Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-02-20
MIDDLEB BURY LOCALS

visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Peck Sun
day.
Miss Frances Piper is teaching in the
grammar school in C%avendish.
Mrs. M. E. Twitchell has been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. l. B.
Kingman in Burlington recently.
John Arnold of %Fitchburg, Mass,
visited friends in town Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.. Littell of st.
Adams, have returned home after
spending a few days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Clement of Pleas
ant street.
L. c. Latte1ell of New Haven and
Miss Lillian M. Newton of Middlebury
were united in marriage February 9 at
the Methodist parsonage in Bristol by
the Rev. c. N. Curtis.
AS the 22d of February falls on SUM-
day, the 23d is a legal holiday and the
library will be closed on the 23d.
j. A. Wright, who has been confined
to his rooms in the Battell block, has
recovered and is able to be out.
A. ]. Blackmer is confined to the
house by sickness.
The newly elected officers of Addison
Encampment, No. 81, l. o. o. F., will
be installed at their regular meeting on
Monday evening. 1t is expected that
several of the grand officers of the
state will be present.
Charles Lamorder, who suffered a
shock several weeks ago, is slowly
recovering and is now able to take
short walks each day.
Mrs. Helen A. Severance has re-
turned from Proctor, where she has
been on a visit to the family of her son,
Ernest M. Severance.
Henry w. Goodsell and his son, Ar
thur, of ~Pawtucket, R. l., arrived in
town Wednesday for a two weeks Wis
it with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Gordon of Og-
densburg, N. Y, who have been visit
ing relatives and friends in Middlebury
and ncighboring towns since the first of
the month, started on Wednesday on
their return trip.
Mrs. Walter j. Rose is confined to
the house with a severe attack of the
grip, of which she has had recurrent
attacks-duriDg the winter.
Word has been received here that Mr..
and Mrs. Harry E. Youtt, former resi-
dents of this village. but now of New
York city, are the parents of a girl
baby, born on February IL.
The Women's Missionary society of
the Memorial Baptist chuch will meet
with Mrs. R. B. Esten at the pars mage
Tuesday, February "a, at 8 p. m. Mite
box opening and election of officers.
Every member urged to be present.
The Boston Alumni association of the
Vermont academy will hold it's annual
dinner at Hotel Westminster, Copley
square, Wednesday evening. March 18th.
Effort is being made to secure the at
tendance of graduates and former
students throughout New England.
Miss Edith Bashaw of Brandon was in
town for a few days visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Dumas of Col
lege street.
Twelve members of the Busy Bee
club from Burlington were guests of
Mrs. Oliver Chilson of South Main
street Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Clara /. Brown and Mrs. Fred
C. Rawson of Whiting were in town
Friday.
Mrs. Michael Halpin, who under
went a serious surgical operation five
weeks ago at her home east of the
village. is able to be up and about the
house a little every day.
The races which were to have been
held on the fair ground track Saturday
afternoon were postponed on account
of the storm and will be held next Sat
urday, weather permitting.
The freezing up of one of the pipes
that carries the water from the pump.
ing station at the mill of the Middle.
bury branch of the Vermont Marble
Co. to the large tank at the passenger
/. station was the cause of the underpass
r being flooded Wednesday to the depth
e of a foot. The railroad people soon had
: = a force of men at work repairing same
and getting the water out of the under
t pass.
g James Mulligan, an employee of the
Middlebury branch of the Vermont
8 Marble company, while at his work al
! !, the mill Wednesday moaning at a rub.