Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-05
bers of the Methodist choir Friday even.

bers of the Methodist choir Friday even.
ing.
The annual social meeting of the mem,
beers of the d. A. r, will be held on Fri.
day evening, January 3, at the home of
Mrs, r. 5. Marsh ON Pearl street,
Grace and Floyd Thomas, who have
been visiting their mother, Mrs. Alice
Thomas Of Franklin street, returned to
Schenectady Monday evening,
The annual meeting Of Unity Rrbekah
lodge was held December eth ami the
following officers were elected: Noble
grand, Mrs, Arthur Ferris: vice grand,
Mrs. Carolyn Graves; secretary, Mrs.
Myrtle Perry; treasurer Mrs Irene Hop.
kins.
Maud Meacham has returned to her
work at Hartford, Conn
George Kelly, who has been visiting
his family for week, has returned to
New York.
Mrs w. r. Sessions and two sons have
returned from visit to her father,
Harry Jmmo of Bristol,
AT a special meeting Of C. j. Ormsbee
post called to fill vacancies the following
officers were elected: Trustee, NJ. Lafay
cite Gibbs; surgeon, Samuel Grover;
junior vice, ID. F. Goodrich; quartermas-
ter, II. D, Crooks; adjutant, II. d.
Crooks.
DIR. w. II. Wright, who has been i'll
for few days, is better and is preparing
to go to Kansas soon for months visit
to his son Theron. Mrs. Wright will ac
company him.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Churchill of Proc.
tor have been visiting relatives in Bran
don during the past week.
Miss Marguerite Robin IN has returned
from visiting friends in Proctor.
At the Forestdale Camp of Woodmen of
America last week the following officers
were elected; Consul, George +. Holden;
past consul. l.. q, Thompson; clerk, r.
NJ. Brown; escort, NJ. Larock; banker,
w. H. c. Whtcomb; sentry, g. NJ. Reed.
The managers of the new garment
company which is to be located at the
depot have invited all of the girls who
desire to work, and the citizens of the
town who are interested in the new indus.
try to meet at the factory Friday evening
at 1880, for an informal talk. Saturday
all girls who wish to work are invited to
come to the factory in the forenoon and
register. The factory will start Monday
morning, January Sth,
Mrs. Ernest Cool of this village, who
had been Ill but few days with pneu-
monia, died Wednesday morning at 3
O'Clock. She was Al years old and be-
sides her husband and daughter, Miss
Laura Cool, she is survived by her father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs James Rowe,
three sisters, Mrs. Martin Ketcham of
Sudbury, Mrs, Herman Phiipsen and
Mrs. Clifford Hack and four brothers,
Charles j. Rowe, John Rowe and James
Rowe of this town and Will Rowe of !
Rutland. Mrs Cool was active men, |
Der of the Order Eastern Star. The flu /
neral service will be held at the house
on Conant square Friday afternoon at
3 80 o'clock Burial will be in Pine Hill
cemetery.
The annual meeting of the Baptist So
ciety was held at the church Tuesday |
afternoon and these officers were elected !
Moderator, Frank Lovett; clerk, Bertha !
treasurer, Ira Lamphere; mis-
sionary secretary and treasurer, Mar
garet ketcham; trustees, +. A. Palmer, !
Frank Mcclellan, Robert Ketcham, Mrs.
A. P. Flint, Mrs. Mary Wiley, Miss EIiz-
abeth Bacon; ushers, Harold Fay, Rob
ert Cahee, Robert Ketcham, Ralph Mills,
Last Sunday night Mrs. C. E. Moore,
at the Brandon Inn, smelled
smoke and making an investigation it
was found that there was fire in the tim
bers over the fireplace, Help was sum.
moned and by tearing away a portion of
the fireplace the blaze was easily exiting
uished before any serious damage was
done. Had it been left few hours
longer the result would have been
serious.