Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
VERGENNES

Mrs Benjamin F, Field is ill with
influenza,
A son was born Monday to Mr., and
Mrs Oliver L, Garrow,
Mrs c, /, Wyman has returned from
a several weeks ctay in Burlington
Mrs c. A, Bradbury has returned to
the Stevens house after visit to New
York City
Mrs Dennis J. Carroll has gone to
visit her mother, Mrs, Kelleher, in Fort
Edward, n, Y,
Miss Merle Byington returned Mon,
day from a several weeks stay at her
home in Charlotte,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Renaud of Rut-
land are the guests of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, d, Renaud,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carr of Frank.
lin, N, H., are visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Palmer
J, B. Clark of Waltham, two sons and
hired men, Austin Bodette and Warren
White, are III with influenza,
Mildred Wheeler of Addison is pass,
ing several weeks in town with her
cousin, Miss Marion lie Boeuf
Miss Helen Thorne, who has been
i'll with pneumonia, was able to sit
up for the first time Wednesday,
Mrs, John NJ, Caisse, who has been
a guest of Mr. and Mrs, Charles II,
Caisse, left Monday for Swanton,
Percy A. Kierstead of the L. S. S,
Madawaska, is the guest Of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kierstead,
George d. Blow, first class fireman
of the L, S. S Aagmanna, is spend,
ing a furlough at the Vermont Indus.
trial school.
Henry V, Smith of Crown Point, y,
V, came Tuesday to visit his sister,
Mrs. John Donovan He formerly re-
sided here,
William Moorby of the L. S. navy,
stationed aboard the [. S, S. Tan
dores, is visiting Mr. and Mrs vii
fred Jodon.
Mrs. Alice Benton of West Newton,
Mass, formerly Miss Nellie Richards
of Nergennes is guest of her sister, Mrs,
Henry 7. Booth
Miss Jennie Bristol has returned to
her duties as registrar at Middlebury
college, after visit to her mother, Mrs.
Myron 7. Bristol
There have been five cases Of inhuen-
"a in the family Of Reuben White on
Maple street all of whom are now on
the road to recovery.
Mrs. Alice Dawson has finished work
at the Vermont Shade Roller companys
plant and entered the employ of the L,
+, Benton company.
William Crosby of this sty and sons,
Charles of Chicago and Milo of Mil.
ton, Cal, who are visiting him, spent
Wednesday in Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer P. Birkett have
returned from Moretown, where they
were called by the death of Mrs. Bir-
kett's father, Aaron Goss.
Ernest J. Bristol, who has been visit
ing his son, Milo, returned Saturday to
Burrit Hills, n. Y, where he is en-
ployed as janitor in the graded and high
schools,
John f, BARLEY has been engaged
as agent by V. f. Bromley of Granville,
n, " to look after his property here,
Mr. Bromley, who has been in the
city, has returned home,
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Crosby and
daughter of Milton, Cal, who are spend
ing some time here, were the guests of
Mr. Crosbys sister, Mrs, Cyrus Hors-
ford, in Charlotte, over Sunday.
The Vergennes opera house has been
closed for the winter for the conserva-
ton of coal and the moving picture en-
tertanments beginning with Tuesday
evening will be held in city hall
Mr. and Mrs John Bushey, who since
their marriage have been at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Alfred
Bushey, are to begin housekeeping in
the W, H. Adams, Sr, tenement on
East school street.
A boat load of egg and chestnut coal
consigned to Capt NJ H. Daniels was
towed up the river Tuesday. This is
only the second shipment of coal by
water received here this year. In past
years all coal was transported here by
the way of Lake Champlain and Otter
Creek
DR.. J. B. Powers, who a number of
years ago conducted dental parlors i'll
Nergennes and later in Boston, and
who has been a resident of Nergennes
several years, will resume business in
the near future He has rented rooms
in the Stevens block, corner of Main
and Maple Streets where J. S. Webb
has been located
William H Norton, who has had the
contract for carrying the mail from the
Nergennes postoffice to the Rutland
railroad station, has given up the work,
as he is now city representative, and
cannot under the law become a member
of the Legislature and be a federal Of
ficeholder at the same time. Bids are
called for by the department.
Charles Abair of the U. S. navy is
spending Is days with his uncle, Sam
uel Trudo, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barrows Mr.. Abair was
stationed on the U. S. S. Buenventura
which was sunk by a German submar-
inc SeDtember rs off the coast of