Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-05-23
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS.

lington for few days visit to friends.
Mrs. E. L. Huestis has returned from
visit to relatives and friends in Yer
gennes.
Archie Watson went on Sunday to
Salisbury where he expects to be en-
ployed for several weeks.
to Bellows Falls for few days visit to
relatives and friends.
Henry Wilcox, who has been confined
to the house for week, is able to be
about again.
Mrs. G. E. Abbey has returned from
Rutland, where she spent the past week
visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Anna M. Sterling has returned
from visit to friends in Burlington.
Mrs. Charles Bullock is confined to
the house by illness.
The c. N. Atwood & Co. store is
closed for inventory and will be re-
opened on June 2 by the new firm of
Hanks & Chilson.
Henry T. Kidder has gone to st.
Johnsbury, where he has position with
clothing house.
Walter j. Forbes has gone to Ferris
burg on business trip.
James Lull of Brandon spent Sunday
at the home of c. j. Bullock on Water
street.
Erwin G. Piper recently purchased a
carload of fancy cows at a Boston
market. The animals arrived here on
Sunday night.
Miss Mable Burton of Rutland has re-
turned after short visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Cheney.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Thaurley and
their daughters, the Misses Alice and
Gladys, of Philadelphia, arrived in town
Tuesday and will stay for couple of
weeks with relatives,
Edwin Shuttleworth of New York, a
stakeholder in the Brandon, Italian
Marble company of Brandon purchased
the quarry rights and the machinery
for $4,000. The sale was made by
auction. Charles l.. Howe represented
the creditors and Walter S. Fenton was
counsel for the concern.
The Addison County Agricultural
society will soon commence the erection
of new horse barn to take the place of
the one that was destroyed by fire last
winter.
After working the second degree
the local council of Knights of Columbus
at their rooms Tuesday as evening gave a
sociable and entertainment to the mem
bers and their women friends.
J. E. Crane of Seminary street, who
was recently appointed inspector OF
bees by Governor Fletcher, left Tues
day morning for a tour of inspection
through the northern part of the state
Superintendent A. W. Eddy, Princi.
pal A. S. Hartman and most of the
teachers of the local schools attended
the teachers convention at Bristol or
Thursday and Friday.
Road Commissioner Hartwell Dan.
yew has a large force of workmer
widening the roads in the east part OF
this town.
Mrs. Silas Wright, who has made hen
home with Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Lyman
has gone to West Rutland where she
expects to remain for some time.
DR.. Charles H. Dickinson, a former
pastor of the local Congregational
church, is now engaged in Southern
educational and religious work, having
its center at the Calhoun school, Ala.
bama. Boston is his northern head.
quarters. He has gone to this work
from two years literary work in Bos.
ton. The book which he has been writ
ing, THE Christian Reconstruction of
Modern Life, has been accepted by
the Macmillan Co., who will publish il
in the early fall.
The following letters remain un-
claimed at the local postoffice: Mrs.
| l. II 10
Alice Hocomb, Mrs. Rhoda Norway,
Walter Arnold, Noah Barron, Geo. j,
Burnham, Rollin C. Dean, Frank
Malinjoe, John McConly, Silas Moore
James Pamer, NJ. A. Weiner.
News was received here on Saturday
morning of the nomination of Allen T.
Calhoun to the position of postmaster
here, to succeed Louis A. Skiff, who
has held the Office for the past twelve
years. Mr. Calhoun is the son of Mr.
and Mrs Allen Calhoun of this village
He has been connected with his father
in the hardware business for severa
years.
Charles Hebert, employed in the
l.. O. Allen blacksmith on Washington
street, while shoeing a horse Saturday
evening, received severe injury to his
hand. A sharp instrument, which he
was using to pare the animals hoof
slipped inflicting a bad cut in the fieshy
part of his hand. The wound requiring
several stitches to close. The wounC
was dressed by DR.. S. 5. Eddy.
An alarm was sounded about two
o'clock Tuesday afternoon for fire al
the home of Miss Emma Higley or
South street. The fire department wa:
soon on the scene and after a few
minutes work the fire was eXtinguisheC
with the chemical engine. Before the
fireme got there a neighbor with {
hand eXtinguisher did good work anC
kept the blaze down little. The fire
started on the outside of the roof of the
house and burnt through into the garret
and had quite a Roadway when dis
covered. 1t is thought to have started
from a spark from torch which haC
been used to burn worms on a near by
tree.
Acquire Marble Property.