Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-24
NEW HAVEN.

festive appearance with its Christmas
decorations.
The schools closed Friday afternoon
with Christmas exercises.
Mrs. Be!knap has returned from Mid
dlebury.
Mrs. Roy Potter is ill with scarlet
fever.
Miss Grace. Pallman of Bristol recent,
visited Priscilla Ring.
Clara Ferguson is at home from
Massachusetts, normal school for the hol-
iday vacation.
A. Langdon Roleau has moved his por-
table saw mill TO w. w. Hubbard's
farm, where he is saving logs.
George Holden is studying voice cul-
ture with G. II. Wilder in Burlington.
Elizabeth Siple is spending Christ
mas with friends in Waterbury.
Roswell Gaines of Panton was the
weekend guest of his sister, Mrs
Charles Wright.
Miss Mary Barrows recently visite
her brother Lucius, who is student at
the U. V. NJ.
Arand Purinton of Starksboro recent
ly called ON friends in town.
Mrs j. c. Wilder is visiting cousins in
Chazy, N. Y.
Lena Merrill is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Eddy, in Burlington.
Mrs. Smith Rose and daughter, Fran
ces, have returned from visiting her
sister in-law, Mrs. Frank Gould, in
Dexter, N. Y. Mrs. Gould is in poor
health.
Miss Hazel Partch was the recent
guest of Mrs. Leroy Russell in Middle
bury.
Miss Mary Barrows and the children
of Roy Potter are staying at Mrs. Juliette
Potter's during the illness of Mrs. Roy
Potter, who is in quarantine for scarlet
fever.
The Sunday school is to have Christ
mas tree and exercises at the church
this friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Landon and Miss
Landon attendnd the State Grange meet
ing at Burlington.
Mrs. Ashel Hoffnagle is in Westport,
N. Y, helping to care for her mother,
Mrs. Willard
Mr.. Jones of Ira was the over-Sunday
guest of R. ID. Landon.
Charles Palmer has just completed
another large poultry house.
The Bristol Railroad have put in a
spur track at the Hubbard crossing
for the accommodation of the Monk
ton Kaolin works and have purchased
land for the same of George Russell.
The Ladies' Union have larger men,
bership than for number of years past
and are live energetic and useful or
ganization During the past year they
have contributed 500 toward the church
repair fund, $50 to the running expenses
of the church, and now have a nice sum
in the treasury. They cleared over $50
from their recent Christmas sale, $25
from the sale of Christmas cards and S25
from the chicken pie supper.
Hallock j. Peck sold a litter of 10 pigs
last March which proved to be some
porkers. A. 5. Kingsley dressed one
which weighed 332 lbs, H. T. Dimmock
one that tipped the scales at 377 lbs ,
Elisha D Folansbee had one which
weighed 1856 lbs, and George E. Reese,
on the G. S. Dana farm, had two which
dressed 429 and 446 lbs, and there were
other good ones.
There will be Christmas exercises at
the Congregational church this Friday
evening, December "a. A cantata, The
Greatest Gift" will be given.
Miss Gretta Danbrook has returned
from Saranac Lake, where she has been
for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peck of Mortified
have second daughter recently added
to their family. Mrs. Sarah Peck Roleau
is caring for mother and child.
The sale of the pews occurred last
Monday at the church.
Scarlet fever and the mumps are pre-
vailing to some extent in town, though
no serious cases.
Mrs. Roy Potter is i'll with scarlet
fever, only her nurse. Miss Carrie
Merrill, is at the home to care for Mrs.
Potter and child. She is reported COM
Portable this Wednesday morning.
We learn the Arson Wright farm has
been recently sold to Harold Russell, a
son of George Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Baker are very
poorly. A niece is assisting in the house
hold work.
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