Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-07-19
BRIDPORT

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guest at the home Of J n, Spaulding,
Miss Irene Bowers Of Brandon Is Wis
itiug her grandmother, Mrs Alice My
rick
Walter Grosyenor Of Middlebury
spent Sunday with his aunt Mrs. Alice
llough
Word has been received that Kenneth
Myrick who Is at Camp Deyens IS III
with measles
Mrs II X, Williams and son, i, G.,
Williams, made business trip TO New
York last week.
Miss Flora Booth Of Ferrisburg spent
Saturday aud Sunday with Miss Eli
zaheth Hamilton,
o. T. Converse spent Sunday as the
guest Of his mother, Mrs kmeline Con-
verse Of Burlington,
Hr and Mrs w, G., Hamilton spent
Sunday as the guests Of Miss Sadie
Weed Of llinesburg.
Mr., and Mrs. George Conn and Mr.
and Mrs. J H. Howe spent Sunday at
their camp at the lake,
Miss Cora Smith and b, w, Smith
were guests at the home OF their broth
err c, II, Smith Sunday,
Mrs Z, c. Dukett and daughter,
Kathryn, spent Thursday and Friday
with Mrs. II, n, Sollace,
Miss Marie Gulick of Morrisville
came Monday to visit her parents, Rev
land Mrs, Heryey GuliCk.
Perry Wilkinson of Shoreham was at
the home Of his father Leman Wilkin-
son several days last week
A good number of our townspeople
have attended the Community Chau-
tauqua at Middlebury this week,
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Washburn and
daughter, Murie, visited DR., A, A, Den
ton Of Monkton last week Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs, c. S. James of Wey-
bridge were the guests Of Mr. and Mr.,
G, u. Payne the early part Of the week,
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton returned
home Saturday after spending several
days with Miss Flora Booth of Fer
risburgh,
County Agent l, n, Bartlett was in
town Wednesday July 9, endeavoring
to assist the farmers in securing help
for the haying season,
Mr. and Mrs. II. /. Hemenway enter
tanned Harry and Flora Grosvenor of
Middlebury at "OWls' Nest, Lake
Champlain, Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Flora and Lucy Grosvenor of
Middlebury and Miss Muriel Perkins
of Rutland who have been visiting
friends in town returned home Monday.
Miss Pauline Smith of Chicago,
youngest daughter of the late Hiram
Smith, at one time a resident of Bird
port, called on relatives in town Sun
day,
Mr. and Mrs S, ]. Cook and son, Pat
rick, who visited Mr., and Mrs. Cooks
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Rock of Leo
minister, Mass, last week have returned
home
Mr., II, /, Frost came Thursday to
make her home with her parents, Rev.
and Mrs Hervey Gulick, for the re-
mainder of the war, her husband hav-
ing gone to France.
Rev. +, A, Tuck of Concord, n H.,
will speak next Sunday at the Congre-
gational Church on "The Sabbath and
the War. Mr. Tuck is a forcefu speak
er and it is expected that a large num-
Der will avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to hear him.
Harry Hutchinson who, some time ago,
volunteered for y. NJ, c. A. war work,
received summons Monday from
headquarters to report for duty at once.
He left Tuesday morning for New York
where he will be for week in attend4
ance at the War Work Council, after
which he expects to go at once to a
station Somewhere in France" as Hut
Secretary
Sergt f. c. Myrick spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs d. +.
Myrick The class in the Military Me
chanics school of which he was a mem
Der has finished its term of instruction
and most of the men have been trans
ferred to other posts. We are glad to
learn that Forrest is one of those who
has been retained at Burlington as an
instructor for future classes.
The next regular meeting of Bird
port Grange will be held Tuesday eve
ming July %.
The following is the literary program:
Piano Miss Blanche Nor
ton, Miss Ruth Hutchinson.
Paper Mrs, H. d. Jackson
Rectation-M r. II. Hutchinson
Vocal Solo-Mrs J. c. Sunderland
Reading Mrs, L. J. Wing
merry Go Round - Each mem
Der contributing an anecdote
-Four minute talk-Edward Nichols
Mrs. Lydia Swinton Wolcott died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ella
Baldwin, at Bridport, July Is, 1918, as
a result of paralytic stroke, sustained
about two weeks previously. She was
born at Westminster, April II, 1882.
Her parents afterward removed to
Crown Point, N. Y, where in 1854 she
was married to Edwin R. Wolcott. Mr..
and Mrs Wolcottl spent most of their
married life at Sh9reham and Bridport.
Since her husbands death in 1900 Mrs.
Wolcott had lived at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Baldwin. Mrs. Wolcott
was gentle christian woman, a con-
sistent member of the Methodist
church, much loved by her family and
the circle of friends who knew her best.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Ella Baldwin of Bridport and Mrs. A. B
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