Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-10-26
VERGENNEs

Mr., and Mrs, A,W, Norton went on
motor trip Friday to Boston,
Mrs Cyrus Horsford of Charlotte Is
spending few days with her parents,
Mr., and Mrs, William Crosby,
Public Service Commissioner William
+. Warner has returned from n trip to
Washington, d, c,
Miss Harriet Myers Of Newport, is
spending a few days with Judge and
Mrs +, l., Fish,
Attorney Philip Ross of New York is
spending few days as a guest Of his
father, Frank A, Ross,
EX'Postmaster Thomas Mack gave a
brief address on war subjects at the
City Theatre last Saturday evening,
Phillip Tucker is still selling fresh
strawberries from his own gar den. The
plants will yield till frosts kills them,
Alderman Levi H, Brown has re-
turned from a business trip to
Chateaugay, NY,
Mrs, A. II, Stone and her mother,
Mrs, Joseph Dubuque visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Dubuque Of Ferrsburg
the latter part Of last week,
The Misses Ruth Harrington and Helen
lhorne, who are attending the Uni
versity Of Vermont spent last Saturday
and Sunday with their parents,
Mrs, w, H, Carter is gradually i'm.
proving after very serious illness and
she and her family will soon move into
their new home formerly occupied by
Prof. j, C, Walker,
b. l., Nichols, Dan Donnelly, George
Casey, Eli Charbonneau, DR.. Carroll and
Dr. Corley went Sunday to Fair Haven
to attend the Knights of Columbus
initiation.
Dr. Waterman who was called home
from New Jersey on account of the
death of his father, Bert Waterman,
has returned to Newark for two weeks
vacation.
improvements to the pumping station
at the falls have been begun and force
of men is at present engaged in blasting
out the new race-way, under supervision
of Engineer Taylor Of Albany
The Rev. E.V. Young of New Haven
preached in the Vergennes Congrega-
tional Church, substituting for Rev. r.
e. Woodbridge who with Mrs. Wood.
bridge has gone on weeks vacation to
New York City.
The trustees of the Bixby Memorial
Free Library have turned over the rest
room to the Red Cross for use during
the winter Tuesdays and Wednesdays
will be used for sewing and Thursdays
and Fridays for surgical dressings.
William BARLEY, president of the
Bridgeport Engineering Co., who has
been visiting his mother, Mrs. j. ].
BARLEY, has returned to Bridgeport,
Conn., accompanied by his mother who
will spend the winter in that city.
Frederick L. Fish did not sail as was
reported. Just as his detachment was
about to sail he was transferred to an
other division and is not likely to sail
for some months. He is now home on
five days Through at the home of his
parents, Judge and Mrs F. l.. Fish
Mrs. Frances Hand Hazard, died Oc-
tober 20 at hospital in Waterbury,
aged a years, She is survived by
two sons, W. A. Hand of Buffalo
y. Y, and 5. Robert Hand of Das
Mones, Iowa She also leaves
one sister, Mrs. Agnes Hand Post Of
Clinton, n. Y. The body, accompanied
by her son, w. A. Hand, was taken to
Marquoketa. Iowa, her former home,
where she will be buried by the side of
her husband and daughter.
The Finance Committee of the Red
Cross have started their campaign for
the winter to raise money for the local
branch. The chairman, Mrs. G.. W.
Stone, started Monday afternoon at her
home a series of Ten Cent Bees. "
Twelve ladies' were present all working
on war materials. Each of these twelve
are to have meetings asking new peo-
pie each time and dime is to be paid
by each at the gatherings. Light re-
freshments were served The meetings
not only help swell the Red Cross funds
but also promote sociabilty.
The funeral services of Mrs. Lorain
Amelia Hurlbut, widow of Ralph Marsh
OdIIeTly, were nelu at Her nome III FER
risburg Tuesday, DR.. John M. Thomas
of Middlebury College officiating,
among those from away being Hiram
Hurlbut, brother of the deceased, and |
wife of Lynn, Mass, Prof. Byron S.
Hurlbut of Harvard College, a nephew,
Mrs. Horea Field of St. Adams, a
daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Ruth |
Stafford of Williamsburg, N. Y, Mrs.
Frank Adams of Essex, N. Y, and |
Mrs Abbie Thompson of Keesevlle,
N. Y.
A meeting of the local Food Conserva-
ton Committee was held in the Bixby |
Library last Sunday afternoon in charge
of Hon. William R. Warner and Mrs.
H. C. Herrick Plans were adopted for
a house TO house canvass to begin next
Monday and assignments for different !
portions of the town were made. Mr.. |
Warner gave an interesting report of a |
meeting in Washington which he attend
ed last week at which Food Com
missioner Hoover was one of the
speakers. The seriousness of the food
question was emphasized and the neces-
sity of universal cooperation on the
part of American housewives wildly |
portrayed.
A war meeting was held in the opera
house Monday night and the house was
filled, standing room being taken. The