Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-12-08
BRIpPoRT.

Schools in town were closed Wedne,
day for the Thanksgiving recess.
Miss Gertrude Draft and her friend,
Mas Hannah DNorcef Of Middeburv,
spent Thanksgiving at the home Of c. A,
Pratt
The Sunshine circle will hold their
Christmas sale at the Masonic hail Thur.
dav and Friday evenings, December n
and IS.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. H. Holmes of Shore.
ham were guests of their daughter, Mrs,
+. &, Frost last week
Mr.. and Mrs. V, NJ, Benedict and
daughters, Misses Beatrice and Lucille Of
New Haven, were the guests Of relatives
in town Thursday and Friday
Pauline Wimette went Saturday to
Bristol, where he is to spend the winter,
Mr.. and Mrs, G, II, Grandey, who visit.
tied at the home of their son, Truman
Grandey, Thursday and Friday returned
to their home at Nliddlebury Saturday
William Bbeau, who If very i'll, was
taken to the hospital at Burlington Satur-
day.
Norman Fletcher is spending a few
days at Mldjebury as the guest of NJ. j.
Cronin.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Nadeau have re-
Gently been the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. w. McCuen of Vergennes.
Leon Swinton of Bristol was the guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, James
Swinton, last week,
Miss Sabra Huests spent several days
last week as the guest of Miss Dorothy
Wolcott.
Misses Hope Billings, Grace Leonard
Lena Needham and Katherine O'Rourke
spent Thanksgiving at their respective
homes
Mrs. Emma WoIcott, who visited last
week at the home of her son, G, f, VOL
colt, returned home Sunday.
News was received here Sunday of the
death of Mrs. Addie Wing Williams at
her late home at Jacksonville, Ill. Mira.
Williams was formerly of this town and
leaves many friends and relatives here
to miss her.
a community social will be held at the
vestry Saturday evening, December 16.
Mr.. Rand expects to be present to help
every one have good time.
The Christian Endeavor topic for next
Sunday evening will be defy Evil"
Kings 81: 1890 Leader, Miss Rheuby
Hdrris.
A regular communication of Morning
Sun lodge, f. and A. NJ was held at the
Masonic hall Wednesday evening.
The next regular meeting of the Bird
port Grange will be held at their hall
Tuesday evening December 70 1t will
be the annual election Of officers. The
program wi consist of an instrumental
solo by Mrs, A. A. Preble and a supper
will be served.
Ira Sollace and Earl Barrows, who
have been the past week at Starksboro
hunting deer, returned home Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Lucy Crane of Middebury and
her brother, Edison Jewett, are guests of
Mr. Jewett's daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Wing
The remains of Mrs Laura Ingram
CuIlIbi accompanied ny HtI sui IldIl y =
arrived at Addison Wednesday where
the funeral was held at the Baptist
church at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Mrs. Smith was for number of years a
resident of Brldport, then moved to Adj
olson and for the last few years has lived
with her son Harry at Caldwell, Idaho.
The Bridport basket ball team went
Thursday to play the Brandon team at
Brandon, The Brandon boys were win
ners.
Mrs. Catherine Brooks, who has been
i'll for many mouths, died Sa urday even
ing. Funeral services were held at her
home at eleven o'clock Tuesday morning
and at the church at Crown Point at | 80
in the afternoon. Burial at the Crown
Point cemetery. Mrs. Brooks has been
a great sufferer during her long illness,
hut has borne it with wonderful patience.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. j. S.
Dukett and Mrs. O H. Walker. two
grandsons, Ashley Dukett, and Earl
Dukett and two great granddaugh ers,
Misses Althea and K 'thryn Dukett.