Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-12
MlDOlEBURY LOCALS.

passing the Easter vacation with her
sister, Miss Lizzie Barry of Vergennes.
The Labaree society of the Con-
gregational church will hold food sale
in the vestry of the church Saturday,
commencing at 2:3O
The spring term of the Middlebury
Graded school opened Monday after a
10 days vacation.
Thomas Campbell and family have
moved from the Thomas house on South
Pleasant street to the Ross house on
Munroe street.
Mrs. Clarence Merrihue, who has
been in town for 10 days, has returned
to Burlington.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of three car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New York
and Boston markets.
Miss Nellie Halpin and Miss Matte
Buckley have returned from a few
days visit to friends in Bennington.
N. S. Foote has returned from bust
ness trip to New York city.
Mrs. Henry Walker has gone to Pitts
ford for weeks visit to relatives and
friends.
Roy Shsckett, who has been visiting
his parents in the east part of the town
for the past few weeks, has returned to
Fitchburg, Mass.
The Rev. Hallowell has gone to Sara
toga, N. Y, for weeks stay.
Miss Nora Grady, who has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G.
Grady, has returned to Montpelier.
Dr. A. E. Lambert has returned from
Hanover, N. H., where he preached in
abe Congregational church Sunday.
L. j. Bruya and daughter, Evelyn,
who have been IN town for the past
week visiting his mother, Mrs. Charles
Bruya, have returned to Montpelier.
Men are at work placing electric
wires along the elevated track of the
works of the Vermont Marble company,
and as soon as completed a new electric
crane capable of carrying several tons
will be installed.
The agricultural department at Wash
ington, it is understood, is planning to
purchase about 100 acres of land in the
vicinity of where the Morgan horse
stock farm is now located in Weybridge.
1t is understood that their intention is
to begin at once and raise Morgan
horses, cattle and sheep on larger
scale at the Weybridge stock farm.
Mr.. and Mrs George Larock have
gone to Brandon for few days.
Mrs. John Fradett and daughter have
gone to Brattleboro for the next 10
days.
There were II who took the civil
service examination Saturday for
clerk in the postoffice. Arthur Human
of the local postoffice force had
charge of the examinations.
Mrs. E. M. Cove has returned from
Burlington, where she went to see her
mother, Mrs. S. H. Kendall, who is in
Mary Fletcher hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Marseilles have
been in Brandon for few days visit.
The funeral of Mrs. Parsons Billings,
who died at her home on Case street,
Friday, at the age of 81 years, was held
at her late home Monday afternoon at
two o'clock. The Rev. Evarts Kent of
Benson officiated. Burial was in the
family lot in the Case street cemetery.
A committee representing local as
ISOLATION of farmers met representa-
tives of the New York Dairy company
for the purpose of settling the price to
be paid to the farmers for their milk.
1t was agreed that the company should
pay the farmers $3.50 per hundred
pounds for their milk for April, and
that the farmers were to be given four
days to act on the price for the month
of May.
The semi-annual rummage sale of the
Labaree society of the Congregational
church will be held about the first week
in May. Those who have articles may
notify Mrs. John Fletcher or Mrs. B. F.
Wales.
Joseph Goyett of East Middlebury
drove to town Monday morning with
fatted calf, which he was taking to the
depot for shipment to market, and when
on Main street the calf got frightened
at something and breaking from its
holding leaped from the vehicle. After
hot race on the street it darted down
the alley near F. w. Beckwth's store
and ran off the high embankment back
of the store and plunged into the eddy
below the falls of Otter creek. The