Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-12-20
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS
MRS, Grace Brown, Local Rditor,)

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The Modern Woodmen are pre-
pairing minstrel play 10 be given the
middle OF January,
Almond Lovett left Thursday for
Burlington where he will enter the
Mary Fletcher hospital for treatment,
Mrs, ], A. Banning has returned
from a visit Of several days with her
sister, Miss Clara Bruya Of Burling-
ton,
Mrs, Ellen Wright, who has been
visiting for several days with her Sis
ter, Miss Mary Sullivan, has returned
to Burlington,
Howard Bruya is at the home Of
his parents, Mr., and Mrs, Edward ii,
Bruya for the holidays, Mr.. Bruya is
shipping clerk in the government
service at Philadelphia,
Frank Eddy, who has been spend
ing the past few months in town,
leaves today for his home at De Kalb
Junction, N, Y,
DIR, W, A, Dewey Of Ann Arbor,
Mich, arrived in town Sunday TO
spend the holidays with his son, Earle
Dewey and family
Mrs, Julia Golden Of Easton, Pa,
whose husband died three weeks ago,
is at the home OF her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph Larock
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs, A, l., Tucker Of Case
street Tuesday 1t is their second child,
they having a son eleven years old,
Henry f. Joy, who has been con
fined to the house for some time with
illness, went to the Mary Fletcher
Hospital in Burlington Wednesday for
treatment,
Mrs, Grace Church and Mrs, John
NJ, Bosley went Wednesday to High
gate to attend the funeral Of George
l., Stimets, an uncle Of the former and
cousin of the latter,
-Sentor-elect Ira III, LaFleur has
word from his son Philip H., who has
been in the service since a year ago,
that he will probably not receive his
discharge for a month or two, He is in
the insurance department of the war
Offices at Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. George Strout will
have as guests during the holidays
their two sons, Alan l. Strout, teach
er OF English at Dartmouth college,
Hanover n H., and Lieut. Richard L.
Strout who is on a % days leave
Of absence from the army
Mrs. W. +. Clement has received
word that her son, Theron Gregory
who has been in the coast artillery at
Fortress Monroe, Va, has been sent
to Camp Upton and has received his
discharge from service, but owing to
the prevalence OF influenza he has not
been allowed to leave camp yet
The Middlebury camp OF the
Modern Woodmen of America at their
regular meeting Thursday Dec. -,
elected the following officers Fred
Brown, consul; VIM. r Cowles, ad-
wiser; A. H. Caul, banker; +. A. Frost,
clerk; Frank Ashley, escort Rollin
Stone, Waterman; Joseph Marcelle,
sentinel; Henry Wilcox, trustee for
hree years.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Saunders left
Monday to spend the winter at 324
Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brookline,
Mass, in order to be near their daugh-
er, Martca, who is in a private school
II Waltham. Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders
olan to return here the 10Th OF next
Iune.
Mai Arthur H. Williams of the
luartermaster's reserve corps, who has
,een stationed at Columbia, s c., has
,een transferred 20 Washington, d. c.,
md is in the Office of the director OF
nance Maj Williams is son of Mrs.
:. E. Rich of Seminary street and for
nerly lived in this village.
W. F. LAUDER, who three months
go established a shoe-repair:ng shop
ere near Logan Park, has moved his
amily from 10 Weybrdge street to the
lawrence house opposite the Register
ffice, and will have his shoe shop in
he basement. The upper part of the
ouse is to be rented to William Waite,
is son-in-law, now living at 81 Wey-
ridge street.
The funeral of Peter Shackett was
ED at his late home on Weybridge
treet Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
lev. Roy E. Whittemore, pastor of
he Memorial Baptist church, offici-
ted. There was a large attendance and
lany floral tributes. The bearers were
rank c. Shackett, Charles Shackett,
Joah Shackett, Edward Lattrell, Viii
am Hebert and Grover Carpenter
'urial was in the West cemetery.
William P. Russell Post No SO
department. of Vermont, at their Iegu-
lr meeting held December 10 elected
he following officers: Commander, c.
:. Youtt; S " C., William Martin;
. V. c., Otis Abbey; Adjutant, Ran
ON H. Linsley; Quartermaster, W. L.
,ady; surg, George Hodges; chap
hin, E. E. Jones; o. D., Ransom H.
insley; o. G., ]. S. Chandler; Sergt-
iajor, J. B. Nolan; Q, NJ. serst, H
Whittemore
Dexter H. Mead, who was a jun
II at the college when the war broke
ut and who has since been at work
,