Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-04-26
VERGENNES


ton in New York City, Mrs, Bodies,
Mrs, McKee's mother, will care for
their young son,
Mr., and Mrs, George Bora, former
residents, are in town packing their
household goods preparatory to NOV
ing them to Fitchburg, Mass, where
they are now residing Mrs Boras
mother Mrs, Julia Jeror, one OF Yer
gennes oldest residents will return to
Ritchburg with Mrs, Bora and make
her home there,
William X, Warner, public service
commissioner, has returned from a three
days stay in Montpelier where hear
ings have been held,
Colonel Scranton and daughter, Mrs,
Samuel Swift, who have been spending
the winter in Geneva, N, Y, are stop,
ping for some weeks at the Stevens
! House,
Dr. w, G., Watt has been called to
report for duty May 3 ,at Washing
ton, d, c, He has received his COM
mission as first lieutenant in the Medi-
cal Reserve Corps
Mrs. Fred, w, Flagg is visiting her
parents, Mr., and Mrs, A, L. Billiard
in Burlington,
Miss Edith Renaud is spending a
two weeks vacation in St, Adams,
Rutland, Worcester, Mass, and New
York City Mrs, Matthew Daniels
is taking her place at Vergennes tele-
phone Office,
Miss Mary Tappan, former resi-
dent, visited friends here last week, She
was on her way to Seattle, Wash, where
she is to reside,
Miss Elizabeth Austin, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs, B, L, Nichols,
returned Thursday to her home in
Brattleboro,
Naomi January, who has been i'll for
month with typhoid fever is in a
very critical condition
Mrs Samuel Paine, an officer at the
State School, is i'll with typhoid fever,
Miss Merle Bynigton, teacher in
the graded school, attended the meet
ing of the Vermont section of New Eng
land Classical Association at the Uni
versity of Vermont Saturday,
The American Red Cross has estab-
lished a Bureau of Civilian Relief in
ADDISON County, Capt. George w. Stone
being appointed director for Vergennes
and vicinity, The purpose OF the Bur
eau is to obtain information regarding
the soldiers in camps and field, to assist
dependents in obtaining the benefits to
which they may be entitled under the
War Risk Insurance Act, and in, general
to look out for the welfare of the fam
lies of the men in the military and
naval reserve of the United States.
Miss Helen Lee, who has been i'll
with pneumonia at the home of How
ard Crane in Panton, is improving and
is to be moved to her home in Yer
gennes the latter part Of the week. Her
father, l.. A. Lee is caring for her.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Bris-
tol are in town, called here by the i'll
ness and death of their daughter, Mrs,
Leonard Lawrence.
The stock of groceries and canned
goods, fixtures, etc, of the bankrupt
estate of +. c. Scott will be disposed
of at a public sale on Saturday
Wyman Bristol is visiting at the
home of his parents Mr., and Mrs. c.
d. Bristol
Mrs. c. II. Cole left Thursday for
Bradford where she will keep house for
her sister, Mrs. William Cole, who is
spending a week in Boston,
Miss Ella Casey, who has been car
ing for Mrs, Frank Bond of Middle
bury is spending a month at her home.
Sheridan Crowningshield, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Emmett CrowningShield, who
lives on the L. L. Whitford farm in
illness with pneumonia, aged q years,
The funeral was held at his late home
Tuesday afternoon.
Prof INV. Thomas Of North Adams,
Mass, is visiting his brother-in-law, DR.,
f. c. Phelps.
Miss Helen Clark and Miss Mar
garet Hassett of Middlebury College
spent Sunday at the home of the for
mers parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Walter
Clark.
Ella Little, who has been at Fanny
Allen Hospital for two weeks, was able
to come home Saturday
The Misses Helen Thomas and Ruth
Harrington of L. V, NJ spent Sunday !
i'll town,
Mr. Bates of Boston is visiting his
daughter Mrs John Tier.
George Gibson has resigned his pos
ition with the Nergennes Electric Com
pany and accepted position in the
American Express Company's office
here.
Thomas Mack gave a Four Minute
Talk at the Pictorium Saturday night.
Miss Bertha Blood, who has been
visiting relatives i'll Worcester, Mass,
has returned to her home.
Mrs Leonard Lawrence died at the
Fanny Allen Hospital Monday,
where she was taken Sunday after
noon by automobile, the cause of death
being typhoid fever. Mrs. Lawrence
before her marriage was Miss Anna
Smith, now of Bristol, but formerly of
Vergennes Besides her husband she
leaves two small sons, the last born
three weeks ago; her parents, two sis
tiers and brother, J. c. Smith, who
is in the U. S. service and stationed at