Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01

Thomas Burns was in Rutland Thurs
day to attend the funeral of Mrs, b. D.
O'Bren.
Mrs. George LaRock and children
have returned from visiting friends in
Pittsford,
Mrs. Charles !. Button and Mrs, W,
II. Brewster spent Thursday in Bur
lington,
James Calhoun was in Burlington
Wednesday to attend the Middebury
u. V. M, game,
Mrs. Julius W, Pitts has returned ia
her home in Burlington after visiting
several days in town,
Edward p. Cushman and Thomas
Fletcher were in Montpelier Friday to
attend a Shrine meeting,
Miss Mary Smith, who has been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Il, j, Shambo, has
returned to Burlington.
Mrs. Moody's Sunday School class of
the Methodist church enjoyed picnic
at Beldens on Memorial Day.
/ Mrs. and Mrs. William Rogers and
son, Arthur, of Worcester, Mass q, are
in town, having accompanied the re-
mains Of James Baldwin from that city.
Mrs. Philip Smith and son, John
Meekin, of Saratoga, N Y, have re-
tnrned to their home being called to
town by the death of Samuel +. Meekin.
Mrs. +. T.. Rich has returned to town
and opened her house on Seminary street
after spending the winter at the home
of her son, Harry Williams in Wash
ington, d. {.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chids and two
daughters, Dorothy and Doris, who
have been visiting friends in Middle
bury for the past three weeks has re-
turned to Philadelphia,
Mrs. Elmer L. Briggs and her two
sons, Clement and Robert, of Plymouth,
Mass, arrived this week for a month s
visit with Mrs, Briggs sister, Mrs.
Frank J. Hubbard on Court street
H. f. Powers, who recently sold his
farm on the New Haven river, will
soon move to Pittsford accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Belle Simonds, where
they will make their home.
Mrs. NJ. L. Tilden returned Thursday
from Brooklyn, N. Y, where she has
spent the winter and opened her house
on South Main street. Her daughter,
Mrs. A. l.. James returned with her.
Miss Elizabeth McNulla who under
went an operation in January went re-
Gently to Burlington to consult DR..
Albee of New York city. Miss McNulia
is now at the Fanny Allen hospital for
treatment.
There will be a regular communities
ton of Union Lodge, No. 2, F. & A. M,
in the Masonic temple next Tuesday
evening, at s o'clock, Work, Master
Mason, refreshments will be served
after the meeting.
The following letters remain I'M
claimed at the local postoffice, Mr.. C.
R. Bean Mr.. w. C. Crosby, Mr.. R. j.
Edwards, Mrs. John King, Mr. Mac
dowell, Mr.. Magon, Mr.. Sam Stone,
Mrs. Joseph Trombley.
Ira E. Pond of Middlebury, filed pc
tition in bankruptcy with Clerk F. S.
Platt of the United States court at Rut-
land on Wednesday. His liabilities are
$l,981, and he has assets of $256, of
which SIS is claimed exempt. There
are 43 creditors, nearly all in Middle.
bury and Keene, N. H.
DR.. Brainerd Kellogg, formerly OF
the Middlebury College faculty, has ar
rived at The Addison from Morristown
N. j., to spend the summer in New
England. He will go to Knights IslanC
in the northern part of Lake Champlair
as usual for camp in July, and later
camp with his son, F. R. Kellogg, a
Penobscot Bay, Maine.
Rev. Charles E. Burton, D. D. o.
New York city, secretary of the Con-
gregational Home Missionary society
will speak at the morning service Of
the Congregational church next Sunday
DR.. Burton is widely known as a stronl
and forceful speaker He comes as tn,
representative of an important branch
of Congregational work, and will doubt
Jess be welcomed by large congrega
ton.
DR.. Hamilton Holt, editor of tn,
Independent, delivered an address OF
1.-The Declaration of lnterdependence
at Mead Memorial Chapel last Saturda,
evening, stirring the audience with tn
opportunity which this war offers t.
get the powers of the world to joil
a League to Enforce Peace. TIL
winning of this war by the Unite,