Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-31
BRANDON.

Hugh Selleck of Sudbury was in town
Friday.
William Keller of Whiting was in
town Tuesday.
Mrs. s. Thrall has returned from
Sudbury, where she has been caring for
Mrs. Selleck and baby.
The funeral of Dorothy Maona Jenney
was held from st. Mary's church We'd
nesday, December %, at $3.50. The bear
ers were Edward Kanaly, Patrick Kan
ally, Edward johnson and Francis Car
rigan. She leaves besides her parents
one brother, who lives in Vergennes and
three sisters At the age of IS, when
the world looked so bright to her. Doro.
thy was stricken with tuberculosis, from
which she was a great sufferer. She
bore it all with patience, never COM
planning. Her bright smile was always
ready for her friends. None knew her
but to love.
Miss Ethel Smaley Kelsey, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias l. Kelsey, and Ray
mond Joel Thomas, son of Lucien j.
Thomas, were married Tuesday at the
home of the groom in the presence of
| immediate relatives. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Walter Thorpe,
pastor of the Congregational church.
The brides gown was of Copenhagen
blue chiffon and messaline with black
velvet picture hat. After the ceremony
wedding breakfast was served by the
brides aunt Mrs. Julius Goodrich. The
young couple received many gifts, in
Guiding silver, linen and a sum of money.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas left at noon for
Boston and other points in Massachu-
sets. Upon their return they will re-
side at the groom's home.
Carroll Sisco and Thad Newton have
returned to their work at Proctor.
Mrs. j. E Casey visited friends in
town on Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Clinton Robinson and
family have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Churchill of Proctor.
w G. Scott of Barre is visiting his
brothers, Gerey and Walter Scott of this
village.
A daughter was born recently to
Eugene Ellis and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Woodruff of
Burlington spent Christmas in town
with relatives.
There was game of basket ball Tues
day night at the tow hall between the
high school team and the Orwell team.
John Stone has returned to Bethlehem,
Pa, after spending few days in town
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ballard are Wis
iting in town.
Lewis H. Rogers, who died in Rut.
land Saturday aud was brought to Bran
don for burial on Monday, lived for
many years in Forestdale. He was the
night watchmsn for Newton and
Thompson Mfg Co. for ten years.
Dorothy French, of the Albany Bust
ness college, spent Christmas at the
home of her father, John French
Harold Severy was at the home of hi,
father, Leslie Severy, on Carver street
Randwick Bissell has returned to New
York, after spending a few days al
home.
James Dundon of Carver street is il
New York city the guest of j. h
, Brown.
The children of the State farm ar,
badly afflicted with grip, which nc
, noubt they brought from Erwin, Pa.
from whence they came The grip i,
very prevalent all over Pennsylvania.
2 The community tree was final,
erected in the park on the east side o
the river. 1t was illuminated for tn
E first time on Christmas eve at 7 80 p. m
This was done through the courtesy o
a the Hortonia Power company, who dec
G Grated the tree with several hundre'
. lamps. The tree will be lighted ever
= night until New Years evening.
: At vesper service at the Congrega
! tional church on Sunday afternoon a
d p. m. there was a fine series of illus
9 trated pictures, with a lecture by tn
pastor.
Marriage licenses were issued by tn
town clerk for the week ending Decen
o cember 25th to the following persons
O w. II. Purcell of Brandon and Miss Nor
NJ Griffin of Sudbury, and to Sydney NJ
Watson and Helen NJ. Hogan, both {
q Brandon.
J. Ellen NJ. Bashaw has sold her place o
s Barlow avenue to parties in Rutland.
+ Frank Memoe of Hartford, Conn.,, is {
: home for the holidays. He will retur
after January LIST.
Miss Mabel Thompson of Johnston
/ N Y, the daughter of Rev. Robe
II Thompson, a former pastor here, Is wit
l. the family of w. A. Fuller.
n Ernest F. Parker of the U. S. shi
r Virginia is at the home of his siste
Mrs. Ray Rickert of Carver street.
~ s. w. Jones and Stewart Clark were
/ Rutland Tuesday.
e Mrs Lucy Kimball was in town Tue
day attending the funeral of her brothe
g Lewis Ii. hogers, of Rutland, who WI
:, buried in Brandon.
- Misses Anna Harrison, Ella Whitlocl
&c Viola Spooner of Springfield, Miss Els
l. Hatch of Boston, and MIR. and Mr.
IS Cassidy of Springfield, were in town fl
!. the holidays.
~ Miss Geneva Kidder is with her sste
Miss Hazel Kidder, in Albany this wee
!. Adrian Griswold of Burlington an
Is Edward Griswold of New York speI
10 Christmas with their parents.
a DIR. K. j. Cray has moved from Conan
m square to the George Briggs house {
: Pearl street.
Mrs. George Thomas of Orwell HI