Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-11
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Leroy Dawson Of the IT, S, S Penn
sylyania Is on leave here visiting his
mother, Mrs, Edith Dawson,
John Tier has been confined to his
house with grip, George Bostwick IL
substituting on his mail route,
Lewis Milo has been visiting his
father, lsadOre Milo and sisters, Mrs,
viii Better and Miss Julia Milo,
Miss Ruth Merrill Ia able to sit up
after having been seriously III with ty-
phoid fever,
A special communication of Dorches-
ter Lodge, +, and A. NJ, was held
Wednesday evening with work on the
h. A, Degree. District Deputy Grand
Master, James G. Thomas of Orwell
was present on his annual visitation,
Oliver h. Tatro, in United States SER
vice at Camp Devens, who several
weeks ago was promoted from private
to corporal, has been made sergeant He
Is the son of Mr., and Mrs. Oliver h.
Tatro Of this city.
DR., W, G, Stone, deputy state health
officer Of Maryland, has returned TO his
home In Ellicott City, Nd, after visit
ing relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Manchester have
returned TO their home in Lenox, Mass,
after visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Burroughs.
Roy Burroughs has returned to his
studies in Hebron Academy, Hebron,
Me-, after spending several weeks at
his home.
Mrs. John Noiseaux of Rutland is
visiting her mother, Mrs. William
LaDue.
II. S. Stone of New Haven Mills
visited his brother, Geo. h, Stone, Sat
urday.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society was held at the home
of Mrs George E. Stone, Wednesday
afternoon, about twenty-four ladies
being present.
The monthly meeting Of the YER
gennes Red Cross branch was held Tues
day evening at eight o'clock in the
work room at the Bixby library.
Mrs. Lillian Robare and John M.
Alden were married Saturday morning
at st, Peters church by the Rev, l.. A,
Vezina.
Ellen Cough and Mrs. Frank Warner
visited in Burlington last week,
Mrs. Estelle Ingham and daughter,
Prudence, have returned from weeks
visit to Mrs Breta Colvin of Burling-
ton.
II. II. Stone of Middlebnry spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr., and Mrs,
George Il. Stone,
The infant son of Fred Flagg, which
was born January 3, died January 6, in
the Mary Fletcher Hospital,
William LaDue is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs, William II. LaDue.
Mrs. d. j. Carroll and Mrs. b. l..
Nichols were business visitors in Bur-
ington Saturday.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Vergennes National Bank
was held in the directors room of the
bank, Tuesday, January 8.
The annual business meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Vergennes Con.
gregatona chnrch will beshed Monday
evening in the church parlors, Services
will be held in the parlors for the rest
of the winter on account of fuel short
age.
Mrs. Ruth Billings and son of Corn
wall are spending the winter with Mr.
aud Mrs. Henry toote.
G. H. Gowett and daughter, Ruth,
have returned from visit to his father,
Joel Gowett of Holyoke, Mass.
Miss Ruth Cotey has returned to
Bridgeport Conn, after several
weeks visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Cotey.
Miss Anna Fisher has returned to
her school in Rutland after spending
her vacation with her mother, Mrs. H.
P. Fisher.
One hundred and sixty-eight new
members and four renewals were
secured in Vergennes during the recent
Red Cross Membership Drive.
The moving pictures at the City
Theatre will be discontinued during the
winter. The reason for this is limited
supply of fuel.
The members of Company D., are re-
hearsing for a minstrel show to be
given, January l6, in which the whole
Company will take part. The entertain
ment will be given under the direction
of William E. Larrow, who for a num-
Der of years has put on some of the best
local minstrel shows ever given here.
Part of the proceeds will go to the local
Red Cross and the remainder go to es-
tablishing a company fund.
Mrs. William r. Warner and
daughter, Elizabeth, were in Middle
bury Wednesday to attend the annual
Of the Addison County Farmers
Association Mrs. Warner is member
of the Executive Committee of the Home
Demonstration Department. The de-
velopment of Home Demonstration is
a big step forward in the progress of
this organization and every woman
should be interested to keep it at the
very front in this work
Frank Perkins, a former resident of
Vergennes, died at his home in Holyoke,
after three month s illness with heart
trouble. He is survived bya wife, Mrs.
Ella (BlakeIy) Perkins, and a brother,
John Perkins of Burlington. Inter