Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29


at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Barrows Wednesday evening.
George Steele will go this week to
Albany, N. Y, where he will be en-
ployed for several months on the State
capitol building.
c. c. Wells has returned from Spring
field, Mass, where he has been the
past week attending the electrical meet
ing that was held in that city.
William Morcomb, ST., has gone to
Rutland for few days visit to his son,
William Morcomb, jr., and family.
Lucius Barrows has fone to Bellows
Falls for a.week's visit to friends and
rel atives.
w. ]. Chapman of Bristol, Conn.
who has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Lee, and family of North Pleasant
street for the past week, has returned
to his home.
Hubbard c. Potter has gone to Texas
on business trip. He will be absent
for some time.
The Alpha Chi fraternity entertained
the freshman girls at the Masonic hall
Friday evening.
Miss Florence C. Allen of Bratteboro
spent the week at Pearsons hall.
Mortimer V. Drake spent Sunday
with his family at the home of o. H.
Cushman.
Royden w. Cheney has returned to
Manchester, N. H., after spending sew
eral days with F. ]. Hubbard.
Mrs. Stoddard Martin has been
guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry
Hammond. this week.
Mrs. Luella Dubb of Gardner Mass,
has been visiting friends at the college
for few days.
Mrs. o. H. Cushman and Mrs.
Mortimer V. Drake were recent visitors
in Burlington.
Miss Harriet Gerald has gone to
Gardner, Mass, to visit friends.
N. j. Sanford and family were re-
cent guests at Joseph Drolette's in
Cornwall.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of four car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for New York
and Boston markets.
Truman lockwood is quite sick at his
home in the east part of the town.
John Lucia has returned from a visit
to relatives and friends in Rochester.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. F. Knee of Port
Henry, N. Y, are in town. Mr.. Knee
having come here to superintend the
putting on of the finishing touches of
the new high school building.
William Duckett is able to be out
after six weeks illness which, with
an interval of about a month"; followed a
previous illness of about seven weeks
After months stay in town Mr. and
Mrs. John H. Sargent have returned to
Holyoke, Mass, where they will remain
for some time.
The water in Otter creek continues to
rise gradually but the waters of the
East Middlebury river and Lemon Fair
which were very high the first part of
the week are receding rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Wheeler and
their daughters, the Misses Grace and
Agnes Wheeler, of Gloversville, N. y,
have been spending few days with
friends in town.
Superintendent of Schools Arthur w.
Ef ly has returned from Rutland where
r. h. went to meet several other superin-
of tendents who comprise committee fol-
al the state to make out course of studies
for the elementary schools of the state.
Several carpenters arrived here Sat-
urday and joined the force already at
on work on the interior of the new college
pc gymnasium which it is planned to press
forward to completion as rapidly as
-, possible.
% Mrs. A. C. Foster of Fowler is in
town for weeks stay with friends.
on Walter V. Wright of Champlain, N.
10 Y, is in town for short stay with his
49, family.
" The condition of Edison P William
son, who has been i'll all winter, is
u slightly improved.
A small quantity of new maple sugar
and new maple syrup have been re.
" ceived in town during the past few
Us days. The sugar is retailing at 20 cents
a pound and from $1.25 to 81. IS is asked
nd for syrup.
eu The remain of Mrs. Elizabeth Sperry
Vo widow of the late Albert Sperry OF
e. Cornwall, arrived here Tuesday from
Spokane, Wash. where she died on Wed
in nesdav of last week and were taken tC