Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-27
BRANDON

Clifton A. E. Merritt of Park stree
is confined to the house by illness,
If the weather is rainy the concert
and pictures will be in the town hall.
Miss Mary Lynch is spending two
weeks in Springfield, Mass, and Hart,
ford, Conn,
Rollin f. Hatch of Windsor spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F, NJ, Hatch.
John Riordan of Brighton, Mass, is
visiting at the home of Jerome Tennien
on Grove street.
II, E. Bartrum has returned to
Bridgeport, Conn, after spending sew
eral days at his farm here,
A cablegram from Lloyd Sprague an.
nounces his safe arrival in France He
enlisted in the ambulance corps,
Miss Emma Miller, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Carrie Mcclellan, has re-
turned to her home in st. Adams.
Clarence NJ Carpenter, who has been
spending his vacation of two weeks at
home, went Monday to Albany, N. Y.
Miss Ethel Dobinson of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j, H, Dobinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sampson and
son of Greenfield, Mass, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Sisco for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lovett of Ben
nington are visiting at the home of Mrs
Lovett S parents, Mr., and Mrs. Henry
Sumner.
Miss Mary Kimball has returned to
Rutland after being the guest of the
Rev, and Mrs. George A. Kerr for a
few days.
Mrs. Abbie Wiley, who has been
spending some time at the home of E.
j. Ormsbee, has gone to Middlebury to
visit her son, E. j. Wiley.
The Rev. Walter Thorp and family
and Miss Laura Button went Monday to
Lake Dunmore where they will spend
the week at the Howe cottage.
The ladies of st. Thomas church will
hold their annual sale of fancy articles
and ice cream and cake Thursday after
noon and evening on the church lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Lloyd spent last
Sunday here at the home of E. c.
Chandler. Miss Nettie Curtis, who ac-
companied them will remain here some
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith Lloyd spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. C. Chandler. Miss Nettie Curtis,
who accompanied them, will remain
here some time.
An announcements has been made here
of the marriage of Miss Emma Foley
and DR.. Smith A. Quimby, which took
place last week at Indianapolis, Ind.
After brief wedding trip Mrs. Quimby
expects to return here.
Russell Sessions went Monday morn
ing to the Mary Fletcher hospital to
treatment. He was accom-
panied by his son, w. H. Sessions. Mrs.
Sessions, who is seriously i'll at her
home on High street, is slightly i'm
proved.
Henry M, Gipson died suddenly at his
office July 10. Mr.. Gipson was SO years
of age and is survived by his wife and
two sons, Arthur H. and William C.
and one sister, Mrs. F. l.. Rogers. The
funeral was held from the house Sunday
afternoon, Rev. Walter Thorpe officiat-
ing.
j. Quincy Churchill had a narrow
escape from being seriously injured last
Saturday afternoon by falling from the
roof of the Maynard house on Carver
street to the ground, distance of
about 20 feet. Besides a few slight
bruises one of his ankles was badly
hurt.
Pearl f. Washburn, formerly of this
town, has bought drygoods business in
Lisbon, N. H. and will go there soon
from Newport, N. H., where he has
been employed for some time. Mark
King has resigned his position in the
dry goods store of w. D. Nutting and
will go soon to Newport to take the
position vacated by Mr.. Washburn.
The funeral service for E. Albert
Lessor, whose body was brought here
from Stamford, Conn, where he was
while in bathing, was held
morning at St. Mary's church
at 8 o'clock. Rev. E. F. Cray offici-
ated. Burial was in the family lot in
the Catholic cemetery east of the vii
lage. Mr.. Lessor was the youngest
son Mrs. George Lessor of Depot