Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-08-06

Mrs. James Condor is on the sick list.
Mrs. A. d. Vittum of Vergennes visited
Mrs. A. c. Taber Wednesday.
Misses Mildred and Pauline Bruso are
spending two weeks with their father.
Mrs. John Banning and daughter
Ailene have returned from visiting
friends in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Alice Daniels has returned to
Bristol after spending a week with her
father, Edward Daniels.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school of the Baptist church will be held
today in Chaffee's woods on Case street,
weather permitting.
Mrs. E. E. Turner and son Leon are
visiting friends in Forestdale for few
days.
Phillip Murray has returned from
Pittsford, where he has been acting as
station agent for three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coffin of Boston
are visiting Mrs Collins father, John
Higgins, at The Addison.
Mrs. James Tracy who underwent a
surgical operation at Burlington some
weeks ago has returned to her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Carpenter of Bran
don have been visiting friends in town
during the week.
Miss Clara Bruya has gone to Bread
Loaf Inn where she has employment for
the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. N. w. Russell has returned to her
home in Bridport after spending a few
days with her daughter, Mrs. Norman
Selleck
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fitzpatrick and
j. +. Mccormick who have been visiting
in Middlebury have returned to Pittsfurd.
The mills in this vicinity which depend
on water for power have been somewhat
Inconvenience the past few weeks on
account of low water. Copious showers
would be welcomed by abo 1t everybody.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Z. Youtt and daugh-
ter who have been visiting Mr. Youtt's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Youtt for
three weeks have returned to their home
in Holyoke, Mass.
Mrs. Kate Brainerd, formerly of Bird
port, now of Pensacola. Florida, and
grandson, Theodore Brainerd of North
Adams, Mass, are visiting her nephew,
Brainerd H. Lane. This is Mrs. Brain
erd's first visit to Middlebury in 81 wears.
Howes circus exhibited in Nliddebury
Tuesday with performances in the after
noon and evening, both of which drew
large crowd. The show, although not as
large as some which have visited Yer
mont, gave general satisfaction.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postotiice unclaimed Mrs. Emma A.
Cane, w. c. Breckenridge, ESQ. Mr..
Sydney Griffiths, Chas. Herbert, Horace
j. Nichols, +. A. Preston. Edward
Stannard.
Miss Lillian Kilburne of the local tele-
phone exchange received word Monday
that she was one of the winners in the
Burlington News voting contest. This
entities her to either a trip to Bermuda,
piano or chamber suite. She intends
to take the Bermuda trip.
A number of Middlebury people at
tended a concert and ball at Lake Dun
more last evening.
Clarence f. Bruya, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Bruya, who has been dar-
gerously sick with pneumonia for "a
week past, is somewhat better, but still
remains very low.
Chas. Morgan was arrested yesterday
by Deputy Sheriff Noble J. Sanford
charged with intoXication. At a hearing
OCiOlt L. NJ. OOle he plead guilty
and was fined the usual amount which
he was unable to pay and was committed
to the county Jail.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. Button, who have
been visiting Mrs. Buttons father in
Brandon, have returned to town. Mr..
Button, secretary of the Addison County
Agricultural Society, has his hands more
than full these days looking after the
interests of the fair, which comes Aug
ust "a, %, 26 and 81. In addition to his
other numerous duties he is looking
after the business of the probate office
during the absence of Judge Bliss.
During the severe electrical storm of
last Friday a horse belonging to Peter
Shackett of Bridport was struck by
lightning and killed. Leon Shackett, a
son of Peter Shackett, was moving hay
with team of horses when the shock
came, and both of the animals were
thrown to the ground, and upon exam.
ination it was found that one had been
killed. The force of the shock threw
young Shackett from the moving ma
chine. He was badly stunned, but was