Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-24

Mrs. Charles Brush is visiting friends
in Proctor.
Fletcher Brush is unable to attend
school because of sickness.
Monday, market day, butter brought
25 and 26 cents per pound and eggs Is
cents per dozen.
The annual convention of the Addison
County Woman's Christian Temperance
union will be held in the Congrega-
tional church at Vergennes on Tuesday,
May %. The morning session will open
at 10 o'clock. The reports of the Off
GERS will be read. Music will be fur
nished by the Industrial school ard the
church choir. Free entertainment will
be furnished by the union and friends.
Miss Mary Allen, book keeper at the
Beckwith store, has gone to Milton
for few days visit with relatives and
friends.
H. B. Dutton has gone to Montpelier
to visit his parents for few days.
President John M. Thomas has been
appointed by Governor Mead member
of the State Board of Education to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Walter E. Howard.
Letters advertised as follows remain
at the post Office unclaimd: Miss Valma
Chrome, Mrs. L. Foote, Mrs. Robert
Fuller, E. w. Billings.
The meeting of the board of directors
of the Addison County Fish and Game
league. which was called for Wednes-
day of this week, was postponed until
June &c.
Mrs. William Mccoy and young
daughter have gone to Bridport to
visit her father, L. E. Miner.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Miss Wayne Thrall of
Brandon and Edward L. O'Neil, ex ~,
of Portland, Me-, May II, in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neil will reside in
Illinois.
Mrs. John Halnon was called Sunday
to Goffstown, N. H., by the serious
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Augustus
Wisell
Miss Faith Chapman has received the
appointment of clerk in the local post
office to fill a vacancy caused by the
resignation of Ralph Holmes. Miss
Chapman is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Chapman of Ferrisburg.
The ladies' of St. Mary's church will
hold their annual ice cream and straw
berry festival in the afternoon and
evening of Memorial day at the Fedora
ton building.
Patrick Calvin, who has been at the
Fanny Allen hospital for the past three
weeks under treatment, has returned
home much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Sargent re-
turned to Middlebury Thursday from
Holyoke, Mass, where they spent the
past two months.
The gymnasium apparatus is being
installed in the Mccullough gymnasium
and the floor is being put into shape for
the entertainment which will be given
there by the students of Middlebury
college on May 2S.
A still alarm of fire about 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning called several
members of the fire department to the
Congregational parsonage on South
Pleasant street. A fire was started in
the fire place on Tuesday evening and
in some way worked down through the
brick work and smoudered during the
night until Wednesday morning when
discovered by members of the family.
The blaze was put out with chemical
extinguishers and the damage slight.
The members of William P. Russo
post, G. A. R., William P. Russell circle
Ladies of the G. A. R., and associate
members of the post gathered at theil
rooms in the Volunteer Hose house
Tuesday evening where the ladies Of
the circle had prepared an elaborate
supper for the members of the pos
) and the associates which was much en-
joyed by ALL Rev. Richard B. Ester
offered the blessing. After the suppe
post prandal exercises were INDUCED il
= with Rev. John Evans Bold acting a
: POSTMASTER. The business meeting
5 was called to order by Post Commando
I Charles H. Balm. A committee com
! prising Judge John E. Weeks, DIR
Richard B. Esten, James B. Donoway
Ira H. LaFleur and r. S. Benedic
4 were appointed to make arrangement
, for the securing of better and NOR
= commodious quarters for the G. A. R
1 post and their associates, and plans TO
y the observance of Memorial day wer
/. completed. Among those who gave in
q teresting war "reminiscences were Com
. rades C. E. Youtt, w. l.. Cady and Col
James M. Tracey. Remarks were ais