Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-03

Frank R. Stone has returned from a
short visit in New York state.
Mrs. John Nassau went Tuesday to
the Fanny Allen hospital in Burlington
for treatment.
The Rev. Richard B. Esten of the
,, Memorial Baptist church is to deliver
the Memorial day address in Middlebury
this year. The discourse on the preced-
! ing Sunday will be by the Rev. John
Evans Bold, rector of st. Stephens
Episcopal church.
This has been Cleanup" week with
the Middlebury Improvement society,
and judging from the appearance of the
yards and lawns it was generally OBJ
served by the citizens of this village.
The society has done much to beautify
the village and is deserving of much
credit for the time and labor which
they so generously gave for the improv-
ing of our village.
The Addison County Cow Testing as
ISOLATION will continue work for another
year in spite of the prediction of some
farmers that it would not run more than
one year. The membership is now more
than complete and more want to sign
than can be handled conveniently. Dana
E. Jones of Ira has been engaged to do
the testing for the coming year and the
old members expect to derive more
benefit this year than last.
A lighted cigarette thrown back of
radiator at the town hall about eleven
o'clock Saturday night caused a small
: fire which was soon extinguished. The
damage was small and is covered by in
surance. The bazaar of st. Stephens
: church was in progress in the auditorium
of the hall and there were about 300
present. Some of the ladies in one of
the booths near the door detected the
odor of smoke and upon investigation it
was found that fire had started in the
| partition. A few pals of water ex-
tinguished the blaze.
The local patrol of Boy Scouts plan
to give public exhibition about the
first of June. 1t will consist of practi-
cal demonstrations of the work of the
l tenderfoot, second and first class scouts.
During the past few weeks the boys
have been busy with drills, knot tying
and outdoor work. The patrol now
numbers seventy. Any boy between
IL and 16 years of age is eligible for
membership. Those desiring to join
should do so at once as no new members
can be received between May and
June 5.
The Cascade house at Lake Dunmore
was burned to the ground early Thurs
day morning. Just how the fire started
is not known, but is supposed to have
caught from a chimney. The property
is owned by Roy Brace, who operates
it as a summer hotel. The loss is sew
eral thousand dollars and there is a
small insurance. There were several
cottages near by which We're saved by
some of the neighbors who rowed across
the lake and by the fire department
, from Forestdale about two miles south
of the hotel, who responded to tele-
phone call. The main house was nearly
burnt to the ground when they arrived,
but with their aid the several cottages
near by and the barns were saved
The body of Laura Duffany, the nine
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Duffany, was brought to their home at
Y Cornwall from Burlington Saturday.
The child underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the Mary Fletcher hos
, ptal Friday morning and died Friday
q night. The funeral was held at st.
Mary's Catholic church at nine o clock
Monday morning, the Rev. j. D. Shan
non officiating. There was large at
tendance from Cornwall. The intere
ment was in the Catholic cemetery here.
The bearers were Herburt Mayhem,
e Harry Wimmett, John Wimmett and
e Charles Lowell.