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

nc morning service NJ the tonBlc-
gational church last Sunday morning
was unusual and especially interesting
1t was conducted entirely by the ladies
and girls Of the parish, the pastor sit
ting with the congregation The ser
mon was delivered by Miss Edith
Barnes.
Mrs Leon Rowley, Mrs, Daisy Bot
tum and Mrs, Davis visited the Mid
dlebury Red Cross last week,
Mrs ] A Caldwell OF Florence is a
guest at S. d. Douds,
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Boynton OF Bris-
toll visited friends here Sunday,
Mrs. William M. Mcintyre and niece
Miss Jessie Neil spent Sunday at Bert
Aliens.
The old axe factory at Brooksville
has been sold to Salisbury parties and
will be moved there and converted into
barn, This was once a prosperous
industry at Brooksville, conducted by
Frank and William Brooks,
Mrs. John Peck and children of
Mortified recently visited her sister,
Mrs, Wiley Wheeler, and other friends
in town.
Grace Wheeler has been quite i'll.
Mortimer Roscoe was at home from
Poultney Academy over Sunday
Miss Mildred St, John of Bridport
was the recent guest OF Miss Catherine
Merrill
Mrs. Irving Pullman has been i'll and
her daughter Miss Clara Pullman OF
Bristol was with her over Sunday,
Mrs. Harry Ring and Mrs. Carroll
Bottum and son, Wendall, were in Bur
lington Saturday.
Mrs. Charles Wright was visitor
in Burlington last week.
The funeral Of Henry Bostwick for
merly of Brooksville was held from the
church last Friday and the interment
was in Evergreen cemetery. Mr.. Bost-
wick was Mrs, Antwine Loraine's faith
er. He died in Lincoln.
Miss Myrtle Peck has been at home
from Kcene, n H., the past week.
Arland Purinton who has been in
Bayonne, n J., since November visited
friends here recently and is now at his
home in Starksboro
Hon William NJ. Hoyt and sister-in-
law, Miss Josephine Landon, of Green
Cove Springs, Fla, and Chicago, ILL.,,
recently visited Mrs. NJ. ]. Landon and
Miss Landon at Daytona Beach, Fla.
Miss Belle Sherman has returned
from Daytona Fla.
Harlan Palmer, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
{. L. Palmer, was given a reception
at the town hall last week and was pre-
scented a wrist watch He left last week
Thursday for Dallas Texas.
Robert Partch of Burlington was at
home over Sunday.
W H. Partch, George c, Everest and
assistants are canvassing the town for
Liberty Bond subscriptions,
Hoyt and Matte Swain Of Burling-
ton were at home over Sunday with
their parents Mr.. and Mrs, Quincy
Swain.
Memorial Day is to be observed
here, Hon VA. Billiard of Burlington
being the speaker
Arlie Kingsley is painting c. L.
Nuttings farm buildings.
George Fits and son William carry
their milk to the plant at New Haven
Junction in an automobile truck.
Robert Parker who has been very
i'll with pneumonia is now on the gain.
Miss Carrie Mason was in Middle
bury last week Thursday in the inter
ests of our women's share in war work.
w. w Hubbard is improving from his
severe attack of sciatica
The Christian Endeavor Society ded-
icated service flag which contains
six stars at their meeting Sunday even
ing, The stars are for Lucius Barrows,
Harold Barrows, George Holden,
Robert Holden, George Peck and Don
aid Palmer. Lucius Barrows, Robert
and George Holden are now overseas.
At this meeting Hugh Potter nephew
of the Barrows brothers, had part.
Mrs. Alice Landon, the president of
the Society, recited poem about the
Flag and Bernice and Catherine Mer-
rill sang Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing"
Joseph Sylvia is in poor health and
is to enter the sanitarium at Pittsford.
The Parker children are with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs Irving e.
lott in Shelburne.
Schools in town close May "a.
Mrs Charles Everest is ill.,