Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-01-31
MlOOLEBURY LOCALS.

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Miss Agnes Merrill has gone to
Washington to spend the rest Of the /
winter.
Miss Nellie Rockford Of Burlington,
who was called here on account of the
death Of a relative, has returned to her
home.
The Hathorne Roofing company of
Burlington have completed the work of
putting on the roof on the addition to
the Battell block.
Mr. and Mrs. W. f. Clement and
Judge and Mrs. C. |. Button were Sun
day visitors in Brandon.
Mrs. John Rockford and nephew,
Edward Hattin of Buffalo, N. Y, who
were called here on account of the
death of her brother, Bernard Grace,
have returned home.
The Missionary society of the Memo
rial Baptist church will meet at 1880
O'Clock Friday evening, January 81,
with Mrs. R. l.. Brough.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of two car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New York
and Boston markets.
Arthur Rogers has gone to Pittsfeld,
Mass, for few days visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Charles A. Piper has gone to Ticon-
deroga, N. Y, where he will join his
wife, who was called there few days
ago by the illness of her mother.
Miss Faith Walker has gone to Cam
| bridge Junction for a few days visit
with friends. She was accompanied as
; far as Burlington by her mother,
Mrs. Henry Walker.
Col. James M. Tracy has returned
from Boston after weeks visit with
his daughter, Mrs. Florence Smith.
The Seymour street crossing has been
closed and both teams and pedestrians
are obliged to use the underpass.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
4 Library association will be held in the
library, Thursday, February 6, at a p.
m. An invitation is extended to the
women of Middlebury to become men,
bers of this association. The annual
fee is one dollar.
The installation of officers for the en-
: suing year of the Patrons of Husbandry
: was held at their last meeting, Friday
d evening, January "a. The ceremony
8 was conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus
: Bump of Salisbury. The exercises of
d the evening were accompanied by
8 music furnished by Mrs. Arthur Bristol.
+ A collation. was served.
S Miss Susan Archibald, librarian of the
Middlebury free library, who has been
e confined to the house for several weeks
d with a severe attack of the grip, is
e much improved, although it will be
n some time yet before she will be able to
= resume her duties.
n Cards were received here on Saturday
e announcing the coming marriage of
l Raymond H. Benedict, son of Mr.. and
, Mrs. Ransom Benedict of Court street
: to Miss Martha Euretta Leonard, daugh.
e ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard
of Shoreham. The ceremony will take
place at All Saints Episcopal church al
Shoreham on Tuesday, February a.
Frank Converse and Theodore Stur'
CESS were arrested by Chief of Police
Frank Warren and Officer Jerry De-
o gray and placed in the county Jail Sat
q urday night for intoxcation. They
Il were brought before Judge A. w
o Dickens Monday morning and the for
p mer, who only got out of Jail last week
+ for the same offence, signed the pledge
,. and paid the costs and was discharged
# The latter was fined So and costs.
e About 1920 Saturday night an alarm
d was sounded for fire at the home O.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Douglas on Seymour
h street. The fire department was sooI
" on the scene and in a short time haC
J. the blaze, which was in the upper story
:. of the house, under control with thu
J. NlltIlllNdi. nNlt was NCly hNblS Noiii
a age done. The fire started from som,
y. unknown cause. There was no one il
ID the house at the time and the fire wa
4 discovered by Miss Helene LaPan
le clerk at the F. W. Beckwith store, VIII
n was on her way home from work. Sh
n promptly called up the central telephon
h. office who rang in the alarm. The los
lie is about $3.50 which is covered by in
IF surance.
S While Raymond Fields was coming
down South Pleasant street Saturda.
as afternoon, driving horse owned b,
re Charles Payment of Cornwall. Tn
t. animal became frightened and ra
s. away, throwing young Fields out an
IN dashing down the street with the part