Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Hayes have
returned home from Paul Smiths in the
Adirondacks.
Miss Madeline Foote of Boston is the
guest of her father and brother.
Mrs. Frances Kingsley has purchased
the new house that Charles Severance
has just completed on Depot street.
Mr.. and Mrs John Sargent spent Mon
day in Vergennes on business.
Mrs. Merrill Lane is seriously ill at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
p. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Robbins and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Winch and family
and Miss Bertha Gilmour are in camp at
Lake Dunmore for two weeks.
Mrs. Charles Steele of Dorchester,
Mass, Miss Harriet Steele of Amherst,
Mass, and Fred Steele of Boston have
returned to their homes, after spending
several weeks as the guests Of President
and Mrs. Ezra Brainerd.
Leigh Richmond has gone to Ham,
stead, L. l., to visit his brother
John Hyde has returned to his home
in Ticonderoga, N. Y, after several
days visit with his mother, Mrs. Caroline
Hyde.
Miss Rita Munroe has gone to Lake
Dunmore to visit Mr.. and Mrs. E. z.
Rich.
Alfred Wimett and Henry Kidder are
spending several days at Lake Dunmore.
Senator John w. Stewart and daugh-
ter, Miss Jessica, have broken camp at
Lake Dunmore and returned to town.
Mr.. Benedict of Ticonderoga, N. Y,
has entered the employ of L. O. Allen as
trainer Of his racing horses.
Frank Bentley has opened training
stable at the Fair Ground barns.
Mrs. NJ. g. Stuart and Miss Frances
Stuart of New York city and Mrs. L. J,
Smith of Kansas City, who are spending
the summer in Brandon, were guests of
their sister, Mrs. NJ. A, Munroe, the first
of the week.
DR.. d. C. Noble and family are camp
ing at Lake Dunmore.
Mrs. E. II. Thomas has returned from
two weeks outing at Lake Dunmore.
Miss Nellie Wooster of Whiting was in
town Monday. She will visit in Bridport
before returning home.
Mrs. Carrie Hadley and son, Professor
and Mrs. William McGilton are at Lake
Dunmore for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Beane of Man
Illus, n. Y, are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. Cora Preston and son, Truman,
of Manlius, n. Y, are visiting friends
in town and in Cornwall
George Dlorcomb and wife have re-
turned to town, where they will reside.
Mrs. George Fassett and son were
recent visitors in Rutland.
Allen Nelson of New York city has
returned home, after spending several
days with his family at Dr. L. E. Mellens.
The Lorne Elwyn dramatic company
played to good houses the first three
evenings of this week. While the absence
of "Gladys Gray" from the personnel is A
distinct loss, her successor is an excellent
actress. The specialities introduced by
this company are always the best to be
had. When it is known that the clever
actress, Miss Margaret Keene, was so i'll
as to require medical attendance through.
out the whole of her stay here, the diff.
ficulties of her position will become
apparent We are certainly to be con-
graduated upon having secured eight
new stage settings and new curtain
The scenes are especially good; the view
shown on the new curtain is "Sunrise in
Old Mexico" showing in the foreground
an antique arch near the ruins of stone
mission church, while shining white in
the early sunglow Mexican city ap
pears in the distant background. While
the picture is splendid one, the effec,
as whole is not quite as fine as it might
be if the interior decoration of the aud
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distinct contrast in the coloring of the
hall and curtain. Whether the hal
should be made to conform to the curtain
or the curtain to the hall is an oper
Question.