Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-07-16
WEST CORNWALL.

Rain is much needed Just now. A
high wind is prevailing so we are hope
full.
DIR. A. w. Bingham came up from
New York on Saturday night to spend
few days with his family at the summer
home here.
Mrs. P. r. Bingham and Mrs. A. w.
Bingham entertained the Ethan Allen
Chapter of D. A. R., of Middlebury at
their home on Saturday afternoon last,
also the official board of the local chap
ter.
James Lavoke of Boston, Mass,
spent some time last week with his old
friend, B. F. Haskell
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Bingham attend
ed the funeral of Miss Jennie Cook, in
Middlebury last Saturday morning.
Miss Gertrude Lowell has closed her
school in Ripton and is enjoying her
vacation at home.
Meetings are being held every night
this week at the Baptist church, con-
Quoted by Rev. N. T. Hafer, state evan
geist. There will be service next Sum
day also.
Mrs. William Ballou of Ludlow, who
was called here by the death of her aunt,
Miss Cook of Middlebury, has been Wis
iting her father w. H. Bingham and
family.
Quite number of our good people at
tended tercentenary exercises at Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, Vergennes and Burling-
ton.
Miss Norma Maynard of Burlington
has joined her younger sister Martha at
her grand-fatber's, o. A. Field, for the
rest of the summer.
Miss Beulah NJ. Sanford started last
Wednesday for trip across the CONT
nent. She plans to visit friends in
Chicago, will stop at Salt Lake city, then
on to California for a short stay and
finally reaching Seattle, Wash, will see
the sights at the great exposition, return
ing by different route home, which
will fill in six or eight weeks time. Her
aunt, Mrs. E. o. Porter goes with her.
There was quite a gathering of the
clan of 'Poplars", popular would have
been fitting, as 1t appeared to an out
slider, on Sunday last. Saturday even
ing brought merry load from Brandon.
They were Vincent Taylor and wife of
Richford, Mr. and Mrs. James Woodruff,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Woodruff and lit
tie daughters, Hilda and Harriet. On
! Sunday other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
E. G. Farnham and daughter, Maude,
and grandson, Paul Farnham, of Shore
ham, Mrs Margaret Barker and son, Carl,
of Leicester, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Farnham and
: daughter, Margaret and Clayton Jones
of Sudbury. Mrs. X. L. Taylor was also
guest over the Sabbath. Fourteen en-
joyed bountiful dinner and twenty
three partook of an equally good supper.
/ Music by the sisters, Mrs. Woodruff and
K. Griswold; recitations by Katharine
t Griswold and an after dinner speech and
recitations by Mr.. Taylor, with social
chat, filled up day with pleasant things
which must be long remembered by all
there. The day was fine kodak was
brought to the front and snap shots taken.
: Mrs. Albert Pastene of Boston, Mass,
and daughter, Sylvia, are at Frank De-
; Longs
Miss Marion Belle Slade and Mrs. Can
field of Akron, O., were guests of MIR.
/ and Mrs. M. o. Field Monday night.
8 They started on their trip two weeks
that day. They drove TO Cleveland, o. =,
, then by boat to Buffalo. They had driven
about 800 miles and the little bay horse
looked able to do the rest of the Journey
, TO Woodstock, their destination. in good
shape. Mrs. Garfield will remain in
Woodstock where her husband, a Uni
versalist preacher, is located. Miss
Oiduc Will TttuIu W utT NOME III AkTOu
in the fall Miss Slade is daughter of
/, VIM. Slade, native son of Cornwall,
, and is in his eighty.seventh year. She
Q visited her fathers birthplace which is
now occupied by George Parkill. He
e was born in 1928. She also visited the
birthplace of her grandfather, Norman
Slade, the farm now in the Towle family.
: Norman Slade married Clarrissa Alvord
|, and lived in the old tavern now owned
and occupied by Henry Manchester.
She is closely related to VIM. Slade gov
ernor of our state in 1S44-46. 1t gave
her great delight to visit these places.
4 These ladies said they had had a very
= pleasant and safe journey thus far and
hoped to reach its end Wednesday even
ing. 1t shows what two plucky women
= can do with faith in themselves and in
the faithful horse who had brought them
safely through.
Z, The Great Necessity.