Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-15
BRANDON

DhfANDON
An alarm for fire on Friday morning
brought the fire department to the har-
ness shop of A, II, Battles, The fire
was quickly put out with the chemical
engine,
St. Pauls Lodge, No. %, F, g. A, NJ,
held meeting Thursday night in Ma
sonic hall, Degrees were conferred on
four candidates after which refresh
ments were served,
Rev, and Mrs, Walter Thorpe were in
Wallingford Thursday
Frank Parker of Whiting was in town
Thursday,
Il. A. Palmer is visiting in Castleton
and Glens Falls, N, Y,
The Home Guards met on Thursday
night at the armory for the regular drill,
They now have So members,
Mr. and Mrs. d. c. Fay and Mrs,
Frank Wood attended the c. j. Bell
Grange at Shoreham this week.
George Lovett has returned from Rut-
land where he has been for some days.
Reports from the Boston hospital
state that L. M. Miller is slowly i'm
proving,
Mrs. j. II. Woodward of New York
is at her summer home in Brandon for Il
few days,
Thad Newton Of Albany who has
been visiting his parents for few days,
has returned to his work.
Mrs. Nellie Mcclellan has returned
from Schenectady where she has been
for some time,
Mrs. Jay Dow, who has been in Bran
don for some time, has returned to Rut-
land.
Mrs. Flora Durant, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Dan c. Fay, has
gone to Rutland
Mrs. f. j. Russell of the State Home
has returned from six weeks visit to
Boston.
At the special town meeting on the
10Th the town voted to raise special
war tax of 20 cents on dollar.
Mrs. w. r. Sessions was in Bristol on
Tuesday attending the funeral of her
uncle.
The young son of Edward Gould is i'll
with pneumonia.
DR.. Edwin A. Quinn of Boston is visit
ing his brother-in-law, Clifton A. Mer-
rift of Park street.
Leon Gould of Forestdale has been
appointed fish and game warden for the
| town of Brandon.
u The young son of Henry Jones, who
was taken to the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai on Saturday for an operation on his
chest, is slowly recovering.
Several inmates from the house of
correction in Rutland are in town dig
ging the sewer at the Home for Feeble
Minded Children.
Mrs. Thomas of Orwell, who has beer
visiting at Mrs. S. w. Jones, has re.
turned home.
Emulus B. Hyde of Springfield
Mass, was in town Saturday.
Charles f. Stay left Brandon fol
Newport, VT, Saturday to take charge
of an undertaking business which he has
bought in that town. Mrs. Stay vii
not leave town for a couple of weeks
Fred Wetmore, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Will c. LaDam, for q
few weeks, has returned to his home il
Keene, N. H.
DR.. O. C. Baker has returned from
New York city.
Mrs. Charles Needham and son are
visiting in Boston.
A daughter was born June 2 to Mr.
and Mrs. Mathew Cheney.
Mr.. and MIS-. Lucen Nichols have re
turned from weeks stay in Hartford
Conn.
Mrs. Roy Breeze has returned from
the Mary Fletcher hospital and is much
improved.
B. A Carr has the contract for build
ing a barn for H. r, c. Watson at thu
Demo farm.
Prof. Earl Tracey has resumed hi
position at the High school after al
operation for appendicitis.
Wallace Gee and Miss Bertha Sumne
were married at the home of the brid
Sunday, June 3, by Rev W. A, Dawson
d. D., of Burlington.
Dayton w. Carey and Miss Glars
Varney of Hubbardton were recent
married at the Methodist parsonage b.
Rev. George A. Kerr,
At the annual meeting of the Bran
= don Musical club they have engage
: the following artists for their Jun,
concert: Prof. Rae Haskins of Buring
ton, pianist, assisted by Mrs. Ida Gle
Jackson, contralto, and Miss Eff
Belle Haskins, reader.