Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-09-13

city for a months stay.
Frank r. Stone, porter at The Addi-
son, who has been laid up with illness
for the past few weeks, has so far re-
covered as to be able to resume his
duties again.
Mrs. R. L. Brough has purchased the
millinery store of Mrs. Charles Sew
erance on Main street and will take
possession at once.
Harry l.. Cushman has returned home
from a three weeks business trip to
Boston, Mass.
About fifteen members of the order
of Elks of Middlebury went by automo-
biles to Rutland Tuesday morning, leav-
ing here at 500 o'clock, and from that
city large number of members from
the order went by trolley to Lake Bonn
oseen where they enjoyed clam bake
and various other good things.
Miss Julia Barry has returned from
Vergennes, where she spent the sum-
mer with her sister, and has resumed
her position as teacher in the graded
school,
Mrs. William Edgerton has returned
from Fair Haven after a four weeks
visit to her daughter, Mrs. DR.. E. B.
Cliff.
Mrs. Bridget McCue, who has been at
the Fanny Allen hospital for the past
few weeks, has returned and is some
what improved.
Mrs. A. j. Blackmer is on the sick
list.
The youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas McCray is seriously i'll at
their home on Weybridge street.
Mrs. Mable Bowen has gone on an
extended trip in the southern part of
the state.
Charles A. Piper and family, who
have been spending the past week at
Long Point at his summer home, have
returned to town.
Mr.. Perry, who has been building
permanent roads in this village, has
secured the contract from the select
men to build a cement bridge in the
Seeley district to replace the one which
recently collapsed. Work will be com
menced at once.
The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the local post office: Mrs.
Carl Potter, Mrs. George Smith, Mrs.
Charles Spaulding, Mrs. Emma Sand
berg. Mrs. Fred ellis, Mrs. Hattie N.
Hall, Miss Martha Tower, Miss E.
Smith, Miss Flora Slender, Fred Mer-
cure, Edward Moore, John Wilson, R.
J. Slaight, Edward S. Hart, jr.
Miss Mable Burton of Rutland is in
town on visit to Mrs. Charles R.
Cheney.
Colonial Jack, who has pushed
wheelbarrow around the border lines of
the United States from Portland, Me-,
and back again, arrived in town Wednes-
day night and started towards Burling-
ton Thursday morning.
Miss Rebecca McGoldrick of Fitch
burg, Mass. is the guest of her sister,
Miss Margaret McGoldrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dumas are NOV
ing into the Chapman block on Main
street.
Harry Lazarowitz of the Middlebury
Supply store is spending few days in
New York city.
Charles N. Powers of Bennington,
accompanied by his brother, William
Powers, are spending few days in
town visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Agnes Halpin and nephew re-
turned Tuesday to their home in Bridge
port, Conn.
Miss Florence Fem, who is teaching
in Salisbury, visited relatives in town
While a part of the troops from Fort
Ethan Allen, who had been at the Rut-
land fair, We're passing through this
town Saturday morning, girder on a
bridge in what is known as the Seeley
district on the outskirts of the village,
gave way under the weight of heavy
baggage wagon drawn by four mules
and precipitated the wagon and mules
into the stream The driver of the
mule team, Hurlburt Spencer, of Troop
l, got his left arm broken and his right
leg badly injured. 1t was at first
thought that he was hurt internally.
The injured man was taken to the Fort
hospital on the noon train the same
day. One of the mules was so badly
hurt that they were obliged to leave it.
The other three were slightly cut and
bruised, but they We're taken along.
The Ladies Aid society of the M. f.
church was delightfully."- entertained at