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

Daughters have been born to Mr., and
Mrs II. {. Palmer and Mr.. and Mrs
George Burditt
Sixty couples attended the Red Cross
dance Monday evening
Beginning Sunday the Federated
church services will be held in the Con
gregatoual church This will continue
in force until September next.
The anual village meeting, held Tues
day evening, was attended by about
onc-fourth of the voters, Dr. W. L.
Morgan was elected president; W. w.
Wilson, clerk i r Dickcrman, treas
urcr; G. W Farr L. W. Narney, c, A.
Hanks, fire wardens; w, b. Daggett
p X Wilson, A, +, Bristol, auditors
+. H. Palmer was elected trustee for
three years. his third term a tax of
- cents on the dollar was voted, taxes
to be paid direct to the treasurer, 1t
was voted to have water rents paid
direct to water commissioner within 80
days after becoming due. Fifty dol
lars was voted to Munsill Hose Com
pany.
Bristol has passed its quota in the
$4,000, and S27400 worth have been
sold with Dis subscribers.
Mrs. Cora Small returned Monday
from Florida, where she spent the win
ter,
Miss Amelia Keller of Essex juno
ton was called here Monday by the i'll
ness of her nephew, Henry M. Gleason.
Mr.. Gleason is very ill with pneumonia.
George Murray of North Stonington
visited his home here Monday before
going to Camp Devens,
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs R, S.
Smith.
Mr., and Mrs. f, J. Brady have re-
turned from a stay of several months at
Hot Springs, Ark.
Lieut. f, NJ. Thomas, who is at home
on a furlough, is instructing the boy
scouts in military tactics.
Raymond Benedict of Burlington was
the guest of his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Bicknell, this week
William ]. Kelley of Fleischmanns,
N. Y, is visiting friends here. He was
telegraph operator here for number
of years,
Major Comptlin of London, Ontario,
addressed an audience of over 500 peo-
pie in Holly hall Friday evening, CIV
ing an interesting talk on war con-
ditions in France and pleading for an
over subscription to the Liberty Loan.
An offering for the local Red Cross was
taken resulting in a total of over $72
Rev. G.. A. Parker closed his pastor
ate Sunday in the Methodist church,
preaching at both services He went
this week to Troy, NY, his new field
of labor
John Guinan of Burlington visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.. R. Guinan
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sunderland and
son, Lynn, and Miss Goodenough of
Bridport were at A. c. Summers Sat
urday.
Miss Flora Human of New Haven
spent the weekend with Miss Helen
Weller.
The delegates to the county W. C. T..
U. to be held in Vergennes May rs are:
Mrs. B, J. Clark, Mrs. A. E. Grow, Mrs.
Sophia Dumas and Mrs. Maria King.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Palmer of
Burlington spent Sunday with Mr.
Palmer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Palmer.
Miss Dorothy Lawrence of University
of Vermont and Spencer Lawrence of
Burlington high school spent Sunday
at their home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Benedict of Bur-
lington visited relatives here over Sum
day.
Miss Marjorie Hunt spent the week.
end at the home of his grandmother,
Mrs. C.. M. Bosworth.
Miss Marion Mullings and Anne Nc
Kenzie of Middlebury college were
guest of Mrs. d. c. Mullings Saturday,
returning Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Purinton of Brat
tleboro are in town, called here by the
illness of Mr.. Purinton's mother, Mrs.
J. H. Orvis.