Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-01
MIDDLEBURY

Gardner Albee and family who
have lived on Court street for a mum,
Der Of years have moved to East street
owing to Mr. Albee's failing health
Abraham Hill son Of Mr., and Mrs.
Samuel Hill, was given birthday par,
ty at the home Of his parents on Wey-
bridge street Monday afternoon about
dozen Of his young friends being
present, During the afternoon light re-
fre5hments were served,
Miss Sarah Z, Keller died at the
home OF Arthur Piper in Pauton Sat,
urday afternoon at 1880 o'clock She
was u years old, having been born Ia
Iowa January 10, 1854, the daughter
OF Orrin and Elvira CLARK Keeler
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at o'clock at the Piper home,
Rev Jones officiating Burial was IN
M0nkton
The first man to be called from
Windham county in the selectIye draft
in the war against Germany occupies
a soldiers grave IN France, He is Pri,
vate Harry IL Leno OF Stratton son
OF Mrs. Addie J Martin He was 70
years old, native OF Middlebury
Private Leno was a member OF the
Fifth company, Fourth engineers, and
his mother was notified of his death
following an operation for appendicitis.
He worked in South Londonderry when
he registered, being a farmer and team.
ster, and he entrained at Brattleboro
for Camp Devens, April 2, 1918,
There will be a meeting of the coun.
ty workers of the United War Work
Drive next Tuesday evening, probably
at the Court House, at 7;30 All people
OF the village who are interested will
be welcome, Mr., Donald II. Gerrsh
a Y M c, A, worker, who has return.
ed from overseas will be present, a
Knights of Columbus speaker, whose
name has not been learned, and Miss
Harriet Ross, General Secretary Of the
Y, W, c, A., together with the state
officials Of the drive
A newspaper writer says that Viii
Der f. Parker, who died Monday in
Fair Haven at the age OF 70 years was
probably the oldest jeweler in Vermont,
having record of So years at that
trade Charles Westall, Sr, of Middle
bury is several laps ahead of that Mr.
who will be 50 years OF age
on the last day of the coming December,
has been working jeweler for 60 years,
the LIST II years in Middlebury, and
the 81 years before that in London,
England
Fred Newton, a farmer living on
the East Middlebury road had the
little finger of his right hand nearly
severed Tuesday while at work at his
farm, Mr.. Newton had placed a scythe 7
on a hay rigging, and as he drove under
some trees in some manner the snath
caught and turned the scythe over COM
ing in contact with his hand. Besides
the injury to the finger the hand was
badly cut. Dr. p. L. Dorey was called
and took several stitches to close the
wound 1t is thought that Mr. Newton
will save the finger
Miss Helen B. Eells, daughter of
Truman Eells of Middlebury, has enlist
ed in the Quartermasters Department
VI the army at Washington as a steno-
grapher for the remainder of the war
Her work is in the Inspection Depart
nent, cotton goods branch, where arti-
lies used in the medical service, gas de-.
ense, etc, are inspected Miss Eells' Sis
Ter, Ella, who is now Mrs. Lawrence A.
Moore, has been serving in Washington
as nurse during the recent rage of inhu-
,nza, having been located in one of the
nigh school buildings recently fitted up
rs a temporary hospital where among
he patients was her own husband.