Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-10-24
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Shaw and
son who have been visiting relatives
and friends in town for the past week
have returned to their home in Brattle-
boro.
Thomas F. Burns has returned to
Wolcott after short visit here to his
family.
The first of series of dances by the
Middlebury Improvement society was
held in the town hall Thursday evening
of this week. There was a good at
tendance.
John Westall of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, is spending few days with rel
atives here.
John Pinney, who has spent some
time in Northern New York and AL
bany, has returned and entered the
employ of Allan Calhoun & Son.
The Improvements to be made in the
Battell and Volunteer Hose companies
room have begun. These improve
ments were ordered by the village
trustees after their inspection of the
rooms on October II.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church of Weybridge gave har-
vest supper and illustrated lecture in
the Methodist church in that town We'd
nesday evening.
Edward Wooster, clerk at the freight
Office of the Rutland railroad in this
village, is enjoying two weeks vaca-
ton.
Word has been received here that
Carl Mead of New York city, former
resident of this town, who has been i'll
for several weeks with typhoid, was
rapidly recovering.
The Middlebury High school football
team went to Bethel on Saturday to
play game with the Bethel eleven.
The Ladies Association for Home
and Foreign Missions met with Mrs E.
P. Cushman at her home on Court
street Tuesday afternoon, October 81.
Bernard Burns, assistant principal of
the Brandon High school, spent Satur-
day and Sunday here with his parents.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of three car loads of
cows, calves and hogs for the New
York and Boston markets.
Postmaster A. T. Calhoun has moved
from the house on College street, which
he has occupied for several years, to his
new house on South street.
Joseph Brooks has returned from
Burlington.
Mrs. Williams Fales of Case street
will spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. F. Rich.
A delegation of local G. A. r. men,
bers went from here to Bristol to at
tend the annual reunion of the 18th
Vermont volunteers.
Miss Florence Smith of Bellows Falls
is visiting a the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcclellan of St.
Adams have returned to their home
after short visit with relatives and
friends in Middlebury.
Special convocation of Potter chap
ter, No %, r. A. M, will be held in
Masonic temple Tuesday evening,
October %, at o'clock Work, Mark
Master degree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Greenough of
Salisbury have issued cards announcing
the coming marriage of their grand
daughter, Rebecca Veva Mayhem to
Ernest Arthur Martin. The ceremony
will take place Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober %.
Col. c E. Youtt, Otis Abbey and Ed
ward Jones have returned from Bristol
where they attended the annual reunion
of the l4th Vermont volunteers which
was held in that town Tuesday.
Miss Ada Smith of Proctor spent
Sunday with friends in Middlebury.
The Royal Welsh Ladies choir which
appeared at the opera house on Friday
evening of last week under the auspices
of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias
gave a very excellent concert before
good sized audience.
Katherine Stapleton went to New
York city Monday to enter a business
college.
Hubert Daley, who recently resigned
his position at the Salfter Drug Store,
has gone to Bennington where he will
visit relatives for a week after which
he will 90 to New York city where he
has position drug clerk.
The ladies of the Middlebury Improve
ment society are making plans to have
the dump surrounding the new High
school building filled up