Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-01-27
MlDOLEBURY LOCALS.

Thomas E. Boyce, who has been i'll
the past week, is able to be out.
The graded school was closed Monday
on account of teachers visiting day.
Mrs. N. w. Russell is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. N. C. Sell
leck
Peter King, who has been confined to
his home for several months, is able to
be about again.
Michael F. Lynch of Main street left
Thursday for Troy, N. Y. He will re-
turn on Sunday.
f. A. Dwyer trapped a large bob
cat on the mountain in the east part of
the town last week.
Napoleon j. Boudreau has resumed
his duties in the Benedict store after an
attack of the grip.
Mrs. Clinton S. Tisdale, who has been
IN burlington to visit her sister, who is
/ i'll, has returned home.
Fay C. Warren, chief engineer of the
fire department, has appointed Noble
j. Sanford assistant chief,
Merritt Elmer, who has been at Mary
Fletcher hospital for the past eight
weeks, returned here on Saturday.
Miss Gwendoln Morris, who has been
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Cush-
man, has returned to Granville, N. Y.
Mrs. E. H. Thomas, who has been
visiting friends in Montpelier for some
time, has returned to her home in this
village.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of two car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New
York and Brighton markets.
Charles Shaw, who has been at the
Mary Fletcher hospital for three weeks.
undergoing an operation has returned
home and is rapidly recovering his
strength.
The condition of d. ]. Bresnahan, who
had his nose and face badly injured as
the result of fall at the new National
bank building on Friday last, is much
improved.
The prices of butter and eggs have
taken decided drop the past week.
Butter brought from 20 to "a cents a
a pound and eggs "a cents dozen.
Miss Gertrude Hamilton of Mont
pelier, who has been in town for sew
eral weeks caring for her grandfather,
Charles Seeley, has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Brookins and
their daughters, Miss Gladys and Eliza
beth Brookins of Hoboken, N. j.. ar
rived in town Tuesday for four weeks
visit with relatives.
E. W. Judd, one of the oldest and
best known citizens of Middlebury, lies
critically i'll at his home on Seymour
street from heart trouble. Mr.. Judd
was for many years in the marble bust
ness in this section.
Deputy Sheriff N. j. Sanford arrest
ed l.. c. Norton of Amsterdam, N. Y,
and Joseph Bennett of Burlington
Thursdayievening for intoxication and
placed them in the county Jail where
they spent the night. Friday morning
they were up before Judge A. w.
Dickens and pleaded guilty to the
charge. 1t was their first offense and
they were fined So and costs and being
unable to pay they were taken to the
county Jail where they will spend Is
days each.
A meeting was held on Saturday af-
ternOon between the water commission
ers, General Manager McMaster of the
Rutland railroad, Fletcher d. Proctor
of the Vermont Marble company. and
the land owners through whose land
the railroad was planning to run a line
of pipe for the purpose of supplying
water for their engines. No decision
was reached, but it is understood that
if the railroad company cannot reach
settlement with the water department
relative to taking water from the reser-
voir for their water tanks, permission
will be granted them to dig ditch so as
to obtain water from the power house
of the Vermont Marble company.