Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-15
VERGENNES


rheumatism, .
Miss Bertha Hoxey entertained
twelve ladies at the Stevens House
Tuesday evening at Red Cross Ten
Cent Bee
Mr. and Mrs, IL IL Stone Of Mid
dlebury spent Sunday and Monday III
town,
Mr.. and Mrs, Ransom benedict went
Monday to the Vermont Industrial to
have charge OF one OF the cottages, for
merly occupied by Mi and Mrs
GriersOn,
ANY family out OF fuel must apply to
the local fuel committee and their
wants will be relieved Members Of
the board are w, II, Wheeler, J. W,
Ryan and Henry Morris,
Private Waldo K, Powers OF the
Medical Corps, stationed at Hem
stead, /, |, is i'll with mumps at the
home OF his wfes parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Field of Ferrisburg
A. H. Godette is recovering from a
severe attack of the grip,
John Aunchman has gone to Flor
ence to work in the Sheiield-Farms-
Slawson- Decker plant,
The meeting of the "As You Like 1t"
Club was postponed from last Mon.
day to next Monday on account OF
the musical show given by Co, ID,
The Club will meet with Mrs, W, IL,
Wheeler,
Mrs. Charles Robare OF Bridgeport,
Conn, is visiting her father Louis
Levarn,
Mrs. Henry Myers has joined her
husband in Burlington where he has
employment in the Chocolate Fac
tory,
Bixby Library was closed from Sat
urday to Wednesday, Monday being
"heatless-day' and Tuesday a legal
holiday
Rev, R, G.. Woodbridge was unable
to conduct services in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday owing to illness.
Judge +, /. Fish supplied and in the
evening delivered an address on
Abraham Lincoln.
The Misses and Jennie Bristol of
Middlebury were weekend visitors at
the home of their sister, Mrs, II. C.,
Herrick
Wilircd Little has gone to Swanton
where he is employed by the Reming-
ton Arms Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID, Woodman have
received word from their son, William
Woodman of the L. S. Aviation
Corps at Camp Wise, Texas, that he
has received his commission as second
lieutenant,
Mrs. NJ. T. Bristol is i'll with bron-
chtis at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. H. c. Herrick
Mr.. and Mrs George Seiple OF Hart
ford, Conn, are parents of a daugh-
ter, Alice Rosemary Mr. Seiple is
former resident of Nergennes.
W. w. Sweeney is away on a bust
ness trip and will not return till spring,
Miss Helen Clark of Middlebury
College spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Walter Clark
Mr., and Mrs L. P, Brkett are par
ents Of a son, born February &.
Five aliens have Registered at the
post office
Rolla Peake of Bristol spent the
weekend with friends in town,
Lawrence Austin has 50 far re-
covered from his recent illness as to be
out.
Mr. and Mrs, H. Grierson, former
officers at Vermont Industrial School,
are soon to leave for Southern Pines,
Calf
Earl A. Myers of Rutland spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Myers, Sr,
Mrs, Marian Spooner has purchased
farm in Weybridge where she will
soon move.
Ross Kent, son of Burton Kent, has
gone to Camp Greene, Charlotte, ~
c, to join the First Vermont regi-
ment.
Bart Casey is i'll and f. L. Grandey
is assisting in the hotel during his i'll
ness.
A full house greeted Company d,
Vermont Militia, at their Minstrels
Monday evening, every seat in the
Opera House being taken The enter
tainment was something quite out of
the ordinary, the curtain rising upon a
typical camp scene with the soldiers
off duty, enjoying themselves in
groups playing cards, singing and tell
ing stories. A string quartet COM
posed of Private Waterman, and
Daigneault, autoharp German, guitar
Corporal Watt, mandolin, rem
dered few selections in the "barber
shop style, at the close of which Capt.
stone emerged from a tent at the rear
OF the stage. The lounging soldiers
instantly assumed the position of
Attention" while the Captain an
nounced that he had just received
message stating that the General
would visit the Camp next day and
proposed that the members of the
Company should get up something
with which to entertain him after the
formal inspection" was over. He de-
tailed Corporal Larrow to have charge
OF the affair and from then on the pro-
gram consisted of various Stunts" per
formed by the rockies as called on by
the Corporal, The program was inter
spersed with jokes and dancing while