Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-05-03
VERGENNES

Col, Scranton and Mrs Samuel Swift
will occupy Edgecliif, the home OF Capt,
c. L. Parker and Mrs. Webb for six
months
Mrs. w. II. Norton with her daughter
Kathleen left Saturday for Montreal
to visit her daughter Marie who is in
Villa Marie Convent,
Mrs. John Garno, who has been
spending the winter in Burlington with
her daughters has returned to her home
in Nergennes. Her son, Douglass, who
has been attending the t. V, Maccom-
panied her home and will spend the
summer here.
Mrs. Matthew Daniels has taken the
position of manager of the local Of
flee of the American Express Company,
to succeed DR.. w. G, Watt, who has
been called for service in the L. S. Med
ical Reserve Corps George Chilson is
to drive the express team to succeed
Paul Yattau who has also gone into the
L. S. service
Mrs. Lena Mcintyre Of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Christopher Yattau,
Mr.. and Mrs Felix Roche of Bur
lington spent the weekend with their
cousins, the Misses Ethel and Helen
Tull. Mr.. Roche left for Camp Devens
Tuesday
Miss Marjorie Phelps Of Fitzwilliam,
n H., was a weekend visitor at the
home of her father, Dr. +. c. Phelps.
Mrs. Felix Field who has been i'll for
nine weeks with the grippe is some bet
ter. Miss Anna LeBoeuf is caring for
her.
Melvin T. Morgan, formerly of Bris-
tol, has entered the employ of A, b.
Taber
Liberty Day was fttingly observed
Friday afternoon with exercises in City
Hall. The following program was Civ
en-, Music by double quartet, consist
ing of Messrs. Flagg, Day, Beach, Slack
Haven, Brownell Slack and Supt, Viii
son of the V. T. S. Mrs A. s. Haven
made a very fine speech, presenting the
Honor Flag to Nergennes. Major
Comptlin of the Canadian army gave
very stirring address. The house was
filled and after the exercises Co. d gave
an exhibition drill in front of City Hall.
Mrs. George E. Stone is recovering
from an attack of bronchitis.
Miss Fuller of the Home Demontsra-
ton department gave very interesting
talk at the Parent Teachers meeting in
Bixby Library Friday evening. She
demonstrated the making of home
made fireleSs cookers.
Mrs M. 7. Bristol is spending some
time with the Misses Ada and Jane
Bristol in Middlebury.
DR.. F. c. Langworthy OF Washing
ton, d. c., visited at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs T. Neville this week
r. W. Hathaway of Fall River, Mass,
spent the weekend at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ Warner.
The new pump for the waterworks
has arrived and will be installed by an
out-of-town engineer.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Andrus are spend
ing the week end at their summer home
in Dorset.
A surprise party was given Monday
night at the home of Edna James, for
Miss Marion Norton, the occasion be-
ing her birthday. Eighteen friends were
present
Mrs. John Caisse has gone to Wash
ington, d. c., to visit her husband who
is in the u S. Medical Reserve Corps.
Mrs. Foster Young has moved to her
fathers house and will spend the sum
mer there.
]. S. Webb has rented the Tull tene-
ment and will move his goods there this
week.
Mrs. Conover, who has been visiting
her cousin, Fred Adams, and who was
a former resident Of Vergennes, leaves
tomorrow for her home in Madison,
Wis.
Mrs. G. R. Thorne has returned to
Vergennes after spending the winter in
Bridgeport, Conn.