Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-06
BRANDON

Prudence Dundon, mas been visiting
in Orwell this week,
The Grange has moved from the G, A,
r, hall to the Odd Fellows hall,
Mrs, W. c, Gipson and son are visit
ing her relatives in Burlington,
Mrs. II. d, Briggs and daughter are
visiting in Rutland for few days.
Miss Alice Briggs, and Miss Lottie A.
Sessions were in Pittsford Monday,
Charles G. Winslow of Detroit, Mich,
is visiting his father, c. M, Winslow,
Arthur NJ. Gipson, who has been in
Boston for a few day. has returned
home.
The Chautauqua Week will be from
August 4th to August 10th in Brandon
this year,
Mrs. Bennett Douglass is visiting her
father and mother in Hyde Park, for
few days.
Mrs, Henry d, Rolfe, has returned
from Boston, where she has been for a
week or ten days,
Mrs. Fred Kingsley attended the
meeting of the Librarians at Walling-
ford this week.
Emilus Hyde of Springfield, and S. w.
Jones of this village were in West Sails
bury, Tuesday.
The Baptist church Society held a
food sale in Molie Barnard's millinery
store on Saturday.
Frank harrington and family of New
York city, are visiting his father, f. II
harrington for few days,
Walter f. Scott, who has been in
Montpelier for time returned to his
home in Brandon, on Saturday.
All of the stores in the town were
closed July 4th and many of the people
went to Lake Dunmore for the day.
Charles Needham and family, who
have been at the Lake for a week have
returned to their home in this village.
Mrs. Charles Blanchard, of Massa-
chusetts, who has been visiting Mrs
Memoe returned to her home this week.
Archie Green has gone to Richmond
to work for the Richmond underwear
Company at that place for few weeks
Mr.. j. O. Robinson and his son, Fred,
of Burlington, were in town on Satur-
day, returning that night to Burlington.
Miss JUL aA. C. Jackson of this town,
who has been in Porto Rico, for some
months, has opened her summer home
for a few months.
H. S. Williams opened up the Home
Bakery Saturday that has been closed
for few weeks, owing to high cost of
his flour and supplies.
The Brandon Concert Band. gave an
open air concert in front Of John Ber
nors' store on Friday night. which was
enjoyed by large crowd.
Mrs. Alice Sprague will return from
New York in few days, and will at
ONE 90 to her summer home at Thomp-
sons Point for the summer.
Orrin Durgy, the janitor of the
Graded school building has gone to
Waterbury, Conn, to see his son Albert
Durgy, who is living in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rowland have
gone to Newbury, Vt, where they will
stay for the rest of the summer. Mrs.
Howland's people live in that vicinity.
The Dunmore Hose Company held
their annual meeting for the election of
officers at the hose house Thursday
night, and the old officers were re-
elected.
Elroy Woods, who was elected the
second Lieutenant Of Company c. has
declined to serve and the Governor has
appointed 7. w. Ray to fill the position
in his place.
j. H. Dickinson, of this town who is
working for the Estey Organ Co., of
Bellows Falls, has been at home for a
few days, but has now gone back to his
work in New York.
Miss Julia A Sessions of Goshen died
at her home in Goshen, Thursday morn
ing. The funeral was held at the
Goshen church on Sunday, She is sur
vived by four brothers.
The meeting of the Sons of Veterans
Auxiliary, which was scheduled for
Wednesday night is postponed to July
10, when moving pictures will be shown
in connection with the concert.
The Brandon Circle of Kings daugh-
ters met on Sunday afternoon, at the
home of Mrs. C. A. June, and attended
the funeral of Mrs. William Dean in
body which took place at 2 clock.
Mrs. Charles Platt of Chicago, who
has been in town for some weeks set
ting up the estate of the Late Austin
Blanchard, has completed her work, and
will return to her Chicago home Friday.
Stewart Eastwood the son of DR.. j.
S. Eastwood, who enlisted for the Navy
recently, went to Burlington last week
and passed his examination, and was
ordered to Newport where he went
Friday.
John B. Persons, an old resident of
Goshen, died very suddenly of pneu-
monia at his home on Wednesday morn
ing, in his 65th year. The funeral was
at the house on Friday, at O. clock with
the interment in the Goshen cemetery.
William Mcconnell, an old and well
known resident of Brandon, who has
been in California, for two years,
writes to friends in town that, since
the death of his sister, his plans
changed, and he will soon return to
Brandon.