Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-07-17
MlODLEBURY LOCALS.

Senator J. w. Stewart went to K nights
Island Tuesday to camp for a while.
Mrs. Fred Little, who has been here
since early spring, has returned to New
Haven.
Col. and Mrs S. A. Ilsley have returned
from a two-week stay in New York.
Penrose Landon has returned to Rut-
land after few days in town.
Miss Grace O'Connell, graduate this
year at Smith College, went Tuesday on
two-week visit to New York City.
William H. Morcombe, ST., of Rich G.
Hathorne's, has gone to Barre on two
weeks vacation. His son George is tax.
ing his place.
Smith Shedreck has returned to Spring-
field
Miss Alfredo Clarke. who has been the
guest of Miss Grace O'Connell, has re-
turned to Norwich, Conn.
James Hall is visiting his brother in
Rutland.
The William P. Russell Circle, No. 5,
q. A, r., who were to hold reception
Wednesday evening, have postponed it
until the first Wednesday in August
Mrs. John O'Connell was in Rutland
Monday.
The cattle shipment Monday consisted
of three carloads for the New York and
Brighton markets,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson A. Seymour of
Rutland are in town the guests of rela-
tives.
On Monday, market day, eggs brought
20 cents dozen, and butter IS TO 81
cents a pound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Thomas, who
have been for a week at Queen CITY
Park, have eturned home.
Miss Ada Smith spent Sunday at the
Thomas cottage at Queen City Park.
Mrs. Henry Langworthy is guest of
her daughter, Mrs. w. G. Foote, at Long
Point
Miss Florence Barnes has gone to her
home in Bakersfield fora vacation.
Miss Sarah O'Connor and Miss Julia
Carroll will be in camp at Lake Dunmore
for ten days.
The marble mill took advantage of the
low water to shut down for a while Mon
day and make necessary adjustments to
the wheel, which had slid out of place
on its shafting.
The drought of the past few weeks had
reached an acute stage Monday when a
shower came, which though not heavy,
did much to relieve the situation. The
grass In many places was so parched
that the cattle feeding there had to be
taken away. Much more rain is needed.
The local hose companies held a special
meeting Monday to complete arrange
ments for the tournament.
| Mrs. Simms of Braintree, Mass, wife
of the Rev. Thomas Simms, former
pastor Of the Congregational church, is a
visitor in town.
Miss Lucia McGookin, who for several
months has been operator for the tele-
graph company here, has been transfer
red TO a station near Boston. Miss May
Miller who has been here for some time,
will fill the vacancy.
Joseph Blaise cut a two-inch cash in
his wrist this week while butchering.
Inc wound was so deep that he would
nave bled to death had not two friends
corded his arm.
Eugene Carpenter, who was arrested
saturday night for intoxication, was
taken before Judge Foote Monday morn
ing ana pleaded guilty. He Mas fined
% ana costs which he made arrange
mehts TO pay and was discharged.
Our Item of last week regarding Mr.
james NJ Tracy states that he enlisted
ln' 1901 at the age of IA years. The
proper statement would have been that
ne enlisted May lst. 1864, his fourteenth
birthday. u Q. Rock of Washington,
ID. -, who claims to have been the
youngest man carrying a gun in the
ElVli war, enlisted in October, 1861, at
the age of IA years two months,