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

B. w. Estey of Bristol and w. D.
Spaulding of Bridport were visitors in
town Thursday.
D. P. Sullivan of Boston, Mass, re-
turned to his home today after visiting
his mother, Mrs. Thomas Sullivan.
Allen R. Sturtevant and family have
returned from two weeks auto trip in
Massachusetts and Conn.
D. L. Wells of Orwell was business
visitor in town Tuesday.
Karl |. Stems has returned from
short stay in Burlington.
State Road Commissioner Stoddard
Bates of Derby was in town Thursday
Miss Harriet Kellogg who has been
visiting her sister, Miss Addie Kellogg,
returned to her home in Cream Hill
Wednesday.
Mrs. G. J. Duncan is visiting relatives
and friends IN Rutland.
Arthur c. Taber went on Thursday to
Albany, N. Y, where he will join Mrs.
Taber on visit to relatives and
friends.
C. M. Spaulding of Troy, N. Y, is
spending few weeks at the Addison.
George w Stone of Vergennes visited
his brother, Harold H. Stone Thurs
day
j. c. S. Hamilton of Bridport was
visitor in town Thursday.
Edwin w. Wilcox of New York city
is visiting friends in town.
Timothy Halpin of Rutland visited his
daughter, Mrs. 7. P. Brennan, during
the week.
The Sunday ordinance prohibiting the
opening of business places was put in
force Sunday. All the ice cream saloons,
cigar stores and shoe shining parlors
were closed all day, and the restaurants
were allowed to keep open three hours
in the morning, two at noon and two in
the evening.
Municipal Judge James B. Donoway
was in Montpelier Thursday to attend
meeting of the municipal court Judges
in Vermont. The meeting was called
to discuss several new laws extending
the jurisdiction of the municipal courts
which will go into effect August /.
The following letters remain un-
claimed at the local postoffice: William
James, Miss Lelah Tyrrell
c. E. Humes of Rutland, a travelling
representative of the Standard Oil
company, was one of the victims of the
recent automobile theft at Middlebury
although he has been fortunate enough
to recover one tire stolen from his car
on the night of the break at the Stokes
& Co. garage. The tire was found in
the Ford machine abandoned by the
robbers on the road to East Middlebury.
About thirty automobiles arrived here
from Brandon at 3:l5 Friday afternoon
of last week advertising Chatauqua
week. The cars were decorated with
flags and banners and made an imposing
display.
LaTena's circus arrived in town early
Saturday morning from Manchester.
The show gave two very good perform
ances in the afternoon and evening.
There was a large attendance in the
afternoon and fair-sized audience .r
the evening.
John Larrow while loading hay for
c. F. Shackett suffered an injury to one
hand when one of the tines of a pitch
fork in the hands of Mr.. Shackett wa:
accidentally stuck through the hanc
between the thumb and first finger.
Mrs. H. E. Taylor has gone to ST
Adams, called there by Mrs. C. F.
Gulley, her sister, who recently moved
there from Burlington, who has broker
her left arm in fall
Clifton Calhoun has returned from
Camp Abnaki, where he has spent few
weeks.
Fish and Game Warden George H.
Chaffee has just secured from Lake
Champlain three more catfish, the
largest weighing IA l-2 pounds, which
he has shipped to the State hatchery al
Roxbury. They will be used at the diff.
ferent fairs in the State this fall.