Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-02-04


the critical condition of Miss Ruth
Wright, WHO'S i'll with pneumonia in
Burlington.
Samuel Gordon, who has been dan
gerously i'll with pneumonia, is reported
to be out Of danger,
Mr., and Mrs. Solomon Aines were in
Whiting this week, where they attended
the funeral of Louis Aines.
The Essay club held well attended
meeting at the home of Mrs. p. f.
Mellen Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. Charles p. Smith and daughter,
Miss Rena Smith, are visiting relatives
in East Clarendon,
James Dumas is quite i'll at his home
on College street,
County Agricultural Agent Joseph E.
Cardigan has returned from Orwell,
where he has been on official business
this week,
William Turner was taken suddenly
i'll while attending service at the
Memorial Baptist church Sunday and
was taken to his home on College street.
Mrs. +. A. Tobin and Miss Helen
Monta returned to their home in North
Bennington today.
Eugene Royce is i'll at his home on
Elm street with severe attack Of the
grip.
William Duckett has left the en-
ploy of A. Calhoun & Son and gone to
Lake Placid, N Y, where he has Sc
cured work in meat market,
The degree team of Pierpont lodge Of
Vergennes. X. of p, will confer the
second rank on two candidates at the
regular meeting of Otter Creek lodge,
No SO this evening.
Rev. Roy E, Whttemore, who has
been i'll for several days, is improving.
Mrs Whittemore and two children are
still confined to the bed
Mr.. and Mrs Ransom Billings have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Mabel Grace Billings, to
Rupert c. Field of Worcester, Mass.
Frank H. Piper, former resident of
East Middlebury and Civil war vet
eran, is seriously i'll at the Soldiers
home in Bennington.
Charles Severance, who recently re-
turned from business trip to Phila-
dephia, is sick with pneumonia at his
home on Elm street.
Mrs. Helen Severance is visiting at
the home of her son, Ernest, in Proctor
for a few days.
S. V. and j. c. Morton of Hudson
Falls, N. Y, have purchased the stock
and fixtures of the Benedict grocery
store and will take possession about
February Ia.
Mrs, Joseph w. Calhoun is confined
to the house with an attack of the grip
The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the local postoffice: Eugene
Allen, Miss Marjorie Baldwin, John G.
C. Howard, (2), Miss Aranka Peters,
Henry Rhoads, Miss Eva Sears, Carl
Smith, Mrs. Eliza Youtt.
William holland of Northampton,
Mass, is in town, called here by the
death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Jerome
holland.
Regular meeting of Middebury
Council, No. IA, R. & S. M. will be held
in Masonic temple Tuesday evening,
February 8, at clock Work.
The regular meeting of William P.
Russell Post and Circle will be held Feb
ruary s, at 1880 p. M, in the Dyer
block. All members are requested to
be present.
The Century club held very inter
estlng meeting at Mrs. D. H.
Corkran's Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 2. The next regular meeting of
the club will be with Miss Barbour
Tuesday evening, February8.
Thursday, February 10, Darius Cobb,
the famous artist will deliver a lecture
in the Congregational church and ex-
hibit his painting, "The Master" on
which he worked thirty years. The
Methodist and Congregational churches
will unite in this service.
There was well attended meeting of
the executive committee of the Addison
County Sunday School association in
the vestry of the Congregational church
Monday afternoon. Supt. c. H. Boyd
of Burlington, Mr.. Brown of Chicago
and Mrs. Caroline Balch Wright ad-
dressed the meeting.
Mrs. R. L. Brough, who has conducted
a millinery store here for several years,
has sold out her business to G. W. and
H. H. Stone, who have taken pos
eaocion apd will dispose of tho stork of