Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
MlDDLEBuRY LOCALS,

while.
Miss Eliza Sessions of East Middle
bury spoke in the Baptist church in
Bristol last Sunday evening in the in
terest of the Kun Hattin home,
Willis N, Cady, master of the State
Grange, has returned from Lyndon,
where he had charge of the dedcatory
ceremony of the new Grange hall in
that town, He was assisted by officers
Of the State and Pomona Oranges,
Judge Charles |, Button has returned
from Ludlow, where he delivered an adj
dress before the Okemo Literary club
Monday evening,
The item in the Register of recent
date that Mrs. Mary Nash and son had
returned to Burlington was incorrect
1t should have read Mrs, Mary Nash
and young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
h. Brown,
Mrs. d. II. Corkran will entertain the
members Of the Century club at her
home on Seminary street next Wednes-
day evening. Subject for the evenings
discussion, The Moral Aspects of Arts
and Literature.
The ice cutting on Otter creek, which
was begun the first part Of last week
and continued until the end of the week,
had to be suspended Monday because
thaws Of the past few days had flooded
the ice with water several inches deep.
Frank Londerville has returned to
Keeseville, N. Y, after spending the
week in town.
A. Rocko has returned from Burling-
ton, where he has spent few days on
business.
William Gorham of New York city
who arrived Monday, called here by the
death Of his aunt, Mrs. Anna Warner,
has returned. He was accompanied by
Earl Brown, who will enter the employ
of the National Casket Co., of New
York city
j. II. Dobinson Of Brandon is to Of
ficiate as organist of the Congrega-
tional church during the absence in
Washington of the regular organist,
Mrs. G. d, Miner,
Mrs. Peter Field of Vergennes, who
for few years has made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Albert Hendricks on
Seymour street is seriously i'll and her
granddaughter, Mrs. Alfred Panton, of
Vergennes, has come to assist in caring
for her
C. H. Perkins of Rutland and j. H.
Dyer of Salisbury have returned to
their homes after visiting friends in
town.
DR.. Ezra Branerd has returned from
Castleton after visit with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles A. Adams.
The Ladies Missionary society of the
Memorial Baptist church met in the
church parlors Wednesday evening at
1880 o clock
Mrs William Fales is visiting at the
home of Mrs. Bridget McHugh.
Miss Louise Dwire has returned from
Rutland, where she has spent a week.
Thad M. Chapman has bought the
George Adams farm on Foote street.
Mrs. Peter Duguid of Newark, N. j.,
is in town to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Calhoun.
The remains of Henry Gilman were
brought here Monday afternoon from
Bennington, where he died at the
Soldiers Home, and were taken to the
undertaking rooms of A. j. Blackmer.
Tuesday morning they were taken to
East Middlebury, his former home,
where the funeral services were held.
Mrs. Leonard C. Monahan and daugh-
ter of Bellows Falls are in town to
visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs. A. D.
Barter.
The annual meeting of the Labaree
society of the Congregational church
was held at the home of Mrs. Frank A.
Farnsworth on North Pleasant street
Monday afternoon. The following Of
ficers were elected: Chairman, Mrs.
Ezra Brainerd; treasurer, Mrs. A. w.
Dickens; secretary, Mrs. Philip Man
chester; executive committee, Mrs.
Ezra Brainerd, Mrs. Hagar, Mrs. j. A.
Fletcher, Mrs. Burrage and Mrs. Cas-
well.
Ray L. Fisher will leave tomorrow
for Springfield, Mass, where he will be
engaged as physical director in the
Springfield Training School. Mr.. Fisher
expects to leave for the south the latter
part of March to engage in practice
with the New York American baseball
team of which he is member of the
pitching staff,