Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-21

claimed at the local post office: Alex
d. Mcleod, R. B. Lambert, George
McGuirk, Miss Lois Fleming, Miss Mar
celette Johnson, Ralph Jones, Mrs. ?.
C. Hurlburt, Miss Lizzie Moran, Harley
L. Rice, Mrs. Wright, E. j. Murphy.
George Delphia has sold his residence
on Washington street to Mrs. E. r.
Yates. The premises will be greatly
improved and remodeled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Kodibanoff of
New York city are in town on visit to
her parents, Col. and Mrs. Thad M.
Chapman.
Mrs. Frank Shackett and grand
daughter. Frances Barton, left Thurs
day for Brattleboro, where Miss Barton
will spend the summer with her mother.
Mrs. Shackett will only remain few
days.
Mrs. Charles Bullock has returned
from visit with relatives in Rutland.
Thomas Oney was in Rutland the first
of the week.
Miss Frances Barton spent Sunday
and Monday with friends and relatives
in Brooksville.
Miss Zana Sterling has returned to
her home in New Haven after
spending few days with Miss Jessie
Brush.
Thomas Burns and daughter Gene
We've, spent Saturday in Brandon.
Arthur Liberty and Frank Duclaw of
Rutland visited relatives in town Satur-
day.
Prof. and Mrs. A. E. Lambert will go
to Camp Adena, Maine, where they will
spend the summer.
The foundations are being placed for
the depot which will be moved to the
east side of the track.
Mrs. Frank Fales, who has been at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Rich
for the past few weeks, has returned to
her home on Case street.
Ex Mayor Burke of Burlington was a
visitor in town Thursday.
The fifth anniversary of Russell circle,
No. 5, Ladies of the G. A. R., was held
in Odd Fellows hall in the Dyer block
on Monday evening. There were about
60 in attendance, including, beside
the ladies of the circle, members of
Russell post, associate members, sons of
veterans and citizens. A fine program
was rendered. The speaker of the
evening was Rev. Richard B. Esten.
Little Miss Morcomb sang several songs
which brought forth repeated encores.
Col. w. L. Cady acted as POSTMASTER
and introduced number of speakers.
The exercises closed with light refresh
ments being served.
The board of trustees have decided to
maintain a safe and sane Fourth of
July, and the selling or use of fireworks
or any kind of explosives will be strictly
forbidden in Middlebury. Any viola
tons or infractions of this ordinance
will be promptly prosecuted as the law
provides.
Mrs. Josie A. Morrison of Brooklne,
Mass, was the guest of her son, Lewis
C. Morrison, at AZ Pleasant street, over
commencement.
Col James M. Tracy left Wednesday
night for his boyhood home at Johns
town, Ohio, and expects to be gone for
about two months. AS the youngest
veteran of the Civil war he is to be
given a reception at his former home
and then he will go to Texas to meet S.
A. Castles, the youngest veteran on the
confederate side, at Mr.. Castles invi-
tation, at campfire in Buffalo, Leon
county, Texas, on July II, Is and 49,
The governor of Texas is going to be on
hand and the old southern boys are
arranging to give Col. Tracy a grand
and strenuous reception.
The Middlebury and other Addison
county delegates arrived home from the
democratic state convention at Mont
pelier at midnight Tuesday and all We're
in happy frame of mind The only
regret that the Middlebury and other
Addison county delegates have is that
John Higgins finally declined to run for
delegate to the Baltimore convention
Mr.. Higgins had this honor easily with
in his grasp, but in his usual genial way
he let it go by to some one else.
Miss Stella Turner, who has been
teaching school at North Ferrisburg,
has closed her school there and has re-
turned to town and will spend the sum-
mer with her sisters on Franklin street.
Miss Margaret Moran has returned
from sew eral days visit to friends in
Rutland.
Robert D. Hope, assistant secretary