Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-05-05

DR., A, ID, Barter has returned from
Burlington where he attended the an,
nua meeting Of the State Optical So
ciety,
The condition of Martin Barrows,
who has been i'll for some time, has be-
come critical,
Jesse Mack has moved from the
Scranton place in Ferrisburg to the
Muzzey farm on Chapman hill,
l., Hanfeld of Rouses Point, N. y,
is in town to visit at the home of his
son, evils Hanheld,
Mr., and Mrs, ?, B, Cloyes, who have
spent the winter in Florida, have re-
turned and opened their house,
Philip Calhoun has accepted a position
as clerk in the Middlebury National
bank,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Collins and chill.
dren are spending two weeks in Bran
don,
William H, Durfey went to Burning.
ton Thursday to accompany Mrs. Dur
fey, who will enter the Mary Fletcher
hospital for an operation,
Mrs, II, W, Jones, who has been Wis
iting Mr., and Mrs. Asher Burditt in
Rutland for a week, has returned.
At a recent meeting of the village
trustees it was voted to oil the streets
this year, and the Standard Oil tank
crew which has performed the work
for the past two years is expected to
arrive about the middle of the month.
The annual business meeting of the
Young Peoples society of the Memoir
ial Baptist church will be held in the
church parlors this evening at 7;45
o'clock.
At the meeting Of Congregational
churches of Addison county in Ferris
burg Thursday Judge Charles |. Button
j delivered speech or "The Blessings
and Curse of Divorce in Vermont. "
Rev. j. Hall Long addressed the meet
ing on Education of Social Science. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Newton of Ok
ford, Mass, are stopping with Mr.. and
Mrs Frank C. Gulley, through junior
week. Their daughter Miss Helen New
ton, is sophomore at Middebury Col.
lege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey M. Blake and
Miss Sarah lngraham, who have been
visiting in town for ten days, have re-
turned to their home in New Haven,
Conn.
The ladies' of the Memorial Baptist
church will hold parcel post sale at
the church parlors Tuesday evening,
May 9. Ice cream and cake and dough-
nuts and coffee will be served. Parcels
of all sizes from all places will be on
sale. Everyone invited.
The remains of William Jackson were
taken on the 1856 O'Clock train Satur.
day to Mortified, where burial was
made in the cemetery of that village.
The remains were accompanied by his
wife, son, Dane Jackson, brother
Edward Jackson, and several relatives
who came here from Mortified to at
tend the funeral, also DR.. Corkran, pas
tor of the Methodist church.
Word has been received here thai
Mrs. Merrill Lane, daughter of Mrs. O
P. Moore of this village has recently
undergone successful operation fol
goitre in the Hohnemann hospital, New
York city. She will return with Mrs
Moore to spend the summer in Middle
bury.
The prayer meetings at the Congre
gational church during May will be il
charge of the following committee
Edward H. Thomas, Arthur H. Bristol
John E. Stiles, George E. Russell, C
A. Greene, Benjamin Lovett, William
Easton, w. Z. Dawson, Prof. Ernes
c. Bryant, Mrs. Edward H. Thomas
Mrs. George H. Chaffee, Mrs Phelp,
N. SWEET, Mrs. M. X. Moore, Mrs
Pease, Miss Carr Mrs. Caswell, Mrs
Mills and Mrs. Edward G. Seeley.