Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-05-16
MlDOLEBURY LOCALS.

Butter sold for 26 and % cents per.
pound and eggs Is cents per dozen this
week.
7. Fletcher Chapman of Albany, N.
y, is visiting at the nome of Thad M.
Chapman.
Mrs. V. w. Blanchard, who has been
i'll for severel weeks at her home on
Pleasant, street, remains about the
same.
Judge j. E. Weeks is making extern
sive repairs on his residence on South
Pleasant street.
Henry Wilcox is confined to his home
with a severe attack of measles.
Mrs. William Smonds, who is at the
Fanny Allen hospital in Burlington un-
dergoing treatment, is slowly improv-
ing.
Agnes Hughes of Rochester, N. Y,
former resident of this village, is
spending a month with relatives and
friends here.
The cattle shipment from this town
on Monday consisted of four carloads to
New York and Boston markets.
The public schools were closed Thurs
day and today to allow the teachers to
attend the school teachers convention
at Bristol.
AT the regular meeting of Addison
encampment, No. q, /. o. o. F., heldin
their hall Monday evening the first de-
gree was worked on four candidates
after which banquet was served.
C. c. Wells has returned from York,
Pa, where he with Mrs. Wells has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard E. Cochran. Mrs. Wells will
remain for short time.
The Patrons of Husbandry held
well attended meeting Friday evening,
May 9. At this meeting the Road Side
Fence, was discussed. Miss Ida Waugh
read an excellent paper on the Emission
of Flowers" Good Music was fur
nshed by Rev. j. E. Bold, serving as
solost and conductor of the Grange
choir.
The ladies of the Labaree society
will hold their annual spring rummage
sale in the lecture room of the Congre-
gational church on Friday, May %.
All persons having packages notify
Mrs. John Fletcher or Mrs. A. W..
Dickens. They will be called for the
day before.
News has been received here of the
death at the Soldiers Home in Benning-
ton on Saturday last of Captain H. d.
Ball of Brooksville, who had been an
inmate of the home for only a few
months. Captain Ball was formerly
commander of William p. Russell post,
No. 49, G. A. R., of Middlebury. He
leaves one son and one daughter. The
remains were buried in Ferrisburg or
Monday.
Died-At his home in Springfield
Mass, Leonard John Walker, agec
fifty two, grandson of the late Leon
ard Walker of Middlebury. He leaves,
besides his wife, two sons, Charles anC
Morton Walker, and one brother, Edgal
Grant Walker, of Seattle, Wash.
John Houston brought to town Wed
nesday morning large American eagle
which he found in lot near his house
about three miles from this village
. The eagle had one broken wing ant
was otherwise injured. 1t measured
feet from tip to tip. 1t was turned
over to County Game Warden George
H. Chaffee.
The public weighing scales, which
have been in operation for number o
years near the Kidder harness shop Of
Main street, have been taken up
, Farmers and others wishing to US,
scales for weighing hay and other good
, may do so at the McHugh feed store o
at Wisell's coal sheds.
The Misses Grace and Minnie Farms
worth, who with Mrs. Marion Thomas
have occupied the Langworthy hous
on Franklin street for the past year
are moving to the Charles Bingham
place, short distance east of thi
village. Mrs. Thomas will make he
home for the present with her son
Pres. John M. Thomas.
At a meeting of William P. Russo
circle, Ladies of the Grand Army, hell
,, Tuesday evening memorial service
We're held in ton of the lat
: Mrs. Emma Pierce of Massachusetts
, formerly national president of tn
organization. Mrs. Pierce organize
Russell circle years ago, had visited
once since and has kept in touch wit
: it all along and its members were muc
grieved to learn of her death. One ney
member was taken into the circle b.
( initiation during the meeting.
Mrs. James H. Gill of New Haven
who had been seriously i'll for the pas
three months, died Tuesday morning a
the home of her sister, Mrs. Harmo
C. Brew in Burlington. The remain
t We're brought to her home in New
\ Haven in the afternoon with burial il
; the family lot at Bristol. Mrs. Gil
S leaves her husband, one daughter
n Elizabeth of Burlington, three sons
= Frank, Ray and Arthur, all of NeN
S Haven, beside mother and two sisters
\ Mrs. Harmon Brew and Alice Hanno
also of Burlington, a brother John o
= Springfield, Mass, M. J. Harmon o
Bristol. The funeral was held i
, Bristol.
$ Mr.. and Mrs. Jason l.. Winchell o
Stamford, Conn, their daughters, tn
Misses Florence and Alice, are in tow
for a two weeks stay with friends.
= Mrs. Bridget T. Creagan and daugh
f ter Helen, have returned to their HON
2 in Fishkill Landing, N. Y, after visit
p ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. p
n Hincks of Pleasant street.
= Mr. and Mrs Archie w Watson a