Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-10-19
ABOUT TOWN
Items of Local and Personal Interest to
Middlebury People.

Miss Maude Caswell, of Rlpton, was
in town Wednesday
John Porter, of Ticonderoga, has been
visiting friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. j. E. Weeks are spending
the week at Montpelier.
E. d. Howe. of Valatie, N. Y. has
been visiting friends here.
Darwin Rider, of Brandon, was calling
on neighbors here Sunday.
Burt Merritt and Miss Robinson, of
Rutland, visited here Sunday.
Martin Sargent, of Randolph. has been
visiting friends in Middlebury.
Mrs. j. B. Ingham, of Brooklyn, is a
guest of the family of w. j. Rose.
Dir. and Mrs. II. A. Peck took drive
to Bristol Sunday to visit sick rela-
tive.
The rumor that DR.. Lewis Allen was
about to remove from Middlebury is
denied
F. A. Farnsworth and daughter, Eliza
beth, are spending several days in New
York city.
Miss Annette Smith, of Vergennes.
was guest of Mrs. F. A. Farnsworth the
first of the week.
A. rrudo, wife and daughter, and L.
Laduke and wife, of Sudbury, visited
friends here for few days.
Mrs. Albert w. Varney, of Benning-
ton. spent the week in town with her
mother, Mrs. Frank A. Bond.
Wright Caswell has returned from
ShOreham where he was guest of his
grandmother, Mrs. Kent Wright.
Edward Seymour, who recently took
position in the Register office has
moved his family here from Burling-
ton.
Rawson Myrick, who received an
appointment as messenger to the Sec
rotary of State at Montpelier, is on duty
there.
The drug stores in this village will
close Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day nights at s o'clock until further
notice.
Mrs. L. c. Dyer has returned from st.
Johnsbury, where she has been for DAYS
attending the State w. c. T. U. con-
vention.
ii. q. Hines, of Rotterdam, Holland,
who is travelling through the country
with an automobile made a short STAY
in Middlebury.
P. B. Cloyes, of Middlebury, will start
on Friday night for Atkinson, Kansas,
to be absent for some months. He is on
a real estate deal.
Rev. T. w. Cronkhite, d. d.. for MANY
years missionary at Bassein, Burmah,
made an interesting address in the Bap.
fist church Thursday evening.
a wagon collision occurred on Wey-
bridge street Saturday night in which
] ha Inn Of
The other man escaped in the darkness
The first meeting of the Essay club
will be held at the home of Mrs Prof.
Burrage, on Wednesday, October "a, at
$50 O'clock. a full attendance is de-
sired.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Hemenway. who
went to Bridport to attend Mrs. Crane.
their daughter, who has been critically
i'll, have returned. The latter is i'm
proving
Mrs. Jenkins and daughter, Helen.
who have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. w Beckwith for the past three
weeks have returned to their home in
Terre Haute, Ind.
The Turner Art exhibit. which will
be shown at the graded school house the
three last days of this week, comprises
2OO paintings from work of the masters
of ancient and modern times. The pro-
ceeds will be expended for decorations
for the school building. A small admis-
sion fee will be charged.
pleasant incident connected with the
departure of Rev. Thomas Simms. lately
pastor of the Middlebury Congregational
church, has been kept quiet until now.
His friends made up purse of 1925 in
gold and when the family were seated in
the car by which they left for Braintree,
Judge Weeks walked in and babe them
adieu and placed in Mr.. Simms' hand
the package.
young son of Joseph Drolette, OF
West Cornwall, was hunting on Tuesday
when his gun burst, a portion of the
debris striking his face Both eyes are
injured, one of them so badly that it i,
feared the sight is lost. Drs, Porter and
Eddy were called in council on the case
and 1t was determined to send the lad to
Burlington hospital.