Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-12-25
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS

Miss Helen Atwood was visitor il:
Burlington this week.
The next meeting of the Century Club.
which would regularly be held December
Goth, is postponed to January 9th.
Ivan Winslow of the class of 1908 has
been the guest of friends in town this
week
William Kenworthy, Jr., of Rutland
was a recent visitor in town.
George Il. Kidder, who has been suf-
fering from a very bad cold, is better.
John Stewart and Ben Bowen were
sentenced from Vergennes Thursday to
serve 10 days each at the Addison Coun-
ty Jail, for tramping. There are now 25
prisoners confined at the Jail.
Since sleighing came, large quantities
of hay have been brought to town for
shipment. 1t is of the best qualities and
brings $l4 to $l6 per ton.
N. j. Boudreau who had an attack of
the grip is better.
Among the visitors in town are H. G.
Potter and Mrs. d. w. Nash of New
Haven, Miss Kathleen Driscoll and F. r.
Guyett of Shoreham, David G. Barber of
Bridport and Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. John
ston and daughter of Green Bay, Wis.
II. A. Titus has gone to Boston for the
holidays.
Miss Gertrude Thomas and Miss Jessie
Blake have returned to Taunton, Mass.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union met with Mrs. Asa Heminway of
Court street last Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry T. Gulley and Miss
Nellie Simonds of Concord, N. H., are in
hot m ha
holidays with relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Airs. Hattie Rose Dart, who died in
FNergennes Saturday morning after an
illness of six months, was a sister of Mrs.
George Hallock of this town,
The condition of the aged Mr.. w. B.
Rose of Court street, who has been ill
for some time, continues about the same.
M. A. Munroe has sold the large lot
near the corner of Seminary and Wash
ington streets, which is known as the
Wellington lot, having formed part of
that estate, to George H. Chaffee. 1t is
understood that MIR. Chaffee will erect a
dwelling house on the lot in the spring.
Earl Gorham made trip to Ticonder
oga in his auto on Tuesday afternoon.
Eggs here bring Sc cents, butter %
to 80 cents.
There were five car loads of live stock
shipped from here Monday to New York
and Boston markets.
James Howker, Jr, son of James
Howker, who has been for several years
in Mexico and Arizona, was married last
week to Miss Eta L. Graves of Warren,
Ariz. Mr.. and Mrs. Howker will reside
in Silver Bell, Ariz.
Mrs. Carl Newell. who has been seri
ously i'll a few weeks is able to be out,
Miss Katherine Shea, is with her moth
er, Mrs Daniel Shea, for the holidays.
Miss Laura Adams has returned from
Brandon where she attended the funeral
of her uncle Sylvester Adams Saturday.
Miss Genevieve Taylor of Fort Ed
ward, n. Y, is visiting her grandmother
on High street.
Miss Bertha Smith Of Manchester is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Smith, on Washington street.
Proprietor John Higgins of The Addi-
son is the vice president for Addison
County of the Vermont Hotel associa-
ton, organized in Montpelier last week
Thursday. The president of the associa-
ton is Frank l.. Shepard of Bellows
Falls, well known here as a former clerk
at The Addison.
Saturday was the first of the five
shortest days of the year, there being but
nine hours and four minutes between
sunrise and sunset. The sun now sets a
little later each afternoon but the turn
ing point in the morning will not be
reached until January s. The almanac
winter began Tuesday of this week and
"Wednesday lar
eclipse of the sun, which was visible only
in L.. l.. l.,