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

Judge Frank /. Fish of Ncrgennes
was a business visitor in town Tues
day
i. G.. Wiley went to New York City
Monday in interest OF Middlebury Col
lcge.
Mrs. NJ G.. Graham has been con-
fined to the house for TIVE weeks by
illness.
Hon. Frank c. Partridge of Proctor
was a business visitor in town Tues
day
Ellsworth Cornwall has returned
from several days spent i'll New York
City,
Elmer Wolcott returned Monday to
Quincy, Mass.
Prof w. S. Burrage was in Rutland
Tuesday where he gave a talk on Greek
sculpture at a meeting OF the Woman's
club Of that city,
Mrs. Gushing Hill left Monday for
West Philadelphia, Pa, where She will
visit her mother
Miss Hattie Godette of Bethel is
visiting her grand mother Mrs. Mary
Bruya, of South street,
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has been visiting at the home of her
nephew, p. n. SWEET, during the
week
Miss T. II, Kinsbury, who has spent
a few weeks at the home of her sister,
Mrs Frank W. Cady, has returned to
Boston,
There will be a social and dance
Friday evening, February |, i'll the
Masonic hall for the benefit of the Red
Cross fund.
Town Clerk ] NJ Burke announces
the vital statistics for tine town during
the year 1917 as follows; Total num-
Der of marriages 81, births -, deaths
SO.
Wilfred Riley returned Monday to
Troy, n, Y, after a week in Bridport
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Caldwell OF
Florence are in town
Dr. M. d. Smith of Pelham, n. y,
a former physician here, is stopping
for a few days at The Addison.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Novak are par
ents of son born Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L Button
were in Brandon where Judge Button
delivered an address before the Mon
day Club
Norman Selleck has resigned his pos
ition as compositor at the Register Of
flee and decided to devote his whole
time to management of his farm.
Thomas E. Boyce and son, Eugene,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr., and
Mrs, H. B. Hagar of High street The
latter has recently been transferred
from Indian Head, Md, to Parlin, N j
where he is one of the naval inspectors
at the Hercules powder plant
President Thomas has been appoint
ed manager of the National War Saw
ings Committee for the County of Ad-
olson.
Mrs. Harley Lane who has been
ill at her home east of the
village is gaining slowly.
Mrs. William H, Morcombe, Sr., of
Bridport, is visiting at the home of her
son, George Morcombe of South
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barrows have
moved to St. Adams where Mr.. Bar
rows has purchased a barber shop
Mr.. Barrows has been employed for
some time in the barber shop of J. c. !
Trudo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvis Comstock are
moving from the Sullivan house south
of the village to the E. H. Bruya tene-
ment recently vacated by Arthur Bar
rows.
There will be a special meeting of
Middlebury council, No. ID, R. and S.
NJ, in the Masonic temple next Tues
day evening at s o'clock.
Mrs. Benjamin Stewart has gone to
Connecticut to visit her mother, her
little daughter, Marie, remained in
town with her grandmother, Mrs. J, H.
The offer which Judge and Mrs
JohnE. Weeks made last week for the
encouragement of investment in Thrift
Stamps among the school children has
already been taken advantage of by
eleven boys and nine girls, who are
now the possessors of completed War
Savings Certificates. Some who mis-
understood the original proposition
have forwarded their stamps to Judge
Weeks, who desires it understood that
the money to meet his offer has been
deposited by him at the Post Office
where the school children NAV obtain