Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-09-17
vERGENNEH.

He had been in poor health for two L
weeks. Mr.. Austin was the son of the |
late Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Austin of |
this city and was born in st. Matthias,
Can. While he was quite young his
parents moved to Charlotte, afterwards
coming to this town. For many years
Mr. Austin was engaged in trucking and
at the time Of his death was dealer in
wood and kindlings. For number of |
years he was highway surveyor and |
sire ct commissioner He is survived by |
one brother, Lawrence Austin of this |
place; two sisters, Mrs. Juba Daniels of |
this city and Mrs Charles Reed Of Wi |
nooski. The funeral was held Monday |
morning at 8 o'clock at St. Peters church. |
Rev. L. a. Vezina officiated. Burial was
in st. Peters cemetery. The bearers |
were Albert Larrow, n. j. Renaud, Isaac |
Miller and Frank Gee.
The first annual thank offering meet |
ing Of the Womens Board of Missions of
the Congregational Church was held
Friday afternoon at the home of DR. and
Mrs. Charles H. Cole, the president, Mrs.
Richard G. Woodbridge presiding. The
address on 1.-THE Work of the Vermont
Branch of Foreign Mission" by Mrs NJ.
H. Buckham of Burlington, was pleas
ing and instructive feature of the meet.
ing. The apportionment of the society
to the State fund, $50, was more than
met by the collection which amounted to
S3s.
An alarm of fire Saturday after
noon was caused by the explosion Of an
oil stove at the home of Mr. and Mrs
George Myers on Wales street, the blaze
being put out before much damage was
done.
, Mrs. John Donovan has returned from
Crown Point, n. Y, where she went to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Smith.
DIR. w. G. Watt has returned from
few days visit to Percy E. Bevins of
Fairfax.
Fred l.. Grandy went Saturday on a
business trip to Boston.
The Home Missionary society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church held its an
nual meeting Friday afternoon at the
home of Miss Hattie Winslow and elected
officers as follows: President, Miss Lena
Hawkins; vice president, Mrs. George D.
{ Middlebrook; treasurer and correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Charles NJ. Grandey.
There was large attendance.
= The new La France chemical engine
recently purchased by the city was given
try out Friday evening A pile of in
), llldltIldl BldNth VI NdlIl
- street, near the park, was set on fire, aud
after getting under good headway the
Is hose, connected with the engine, was
g turned upon it and the spray from it
quickly put the fire out. Chief Engineer
George T. Kidder of the Mddebury fire
d department. and John ID. Woods of Mid
@ dlebury conducted the demonstration, AS
d sisted by members of the local fire de-
partment. The engine is supplied with
two 35-gallon tanks and under full pres
- sure will throw stream perpendicular
y to the height of so feet. Mayor
Charles E. Stebbns and Chief Engineer
e j. NJ, Alden were present at the demon
"a stration and expressed themselves as
pleased with the work of the machine.
T. Judge F. W. futile was called Friday
to Denver, Colo, by the serious illness
of his father, John L. futile, former
u prominent citizen of Montpelier.
= Mrs. Louise B. Pease, who has beer
: spending several weeks at her farm il
j. Panton, has returned to gainesville
re- Ohio.
- Miss Anna l. Johnson has returned t.
>. Lexington, Mass, after visit to her sis
y, ter, Mrs. Nelson Hayden.
=. Judge Frank L. Fish left Monday TO
/. Newfane to preside over Windhan
n, County court.
D. John Garno left Sunday to visit hi
son, Joseph Garno, in Boston and othe
ne relatives in that vicinity.
Mrs. E. j. Willmarth died Saturday a
a the home of her daughter, Mrs. r. n
R. Warner, in Addison following long ill
ness. Mrs. Willmarth was the daughte
On of the late Hiram Johnson, for man,
-. year, editor and publisher of the Yer
e. gennes Vermonter. The funeral wa
q held Monday afternoon at the house
Rev. w. S. Boardman officiating. Tn
~ burial was in Bridport. The bearer
at were H. w. Spooner, P. B. Norton, Ere
L. Wilmarth and c. NJ. Clark
a. Prof. Prentiss Hoyt and family, VIII
CT have been spending the summer at thei
~ cottage, have returned to Worcester
Mass
er' ton to attend the Chittenden Count
court
nd Thomas BARLEY has returned t
les Bridgeport, Conn, after two weeks
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
on BARLEY.
OF Miss Nancy f. Benton of Burlington
A who is visiting her aunt, Miss Eliza Ben
ton, spent the week END with Mr. an
IL Mrs. G. +. o. Kimball
w. II. Wheeler and daughter, Mis-
at Francis Wheeler, left Monday for Franz
&C lin Mass, where Miss Wheeler will ente
ISIS Dean Academy.
A. H. Patterson. who has been tn
" guest of MIR. and Mrs. R. L. Kingslan
for month, has returned to AttleborC
M Mass.
of The funeral of Mortimer Sherman wi
held Sunday after noon at the home @
10 his nephew, William Jewell, the. Re
&c. Thomas Stevenson officiating. TIL
bearers were William Larrow, Herbe
,on Booth, William Jewell, and Natha
81. Sherman and burial was in Greenwood
cemetery. Bristol.
hi Mr.. and Mrs. David c. Peck, who hay