Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-05-16
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

-RepdHS are DellS Hdue OH lHV
Sheldon property on Park street
Mr.. and Mrs, Austin Peck OF
East Mddlebury are today celebrating
the Gath anniversary of their wedding.
Mrs. Fred r, Partch, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs, Ransom R.
0'Bryan, has returned to New Haven,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Gulley are
spending the week with Mrs. Gulley's
sister, Mrs. George Everest of New
Haven
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, who spent
the weekend with Judge and Mrs.
Weeks, has returned to her home in
Salisbury.
-Thaddeus Tierney, who has been
overseas since October, returned last
night having been discharged from the
service.
Hiram Pierce has returned to his
home in Montpelier, after spending
several days at the home of E, P.
Cushman.
Miss Helene Campbell of Phila-
delphia, Pa, is visiting at the home of
her aunt Mrs. Fred Crane, on Semi
nary street
Julius Wimette has moved his fam
lily from Whiting to the Joseph For
rest house on Weybridge street which
he recently purchased.
Frank Donahue of Franklin street
has purchased the John Lovett house
on North Pleasant street and plans to
make extensive Improvements.
The Labaree Society will hold an
all-day meeting in the vestry of the
Congregational Church next Tuesday
A covered dish dinner will be served.
Mrs. Edgar J. Wiley has been
spending a few days in South Glens
Falls, N. Y, this week visiting her
grandparents, the Rev and Mrs. Ste
phen Palmer.
Mrs. F. E Kingsley of Elm street
has returned from three weeks visit
to her daughter Emma, teacher of
English in the Boys Vocational School
at Elmira, N. Y.
Frank Donlon of Burlington has
been a recent guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Thomas Crowley Mr.. Donlon return
ed in April from overseas where he has
been since last July.
John Lowell has resigned his posi-
tion as mail carrier between the station
and postoffice and bids will be &C
cepted for the next ten days, beginning
today, at the local postoffice.
1t is announced the Union Memo
rial Service for the members of the
William P. Russell Post, G, A. R will
be held at the Congregational Church
at 3 P NJ. Sunday, May %,
Owing to a broken wheel shaft at
the Middlebury Electric company's
plant on Mill street the plant has
been shut down while repairs are be-
ing made. In the meantime power is
being taken from the Belden's plant OF
the Vermont Marble company.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Lapham, who
have been occupying the BraCey house
on South Main street are moving to
Crown Point next week The Lapham' s
came here recently to educate their
niece, Miss Vera Workman, who will
remain to the end of the school year.
/ The Modern Woodmen OF America
at their meeting next Thursday even
ing will give a reception to four mem
bers of the order, who have returned
from service. They are William Her
Harry Warner Holland White, and
Napoleon Desjadon.
The Public Service commission Of
the State Mesers. Dutton, Warner,
and Porter, is holding public hearing
at the Addison house today, to listen
to petitions from users of telephones
The petitions are based on the recent
raise in rates and readjustment of free
service in certain areas
Ray l. Fisher, the Cincinnati
National League pitcher, who has been
making a short visit to relatives here,
rejoined his team in Brooklyn on Tues
day. just in time to get his first turn
down OF the season, his record now
standing at three wins and one defeat
The Rev H. c. Newell and Prof
Charles B Wright will represent the
Middlebury Congregational Church at
! the Vermont Congregational Confer
tHCt III Essen JUNCTION HtAl IueSQdy
and Wednesday, while Judge c. |.
Button is to be one of the speakers
Wednesday afternoon
Prof c. ?. Abbott gave a most
interesting and instructive lecture in
the Sigma Kappa rooms last Tuesday
evening under the auspices of The Mid
dlebury Suffrage Study Club. His
subject was Primary laws and legis-
lation in the United States with espec-
ial consideration of the Vermont law
After giving history OF the political
parties and their .growth> he spoke OF
the adjustment Of the convention svs-
TEN and the adoption of primary laws
in the different states The people are
beginning to see that the political
bosses can now control the primaries