Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-04-12
CORNWALL

DIR, L, o, Porter who has been ii for
the past two weeks with cold Is much
improved
Mrs, ], T. Sperry spent the past week
with her sons wife, Mrs Harold Sperry,
at her home in Brandon,
Sanford Foote has returned 10 Dean
Academy at Franklin, Mass, after
spending the Easter vacation with his
parents, Mr., and Mrs, +, Il. Foote,
Weybridge people presented the
drama "a Crazy Idea at the town
hall last Friday evening to a full house
The caste Of characters we're well taken
and each acquitted themselves with
credit. A good sum was realized for
the Red Cross societies, instrumental
music on violin and piano was fun nish-
ed by George Parkhill and daughter
Mildred, Of town, Clyde Fiske OF Wey-
bridge sang solo and rendered an en-
core, Judge G, !, Button presented in
a forceful, and convincing manne7 the
privilege and necessity OF everyone's
buying 4 Liberty Bond
The following new subscribers have
recently been added TO the Cornwall
telephone exchange;
Sheridan Bull NIB Morrow, Otis
Root, Miss, ENERGY Griswold, Walter
Root, Herbert Vincent Leland Stone,
+. W, LaMountain, John LaFountain,
George Slater Fred Porter, Antoine
Gregwate,
Mr.. A. w. Foote is on a business
trip of several days in Washington
County, as appraiser for the Federal
Land Bank OF Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. Alvin Pratt is spending a week
with her parents, l. L. Hamlin and
wife.
Mrs. c. +. Benedict and son, Arthur
spent few days in Burlington last
week.
The Weybridge Co. gave the drama,
A Crazy Idea, to an appreciative aud
fence last Friday night at the town
hall and a good sum was realized for
each towns branch of the Red Cross.
Arthur Stevens went to Briinheld,
Mass, Monday night, }alled there by
the death OF his aunt, Mrs, Levi Stew
ems.
Miss Rachel Frost was in Burlington
over Sunday to visit her father Who is
patient in Hayes Sanitarium.
]. Butler and Otis Root while car
rying milk to Salisbury Sunday were
so unfortunate as to get their horses
in the ditch. AS the water from the
creek has flooded the road and fats at
that point, it was necessary TO call
help to extricate the rigs. / Doug
las and Joseph Shorkey went to The res
cue. Robert Gale and Miss Shedrick of
Leicester attempted to cross but their
horse became frightened at wagon
box and jumped to one side, going
down into the ditch.
Victor Shackett has moved his family
from Shoreham to the tenement on the
Scovil farm.
Theodore Bullock of Rutland was a
Sunday guest of his sister, Mrs, David
Ringey,
Three members Of Roy Bingham's
family are i'll with grippe
Miss Belle LEVEL VINO is attending
school in Proctor, is spending tie week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs {, j.
Lowell
William Ringey has purchased a
new Ford car,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Vincent and
children have returned from Salisbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. Atlee Douglas and
daughter of Hartford, Conn, are at J.
L. Douglas and expect to make this
their home for the coming year
Mr.. and Mrs, Adams and Alfred Ad-
ans have moved from Hartford and
will occupy the Bond house belonging
to J. l.. Douglas, Alfred Adams will
work for Mr. Douglas
Charles and Della are the names of
the twins born to Mr. and Mrs, Fred
Porter, March 2Sth.
A. n Stevens was a recent visitor i'll
Burlington.
Extracts from letter written by Sergt
Clifford P. Bacon, former Middle
bury boy, but now Somewhere in
France"
"Was delighted to get your letter
which reached me on the LIST. Letters
are doubly welcome to us over here in
this forlorn country and we all look
forward to mail time. One of my
duties is to gather up our Company
mail each afternoon and the boys all
watch for me to return with bag or
two of letters and boxes.
1--WE have pretty good eats here and
have variety sometimes but home
cooking, UNI
"But say, if you'd lived on Corn
Willie and eaten it cold, warm and hot
and had it before you at chow-time, in
sunshine, snowfall and rain, perhaps
you'd agree that a popular plea is
Give me home-cooking again.
Corn Willie is just plain canned
corn beef and very popular diet with
mess sergeants I'll never look corr
beef in the face once / get out of the
army
II met fellow Sunday whom used
to chum with in Claremont. He was
the first man from home that l have
met over here. Speaking of Bernie
Gale, he came over on the same boat
with me. He left the boat before l did
and have not seen him since though
have seen a few cars from his Com.
pany. As this is General Headquar.
tiers cars from nearly every branch and
division are coming and going all the
time.
Everything goes with rush here
and we are kept busy most OF the time
There is nothing interesting about this
place to write about, or about France
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