Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-06-07


ness.
Mrs. Margaret Gilmour has returned
from weeks visit in Pittsford. She
was accompanied home by her daughter,
Mrs. Marley Winch and son.
Mrs. Arthur Freegard and daughter
of Whiting are visiting at the home of
her mother on Thomas street.
The condition of Peter j. Hincks,
teller at the Middlebury National bank. |
who has been confined to the house for |
the past three weeks on account of i'll
ness, has improved so that he is able to
set up for a short time each day.
The brick for the addition of Col.
Battel's block on Main street have ar
rived in town and the work of building
weather and other conditions will
allow.
Ray l.. Fisher, instructor in physical
education in Middlebury college, went
this week to New York to join the
American league baseball team with
whom he is under contract as pitcher.
Prof. Fisher expects to return as soon
as the baseball season is closed and re-
sumo his position with Middebury Col
lege, having charge of the new McCul-
Tough gymnasium.
Edwin ], Bush, a globe trotter of
Laconia, N. H., was in Middlebury
Thursday on his way from Portland,
Me-, to Portland, Ore. Mr.. Bush
started from Portland, Me-, on April
%, and is due in Portland, Ore, Janu-
airy l, 1915. He was former resident
of Middlebury, conducting for some
years popcorn stand near the Battell
hose house.
Frank Havens, for the past eight
months superintendent of construction
at the new college gymnasium, returned
Wednesday to his home at Saranac
Lake, N. Y, but expects to return next
Wednesday to finish up the few odds
and ends about the building. This
building has been constructed on honor
and is splendid piece of workmanship
and Mr.. Havens has made great many
friends during his stay in Middlebury.
The Middlebury band, A D, Vittum,
leader, gave its first open air concert of
the season in the Addison house park on
Wednesday evening. There was a
large attendance of people from the
surrounding towns as well as from this
village and in spite of the cold weather
of the evening the music was greatly
enjoyed. The program given was that
scheduled for Memorial Day, but on
account Of the rainy weather had to be
postponed. The program for the con-
cert next Wednesday evening will be
the same as appeared in last weeks
Register.
The remains of Milo E. Bentley were
brought here from Burlington Thursday
afternoon where he died in a hospital
from an attack of heart trouble. Mr..
Bentley went to Burlington several
weeks ago for treatment but gradually
became worse and died on Wednesday.
The funeral will be held at Ripton, his
late home, on Saturday afternoon at
two o'clock. He is survived by a son,
William F. Bentley, of this village.
High School Graduating Ex-
ercises.
The graduating exercises of the Mid
dlebury High school will take place in
the town hall on the evening of Friday,
June a. Vittum's orchestra has been
engaged and will render number of
selections. The following is the pro-
gramme:
March, "Junior Republic" Eberle
Orchestra
, Prayer, Rev. D. H. Corkran
Music, Overture Welcome" Catlin
Orchestra
Salutatory and Essay,
Flora Louise Willmarth
> Essay, "The Problem of the Rural
School
Beth Inez Delano
Music, 1.-THE Quaker Girl. Kieferl
Orchestra
Grafton, Resources of Alaska,
s Carlton Henry Warner
t Grafton, "Vermont's Past,
+ Darrell Douglas Butterfield
Music, 1.-THE Rose of Panama." Bertt
Orchestra
= Essay, 1.-The New South,
). Reta Lorraine Forbes
v Essay and Valedictory.
Lois Belle Wright
March, 1.-THE Ameer," Herber
!, Orchestra
: Presentation of Diplomas,
John Z. Week!