Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-12-27
BRIDPORT NEWS
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Miss Dora Kingsland returned TO
North Clarendon last week
The West Brdpolt Cheese Co. closed
lbs factory for the season Monday,
Mr., and Mrs 4 ] Woodbury. have
gone 10 Shoreham for the winter
Miss Mabel Goodenough has gone
to Brattleboro to spend the holidays,
Miss Lucille Delphia oi Middlebuy
is visiting relatives in town this week
Miss Josephine Bodette spent Christ
mas with her sister, Mrs II, n Sollaee.
Kenneth Myrick has been mustered
out Of service and came home Satur'
day,
X, l., EIemenway, was business
visitor at White River Junction last
week
T, NJ, Crane of Worcester, Mass, is
Spending few days at Philip Del
phia's
Mr.. and Mrs, Norman Selleck Of
Middlebury spent Christmas at n, W,
Russell's,
Aanson Sunderland, a student at the
Albany Business College, is home for
the holidays,
The first and second degrees will be
conferred at the grange meeting next
Tuesday night
Miss Polly Palmer, who is attending
Burlington High School, is home for
the holiday season
o, +, Converse and II s, Wtherel
visited relatives at Burlington Thurs
day and Friday of last week
Miss Alice Hemenway is the guest
Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, X, l.,
Hemenway during the holidays,
Mr., and Mrs, Thomas Cooke and
son of Shoreham spent Christmas with
his parents Mr. and Mrs S, J. Cooke
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Dayton were
guests of his parents Mr., and Mrs L,
w. Dayton of Middlebury, Wednes-
day,
Mr.. and Mrs. John St,George have
been called to Montreal, Canada on
account Of the serious illness of his
mother
Mr., and Mrs, Wilson Hobbs of Wey-
bridge spent Thursday OF last week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Sherbino
The Myrick School closed Friday for
a two weeks vacation. They had exer-
cises and a Christmas tree Friday
afternoon.
Miss Flora Grosvenor went Monday
to Rutland where she spent Christmas
with friends and later attend Rutland
Business College
Word has been received here that
Henry Nichols who has been at Camp
Devens has been transferred to a sta
ton at Long Island
Stanley Converse, who is student
at L. V, NJ. is spending his Christ
mas vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. +. Converse
The Brdport- Addison Detecting So
ciety will hold its annual meeting in
Addison Wednesday, January s at II
o'clock A. NJ. The ladies of Addison
will furnish a dinner
Franklin c. Williams, head of the
department of mathematics at Harris
burg Academy, Harrisburg, Pa, is with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs H. K Viii
liams over Christmas. !
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Pratt and son
Russell and Mr.. and Mrs H. J. Pratt
and son Roscoe and Mr.. and Mrs. J.
P Russell spent Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. ]. L. Palmer in Middlebury
There were no public exercises for
Christmas on the part of the church
this year as the Sunday evening meet
ing which was to have been along this
line had to be given up on account Of
the rain. A number of family gather
ings were held, some on Tuesday eve
ming and Others on Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Society was held last Friday
evening. In recognition of the fact
that Dr. E. G. Blaisdell had served
the society for forty consecutive years !
as its secretary and treasurer, an oys
ter supper was served by the wives of
the members, At the close of the sup
per, Rev Hervey Gulick, in few well
chosen words, presented DR.. Blais-
dell with a gold chain as token of
esteem on the part of his associates.
The Doctor, in replying expressed his
pleasure in seeing so many of his
friends present and in the renewal of
interest in the work of the Church. At
the business meeting which followed
DR.. Blaisdell was unanimously re-elect-
ed clerk and treasurer but at his ur-
gent request was excused from serv-
ing, and c. H. Smith was elected to
the office The other officers were re-
elected as follows: Trustees, NJ. T.
Wolcott c. A. Pratt, c. J. Barbour;
Solicitors, c. A. Smith, c. A. VOL
colt, G E. Frost; Collectors, A. A.
Preble, J. S Dukett; Ushers, A. A.
Prebe, H. J. Pratt.
The Christmas exercises at the vii
lage school last Friday afternoon were
carried out as follows: Victrola selec