Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-25


Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Cole of Seymour
street are rejoicing over the birth of a
son.
Charles Mathews purchased the Har-
rington farm in the east part of this
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. j. Hincks have re-
turned from their wedding trip and will
make their home on Seminary street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur L. Feakes of
Brooklyn, N. Y, have returned to that
city after three weeks stay with
relatives in this and surrounding towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tighe of Rutland,
former residents of this town, and Mrs.
William Tighe of the same city, are
visiting relatives here.
E. G.. Brown has opened meat
market in the lower part of his tene-
ment on Seymour street.
A Progressive club was formed Satur-
day night in Weybridge and a number
of members of the Middlebury club
went out to assist in organizing the
new club, which already number over 40.
The Century club held a meeting
Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs.
j. E. Harris.
Charles Wicker, who had an accident
at the railroad underpass a couple of
weeks ago, has so far recovered as to
be able to resume work.
Mrs. B. S. Beckwith, who is at a
hospital in Burlington for treatment, is
reported as gaining nicely. She ex-
poets to return to her home here soon.
Monday, market day, butter sold for
80 and 81 cents per pound and eggs 81
cents per dozen.
Edward Higgins, C. Schwartz, Clare
Scale, Edward Briggs, all of Benning-
ton, were in town the first of the week
for few days of partridge hunting.
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph
was visitor in town Monday. He was
on his way to Ferrisburg where he de-
livered an address on that evening.
Former Senator Stewart has returned
from visit at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. Walter Sylvester in Wilton,
N. H., where Mrs. John A. Fletcher
and Mrs. Philip Manchester were also
guests.
The next meeting of the Fortnightly
club will be held with Mrs. ]. Walter
Sylvester at the home of her father,
ex-senator Stewart, at $3.50 o'clock on
November 13. The subject will be
"Gounod, and the committee will be
Mrs. Sylvester. Mrs. Fletcher and Mrs.
Cottrell. This club is in very flourish
ing condition.
Mrs. Lucy Getty of Mortified, presi-
dent of the Vermont branch of the
Ladies of the Grand Army, was in town
Thursday and was entertained at lunch
con by the local circle, William P.
Russell circle, No. 5, in the evening.
Bert Andrews has returned from
Wallingford, where he and his sister,
Miss Myrtle Andrews, of Troy, N. Y,
have been visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Andrews.
Miss Margaret Hincks has returned
from Fishkill Landing, N. Y, where
she went week ago to attend the
wedding of her brother, Peter j.
Hincks of Middebury and Miss Eliza
beth H. Cregan of Fishkill.
The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the local postoffice: Mrs. j.
Sofa. MIRA. P. E. Wells, Mrs. Jessie
Crane, Miss R. Crane, Miss Eva
Lavangle, Miss Molle Chival, Ralph
Thayer, Clayton Childs, Mike Gosln,
Fred M. Guyotte, Joseph Jacobs, Mark
Kenyon, NJ L. Lewis, Lawrence
Mooney, Martin Erickson, C. Carmlo,
Ed. Santau.
The Mddlebury Marble and Granite
company have the contract for the
putting up very fine main altar in the
church of st. Mary's, at Ticonderoga,
N. Y, which is being erected in memory
of Hon. j. T. O'Brien. The material
for the altar is of Rutland white marble,
and an altar railing, which is included
in the work, is to be of the same stock.
A wainscoting of variegated marble,
from the High street quarry of Bran
don, is also to be placed.
The Addison County Fish and Game
league will hold a banquet in this village
on the evening of November 5. Ar
rangements are being made to receive
the election returns by private wire
President R. w. McCuen has appointed
the following committee who will be
pleased to receive any suggestions from
the members toward the successful
carrying out of the plans for the benefit
of the league: George N. Shambo, l..
C. Russell, C. C. Wells, John L. Slater
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