Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-01-12
ABOUT TOWN.
Items of Local and Personal Interest Z
Middlebury People.

/ WIFI WIS. IL II. DuIb.
DIR. and Mrs. Stanton Eddy were Bur-
lington visitors Monday,
Rev. Thomas Simms was in Orwell
few days during the week.
Miss Della Ives has returned from
weeks stay in Vergennes.
Charles Pratt has leased John O'Con-
nors farm in the east part of the town.
Mrs. Ed. Brown and Miss Hemingway
were in Burlington the first of the
week
Pres Ezra Brainerd was in Boston
on business the latter part of last
week
The w. G.. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Dyer on Friday afternoon, Jan. 10, at 3
o'clock
Mrs. W. T. Forsythe and Miss Eleanor
Veit were in Burlington the latter part
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hayes and
daughter have returned from a ten days
stay in New Haven.
Mrs. C. S. June has returned to North
field Center, after a two weeks stay
with Mrs Carrie Hadley.
The winter term of the graded schools
began Monday forenoon and the college
term opened on Tuesday.
Judge j. E. Weeks of this village was
elected to the directorate of the Brandon
National bank on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Desorda and daugh-
ter, Margaret, of Sudbury were visitors
in town the first of the week.
Edward Seeley of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Seeley, on High street.
Mrs. Mary L. Tilden has closed her
home and gone to Brooklyn, N. Y,
where she will pass the winter.
Perry E. Clay has returned to his
home in Cleveland. o.. after a brief
visit with his sister, Miss Emma Clay.
Fordyce Moore has returned,to Ossin-
ing, n. Y, after two weeks visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Moore.
The Sunday school library of the Con-
gregational church has been replenished
by the addition of one hundred new
books.
The warning for the annual village
meeting has been posted calling the same
at o'clock p. m. on Wednesday next,
Jan. t..
Mrs. George Young and Mrs. Wright
of Brandon were the guests of their
sister, Mrs Mary Wilmarth the first
of the week.
Miss Maude Mellen has returned to
MorrlstOwn, n. j., after a two weeks
stay in town with her parents, DIR. and
Mrs. L. E. NIelen.
Miss Agnes Merrill has gone to Albany
for few days stay with her brother,
DR. Merrill. She sails the 18th from New
York for the Bermudas.
The Young Woman's Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs. A. w. Kingsland We'd
nesday evening, Jan. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Chapman have
returned to their home in Buffalo, after
a fortnight's stay in town, guests of
Col. and Mrs. Thad NJ. Chapman.
The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs. A. X. Carr on Wednes-
day afternoon, Jan. II. at 3 O'Clock.
Rev. w. w. Smith of Weybridge has
, purchased through the Foote Real Estate
Agency, the Charles d. Sumner farm,
situated mile and half worth of this
village and will take possession March
LIST.
Last Sunday at the Congregational
Sunday school the following officers
were elected: Supt., John E. Weeks;
associate supt., F. A. Bond; sec., and
treas, Charles Puffer, librarian, Charles
5 Bingham.
A chorus choir was organized at the
Congregational church last Sunday with
F; Mrs. Cushing Hill as director and j. w.
: Olmsted as organist. Rehearsals will be
held in the vestry of the church Satur-
r day evenings at 7 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Philips left Tues
e day for an extended stay in the west.
9 Their first stop will be st. Louis from
where they will go on through the
e Grand Canon then to southern California
j. where they will spend the remainder of
! the winter.
: The annual roll-call of the Panton
= Baptist church was held last Friday
evening at which large number were
;. in attendance. The Rev. George r.
;, Stair of this village delivered the address
of the evening his subject being THE
}. Sacredness of Life"
r Three carloads of live stock were ship
ped from this station Monday morning
h f. G. Piper shipped two carloads OF
= cows, calves, hogs and poultry to the
Brighton market. One carload of lambs
: and veal calves went to New York. T.
y q. Brown accompanied Mr.. Piper.
Inc receipts OF produce at the loca
$ market Monday were light. Butter
l brought the same prices as last week, u
and 81 cents per pound for the choicest
: Eggs took another drop of two cents a
y dozen and brought % cents. Potatoe,
are selling at from so to 80 cents pc
n bushel.
T The impersonatOr at the Addison
t. County Agricultural meeting said o
Ebert Poland, who is to appear will
e Garments Italian Boys at the Oper'
= House next Tuesday evening, Jan. 16
> II know of no better entertainer on tn,
American platform than Mr.. Poland
II Don't miss hearing MIR. Poland. Ticket
q at Stems.
+ Saturday evening about 1870 of tn,
neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs
A. Fred q. Brookins, who were married on
~ New Years day, gathered at their hom
11 i'm tho .4a ST mart of tho town RI ,riva IN