Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-25
VERGENNES

William X Warner, Public Service
Commissioner, attended hearing at
Montpelier Tuesday,
Thenew fire escape at the Nergennes
public school is completed.
The BiXby Memorial Library will be
closed Mondays to save fuel.
Guy Beach has returned from the
Mary Fletcher Hospital after an oper-
alton for appendicitis
The merchants OF Nergennes OBJ
served the order of Commissioner Gar
field to suspend business Monday,
Mrs W. r Warner, Miss Elizabeth
Warner, and Miss Eileen Ryan recent
ly spent the day in Middebury,
The commissioned officers of Com
pany d. Vermont militia, attended the
Regimental school held at Montpelier
on Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week Captain Stone stopped over at
Burlington until Thursday to visit his
wife at the Mary Fletcher Hospital.
Mrs. X. ]. Severance of Keeseville,
n, Y, who has been visiting her father
Francis H. Foss at the home of her
sister, Mrs. W. r. Warner, returned
home Wednesday.
Mrs. Herbert Jackson is i'll at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital, having re-
Gently undergone an operation,
The funeral of Isaac F. Hatch was
held at the Methodist church Tuesday
afternoon. The service was under the
direction of Dorchester Lodge f. & A.
NJ and the Masonic ceremony was used
Delegations were present from Burling-
ton, Middlebury and Rutland, Mr..
Hatch was for many years travelling
representative of The futile Company
of Rutland and was one of the best
known residents of this section of the
State. Interment was at Prospect
cemetery, the body being placed in
the vault temporarily
Lieut. r. w. McCuen has returned
to Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., after
a ten days furlough Mrs McCuen
expects to remain at the Stevens House
for an indefinite period.
The Home Guard Ministries have
been postponed to later date as the
heating plant of the opera house is out
of commission The lecture of the
Citizens Entertainment Course has
been postponed for the same reason.
1t is expected that the public school
will close May Is instead of June 10
to enable the boys to work on the
farms
Raymond Benedict has accepted
position with the Vermont Chocolate
company in Burlington.
A party was given at Mrs. Walter
Bristols to two Sunday school classes
Thursday evening, fourteen children
being parsent. Games were played
and refreshments were served.
The subject of buying thrift stamps
is being thoroughly discussed in the
school. The pupils are urged to give
up candy gum and all such Injuries
Mrs. Henry 7, Booth left Wednes-
day for Springfield to visit her niece,
Mrs. E. b. Finn.
A special sermon was preached at st.
Peters church, Sunday which was the
opening day of the Knight of Column
bus war campaign.
r. S. Benedict has resigned from
his position as manager of the Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Co. store. The new
manager is L. H. Smith of Waterbury,
Mr.. Benedict has not announced his
plans for the future.
Since November 5, 1917, the finance
committee of the Vergennes Red Cross
has turned into the local treasury
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Mrs. G.. w. Stone underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the Mary
Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Satur-
day. Her condition is favorable.
Miss Reah Patno spent Monday and
Tuesday with relatives here.