Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-28
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Miss Ada b. Calender, who has been
spending the past few months in Gull
ford, Conn, has returned to Middle
bury.
Miss Nellie Higgins has gone to Rut-
land for visit to relatives and friends.
Plans are being completed for big
gun shoot to be held here on July 4.
Basil Kodjbanof, who has been here
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. NJ Chapman, has returned to his
home in New York city. Mrs. Kodjba-
noff will remain for while longer
Ralph Holmes has returned to his
home in ST. Adams after spending Sun
day in town with friends.
Peter ]. Hincks, who has been con-
fined to the house by illness for the
past six weeks, has recovered and is
able to resume his duties at the National
bank of Middlebury.
Work on the new road on Court
street is progressing rapidly and it is
expected will be completed in short
time. Work has also begun on the per-
manent road on South Main street.
Harry E. Youtt and young daughter,
who have been visiting his father,
Charles E. Youtt for a few days this
week, have returned to their home in
New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Slater were in
Burlington this week, where Mr.. Slaf
ter attended the meeting of the Yer
mont Pharmaceutical society.
President John M. Thomas and
family are at their summer cottage on
Lake Champlain.
Miss Ethel Sherrott, who has been
employed as trimmer for Miss Clara
Bruya during the spring season, has re-
turned to her home in Clinton, N. ].
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of three car loads of
livestock for the New York and Brigh-
ton markets.
M. A. Thomas and John D. Woods
are canvassing the county in the in
terest of the w. l. Brown Real Estate
Co. of Idaho.
The trustees of the Burlington
Savings bank have voted to pay de-
positors the usual dividend at the rate
of Az per annum for the year ending
June 30th
Miss Mary Costello, a teacher in
Passaic, N. j., is spending the summer
vacation with her mother, Mrs. P. E.
Costello of Cornwall
Miss Lena Geren of Schenectady,
N. Y, is visiting Miss Lillian Costello.
Mrs. John NASSAU, who has been at
the Fanny Allen hospital for the past
few weeks. returned Monday much i'm
proved.
Miss Ada Campbell of Ripton spent
Tuesday with her cousin, Miss Jessie
Brush, on her way home from Shore
ham. where she had been teaching
school.
Mrs. Frank Shackett has returned
from Brattleboro, where she visited her
daughter for several days.
Charles Sweet of Bennington spent
Sunday in town with friends.
The city of Vergennes will hold a
grand celebration and carnival on July
a. This will be the most elaborate OBJ
servance of Independence Day ever
held in Vermont. There will be some
thing doing from early morning dawn
until late at night. The large program
of sports will include baseball game
between Middlebury and Vergennes,
band concerts, firemen's exhibitions,
horse races, grand parade, flag drills
and dances. In the evening there will
be a grand display of fireworks, band
| concert, ascension of fire balloons,
masquerade and fancy dress ball The
committee having the affair in charge
are hard at work completing the ar
engagements and good time is assured
all who come. The proceeds are to go
toward improving and identifying the
city.
About two O'Clock Sunday afternoon
Walter Harrington, who lives near the
mill of the Green Mountain Pulp COM
pany, just north of this village, dis
covered that the penstock that carries
the water from the canal to the water
wheel had spread apart He promptly
notified James Cartmell, the foreman
of the plant, what had happened. Mr..
Cartmell summoned help and shut down
the gates to the canal which cut off the
flow of water. 1t was found that the
penstock had broken apart and allowec
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