Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-02-16
MIDDLsBuRY LOCALS,

Miss Margaret Saltery will speak at
the union service to be held in the Con-
grcgationa church Sunday evening,
February Is,
Miss Irene Burns is spending a few
days with Mr. and Mrs, Edward Gil
feather in Rutland,
Edgar C, Brown is ra2ing the old
Columbus Smith house on North
Pleasant street, recently purchased by
him and will at once erect a modern
two-story house
Lewis Dumas of Bridport is in town
for few days visit with his son,
Henry Dumas,
A six-month.old Airdale dog owned
by Frank Lasher, living north Of Chip
man hill, went into the woods one day
last week and captured 25-pound rae
coon.
Adolphus j. Morris has purchased the
real estate on Court street known as the
Hubbard Potter place and will take pos
session at once.
d. Lewis Selleck, who was called
here by the death Of his mother, Mrs,
Mary Selleck, has returned to Reese
vile, N, Y.
Miss Anna Abbey has returned from
weeks visit with Mr., and Mrs. Fred
Mayo of Burlington.
Mrs. Patrick Dillon, who has been
visiting for several days at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Wimmett of
Florence, has returned
Miss Sarah Stems was a weekend
guest of Miss Rena C. Dumas.
Mrs. Luther /, Bonnny, who has been
confined to the house by illness for the
past week, is improving,
The illustrated lecture "The Pine
Blister Rust" which was to have been
given Tuesday evening by S, b. Det-
wiler, U. S. pathologist, has been can
celed.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Chaffee,
who have been visiting friends in and
about Worcester, Mass, for a week,
have returned,
Miss Grace Hanley of Rutland and
Miss Nellie Needham of Bristol are
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Ryan.
Addison encampment, No. q, |. O..
O. F., held meeting in the Dyer block
Monday evening.
Street Commissioner McGlinchey has
crew of men digging up the sewer on
Water street which became badly
choked it is claimed by the roots of
willow trees which grow nearby.
Otis Abbey, who has been confined to
the house for three weeks with the
grip, is somewhat better,
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Austin have
returned from Pittsford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Barton and daugh-
ter, Bernice, have returned from Bran
don after few days visit with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Williams and
two children, who have been visiting
Mr.. Williams sister, Mrs. j. Wesley
Murdoch, have returned to St. George.
William Farrell has resumed his
duties at the clothing store of Hanks
& Chilson after a several days illness.
F. C. Reese has purchased a Perfec-
ton Mixer. Mr.. Reese has choice
Hostein dairy.
Miss Della Barrows has returned
from West Cornwall where she has
been ior several weeks, caring for Mrs.
Kate H. Taylor, who is i'll, but is now
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Gordon and
Parker Gordon, jr., who have been visit
ing in Middlebury and vicinity for three
weeks have returned to Concord, N. H.
Mrs. Michael Calvin, who has been
i'll, is slowly recovering,
Mrs. L. M. Morrison, who has been
confined for eight weeks by dislocated
left shoulder and injured arm, is able to
be able to be about again, although not
fully recovered.
There will be a meeting of Otter
Creek lodge, Knights of Pythias, in the
Battell block Friday evening, when the
rank of Page will be conferred on three
candidates.
The Woman's auxiliary of the Y. M.
C. A, will meet with Mrs. Frank C.
Dyer next Monday afternoon at 3
o clock. There will be music and Mrs.
E. H. Thomas will read paper on
prisoners of War in England. -
Monday morning was the coolest on
record for this winter. At 10 o'clock
Sunday night the thermometers regis
tered 6 below about the village and