Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-07-28

Miss Nellie O'Neil was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. Ellen Wright during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hemenway, who
have been spending some time in Phil
adelphia, have returned home.
Monday, market day, butter brought
20 and % cents per pound and eggs %
cents per dozet.
Miss Anna Mcmahon of Gloversville.
N. Y, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Mcmahon
About sixty-fve tickets were sold
here Wednesday for the excursion to
Ausable Chasm given by the Rutland
Railroad company.
j. Sterling Moran and family have
gone to Ashburn, Va, for a three
weeks visit and vacation. Mr.. Moran
expects to be back in about two weeks.
Mrs. George Beatty and child, who
have been visiting relatives here and in
Bridport for the past few weeks, have
returned to their home in Providence.
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Postmaster Skiff of the local post
office has received official notice from
the postofiice department at Washing
ton that a postal savings bank is to be
established in Middlebury. 1t is the
intention of the department to begin
business on Saturday, July 20, and
deposits will be received beginning on
that date.
Twenty-four fresh air children arrived
in town last evening onthe flyer. A. w.
Dickens had quite busy time to locate
all of the children, as it seems that
there were more than had been ex-
pected, but after a few hours of busy
work Mr.. Dickens succeeded in finding
homes for the youngsters.
Mrs. William H. Morcomb. Jr.. and
three children of Williamstown. VT.
are in town for few weeks visit at
the home Of Mr.. Morcomb's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Norcomb,
Jr., of College street. Mr.. Morcomb is
expected to arrive a little later for
short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Chaffee of
New York are guests at DR.. Brainerd's
on Sunday and Monday, after which
they go to Hyde Manor for the exhibit
ton of Mr.. Chaffee's water colors. Mrs.
Chaffee will be remembered as Addie
Brainerd. She now lectures upon Art
and Travel in New York and Brooklyn.
Letters addressed as follows are at
the postofiice unclaimed: Mrs. Frank
Delphia, Miss Brenda Harris, Mrs.
Mary Shewell, Mrs E. P. Stevens.
Mrs. Francis Viggue, Walter Clark, S.
E. Crossman, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S.
Eastman, William Hicks, S. C. Kellogg,
D. G. Marsh, H. NJ. Potter, C. Wither-
field.
Mrs. Joseph w. Lawrence, who has
been in the millinery business here for
the last Is years, has closed out her
business, having sold the fixtures in her
place on Main street to Mrs. Charles
c. Severance, who will engage in the
same business. Mrs. Lawrence will
open a millinery store in Cambridge.
N. Y, her present home, and will have
with her Miss Isabelle Snow of Carlisle.
Pa, who has been her head trimmer
for the past four years.
President John M. Thomas has made
the following appointments for the
month of August: August 6, First
Presbyterian church at Plattsburg;
August 10, at Woodstock; August 16,
laying of corner stone of Pittsford High
school; August 20, Congregational
church at Rutland; August %, at
Dandy; August 81, First Presbyterian
church at Albany, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Seeley of Pough-
keepsie. N. Y, were in town for few
days this week preparatory to going in
camp on Lake Champlain for a three
weeks outing. Mr.. Seeley has just
been awarded the first prize of $25, in a
window dressing contest. He has been
with the firm of Lucky, Platt & Co.. of
N. Y, for several years
and has won several prizes besides re-
ceiving many creditable notices. The
contest was conducted by the Summer
Quarterly Window Trimmers.
Invitations have been received in
town announcing the coming wedding of
Miss Edna Ardell Jennings, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jennings of
Haverhill, Mass, to Ellworth Dee
Cushman, former resident here. The
will take place on Thursday,
August 10, at 6 p. m. The bride-elect
is very well and favorably known here,
having spent several summers in town