Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-18
MIOOLEBURY LOCALS.

Miss Anna Sullivan has returned from
several weeks visit in New York city.
Mrs. Marcus Allen left Sunday night
for New York city, where she will join
her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beckwith have re-
turned from trip to Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank j. Hubbard are
the parents of daughter born on Thurs
day of last week.
w. w. Wood as superintendent, and
Emanuel Gallant, William Fagga and
William Lapan of the Brandon Italian
Marble company went from here to AL
bany, n. Y, on Monday, and will be
occupied in that city several weeks in
putting in place costly mausoleum for
well known family of that city.
John Langdon Cook, formerly of Rip
ton, is visiting friends in this vicinity
on furlough from the Soldiers Home
in Bennington, of which he has been an
inmate for a year past.
The newly elected officers of Middle
bury Grange were duly installed Friday
evening, Jan. II. by Edward Nichols,
Master of Bridport Grange, assisted by
Mrs. Nichols. after which banquet was
served. About 1875 patrons were pres
ent.
Judge w. II. Bliss is confined to the
house by illness.
Hadley's Moving Pictures, under the
auspices of the Epworth League of the
NJ. E. church, at the opera house Tues
day evening drew an audience that in
dictated the popularity of the entertain
ment. Mr.. Hadley and his work as an
entertainer needs no introduction. The
entertainment was one of the best of its
kind ever given and merited the liberal
applause given it.
| The committee of arrangements for the
seventh annual concert, banquet and
ball of Addison Court, Catholic Order of
Foresters are busy preparing for the
event which will be given in the opera
house, Wednesday evening, Feb. 6.
A large party from Middlebury attend
ed the performance of 1.-The Gingerbread
Man" at the Strong, Burlington, Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Bullock of Rutland
were guests of C. j. Bullock and family
on High street over Sunday.
President Brainerd occupied the pulpit
of the Baptist church at Bristol last Sun
day.
Mr. Van Boskirk, who was called here
last week by the illness of his wife, has
returned to New York.
Mrs. William Mccoy is visiting her par.
ents in Bridport.
The ladies of the st. Stephens Episco-
pal church held largely attended social
at the home of Mrs. E. C. Brown Wed
nesday evening,
Mrs. Charles Earle was called to Wor-
cester, Mass, last week by the death of
her father.
Fred Nash has resigned his position
with Covert, the barber.
o. H. Cushman has been confined to
the house TIE past few days by illness.
The Rev. George r. Stair will preach
at Rutland next Tuesday evening in a
series of evangelistic services that are
being held in the First Baptist church OF
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E Child returned
from Stanstead, p. @, Tuesday evening.
They went there to attend the funeral OF
Hon. Chas C. Colby which was held there
at 2 p. m, Sunday. Mr.. Colby was
prominent in Canadian politics having
been member of the Dominion Parli
ment for % years, and at one time presi
dent of the privy Council. He was wei
known by some of the older business
men of Middlebury, as he was at on,
time quite actively engaged in business
here and at Beldens. Yrs. Colby was al