Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-03-03
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Thomas McCray is confined to the
house by illness.
Mrs. F. P. Owens is sick at her home
with the grip.
Mrs. Thomas Oney was in Rutland
last Saturday.
Henry Kidder was business visitor
in Rutland Monday
The condition of Warner Judd, who
has been dangerously ill for several
weeks, remains about the same.
Miss Alice Hopkins has returned
from two weeks visit spent in Bur-
lington:
Mrs. Margaret Gilmour spent the
past week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Marley Winch, in Pittsford.
Mrs. Lucy Smith is visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Scott Good
ing, in Rutland.
Bart Mylot has returned to Winnipeg
after visit to his family here of sew
eral months.
Miss Lillian Costello of Cornwall is
visiting friends in town.
Robert T. Morse has been confined
to the house with an attack of the grip.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wells of
New Haven were driving on Merchants
row Tuesday afternoon their horse be-
came frightened at the passing milk
train and started on wild run, throw
ing the occupants out of the cutter.
Mr.. Wells and his wife were somewhat
bruised but the horse was not injured.
The cutter was somewhat damaged.
The Lenten season began on last We'd
nesday ash Wednesday, and services
were held in st. Mary's Catholic church
at O. clock in the morning and at 7:30
in the evening. At St. Stephens Epis-
copal church services were conducted by
the rector, Rev. John Evans Bold, at
Z and $50 in the morning, with evening
prayer at 7:30.
About Is friends of Miss Clara Nor
ris pleasantly surprised her at her home
on Main street on Saturday evening,
the occasion being her 18th birthday.
Games were played and refreshments
We're served.
H. H. Sells, who has charge of the
stating work at the new college dormi-
tory for women, had one of his hands
badly injured on Saturday morning,
when heavy chimney cap fell on it.
His injuries were dressed after which
he went to his home in Burlington.
There will be an entertainment in the
town hall on st. Patrick's evening for
the benefit of st. Mary's church. Rev.
Father ]. D. Shannon will deliver {
lecture entitled "A trip to Oberammer'
gau and the Passion Play" There will
also be vocal and instrumental music
, News was received in town this week
of the death of Prof Benjamin M.
Weld in hospital at Savannah, Ca, or
February %. Professor Weld was borr
, in Groton, VT. He entered Middlebury
college in 1874 and graduated in the
? class of 1877. He was for three years
; principal of Beeman academy. Profes
sor Weld is survived by three children
Mildred Abbie, Garfield M. and Charlie;
, B., all graduates of Middlebury college
, The burial took place in Groton, VT.
r beside his wife who died several year.
ago.
The funeral of Miss Ruth Aver, wh'
died at the home of her aunt last week
was held at St. Mary's Catholic church
Saturday afternoon. Miss Aver haC
been boarder in the Ursuline conven
Q in Three Rivers, Canada, when she was
e taken sick with peritonitis and was i'm
r mediately taken to the home of her
D aunt. Mrs. Aver who had been sum
i moned, was was with her to the enc
which was calm and peaceful as chile
q going to sleep. Rev. j. d. Shannon of
4 ficiated at the funeral services ant
$ burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
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