Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-12-22
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Although the travelling has been bad
for the past week on the country roads
there has been large amount of Xmas
shopping done in spite of the unseason-
able weather. The various stores in
town have never shown a more attrac-
tive array of exhibits and with good
weather the first of the week the Xmas
shopping was quite heavy.
A break in the main pipe of the water
works at the junction of Main and
South streets was discovered Saturday
morning and all the west side of the
village was shut out of water in the
middle of the forenoon to give work
men chance to repair the break which
had been completed by Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R. Sawyer of
Lynn, Mass, are in town to stay with
relatives over Christmas.
E. H. King has returned to Fowler
after a visit of several days at his
home here.
Wilbur L. Hamilton started Thursday
morning for couple of months stay in
the west during which he will visit his
sons in Minnesota and Colorado.
The fall term of Middlebury college
closed Thursday and that of the Mid
dlebury Graded school on Friday. The
winter term of the college will begin on
Wednesday, January 8.
Treasurer Charles E. Pinney reports
the taxes have been paid in in very
good shape this fall, up to the time
when he closed business last Friday
night.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Arabella E. Marshall in
Cochesett, Mass, former resident
of this village. She was Miss Arabella
Flag and sister of Mrs. Perkins of
North Pleasant street. The funeral
was held in that city on Wednesday of
last week. Mrs. Perkins attended the
funeral.
The furniture for the new National
Bank of Middlebury has arrived and has
been placed in the building.
Frank A. Farnsworth, who has been
quite sick, is slowly recovering.
John Shackett, who has been visit
ing relatives in town for the past few
days, has returned to his home in Grand
Isle.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Ethel
McCray, oldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas McCray of this village on
Thursday, Nov. 80, at Eagle Grove,
Iowa, to Guy Smith of that city, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith will make their future
home in that city.
President John M. Thomas of Middle
bury college supplied the pulpit of the
Congregational church in Brandon at
the morning services on Sunday.
Miss Mary G. Higley of Castleton is
in town on visit to her aunt, Miss
Emma Higley.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of three carloads of
cows, calves and hogs for New York
and Boston markets.
Miss Wilma Cline has returned to her
home in Brandon after a few days visit
with her sister, Mamie Cline.
The Sunday school of the Congrega-
tiona cqurch had their annual exercises
and Christmas tree at the church Tues
day night, with large attendance of
both young and old. The young folks
gave some excellent recitations and
music and they all had ice cream and
cake, as well as presents from the
tree, and the older folks were served
with ice cream and cake also. The
mite boxes were opened and were found
to contain $55 towards the maintenance
of student in southern college, and
the balance of $50 pledged yearly for
that purpose was made up at once.
Some of the mite boxes were not
brought in but will be on Sunday morn
ing. Superintendent John E. Weeks
was in charge of the exercises.