Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-02
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w. Fletcher went Thursday to Mont
pelier to attend the Republican State
convention which was held there Friday.
Mrs Edward Nichols spent a few days
the past week as the guest of Mrs. G, IL,
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Walker were the
guests of their daughter, Mrs, w, \
Towner, several days last week.
T. d. Wisel and wife of Burlington
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs, David
Wisell, Sunday.
John Russell of Hopewell, Vac, is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Russell.
o, E. Converse of Burlington was in
town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Adkins of Ticon-
deroga, NY, were guests of their sister,
Mrs. Ella Baldwin, Monday
One of the State Y. NJ. C. A. workers,
who will be in attendance at the Y. NJ,
c. A. meeting held at Middlebury on
Friday, will preach at the Congregational
church Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Witherell went Monday to
Burlington to be the guest of her
daughters, Mrs. o. E. Converse and Mrs.
W. Finnessey.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. II, Preble were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Preble Sunday,
A. c. Preble and H. NJ. Peck were
visitors at Crown Point, n, Y, Decora,
ton day.
The latest purchasers of new automo.
blles are o. S. Gibbs, Velie, II. A. Stone
an Overland, and II. L. Broughton, an
Overland,
c, II. Barrows took an automobile party
to Lake Dunmore Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Myrick and Mr., and
Mrs. II. N, Solace spent Decoration day
at the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Barbour were guests
of Mrs. Barbour's parents at WaIlingford
Tuesday.
The c. E. topic for next Sunday even
ing is 1.-THE Conservation of Money"
Job 1873. (Consecration meeting.
Leader Viola Merrill.
The drama "Homes Ties" was pre-
scented at the Grange hall Friday even
ing to a very large and appreciative
audience. The stage settings were very
pretty and those impersonating the differ
ent characters of the drama did their
parts splendidly and are deserving of
very much credit. The music was fur
nished by Mrs A. A. Preble, pianist, G..
j. Hutchinson, violinist, and NJ. T. VOL.
colt, vocalist, and was especially enjoy
able. The receipts of the evening were
! $51.35.
The teachers, Miss Katherine O'Rourke
and F. w. Cox of the village schools,
Miss Lydia Baldwin of the Crane school
and Miss Mercedes Nisun of the Hebert
school united in holding interesting me-
mortal exercises at the Masonic hall
Monday afternoon. The old soldiers,
j. P, Russell, H NJ. Peck, Elijah Parrish
and j. A. Russell were seated on the
platform and as the pupils marched into
the hall they were led by Arthur Payne
and Blanche Norton carrying a large
flag, passing with it to the platform and
before the pupils were seated all joined
in giving, very nicely, the Salute to
the Flag; then followed songs and reci-
tations, appropriate remarks by c. H..
Smith, the singing of America after
which the pupils marched from the hall
to the cemetery where they placed flags
on the graves of the deceased soldiers.
The other teachers, Miss Merrill of the
Converse school, Miss Leonard of the
Lake school, Miss Foley of the Haw-
thorne school and Miss Kingsland of the
Myrick school also observed Memorial
day with interesting and appropriate
exercises at their respective school
houses on Friday and ON Monday after
noon.
At the strawberry festival to be held
at the vestry June s, the program will
consist of short farce, THE Mend-I-