Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-08-23

George Marshall has returned from a
three weeks trip through Massachusetts
and Maine.
T. E. Boyce returned Monday from
Milford, Conn, where he has spent the
past two weeks.
Charles Shackett has gone to Bellows
Falls on a business trip.
DR.. and Mrs. Burton A. Holmes are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of son August 10 at their home in
Brandon. Mrs. Holmes was formerly
Miss Lulu Calhoun.
Mrs. E. P. Gingras of Turner's Falls,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs William
Dumas and the Bowler brothers.
MIR. and Mrs. Cassius Seeley are the
parents of son born Thursday.
Miss Edith Brown has returned from
Pittsford where she visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Winch.
Miss Bessie Lewis of Clans Falls, N.
Y, Chauncey Depew of Port Jervis,
Pa, Grace Thomas of Schenectady, N.
Y, Miss Eugenia Thomas, Floyd
Thomas, Bernice Jones and Mrs. Alice
Thomas of Brandon are spending some
time at Leggett's Point, Lake Dun
more.
S. B. Aines and family are spending
two weeks in camp at Leggett's Point.
Mrs. Manley Winch and son Stanton
are visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Margaret Gilmour.
Miss Leah Highter has returned home
from weeks stay with relatives.
The telephone poles which were
broken down on Friday evening on
Munger street were replaced on Sat-
urday. A well drilling machine tipped
over, knocking the poles down and
breaking the wires.
Apple buyers from cities in Massa-
chusetts are in this section contracting
for shipments of apples this fall; it is
reported that the crop of this fruit in
this vicinity will be up to the average
this year.
The Standard Oil company will dur
ing the coming week begin the erec-
ton of pump house near where they
recently installed their oil tanks; a gas
oline storage tank will also be installed
the oil tank
Wesley Murdoch, manager of the
local telephone exchange, has gone to
Warren, where he will spend 10 days.
A Republican rally will be held at
the local town hall on this Friday even
ing. Music will be furnished by the
band. The speakers will
be John w. Redmond and John G. Sar-
gent.
William Pryor has returned home
from Burlington, where he was called
by the illness of his wife, who under
went an operation at the Fanny Allen
hospital on Saturday afternoon last.
Miss Evelyn Ashley, who was injured
as the result of fall out of a window
one week ago, has recovered sufficient
ly to be about again.
The Rutland railroad has completed
the work of erecting a large water
supply tank on the land where the pas
senger depot stood. Workmen have
also erected 80 foot signal and order
board opposite the passenger station.
The warning for the freeman's meet
ing of this town has been posted by the
board of selectmen of this town. The
meeting will be held at the local town
hall on Tuesday, September 8, voting
for the state, county and town officers
will begin at a. m.
Bert Bohanan of Alburg and Hobert
of Burlington, who were
arrested by County Game Warden
George H. Chaffee and Deputy Warden
Bruely, were fined in Grand Isle county
court as follows: Bohanan for hunting
ducks with power boat, 500 with costs
Of $4,000; Wedgeworth for hunting
without license, $40 with cost of
S34. 43.