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


Mrs. Henry Foote, who recently un-
derwent an operation at the Mary |
Fletcher hospital, is slowly improving.
Mrs M. E. Grant of East Middlebury
visited friends and relatives in Burling-
ton several days last week.
The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional church will be held Thursday
evening, January %.
H. L. Johnson has returned to his
home in Burlington after spending a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Fittz.
Mrs. D. E. Mcclellan has gone to
Whitby, Ont, where she will spend the
next few weeks
Mrs. L. N. Howard, who has been i'll,
is much improved.
Miss Emma Wilcox left the past
week for Dorchester, Mass, where she
will spend some time.
Mrs. Jennie Crosby is confined to the
house with an attack of the grip.
The Essay club will meet with Mrs.
Lyford on Wednesday, January %.
Mrs. j. E. Crane has gone to Cohoes,
N. Y, where she will spend some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Seymour are the
parents of son, born January 13.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cobb spent Mon
day in Fair Haven.
w. A. Tyrel visited relatives in Bran
don Saturday.
Mrs. James Condor returned Tuesday
from North Bennington, where she Wis.,
tied her sisters, Mrs. E. A. Tobin and
Miss Alice Daniels.
Ex-Sen. j. w. Stewart and daughter,
Mrs. j. Walter Sylvester, went Satur-
day to New York, where they will spend
the winter
The snnual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Memorial Baptist
church will be held at the church par
Tors Wednesday afternoon, January o.
The patrons of the Boston Dairy COM
pany were notified on Monday that they
would receive $185 per hundred pounds
for milk during the month of January.
Ivor S. MacFarlane, who recently re-
signed his position as treasurer of the
Marble Savings bank at Rutland, has
taken a similar position with the Rafter
Farm Mortgage company at Holton,
Kan.
The cattle shipment from this section
Monday consisted of two car loads of
COWS, calves and hogs for the New
York and Boston markets.
A delegation from Lake Dunmore
lodge, No. IL, /. O. O. F., went Friday
to Whiting to attend the funeral of
Henry Kelsey. The Odd Fellows con =
Quoted the services at the grave.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Sessions
was held at her late home on Case
street at one clock Friday. The Rev.
o. H. Houghton of Bakersfield con-
Quoted the services. Burial was in the
family lot in the Foote street cemetery.
Waldo E. Knight, who was for sew
eral years popular salesman in the
store of Bond Bros, has accepted a
position in the F. C. Dyer store in
Salisbury and will begin his duties there
next week. Mr.. Knight has many
| friends in this locality who will welcome
him back
Fred MCGEE, who had been i'll with
South street, where he made his home
with his mother, Mrs. Leanada Cyr,
died Monday, age 81 years. He is sur
vived by his mother, sister, Mrs. Arden
Anderson of North Adams, Mass. and
brother, Raymond McGee of Ferris
burg. The funeral was held at his late
home Thursday at $3.50 o'clock, with
burial at Charlotte.
There were union services at the
! Congregational church on Sunday even
ing last, this being the concluding SER
vice of the week of prayer. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. H. c. Her
ring, d. D., of New York city, who
took for his subject "Home Missions. "
There was a large attendance from
all churches.
Hiram Prior, aged rs, was found un-
conscious at the home of his son, Will
liam Prior, on South Pleasant stree
shortly before noon Tuesday. Medical
aid was Immediately summoned but he
died shortly after the arrival of
physician, never regaining conscious
ness. Heart disease is given as the
cause of death. He is survived by two
sons, William of this village. and John
of Proctor The remains were taken
to Proctor on Tuesday evening where
the funeral will take place Friday
morning at St Dominick' church with
burial in that village.