Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-01
BRIDPORT
Mrs, J II Howe, who has been III, 4
improved,

Mrs. J. II Howe, who has been III, is
somewhat improved.
W. 7. Casey OF Braintree, Mass, was
a business visitor in town last week
y Mrs c. ~ Foote of Cornwall called
ION friends and relatives in town Tues
day,
Mrs J. /. Palmer spent several days
as the guest OF relatives IN town last
week
Mr., and Mrs. W NJ Grandey spent
Sunday at the home Of their daughter,
Mrs G. L. StJohn
Mrs Lena Fletcher visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs L. b Needham Of
Orwell during the weekend
Miss Helen Bennett went Tuesday
to Whiting where she Is to be the guest
Of Miss Elizabeth Wells for few days.
Mrs, Harold Nadeau aud little daugh'
ter Of Haddam, Conn, are spending a
few weeks as guests at the home OF r.
A. Nadeau,
Miss Leona Wright who has been a
guest at the home Of Mrs Alice Hough
for several days, returned to her home
at Bennington Wednesday.
Miss Genevieve Hinsdale Of Detroit,
Mich, who has been spending a week
with Mr. and Mrs, J. ii Fletcher, re-
turned to Hinesburg, Monday
Mr. and Mrs, J, G, Sunderland, Mr.
and Mrs, + r Harris and Mr. and
Mrs c. J. Barbour spent Tuesday OF
last week with friends at Bristol.
Mrs. Nellie Woodward, who has beeu
visiting relatives in the eastern part Of
the state returned to the home OF her
sister, Mrs, II ] Pratt, Thursday
Miss Ethel Billings who has been the
guest Of Miss Gertrude Wheeler and
Of Mrs C. "A, Wolcott for several days,
returned to her home at Ripton Tues
day
G.. l.. Shea Of Boston who came to
attend the funeral of his brother, Pat
rick Shea, which was held at Port Hen
ny, n " was guest OF c, L, Riley,
Monday
Mr., and Mrs, w II, Wing, their mo.
Their Mrs II M Wing and their daugh-
ter Miss Beryl, Of Rochester, spent the
day Thursday at the home OF c, A, and
II J. Pratt,
Harry Grosvenor and his sister, Miss
Ruth Grosvenor who are guests OF their
aunt, Mrs. Alice Hough and OF friends
in town epent Tuesday and Wednes'
day at Middlebury
c. A. Barrows of st, Adams, who has
been i'll with pneumonia, has so far
recovered as to be able TO visit his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, c, M. Barrows,
this week Mr., Barrows was accompan-
led by his wife
Mrs. Effie Walker, who has been at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, Burlington
for several weeks returned home Tues
day very much improved in health.
She was accompanied by her nurse,
Miss Anna Dibbins,
Miss Gertrude Draft, who came last
week Wednesday to be the guest OF
relatives in town for several days, went
to Middlebury Tuesday where she visit
ed her aunt, Mrs J, /, Palmer and
returned to Montpelier Thursday.
The following telegram was received
by /. +. Wilkinson, Oct. 25
Deeply regret to inform you that it
is officially reported that Private Earl
Wilkinson Infantry died August a
f.o,,, ,,,,,,de ra,a;,nJ ia aCtinn
CSigned Harris, Adjt. Gen.
Earl L. Wilkinson, second son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Leman E. Wilkinson, was
born at Bridport, Oct, 20, 1894 En-
ployed in the paper mill at Ticonderoga,
n. Y, at the time of mobilization of
the National Guards, he responded to
the call and served in several different
camps in New York state on guard duty
He was finally sent to the training camp
at Spartanburg, S c., and from there
embarked for France with Company |,
l05th Infantry last May July IA, hav-
ing volunteered to go into mo Mans
Land" he was severely wounded
through the abdomen He was taken
to an American Base Hospital and for
several weeks recovered rapidly but
pneumonia developed and the end came
quickly. Wilkinson was the first Bird
port boy to die in France, He is sur
vived by his parents, two sisters, Mrs.
Edward Laporte of Weybridge and
Mrs. Kenneth Slater of Shoreham and
three brothers, Perry, Carl and Frank