Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-17

c. P. Smith, who recently purchased
the Hemenway house on Court street,
with his family has moved to town.
Dr. Bertram E. Marshall is at the
home of his father on Pleasant street,
called here by the serious illness of his
grandmother, Mrs. A. j. Marshall.
Mrs. w. H. Baldwin is assisting in
the J. X. Dyer store during the holidays.
Rev. S. G. Neil of the American Bap-
fist Publication society delivered the
sermon at the Memorial Baptist church
Sunday. In the evening there was
special Christmas music.
The second number of the Century
club course will be given this evening
in the town hall by the Cadman Con-
cert company.
Philip E. Crane, who has been on an
extended trip to California and the
Panama-Pacfic exposition, has re-
turned.
iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Mcmahon.
Miss Sadie Eubar of Port Henry, N.
Y, is visiting Miss Lucy Tinney of
Washington street.
Frank C. Gulley left Wednesday for
Canton, N. Y, having been called
there by the death of his brother, Nc
Kenzie Gulley.
Mrs. P. H. Mcmahon, who was in
jured by fall on the sidewalk Thurs
day, when she received an injury to one
hip, is slowly recovering.
Charles I. Grandey has been con-
fined to the house for several days by
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Balm of Bristol,
former residents of Middlebury left
this week for Bentonville, Ark, where
they will spend the winter with Mr..
Bain's son.
The Middlebury Public library and
National bank will be closed Christmas
day, December rs.
The heavy fall of snow Monday night
and Tuesday makes excellent sleighing
and many from the outlying towns are
taking advantage of it and merchants
report good Christmas trade.
The following letters remain I'M
Jr., Edward Madigan, Dorothy May
Norman, Burton r. Sturtevant.
Judge c. l. Button and DR.. P. E.
Mellen have purchased Oldsmobile tour
ing cars through j. A. Peck.
Mrs. Arthur Freegard and daughter
of Whiting were visiting in town during
the week.
The Womans Auxiliary of the Y. M.
c. A. will meet with Mrs. j. E. Weeks
Monday afternoon, December 20, at
three o'clock.
Mrs. Philip E. Crane, who has been
visiting in Suncook, N. H., for two
months, has returned.
Miss Nellie Halpin has resumed her
position at the Register Office after a
two weeks absence on account of ill
ness.
The price paid in the local market for
butter and eggs is as follows: Butter 80
and 81 cents and eggs SO cents per
dozen.
Ralph Brown is assisting in the Mid
dlebury Supply store.
DR.. F. C. Sanborn was a Burlington
visitor the first of the week.
Miss Edith Brown has closed a sue
cessful term of school in Shoreham,
and is at the home of her uncle, A. w.
Robbins.
The body of Mrs. George Sellers was
brought here from Bridport Thursday
morning. The funeral was held in the
Catholic church at 9 o'clock. Rev. T.
j. Leonard officiated. The burial was
in the cemetery at Bridport.
The Middlebury Grange will hold a
Christmas tree entertainment, with
tree, at the regular meeting Friday
evening, December "a. 1t is hoped that
every member and their families will
be present with their gifts. and partici-
pate in a good old fashioned time.
Robert Axt of Newark, N. j., who
underwent an operation at the Mary
Fletcher hospital November 20, ac-
companied by his mother, returned to
this village where they will remain for
few days.
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland of Middle
bury college gave talk at the vespeI
service in the Congregational chnrch
in Brandon last Sunday afternoon on
among the Deep Sea Fishermen.
The musical program included voca
solos by Miss Gladys Whitney of Pitts
ford.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
Episcopal church will hold its annual
Christmas exercises on Thursday even.
ing at 1880 in the chapel and dining
ROOM On the same evening the church
election of a delegate to the Lay Con,
ference to be held at Saratoga next
April, w. N. Cady, II. M. Balm and N.
A. Brooks have been appointed to hole
this election.
Cards have been received announcing
the approaching marriage of Miss
Myrtle Balm of this village. but for
some time a teacher in the schools OF
Manchester, Conn.,, and Edward r.
Triggs, class of IA, of East Port
Chester, Conn, which will take place
at the brides home on Washington
street December 27