Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-09-26
VERGENNES NEWS

T. Neville store and Stewart Cotey
has taken his place,
DR., Ford c, Langworthy who has
been in camp at Kimball wharf, has
returned to Washington, d. c.
Mr., and Mrs. William ]. Strong have
as a guest, Mrs. Charles A, Bradbury
of Washington d. c., formerly of Yer
gennes.
Mrs George Mcleod of gainesville,
o., is in the city on business connected
with her property. She is staying at
the Stevens house.
Henry Jackman, who graduated
from Vergennes high school in June, has
gone to Mount Hermon school at
Mount Hermon, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard H. Adams, Jr,
and son, who have been visiting friends
in Potsdam, n. Y, where Mrs. Adams
attended school, have Returned
Robert Russell, who has been working
in Newark, N, J., and has been at his
home here for three weeks, has re-
entered Goddard seminary at Barre.
Arthur Charbonneau has taken the
position of night operator at central,
succeeding his brother, George, who
has gone to attend St Michaels col
lege.
Mr. and Mrs Cassius T Warner are
entertaining for a month Lieut. and
Mrs. Charles Travck of New York,
Lieut., Travick has just returned from
overseas.
Richard and Albert Cole, who have
been with their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Charles H. Cole, returned Sunday to
their studies at Dartmouth College,
Hanover, n H.
Banns of marriage were published at
St. Peters church Sunday for Mrs.
Corinne Chaquette Oulett and Joseph
Laney of Orwell, and for Miss Rose
Ardeha Tatro and John Dickerson
Boice.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Cyrus A. Norton,
who have been passing their honey
moon with his father, P. B. Norton,
have gone to New York City to visit a
short time before returning to Fort
Dodge, la.
Jesse Dixie of Addison has purchased
of Mr. and Mrs Robert McCuen the
Witherbee house on Main street, where
Mr.. and Mrs George d. Middlebrook
have been living, possession to be given
October l.
/ c. T. S. Pierce returned Saturday
from a trip to Columbus, o. and Chi
cago ILL.,, attending the National G, A
r. convention at Columbus and a
meeting of the Anti-Saloon league at
the latter city,
Misses Ruth Harrington and Helen
B. Thorne, who have been at their
home here for the past two weeks,
since coming from Long Lake, n. ",
went Wednesday to Burlington to re-
enter the University of Vermont.
Superintendent and Mrs. W. Grant
Fancher of the Essex county training
school at Lawrence, Mass, and Super
intendent and Mrs. H. L. Fancher of
the Essex county industrial school at
Danvers, Mass, have been guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Herrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Willard arrived
Monday from Bristol, Conn, with the
body of their little three-year-old
daughter, Helen, who died of diphthe-
ria Saturday. Burial was in North Fer
risburg. Mr.. Willard is a son of the
late DR.. G. +. B. Willard of this city.
Announcement is made of the mar
rage August 20 in Albany, N. Y, of
Clarence Beach, son of Mrs. Rosa
Beach of this city, and Miss Grace
Williams of Albany. Mr. Beach is
graduate of Vergennes high school, class
of 1912, and of Albany Business College
in 1914 He was in the U. S. army un-
til January of the present year and now
has a position with the Commerce In
surance Co.. in Albany.
Miss Grace E. Kingsland, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Kingsland
who has been at her home here for
10 days, left Sunday for Concord, N.
H. Miss Kingsland has been for the
past six years assistant secretary of
the Vermont Public Library commits
sion and resigned in August to ac-
cept a position as executive secretary
of the New Hampshire Library com
mission. Her headquarters will be at
the state library building at Concord.
Warren E. Bristol, who is engaged
in American y. NJ c. A. work and
has had his headquarters in Ecully
France, has been transferred to Con-
stantinople, Turkey. His wife and
three children are to remain in Gen
eva, Switzerland, for the winter. Mr.
Bristol is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Garlic
ton D. Bristol of Vergennes and is a
graduate of Vergennes high school and
of Middlebury college. He is a
brother of Mayor w. S. Bristol of this
city.
The sewer extending from the Shelf
field farms plant, near the railroad
station, to the Thomas Mack wharf
which has been under construction, is
now completed The work has been
done by Alderman Arthur Sorrell and
men, the contract price being SS24l.
Its length is 424l feet running from
three to 81 feet in depth, Pinch tile
being used. Across the run in the
Cyrus Botsford pasture 200 feet Of u
inch wrought iron pipe was used, the
highest point being 80 feet
The postponed meeting of the Amer
lean legion was held Friday evening
at the rooms of Pierpoint lodge,