Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-25
BRANDON.


were found frozen on the occasion Of tn q
fire at the G. l., Stay house proved to be
an error. The pressure was low at first :,
but was soon normal.
The dance which was to have been
held Friday night at Brandon Inn was
postponed
Lucy +. Kimball of Springfield has
bought the Rogers place in Forestaae
from Horace and Jennie Bump,
Mr., Kimberly Of Orwell and +. II.
Remington of Rutland, contractors, were
in town Friday estimating the damage
at the Stay fire.
Daisy Needham, trained nurse from
Hartford hospital, and sister of Charles
Needham, arrived in town last Wednes.
day to assist in caring for the Needham
family, six members of which are III,
Edwin P, Aver is recovering from re-
cent operation.
The meeting of the business men
scheduled for Friday night will not be
held until later.
j, r. Dawl OF the Continental Insur.
ance company was in town Friday and
settled the fire loss of Charles Stay.
The condition of the daughter of Mrs.
Peabody, who is dangerously i'll, remains
about the same. Hopes are entertained
however, for her recovery.
Philip Burliss of Forestdale has been
taken TO the Mary Fletcher hospital in
Burlington for an operation for Appendix
citis.
DIR, II. G. Tinkham of Burlington was
i'll town last Friday night.
Julius Baker has sold his creek mead.
ow to James Wheden.
The two children of George Forgites
are i'll.
Mrs r E, st. John of Seminary hill
has the grip.
Carrie Goodnough of Forestdale has
the grip.
T Harrison Pettee lie # Wednesday for
Lynn, MISS, where he will spend the
rest of the winter with his son, John
Pettee.
A Boston specialist has decided that
the young child of Leo Churchill. which
was thought to have infantie paralysis,
has tuberculosis instead.
L. G. Rowe of Rutland was in town
Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Wright have re-
turned home, after spending part of the
winter visiting their sons in Kansas.
Mrs. George Kerr, who has been at the
Methodist Episcopal hospital some time,
returned home Friday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hatton and two child
rem, who have been visiting her father,
Edward Briggs, have returned to their
home in Massachusetts,
a prospector has been in town looking
over the Backus plant with view to
purchasing.
George Morgan of Birch hill caught a
wild cat Friday. 1t is the fourth one he
has taken.
Miss Norma Ives has returned from a
visit to friends in Boston
There were no funeral services for
James Peabody the body being placed
in the vault until spring.
The funeral of Fred c.. Spooner, who
died Saturday, has been postponed until
today Friday.)
Mrs. Wallace Larrabee of Shoreham is
visiting in town.
Charles Ray has returned from Boston.
Mrs. Edward Briggs has the grip.
Thad Newton of Forestdale, who has
been working in the office of the YER
mont Marble company at Proctor, has
resigned his position and is at home.
The total insurance paid on the fire
loss of Charles L. Stay was $40S9.
Mr., and Mrs. George Brown, who have
been i'll with the grip, are suffering
relapse.
The body of Peter Blair, who died in
Rutland, was brought to Brandon Mon
day for interment.
On Saturday, February Goth, H. D.
Crooks will take position in the Spooner
drug store,
DR.. Cray, who has been ill, is now able
to resume his practice.