Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-09-18

Mrs. Shedd is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Farnsworth.
Benjamin Stewart spent several days
this week at Bread Loaf.
Miss Mabel Merrill gave a large bridge
party on Saturday afternoon.
w. j. Davis has returned to Windsor
after spending several days at The Addi-
son.
Mrs. Oscar H. Cushman has gone to
Ticonderoga. N. Y, to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. V. Drake.
Mrs. Elmer L. Briggs returned to her
home in Brookline, Mass, on Tuesday
after visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. d. Miner.
Miss Elizabeth Pinney entertained at
bridge-whist on Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Chandler of Brandon is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Mead
B. B. Dimmick left Wednesday for
Ohio and Michigan where he has pur-
chased sheep to ship to South Africa
G. o. Frost was visitor in Rutland
Thursday.
Mrs. John Brown has returned from st.
townsville, N. Y, where she has been
for month.
Miss R. E. Burneau of Boston has
been guest of Mrs E. P. Seymour this
week.
Michael w. Lynch has gone to Poult-
ney on visit of two weeks with his
parents.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Halpin of Seymour street Monday
A. D. Vittum of Vergennes was in
town Wednesday.
Ivan Winslow. '0S, of Middlebury
College is in town this week.
Joseph Battell is putting steel fire
escapes on some of the buildings at
Bread Loaf Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hayes left on
the evening train Tuesday to spend two
weeks with DR.. and Mrs. Lentine in
Boston. Mrs Leptine is better known
here as the former Miss Anna Hayes
G. II. Atwood was business visitor
in Burlington Monday.
R. F. Fassett has returned to Bethel.
Frank Bentley has gone to Manchester
with his string of horses, which are en-
tered for the races there this week.
Monday. market day, eggs brought 25'
cents and butter % cents.
Mrs. Melvin McNaughton was in Yer
gpnnes Monday to attend the funeral of
her grandmother.
Mrs. Foote of New York is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Walker.
John Stiles has returned from a two
weeks vacation in Morrisvile.
Miss Chloe Burritt has returned to
New York city, after visit with MIR.
and Mrs. Robert Towle.
w. /. Tomas of Philadelphia is visiting
in town.
The cattle shipment Monday consisted
of three carloads for the New York and
Brighton markets.
John w. Douglass died at Bread Loaf
Wednesday night of diabetes. Mr..
Douglass had been at the Inn but little
over week. The remains were taken
to Washington, D. c., yesterday for
burial
Though the fall term Of Middlebury
College does not open till Thursday,
september "a, quite number of the
young people are already on the ground
Depredations have been going on for
some time in the village. Fruit and
melons have been stolen at night and
gardens trampled over at will Several
of the sufferers state that if there is any
more of this extreme measures will be
taken.
The local aspirants for civil service
experience were all out in force Tuesday
of this week, as this was the date of the
examinations to fill the positions of two
carriers and one substitute carrier for
the local mail delivery, to be started
November Is. Thirty-nine men took the
examination at the Starr library build
ing under direction of George r. Wales
of Washington, D. c., special examiner.
MIR. Wales is a graduate of this college of
the class of 1887.