Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-02-09
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weekend guest ~ w, Is, freneh's'
MISS beatrice Dopne spent Friday and
Saturday in MiddlebuTy IN the guest OF
Miss Dolphine LaFleur
The Forlnightly club held It's regular
meeting on Tuesday with Mrs j, II, |
Williams, The following program was
given;
Roll Can, Miscellaneous |
Education In Japan, read by Mrs, Branch |
Japanese cities, Mrs, a, A. Munger
MIR. and Mrs, W, a, Jennings attended |
the funeral IN Rutland on ThurTday last
of Miss Pauline Royce
There wins regular communication Of
Independence lodge, No, 10, i, and A NJ
at their lodge rooms on Tuesday evening
with work on the II, A, degree,
Mrs, A, A, Gregory and Miss Annie
Horton are ILL.,
There was talk at the Thursday even
Ing meetngat the Congregational church
given by Rev. h, b. Simmons Of Shore
ham on Billy sunday The Rev, Mr.,
Simmons attended for week recently
the SUNDAY" meetings in Boston,
The Forester's ball, which was held on
Friday evening last, was one Of the most
successful ever given by the Organi2a'
ton. There were l25 couples IN attend
nucp, the surrounding towns being well
represented, The hall and stage were
arlistically decorated and an orchestra Of
xix pieces from Whitehall, N, Y, fur
nlshed excellent music, and AN excellent
supper was served in the rooms below,
Mrs. c. S. Aiken of Benson has been
for the past week nj w, G, Hacks caring
for her mother, who has been III, but II
much improved
The Orwell camp, NJ, w, A. will hold
IT, fifteenth annual ball nj the town hall
on Thursday February 10. Music Is to be
furnished by lluberts orchestra Of tt
conderoga
Over one hundred persons attended
the annual church supper and election Of
officers Of the Congregational church
held at the Ladies' rooms on Thursday
evening. Following the supper and
brief social hour came the business meet.
ing which was as follows;
Hymn, "Best be- the Tie
Prayer by pastor, Rev l.. NJ, lsaacs.
Roll Call, Reports Of officers and commit
tees.
Election Of officers: DIR, l., T., Rowe,
clerk; ID. l. Wells treasurer; r. $. Hall,
auditor; Mrs. j. S Wilcox, Mrs. $. l.,
Stevens, Mrs }. r. Thomas, j, II. Thomas,
together with pastor, deacons and clerk
tn serve as Ministrative Committee.
Chairmen Of various committees: j. +.
Williams, Church Meetings; w. II.
Nickerson, Neighborhood Meetings. G,
D. II. Lewis, Sick; +. h, Lille, Missionary;
, Mrs. A. c. Pue, social; Mrs, j, A, Greg.
DRY, strangers; X. C. Young h, S, Hall,
l.. w. Cults, X. s Young, j, {, Thomas,
n. O. Bishop, together with deaCOns and
clerks as trustees; f. f. Young was Te.
elected az deacon for three years ;ushers
w. II. Nickerson chairman. Figures
; showing financial standing of the church
and its various societies were thrown
upon a screen and showed all bills paid
and money pledged for expenses Of 1911
Increase in church attendance and mem.
bership over last year and an increase in
benevolent offerings
ID. /. Wells and w. b. French were
business visitors in Middlebury on Mon
{ day.
Mrs. /. s Stevens has gone to Staten
Island, n Y, where she will spend some
weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
CrandaIl
Charles Ryan of Fair Haven was a
recent guest at Thomas PurceTs
Ernest Wolcott was visitor in Rut,
land last week.
Miss Gertrude Martin of Ticonderoga
recently visited Mrs Ida Burt.
Mrs. Francis Conway of Mendon has
! been guest at j. f Conway 8 and Loui-
- WoIcott's.
. Mr.. Thomas Purcell, after spending a
: VT elk in Burlington, has returned home
Mrs. +. r. Smith of Oberln, o., who
has been in poor health for some time
n died on Saturday morning at the homt
Y of her sister, Mrs, f. f Young, The
- funeral was held from the house at
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. l.
r NJ. Isaacs officiating. Mrs. Smith
y daughter, Miss Shirley Smith of New
Haven, Conn, ard her two sons. PhiliI
:, of Charlotte, N. G., and Ernest of Ithaca
y N Y, were here for the funeral.
u Mrs E. f. tombstone, Miss Rena. Pur
e cell, Eleanor Munger, and Mrs. c. ID
!. Abel are on the sick list.
e Out of town visitors the past week hav,
r. been: Mrs r. c. Young, Mrs c. w Bod
fish, and Mrs. j. f. Williams in Rutland
< Mrs. j. f. Skinner and Mrs. G c. Phelp
It in Brandon, and Mrs. Penders and daugh
|. ter, Miss Frances, in Fair Haven,
It Charles b. Hoyt of New Hampshire
representative of the New England Mill
Producers association, spoke before
number of the dairymen of the town a
the Ladies' rooms on Monday Afternoon
e An association was formed with A. h
n Bush, president; r. s. Hall, vicepresi
5, dent; and j. c. Thomas, secretary an,
~ treasurer
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