Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-12-19
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

A curiosity which is attracting the
attention of the younger class is in the
window of the store of George Cham
payne. 1t is miniature railway train
operated by electricity on the third-rail
system with all modern appliances.
Mrs A. M. Fontaine returned last
week to her home in Springfield, Mass,
after visiting relatives and friends in
town for few weeks.
A daughter was born Monday, De-
cember Is, to Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Slocum of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Slocum
was Miss Madeline Foote, a former
resident of Middlebury.
R. F. Pinney and R. NJ Hutchins
attended the annual Shrine meeting of
Mt. Sinai temple at Montpelier on Fri
day of last week.
Mrs. L. A. Nison has returned from
Burlington where she has been on
visit for several days with relatives.
The thaw of Friday night and Satur-
day has pretty near taken off all of the
snow on the main roads not only in this
village but on the country roads to this
village.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of four car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New
York and Boston market.
Harold Abbott has returned from
several days stay in Vergennes, where
he has been visiting friends and rela-
tives.
Charles Whittimore, who has been
working in Rutland for the past few
months, has moved his family to that
city, where they expect to make their
future home.
Miss Faith Walker has gone to Bird
port, where she has position teaching
in one of the grades of the public school
of that town.
Miss Hazel O'Connell, who has been
teaching school at Wells, N. Y, for
the past year is here to spent the holi
day season with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John j. O'Connell of the Sargent
house.
The Morgan Cooperage
company who have operated very sue
cesssul business here for the past few
years have decided to go to Plainfeld,
where they will engage in the same
business.
The repairs on the Murkland saw mil
are going on quite rapidly and it is ex-
pected that the plant will be ready for
poeration the first of January.
Walter Forbes is confined to the house
from the results of cutting his left hand
with rusty nail.
Mrs. Allen Brown has gone to the
hotpital at Burlington, where she is to
undergo treatment.
Pierce W. Dallow, who has been Wis
ting his mother on Weybridge street
for the past few weeks, has gone to
Mexico city, where he will represent
the International Banking company.
Mr.. d Mrs. Abraham w. Dewey
and their son, Charles of Providence,
r. l., are visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Mrs. j. E. Clark, who has been con-
fined to the house with a severe attack
of grip and neuralgia for the past three
weeks, has recovered sufficiently to be
out again.
w. H. Stokes of Shoreham has leased
the building of Frank R. Stone on
Washington street and will as soon as
alterations are completed conduct
garage and repair shop.
The December number of Education
has an article on "The Present
Facilities for the Training of Secondary
School Teachers in New England, - con-
tributed by Prof Raymond Mcfarland.
The ladies who bought food at the
federated fair, recently held in the
town hall, are requested to kindly re-
turn the dishes to the store of w. E.
Clement as soon as convenient.
Miss Emma Fortune of Bristol and
William Richards of Cornwall were
married at st. Mary's Catholic rectory
Sunday, December They will reside
in Cornwall.
Mrs. William Dumas returned home
Saturday after a visit of three weeks to
Schenectady, N. Y, and several places
in Massachusetts.
Dyspepsia is Americas curse, To re-
store digestion, normal weight, good