Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-07-30
vERGENNEy

| OF Chief OF the Camp II, {. Beckman,
made a trip here on the steamer Victor
Monday evening. Quite large number
of citizens gathered on the park and
were entertained by the boys with
sleight-of. hand tricks, a farce and a
stump speech.
George Morgan and son, Dumas of
Mallett's Bay we're guests of DIR. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Rogers Monday.
j. w. Ryan made an automobile trip
to Mount Mansfield Tuesday and brought
back Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hudson and
niece, Miss Eillene Ryan, who have been
passing their vacation at the Summit
house.
Henry A. King, teacher in the agri-
cultural course of the Vergennes High
school, has asked for his release.
Alfred W. Smith Of Dorchester, Mass,
has received the appointment of super
intendent of the Addison, Ferrisburg,
Waltham, Panton, Vergennes and Monk
ton school union, with headquarters in
this city.
Marston Haviland of New York is in
town.
Nelson Bacon, who has been making a
visit of several days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Fortier, has returned to
Rutland.
L. H. Sheldon of Rutland called on
friends here Tuesday.
Miss Martha Thorne visited her farm
in Waltham Tuesday.
Farmers in this vicinity report that
the rain and high wind of Sunday caused
corn and grain to lodge badly, the for
mer in some cases having been blown
fat
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith of New
York are the guests of Mrs. Charles A
Bradbury at the Stevens house.
MIR. and Mrs. John Rivers, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gillette have returned to
Burlington after brief visit to Mr. and
Mrs. j. j. Barnard.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles H. Cole have re-
turned from two weeks visit with rel
atives in London, Canada.
Mrs. George Myers, ST., who has
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Mathew Minogue, in Rutland, for the
past two weeks, returned home Tues
day.
Miss Harriet Taylor of Boston, at one
time teacher in the Vergennes graded
school. is spending some time in the city
renewing old acquaintance. She is
stopping at the home of Cept. and Mrs
Charles E. Parker.
Miss Mary Stone, who has been pass
ing few weeks with friends in North
Adams, Mass, has returned to the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George E.
Stone
N. j. Renaud deputy high chief ran
ger, went to Hudson, Falls, n. Y, We'd
nesday to make a semi-annual inspec-
ton of ST. Genevieve's court, c. o. F., of
that town.
Mrs. c. A. Bradbury, who has been
passing the wi ter months in Washing
ton, d. c., and New York city, is in the
city for stay of several weeks.
THE Man from Virginia" was pre-
sented at the Vergennes opera house
Wednesday evening by local talent be-
fore good sized audience. The proceeds
were for the benefit of the Vergennes
Improvement society. The company
will go to Ferrsburg Center Friday
evening of this week, where the play
will be given under the auspices of the
Methodist church Ladies' Aid society.
Miss Edith Chamberlin, librarian at
Bixby Memorial Free library, is taking a
months vacation from her duties. She
went from here to Falmouth, Mass,
from where she will 20 to her home in
Bradford, this State. Miss Edith Nc
Govern accompanied her to Boston,
where she will visit Miss Gertrude Head
former school teacher in the Vergennes
school, and later she will 90 to Bradford,
where she will be Miss Chamberlin's
guest.
Repairs are being made on the street
from the Stevens house to the Episcopal
church. Road Commissioner Fred B.
upper of Ferrisburg is acting as road
commissioner for Vergennes, while j. NJ.
Alden is laid up with broken leg. Mr..
Alden is now able to drive out, but it
will be several weeks yet before he can
resume his duties.
William Hanneman was painfully
bruised Tuesday by being thrown from
his team when an automobile owned
and driven by Mrs. Alice Sprague of
Brandon and Thompson's Point, ran into
him. MIR. Hanneman was on his way 70
his home in Ferrisburg from the Sheffield
Farms Slawson.D Decker company milk
plant, where he had been with his milk,
and had reached the Norton house on
Main street, when the automobile, which
was going in the same direction, at
tempted to pass him and colided with
the rear end of the wagon. Mr. Henne-
man was thrown out, landing on his hip
| and although no bones were broken, he
was severely bruised from the fall. He
was taken to his home in Ferrsburg.
The car was somewhat damaged.