Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-08-11

ing arrangements for their annual con-
cert and ball which will be held in the
town hall on Wednesday evening, Au-
gust 30. The Middebury band orches-
ira has been engaged to furnish music
for the occasion.
Mrs. Charles c. Miller and daughter
of Peoria, ILL.,, were in town Monlay
and went from here to Queen City Park
to visit Mrs. Mllers mother. Mrs.
Hatch. Mrs Miller was formerly Miss
Florence Batcheder.
A large barn on the Miss Mary Mills
place on South Main street collapsed
unaccountably at about two O'Clock
Monday morning with crash so loud as
to startle the whole neighborhood. There
was no considerable wind at the time
and the building was certainly not
struck by lightning.
On Tuesday evening at about Z o clock
fire was discovered in the large barns of
|. N. Chase of Brandon. The struc-
lures were burned to the ground, to-
gether with about 100 tons of hay, Is
hogs and some farming implements.
the loss is estimated at between $4,000
and $4,000. Spontaneous combustion is
supposed to be the cause.
Miss L. A. Goodrich has sold her
millinery business to Miss Clara Bruya,
who will take possession August IA.
Miss Bruya is a milliner of wide ex-
perience, having for several seasons
past studied the styles in New York and
Boston and will be pleased to meet her
many friends. She will shortly make a
trip to New York to study the fall
styles.
Word was received here Monday that
Mrs. l.. B. Dodge, formerly of Wey-
bridge, who with her husband moved to
Rutland year ago, died in that city
Sunday evening at six O'Clock of acute
indigestion, aged 90 years. She is sur
vived by husband and three sons,
John Dodge of West Rutland, Charles
Dodge of Proctor and Burt Dodge of
Rutland. The funeral was held Tues
day morning in Rutland and the remains
were brought here on the train arriving
at noon and taken to Weybridge for
burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Advertised letters at the local post
office Miss Wear Benson, Miss Nettie
Curtis, Mrs. c. E. Hayden, Miss Bernice
M. Pierce, Mrs. Margaret c. Santwer
Mrs. C. c. Thomas, Percy Hawthorne
Charles Johnson, Henry Pitcher, Mr.
G. c.. Vaudrien.
Frederick Hanchet of Boulder, Colo,
and George T. Poland of Greeley, Colo.
are here looking for farms,
Rev. DR.. D. H. Corkan and Mrs
Corkran's mother, Mrs. Calkins, are il
Montreal, where they were called b,
the death of relative.
Mrs. Marion Thomas, who has beer
for several weeks at her sons summe
home on Bixby Island, has returned t,
town and will soon reopen her hous,
on Franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Clement returned
from a three weeks trip to Nortl
Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Hughe
and young son of Rochester, N. Y.
are in town on a visit to his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hughes. Mr.
Hughes is member of a firm of con
tracing advertising agents in Roches
ter, and has just returned from tn,
convention of the advertising agent
and AID. writers of the United States
which was held in Boston last week
Mr.. Hughes has been largely response
BILE for the building up of a large bust
ness, and his many friends in Middle
bury will be pleased to learn of hi
success. Mr.. Hughes is a graduate o
Middlebury college. He will return t.
his place of business on Sunday, blu
Mrs. Hughes and son will remain TO
several weeks longer.
There will be dance in the Cree
Mountain House Immediately followin,
the band concert at East Middlebury Of
+ Wednesday night, August l6. Vittum'
orchestra will furnish the music. Tick
cts for dancing rs cents per couple, eX
ira ladies % cen is,
Church Notes.