Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-02-23
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

injured about week ago, has returned
to his work.
The usual holiday hours were observed
by the National bank, postoffice and
other public places here on Thursday,
Washington's birthday.
Patriotic services were held at the
local Congregational church on Thurs
day evening. The following program
was carried out, Washington in the
War;" by George H. Chaffee; "In
Politics, Judge Charles 1. Button; 'In
the Home" Mrs. Thomas E. Boyce;
and "In Business" A. w. Dickens.
There was a meeting of the Boy
Scouts in the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian association at 1880
o'clock Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Mary A. Langworthy, widow of
the late Myron H. Langworthy, has
been i'll for the last two weeks at the
home of her brother, j. l.. Clark, in
Poultney, but is much improved.
Miss Clark N. Eastman has returned
to Castleton after a week in town.
President John M. Thomas is confined
to his home on College street with an
attack of the grip. He planned to give
an address at Burlington Sunday after
noon, but after his arrival in that city
found that he would be unable to speak
on account of bronchial affection. His
place was taken by President Benton of
the University of Vermont and Presi-
dent Thomas returned to his home Sun
day evening.
The February number of The Campus
is on sale at the college bookstore.
The Brattleboro Reformer of Feb
ruary 16 contains the following: Ladd
Miner of Bridport, one of Addison
county's prominent farmers, who re-
ceived severe injury to his head last
fall by being thrown from his horse
while driving across his farm, has been
receiving treatment at the Brattleboro
Retreat for lumber of months. He
has recovered sufficiently to be about
the streets and expects to return to
his home shortly. How Mr.. Miner re-
ceived the injury will probably never be
known. He was found unconscious on the
ground and had evidently fallen or been
thrown from his horse. When he re-
covered consciousness he was unable to
explain what had happened to him and
for a number of months has had trouble
with his memory
John j. Hyde of Ticonderoga, N. Y,
was a guest of his mother, Mrs. Caroline
Hyde, during Sunday and Monday.
C. F. Branch of the firm of Callahan
& Branch of Saranac Lake, N. Y, con-
tractors for building the new gym
nasium at the college, is in town.
The special meeting of school district
No. will be called this Friday evening,
February %, in the basement of the
town hall.
Prof. A. E. Lambert preached at the
Congregational church in Brandon Sun
day and Prof. Frank w. Cady preached
in the Congregational church in Bristol.
Mrs. Charles l. Button visited at the
nome of her brother, T. w. Ray, in
Brandon this week.
John F. Golden, a sorter of marble at
the local branch of the Vermont Marble
company, has returned after several
days in Proctor.
Teachers examinations for Addison
county will be held in Middlebury,
Bristol and Shoreham on February %
and March and will be conducted in
Middlebury by Arthur w. Eddy, in
Bristol by c. H. Wiley and in Shoreham
by E. L. Eddy.
E. A. Rogers has gone to Burlington
for few days.
R. L. Cole and nephew, Charles Cole
of Ellenburg, N. Y, are spending few
days at the home of S. B. Hobbs.
The funeral of Miss Helen l. Ham
. mond was held from her late home or
North Pleasant street Saturday after
noon at two o'clock, the Rev. A. A.
Lancaster, pastor of the Congregations
church, officiating and the burial was III
the West cemetery. The bearers were
Willis N. Cady, John Hammond, Fred
Hammond and Edward Seeley.
The debating society of the class OF
1915 will meet March l to discuss the
following proposition, Resolved, That
for the average student the small col
lege is preferable to the large college. y
The affirmative side will be taken by
!. E. C. Cole, Mcfarland and Robertson;
the negative, by Monahan, Ayres and
Potvine.
Theodore Pottery, who has been in il
health for some time in the east part
of tho fourn 6iad Mopdau or tho ac,a "a