Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-17

Enrol Gorham are in New York city,
where they are attending the auto
show.
F. W. Beckwth is on a short bust
ness trip to Boston and Worcester.
Mass, this week.
Charles Bouvier is confined to the
house with an attack of the grip.
Miss Marjorie Ray of Shelburne was
a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. R.
F. Pinney.
Mrs. Robert Thomas, who has been
quite i'll at her home on Seminary street,
is slowly improving
DR.. Julian w. Abernethy has re-
turned to his home in Burlington after
short visit in town.
Stated conclave of Mt. Calvary com
mandery, No. l, X. T., will be held in
their asylum Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy %, at 1880 o'clock. All officers are
requested to be present promptly.
The fire department was called out
for chimney fire at the residence of
Clarence Phillips on Washington street
which filled the house with smoke. The
blaze was soon eXtingushed with the
aid of chemicals Damage slight.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Lula
Julia Talbert, of Franklin, N. H.. for
merly a resident of this town to William
John Jennings of Manchester, January
8, 1913. After short wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings will reside in
White River Junction.
! Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of the Brook
Ign Polytechnic institute will deliver a
lecture in the hemicycle of the Warner
Science hall this friday evening.
The subject of Prof. Kelloggs lecture
will be Growth of Mind " The public
are most cordially invited No admis-
sion fee will be charged
Walter Grosvenor, aged Is years, of
North Pleasant street, while sliding on
Elm street late Wednesday afternoon
with several boys on traverse sled
which he was steering was thrown from
the sled and broke his left leg between
the ankle and knee. The accident was
caused by the front sled striking some
obstacle and throwing all into a ditch.
Young Grosvenor was picked up and
taken to his home nearby and DR.. E. H.
Martin summoned who reduced the
fractured limb.
The annual meeting of the Labaree
society was held at the home of Mrs.
Frank A. Farnsworth on Monday after
noon at o. clock and was largely at
tended. The reports of the various
officers We're read and showed that the
society was in a flourshing condition.
The following officers were elected:
Board of managers, Mrs. Ezra Brain
erd, chairman, Mrs. John Fletcher,
Mrs. C. l. Button, Mrs. Eugene d.
Twitchel and Mrs. L. A. Skif secre.
tary Mrs. f. H. Thomas; treasurer,
Mrs. A. w. Dickens.
The annual meeting of the Century
club was held at the home of Mrs. S. b.
Aines Tuesday evening The following
officers were elected: President Mrs
B, f. Wales; vice presidents, Miss
Laura Goodrich, Mrs. NJ. H. Eddy and
Mrs. E. II. Martin; secretary Mrs.
Frank Dyer; treasurer, Miss Ida S.
Waugh; executive committee, Mrs.
William Jackson, Mrs. H. b. Hagar
and Mrs S. b. Aines. After the bust
ness meeting Prof Myron Sanford gave
a most interesting talk upon his travels
abroad. Miss Pauline Aines and Mr.
Kendall gave several vocal solos. Re-
freshments were served by the hos
tesses of the evening, Mrs. Aines, Mrs,
Hagar, Miss Mary Cady and Mrs. H.
A. Peck.
An address on books for children was
given by Miss Alice NJ. Blanchard of
Montpelier before the teachers training
class in the new High school building
Wednesday afternoon, January 18th, at
A O'Clock. The Vermont Board of
Library Commissioners is sending Miss
Blanchard out to address the pupils at
the normal schools and the teachers
training classes with the aim Of inter
esting teachers to cooperate with
librarians in influencing children to read
good books, and also demonstrate to
those pupils the use Of the travelling
school libraries, loaned by the state to
schools in the rural districts. Miss
Blanchard has had many years eX-
perience in the Neward and Seattle
libraries, and has thorough knowledge
of her subject.
The annuameeting of the stockholders
of the National Bank of Middlebury
was held Tuesday afternoon at ? O. clock
at their banking house on Main street.
The following officers were elected;
President, Col. S. A. llsley, vice