Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-11-16
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lington Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs, C, j, Blair motored Il
POultney Sunday,
Patrick and Michael Sullivan were il
TicOnderoga Saturday,
Leland Hall was home from 7. G. A.
Poultney for the weekend,
Mrs. Agnes Macaskey of Cornwall is
guest Of Mrs, V, Boulia,
Mr.. and Mrs, II. A. Prescott Of Mid
dlebury were in town Tuesday,
DR.. and Mrs. Rowe were over Sunday
guests Of relatives in Troy, N, Y.
Mrs. Della Bishop has returned from
athree weeks visit in Whitestown, l., |,
Mrs. Penders and daughter, Miss
Frances, spent Tuesday in Burlington.
ID. j. Ryan and son, Thomas of Yer
gennes visited Orwell relatives Sunday.
Hon, and Mrs l. II, LaFleur and son,
Philip of Middebury were here Tuesday,
w. c. Hack suffered an attack Of
acute indigestion, Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. h. f, tombstone returned Tues
day from visiting relatives in Pittsford
Mr. and Mrs. o. S. Wisel were Sun.
day guests Of MIR. and Mrs Fordyce
Wisell in Rutland
Mr.. and Mrs f. +. Young went Sat
urday morning to spend two or three
weeks in Boston
DR.. V. II. Coffee and Clarence Belar.
ger spent Saturday hunting deer in
Middletown Springs,
The Christian Endeavor Society held
a business meeting Tuesday evening
at A. C. Barnard's.
Lawrence Ross Of Camp Devens,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs h. S.
Ross Saturday and Sunday
Judge and Mrs. F. A. Bratt of Fl.
Edward, N, Y, have been in town for
several days, returning Monday.
News has been received that Dewitt
Doane Of Burlington has recently had
the misfortune to break his leg,
Miss Bertha Martin of Rutland came
on Tuesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. G. L.
Smith and other friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Munger and
daughter, Eleanor, spent Sunday with
the w. w. Smiths in Fair Haven.
Mr.. andIMrs. C. L. Stay and daughter,
Kathlene of Newport, visited at +. F.
Johnstones from Monday until Wednes-
day.
The east Sunday-school rooms of the
Congregational church has been redec-
grated, M, A. Steadman doing the
work.
G. C. Phelps spent Wednesday and
Thursday of last week in Rutland where
he was called by the illness of his
daughter, Miss Fife,
Word has been received from Rev l..
NJ. Isaacs that he has been transferred
from Gettysburg, to the Cantonment at
Myers, Va. He is still engaged in Y.
M. c, A. work.
Rt Rev. Bishop Rice Of Burlington
will be present to administer the sacra.
ment of Confirmation following the
9 o'clock Mass at st Pauls church next
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Eva Cults Miss Alice Warren,
MIR. and Mrs. H. l.. Keller and Mr. and
Mrs. Hall enjoyed an anto trip Satur-
day and Sunday, visiting blue Mt. Lake
in the Adirondacks.
Mrs. Harry Duhdon and children who !
came Friday evening visited at NJ. Dun |
don's and were also guests of Mrs |
Julia Cook at w. E. Roots, returning
TO their home in Rutland Monday
The second number Of the entertain.
ment courses will be given on Satur- !
day evening Of this week at the town
hall. 1t is to be IeCture.recital by |
Paul NJ. Pearson professor Of public
speaking at Swathmore College.
Miss Effie Phelps student at Burr
and Burton Seminary Manchester, was
operated upon for appendicitis at the
Rutland hospital on the 7th The oper-
alton was very successful one and Miss
Phelps is reported to be doing nicely.
The Foreign Department of the
Woman's Missionary Society held its
annual Thank,otfering meeting on the
afternoon of the 7th at the Ladies
Rooms with Mesdames j. Ii. Thomas,
and r. c. Young serving as hostesses
Supper was served. The offering re-
ceived was So as:
The hall was we'll filled at the Red
Cross Benefit given Friday evening
supper was served to over seventy. The
address by Hon |. H. LaFleur of Mid
dlebury was forceful and entertaining
and held the close attention of the au-
dience throughout. Dancing was well
music being furnished by
Aunchman orchestra.
The Fortnightly Club held its regular
meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
H. d. Branch. The roll call was a re-
Spouse to the question, "Do want to
Vote? Miss Bessie Brown read an arti-
Gle on Caroline Bartlett Crane, and Mrs.
O. S. Wisell's subject was property
Rights of Women in Vermont" while
Current Events were given by the club.
While R. S. Young was cleaning the
generator chain to an automobile on
Saturday morning, the cloth which he
was using caught in the meshes draw
ing his finger between the chain and
sprocket wheel nearly severing the end
of the index finger of his left hand Just
above the first joint, There being no
physician in town at the time, Mr..
Young drove the car to Shoreham where
the hand was dressed by DR.. Sharon.