Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-01
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS

lows Falls, where she has position.
Harry Chambers has gone to Fort
Edward, N. Y, where he will visit his
sister.
Frank Holden of Worcester visited
his father, Harrison Holden, this week.
Prof. Frank w. Cady conducted
services in the chapel at Fowler Sunday
afternoon.
Attorney Charles A. Earle has moved
into the house on South street, recently
purchased from John Burns.
Edward Pratt of Troy, N. Y, a ma
tive and long time resident of East
Middlebury, is visiting friends here
after an absence of 20 years.
Mrs. Henry Grant returned Saturday
to Barre after an extended visit to rel
atives and friends in Rpton and East
Middlebury, where she formerly lived.
About 50 couples attended the masked
ball Friday night in the opera house for
the benefit of the Middlebury Improve
ment society. The affair was a success.
Vittum's orchestra of five pieces fur
nished music.
Zephyr Boulia of Springfield, Mass,
| is visiting relatives in Middlebury,
Cornwall and Bridport after an absence
from this section for several years.
Mrs. A. H. Sumner and Scion E.
Sumner are in Rutland visiting Mrs.
Summers sister, Mrs. A. w. Russell.
With the close of the open season for
deer Saturday night between 20 and 80
fine bucks had been brought into this
village, some of them having been shot
by Middlebury people and some by
hunters from other towns. 1t is prob
able that about rs or 80 deer were shot
in this county during the 10 days of the
season.
The William S. Hamill company of
Troy, N. Y, who are building the new
high school house here, have got the
exterior work compile ted, all but the
stating, which is under way, and have
shipped their heavy machinery to Bur-
lington, where they have the contract
to build the new Sherwood Hou Sc.
Miss Caroline Crawford, dean of
women at Middlebury college has been
requested by the trustees to prepare
pageant in commemoration of the 150th
anniversary of the granting of the
charter to the town of Middlebury
as the feature of the next commence
ment. Miss Crawford is an expert in
Winthrop Ames in the production of
1.-The Blue Bird" at the New Theater,
New York city.
The Vermont Marble company On
Wednesday gave to its employees
turkey for each family and other es-
sentials for Thanksgiving dinner. For
a number of years the concern has made
a practice of observing Thanksgiving in
this way. About 1900 turkeys, so bar
rels of sweet potatoes and the same
quantity of cranberries were required
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on the company's payroll. The men of
the western branches also received
similar gifts.
The funeral of Mrs. Clyde w. Hurl-
burt was held at the Memorial Bap-
fist church Saturday afternoon at two
O'Clock and was very largely attended.
The Rev. Richard B. Esten conducted
the services and made some very elo-
quent and appropriate remarks. The
display of flowers was the largest and
most beautiful seen in Middlebury on a
like occasion in many years. The re-
mains were taken for interment to the
Cornwall cemetery. The bearers were
Clyde w. Hurlburt, the husband, her
three brothers, Charles Story of Hoo
sick Falls, N. Y, l.. E. Story of North
Adams, Mass, S. D. Story of Berlin,
N. H., and two brothers-in-law, T. j.
Boynton of Everett, Mass, and Ray
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