Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-11-19
BRANDON,

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bury have Deer visiting relatives in
town.
Mrs. s. w. Jones went to New York
Tuesday for a visit with relatives.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. f. j.
Cray Thursday.
A marriage license has been issued to
Edward Arthur Sheehan and Harriet
Bashaw of this town.
The Senior class of the High school
held a food sale in Collins & Needham's
store Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Graves have zone
to Boston for a few days visit among
relatives.
Miss Imogene Miner is visiting friends
in Rutland.
Gen. Rodney Smith, who came to
town from Italy recently and rented the
Pearce house on Park street died Tues
day morning. The body was taken to
Springfield, Mass, for cremation Satur-
day.
Mrs. j. P. Sheppard, Miss Lottie A.
Sessions, Miss Lottie Baker, Mrs. Maria
Capen. Clarence Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Leffingwell and Miss Leffingwell went
to Rutland Friday evening to attend the
concert of Madam Gadski and Paul
Eisler.
Fred White, a Goshen farmer, COM
mitted suicide on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. White, who had been very ill with
pneumonia, asked his wife to go to the
barn to see to matters there, and when
she left the house White shot himself
through the head with a rifle. Later
conclusions are that the man was men
tally unbalanced.
Miss Hazel Kidder has returned from
Montpelier, where she has been taking
the state examination for nurses.
In the basket ball game between
Brandon and Fair Haven Saturday,
Brandon won by a score of 25 to 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Winslow, who
have been in California in the interest of
the Ayrshire Breeders association, ha e
returned home.
A. C. Putnam has been in New Hamp-
shire TO the death of a relative.
DIR. Thomas E. Green, vice president
of the American Peace society, will
lecture in the town hall Monday even
ing, November 22d. for the benefit of
the Brandon Free library.
Robert French, formerly of Brandon,
but now of New Britain, Conn is visit
ing relatives in town.
The Brandon High School basket ball
team will play Shoreham on Tuesday
evening, November 10Th.
More than twenty deer hunters left
Brandon for Rochester on Monday morn
ing.
Town Clerk Jones has issued over 600
hunting and fishing licenses up to Satur-
day, November 18th.
Frank Whitlock of Rutland is visiting
in town.
Rev. George r. Kerr of this town held
services in the Methodist church in Yer
geEnes on Sunday morning.
Mrs. E. H. Button and Miss Edith
Howe of this town have been visiting
friends In Middlebury.
Miss Genie Thomas, who is teaching in
Proctor, was with her parents over Sun
day, returning to Proctor Monday.
Joseph Curran brought into town the
first buck killed by Brandon hunters.
1t was a fine eight-prong buck and
weighed over two hundred pounds.
Frank Williams and S. w. Jones were
in Rutland on Tuesday on legal business.
A daughter was born on Sunday to
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Holmes If this viii
lage.
Miss Alice Briggs. who has been spend
ing a week in Burlington with friends,
has returned home.
Miss Hazel Bowker was With her par
ents in West Rutland over Sunday.
Mrs. Wright Flagg Of Leicester assisted
the choir at the Congregational church
in Brandon on Sunday morning.