on short
business trip to the north part of the
state.
Krempest will head the list of horses
at Forrest Park Stock farm, Brandon,
this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murphy were
guests of Mrs. Murphy's parents in Bur-
lington recently.
Mrs. John Sears and two sons, Carl
and Berry of Starksboro, are guests of
relatives in town.
Harold Severy of Brandon has re-
turned home after visiting Robert Man
chester a few days.
Mr.. Sayles has returned to his home
in Burlington after a several days stay
in town on business.
Miss Daisy L. Cushman went Tuesday
to Lawrence, Mass, where she will visit
relatives for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Doyle returned
to Lawrence, Mass, Monday after visit
ing few days at E. 2. Cushman's.
Mrs w. j. White has returned from
several days stay with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. NJ. Russell in Burlington.
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Peck who have
been visiting in town for the past week
have returned to their home in Whiting.
The ladies of the w. c. T. L. will
meet with Mrs. Seely ON South street
Friday afternoon, Apr 81, at three
o'clock.
William II. Bentley has returned to
his home in Rensselaer, Falls, n. Y, after
an extended stay with his sister, Mrs,
Mary Eddy.
l.. w. Forbes of Case street while as
sisting in the loading of horse power,
wood saving machine Friday afternoon
hurt his back.
Mr. and Mrs Martin Hayes have gone
to Glens Falls, n. Y, having been
called there by the sickness of Mrs.
Hayes mother
Mrs. Everett Skillings has returned
from six weeks stay in Portland Me,
where she was called by the serious i'll
ness of her mother.
The late home of Capt a. f. Manley
passed from the hands of the heirs to b.
b. Rice of Cornwall April II. Mr. Rice's
son-in-law, Mr.. Harrington, will carry on
the place.
Chief Engineer Kidder of the Middle
bury fire department is somewhat vexed
at the number of false alarms lately and
says he will have the matter investigated
and dealt with by law.
Mrs. Frank f. Spear, of st. Adams
was called to Highgate Center, by the
illness and death of her father, John b.
NuSStll, ldSJ week. MT. spear was at
one time an employee of the Register.
Who sells cigarettes to the boys we
see smoking them on the streets every
day! Isn't it about time parents and
officers found QUO? The law against this
menace to manhood may be dormant
but it could easily be aroused.
Work was begun on the laying of the
foundation for the Soldiers monument
on the flat iron piece of land. that lies in
front of the town hall, Saturday. 1t is
expected that the monument will be
erected and unveiled on Memorial day,
May 30,
Extensive Improvements are to be
made this year on the fair grounds of
the Addison County Agricultural as
ISOLATION. They include "a large eating
hail. additions to the poultry and horse
sheds, etc. The big fair next fall will
be the biggest and best yet,
An alarm of fire was sounded from
box Sc at the corner of North Pleasant
and Seminary streets about midnight
Friday. The fire department were
promptly out but it proved TO be a false
alarm. This makes the second time that
this has happened from this same box
1t is rumored that the guilty party is
known and will be arrested and dealt
with.
A. j, Brown, who lives on the Crane
farm, was arrested by Sheriff William
II. Cobb Friday on a charge of cruelty
to animals and brought before Judge
Foote Saturday and the case was adj
iourned until Friday next to be heard in
Bridport. States Attorney Russell as
sisted by W. IL. Davis will appear for the
state and Charles l. Button for the re-
spondent