Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-01-05

Inc annual village meeting will be
held in the town hall on Wednesday,
January II. The meeting will be called
to order at O'Clock p. m.
Monday, market day, tub butter
brought 80 and 81 cents and prints 33
and 81 cents per pound, eggs, 80 cents
per dozen.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E.
church will meet with Mrs. S. B. Aines
next Tuesday afternoon, January 9, at
2:30 O clock. This is the annual meeting
and full attendance is desired.
DR.. F. E. Farmer of st. Johnsbury
visited in town over Sunday. DIR.
Farmer was formerly a practicing
physician in Middlebury.
Prof. and Mrs. K. R. B. Flint and
son have returned to their home in
Mortified, after spending the holidays
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Thomas.
Mrs. w. j. White, who has been i'll,
is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sterling Moran are
the parents of a son, born Deem
Der 31st.
Miss Grace Sheldon has returned to
her duties as teacher in Bloomfield,
N. ].
Mrs. B. S. Beckwith has gone to
Mount Dora, Fla, where she will spend
the winter.
B. w. Newton of Poultney visited
relatives in town during the week.
Miss Mary Costello has returned to
her school in Pasaic, N. j.
Miss Alice Daniels of Bennington is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Myrtle B. Hill, preceptress in the
high school at Harrsville, N. Y, re-
turned to her school Monday after
spending the Christmas vacation in
town.
The moving picture show is drawing
crowded houses nightly. Change of
programme Monday, Wednesday and
Friday evening.
Elwyn Smith, who for the past three
months has been confined to his home
in Shrewsbury as as the result of an
operation for appendicitis, has return
ed to Middlebury and resumed
his position as foreman of the
finishing department in the local branch
of the Vermont Marble company. James
Koran, who has had charge during Mr..
Smiths absence, has returned to the
company's headquarters at Proctor.
T he annual meeting of the Ilsley
Hook and Ladder company took place in
their rooms Thursday evening, January
4. The following officers were elected:
Foreman, N. S. Foote; assistant fore
man, George Kidder, jr.; secretary,
Wesley Murdock treasurer, Charles F.
Rogers.
Albert Felin has gone to Rutland
where he has a position.
The efforts of the management of the
opera house to secure Monte Thomp-
sons company in the noted play, "The
Rosary" for this week have been I'M
successful, as the company was not able
to arrange sufficient bookings in this
vicinity 1t is expected, however, that
the company will be here about the
middle of February.
Mrs. John Fredette, who has been
employed at Hamlin Commons at the
college, fell down stairs at the boarding
house Tuesday evening and it was at
first thought she was seriously injured.
DR.. D. c. Noble was called and after an
examination announced that no bones
were broken, but she was considerably
bruised and shaken up. She was much
improved Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Bullock and child
rem have returned to their home in Rut-
land after a few days visit with his
parents.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Memorial Baptist
church was held in the church parors
Tuesday evening. There was a large
attendance. The reports of the various
officers were read and accepted and
showed that the society was in a flour
ishing condition. The following officers
were elected for the coming year:
President, Mrs. r. S. Benedict; vice
president, Mrs. Charles A. Lyman;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. R. L.
Brough; directresses, Mrs. Frank
Gulley, Mrs. H. L. Averil and Mrs. B.
B. Brown. At $50 O'Clock a very fine
supper was served in the lecture room
of the church to which the husbands of
the members were invited, the party
numbering about sixty.
At regular meeting of Russell circle,