Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-06-06
BRIDPORT NEWS
(Mrs. C. A. Pratt, Correspondent

Miss Mildred St. John spent the
weekend with friends in Salisbury
Children's Day will be observed at
the Congregational church June 10
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Gibbs are spend
ing a week with relatives in Burlington
Mrs. Mary Brown is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Lucy Forbes, OF Fair Haven
Fletcher Whitney spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs, Leslie Foote OF Corn
wall.
Harold St. John, who has been i'll
with the mumps is now sick with the
measles.
DR.. and Mrs. c. ]. Russell and
daughter of Burlington were callers in
town Sunday.
F. R. Harris spent a few days with
his sister, Mrs. Arthur Vanderhoof, OF
Panton recently.
Mrs. T. J. Rock of Leominster Mass,
is the guest of her parents, Mr., and
Mrs, S, J. Cooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Smith returned
Wednesday from trip to Boston and
North Attleboro, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs, Sperry Russell of
Winchester Va, are visiting his parents,
Nh and Mrs. J. A. Russell.
Carl Merrill and family of Glens
Falls, N. Y, were guests of his aunt,
Miss Agnes Merrill, last week.
Miss Mary Hayes, a teacher in Ii
conderoga, N. Y, was with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Hayes, over the
weekend.
Marshal Wilson came Tuesday even
ind to visit his sister, Mrs, T, H,
Hntchison, leaving for Bennington
Thursday.
Mrs. Lillian Blacklock and family
have moved into the village to the
house which they recently purchased of
j. H. Howe.
NJ L. Packard, who has been making
his sister, Mrs. H. E. Witherell, a
short visit started Wednesday for
Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Bingham of
Ashby, Mass, who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs H. K Williams, returned
home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Smith returned
Tuesday from North Attleboro, Mass,
where they have been spending a week
with Mrs W. w Sherman.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Gordon and
daughter went Tuesday to visit his
parents in New Haven. Mr., Gordon
has Just returned from overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. G. d. Payne and son
Harold motored to Poultney Sunday,
where they spent the day with the
elder son, Arthur. Mrs. Martha Payne
accompanied them
Supt. Z. L. Clark was in town
Wednesday and conducted teacher S
meeting at the village school. Mr..
Whittier, State Leader OF Boys and
Girls Clubs, accompanied him.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hayes and
Young son, of Rockland, Me, have been
spending a week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Hayes Mr. Hayes
recently returned from nine months
service in France.
The program OF the Grange meeting
next Tuesday evening will include a
musical selection, a discussion, Does
it Pay to Raise Pork When the Milk
is Sold and a Surprise number in
charge of Mrs I. D. Sunderland, Mrs
P d. Norton, and Mrs, T. H, Hutchi-
son.
Work on the new cheese factory is
, progressing as rapidly as could be eX-
pected at so busy a season. Mr.. Lang
will, one OF the Vermont Machine
, Company's experts has been here dur
ing the week connecting up the machln-
cry and it is hoped that the plant will
be ready to start next week.
Mrs Edward Hebert, a lifelong resi-
} dent OF Bridport, died Saturday after
} lingering illness at the age of SO years
, Besides her husband she is survived
by seven daughters, Mrs. Julia E. MACK
= of Whitewater, Wis, Mrs. Agnes Hope
t of East Middlebury, Miss Fannie He
E bert of Kenosha, Wis, Mrs, Emma
( Eltharp of Shoreham, Mrs. Louise
. Baily of Meriden, Conn, Mrs Alice
/ Langlois of Glens Falls, N. " Mrs
= Della Burke of Bridport, and four sons
p William and Charles of Middlebury
: Edward OF Fort Smith, Ark. and Al
bert of Salem, n. Y, There are also
thirty-nine grandchildren and fourteen
Observation-Disclosures Mrs. Hebert wa
born in Canada, September H. 1888
the daughter of Alex and Margare
Minor St John. The funeral wa
held Tuesday at two o'clock at the late
, home, Rev. Hervey Gulick officiating
. A duet "Rest for the Weary" was suns
by Mrs. ]. H. Fletcher and M. T
Wolcott and a solo, The Christians
= Goodnight" by M. T. Wolcott Buria
v was in the village cemetery.
Death of Mrs. VIM. H. Morcombe, ST.
! Mrs. Cora (Sebra Morcombe, witt
: of William H. Morcombe, died at hel
/ home in Bridport Saturday afternoon
=. death being due to hemorrhages of thu
y stomach Although she had been il
t poor health for sometime, she had beer
S confined to the bed only one week
: Mrs. Morcombe was born ia Viii
+ mington, N. Y, May 26, 1858, the dau
d ghter of Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sebra
S She came to Middlebury when younl
r girl, and had lived here until abou