Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-09-19
BRANDON NEWS


closed until October 5.
Miss Mary Button went Wednesday
to Middlebury to enter Middlebury
college.
Frank Button went Monday to An
dover, Mass, where he will attend
Phillips Andover academy.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. George H Young re-
turned last Saturday from New York
City where they spent several days.
Clarence Baker and Barton Sisco
have gone to Proctor where they have
employment in the Office of the Yer
mont Marble company.
Donald Miner, who spent his vaca-
ton here with his parents, Mr., and
Mrs. H. L. Miner, has returned to Mid
dlebury college where he is a senior
The fixtures for the interior of Hyde
Drug company's store which will be
located in the new Rogers block on
Park street, have arrived and are being
put in place by men from the factory
where the fixtures were purchased.
! Mrs. Thomas Norton returned
Wednesday from Bellows Falls where
she attended the wedding of her son,
DR.. George 7. Norton, and Miss Mar
garet Cray, which occurred Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in St. Charles
church.
Miss Louise ]. Harris of Burlington,
a harpist, has booked with the White
Lyceum Bureau for a IA weeks con-
cert tour through the west, beginning
October H. Miss Harris is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Harris, for
merly residents of this town
Misses Betty Seager, Marion Dean,
and Catherine >Selby, the Rutland
County Farm Bureau Garden demon
stration team, took first prize at the
state fair at White River Junction, and
from there they will give a demonstra
ton at the Springfield, Mass, fair.
Neshobe grange observed last Sun
day as Grange Memorial day. In the
morning at II o'clock the members
attended the Congregational church in
a body, when the PASTOR Rev Walter
Thorpe, preached an appropriate ser
mon. At the close of the service at
the church the graves of the deceased
members were decorated.
An informal reception was rendered
the new faculty of the high school
last Thursday evening in the domestic
science room at the high school by
members of last years faculty. There
were IS present. Dancing, card play
ing and a social hour was enjoyed.
Refreshments, consisting of hot rolls,
coffee, salads, and ice cream, were
served. A very enjoyable evening was
passed by all present.
The funeral of Coils Plude, who died
last Sunday at the Rutland hospital
following a surgical operation, was held
at St. Thomas Episcopal church
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. w. T. Weston officiated. The
bearers were James Newton, Ray
Newton OF Sudbury, Allie Lovett of
Forestdale and Irving Howard of New
Haven, Conn Burial was in the For
estdale cemetery.
Myron Kelsey died last Thursday
afternoon at l o'clock at the home of
Garfield Rickert on Maple street,
where he was brought about a week
ago from Lake Dunmore, where he had
lived all of his life He was SO years
of age, and is survived by one brother,
Elias Kelsey of this town. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at the Wesleyan Methodist church in
Forestdale Burial was in West Sails
bury.
Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs, widow of
Charles w. Briggs, who has been in
failing health for several years, died
Wednesday morning at her home on
Franklin street. She is survived by
daughter, Miss Addie Briggs. Mrs
Briggs was an old resident Of this
town and a member Of St. Thomas
Episcopal church. The funeral will
be held Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock at ST. Thomas church. Burial
viii be in Pine Hill cemetery.
Mrs Anna Clancy Griswold died
Sunday morning at the Brattleboro re-
treat, where she had been about nine
years, of acute Bright's disease. Mrs.
Griswold is survived by one son, George
Griswold of Springfield, Mass, three
sisters, Mrs John O'Brien of Cover
neur, N Y, and Mrs. Louis H. Miner
and Mrs Charles Center of Brandon,
and thFee brothers, James Clancy of
Lowell Mass, and John and Michael
Clancy of Brandon The body was
brought to Brandon and taken to the
home of Michael Clancy on Depot
street The funeral was held Wednes-
day morning at 9 o'clock at St Mary's
church and the burial was in St Mary's
cemetery.
Undertaken A. " Freer has just re-
ceived from the Motor Hearse Cor
poration of America of Richmond, Ind,
a six-cylinder 45-horse power Lorraine
auto hearse. The exterior finish is
spartan bronze, beautifully paneled.
The interior is finished in mahogany,
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