Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-08-28
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Mrs Fred Little of New Haven is visit
ing in town.
John Garland of Starksboro is visiting
his sister, Mrs Phelps j. Cooihan.
Miss Mary H. Lyon and sister have
gone to Bread Loaf Inn in Ripton for
brief outing
Mr.. and Mrs. George j. Thale of New
Haven, Conn, are visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Matthews of New
York city are visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. j. Matthews.
Mrs. Charles Nash and daughter of
Hubbardton are with her sister, Mrs.
Fremont Abby. ,u1al
Father Burke of Lake Placid, N. Y,
and Patrick Burke of Port Henry, N. Y,
are visiting their brother, Joseph M.
Burke.
The Rev. and Mrs. D. w. Lyman and
four children and Preston Davis of
Agawan, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Ly
mans sister, Mrs. r. A. Calhoun. Mr..
Lyman was a former pastor of the Bap-
fist church.
Mrs. Herbert Thrash of Roxhury,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Hartman.
The board of civil authority will meet
at the office of Town Clerk Joseph M.
Burke at 1880 o'clock Saturday evening
for final revision Of the check list
Charles H. Morrison of st. Adams, a
native and longtime resident of Middle
bury, has arrived to visit relatives.
Miss Corinne Robilard of Rutland,
formerly of Middlebury, returned to that
city Tuesday.
The Henry Family Theatre company
has engaged the opera house for Thurs
day evening.
b. w. Blake and daughter. Miss Inez
Blake, of Stonington, Conn.,, are in town
for months stay.
George E. Abbey and son have gone to
Burlington to visit with Mrs. Abbey.
who is at the Fanny Allen hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Ashley of Albany, N. Y,
are visiting their parents.
Patrick McMahon. who had his collar
bone broken some days ago while wrestl-
ing, is able to he about again
Hathorne Bros have been doing a
rushing business for week closing out
the stock of groceries, preparatory to
running shoe store exclusively. They
have an excellent location for a shoe
store and are sure to do we'll, as both
these gentlemen have experience.
Word has been received here that
Clarence NJ. Carpenter formerly a Jew
eler here, is ill and with symptoms that
resemble typhoid fever.
Miss Perl White has been a guest of
friends in Burlington Tor few days.
Miss Bernice Kidder has been visiting
friends in Burlington.
Ralph Douglass of East Middlebury,
who was arrested for furnishing liquor,
was before Justice Dickens Monday
morning, A part of the testimony was
taken and the case was adjourned until
Saturday next. Mr.. Douglass is out on
bail
Hearst's Boston American, containing
lengthy articles booming the Indepen-
dence party, has been spread over town
in great numbers.
Raymond Hope. who was injured by
an automobile two weeks ago, is out
again, though as yet somewhat bruised
about the back.
u. f. Marshall has retired home from
his vacation, but has been ill ever since.
He is somewhat improved.
Some unknown parties completely ru-
ined the flower beds Of Mrs. Mark Bissett
Sunday night.
The Fifteenth Annual Convention of
the Addison County Sunday School asso-
citation will be held in the Congregation-
al church, Orwell, Vt, September 10 and
H. 1908. Look for the interesting pro-
gram next week and plan to attend this
meeting.
George Morcomb has started public
hack, with an order slate at Hathorne
Bros. shoe store.
A neat fire escape is being erected on
the tower of the town hall, which will al
low means of quick egress from the gal.
lery in case of trouble.
Charles w. Cole, formerly a resident
here but now of Holyoke, Mass, is in
town to attend the fair.
George Larock. a native Of this town
and brother of "Jane Grey, the
actress, was murderously assaulted Mon
day night by several men, who attacked
him with knives, giving him two gashes
on the head, one of which severed an
artery. He had been in Burlington but
a few days, and does not know who
assaulted him. He will undoubtedly
recover.
Judge w. H. Taylor of Hardwick,
State Auditor Horace +. Graham and
f. Platt of Rutland, clerk of the
United States court, have been at the
Addison House for three days looking
over testimony as referees in the case of
George Van Dyke vs.. the Grand Trunk
railway, an action for damages caused
by extensive forest fires in the plaintiff
lumber district alleged to have been
started hy sparks from the defendants