Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-07-24
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Moody Holmes of the class Of 1908,
was with friends In town this week.
Ralph Palmer of Bristol visited friends
here this week.
o. j. Farley has returned from two
months visit with relatives.
Many of the farmers in this section of
the county are finishing their haying.
While they have seldom If ever had such
long-spell of good haying weather, they
have very seldom had so little hay to cut.
Mrs. Mary st. Mary went on Wednes-
day evening to Rutland for prolonged
visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Hunt are the
parents of nine-pound boy.
Deputy Sheriff Howard Birchard of
Shoreham has been in town on business
and visiting friends this week.
James O'Brian, who has been on two
months business trip through New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut, has returned to
town for the present.
Professor and Mrs. McGilton returned
from a trip to Block Island and Provi
dence, Rhode Island last week and went
Immediately into camp on Lake Champ
lain.
The village trustees have large gang
of men at work putting a long stretch Of
cement walk on Court street.
Mrs. A. T. Calhoun and two children
have gone to Northampton, Mass, for
few weeks visit with her parents.
Miss Emma Meeker has gone to Allan
tic City for months stay at the sea
sea shore.
William Thompson returned to town
Monday after a months outing at Queen
City Park.
William P. Russell Circle, Ladies of
the Grand Army, will resume their BIZ
weekly meetings on Wednesday evening.
w. H. Duncan returned to Burlington
Monday after few days visit here with
his mother.
Miss Mable Shaw, who was called
here few weeks ago to care for her
mother, Mrs. DR.. Owens, who has been
quite SICK has returned to her home in
Auburn, N. Y, and was accompanied
by her mother.
Some of the new machinery in the
Star grist mills broke down Saturday at
almost its first trial. but it was got into
running gear again on Monday.
Messrs. Francis Fitzpatrick and Francis
Kemp of Philadelphia, who have been
here visiting at Mrs. William Duncan's,
will go to-day to Burlington to visit
their cousin, William II. Duncan.
John G. Wooster of Barre Is here for
visit to his mother, Mrs. John w.
Wooster.
Market day, Monday, the best dairy
butter brought % cents per pound and
eggs brought % cents a dozen. The
market was dull and receipts were unus-
ually light for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beatty of Provi-
dence, r. l., who came here last week to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Maxine st.
George, mother of Mrs. Beatty, have
returned to Providence.
Joseph R. Bushnell of Vergennes has
returned home after visit of some
days with friends in town.
The Hon. Columbus Smith of West
Salisbury, who has been in Ill health for
several years, is failing gradually. Mr..
Smith, was 50 years of age last January.
He is believed to be one of the wealthiest
men in the State and is graduate of
NIiddlebury College in the Class Of 1910.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jackson came
home Tuesday night from Northtield.
About 5 30 last evening, as Mrs. Elijah
Labounty was driving to this town her
horse became frightened at pile of sand
and SHE'D across the road, striking a hay
wagon, which was passing, throwing
Mrs. Labounty out on her head and
shoulders. She was picked up and tax
en- into A. D. Wright's house where she
was attended. The wagon was some,
what damaged and the horse captured
near the county Jail by Frank Trudo.