Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-10-10
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

Fred Smith is erecting a new barn
on his premises on Court street
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Dyer have
gone on ten days business trip to
New York.
Mrs. c. O. Frost and daughter,
Helen have been visiting in Pittsford
this week.
Henry Walker OF Proctor is in
town, overseeing repairs on his house
on Weybridge street, occupied by Mrs.
Bernice Yeaw
Webster D. Barter who has been
under treatment at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington for the past ten
days is making a rapid recovery.
John James, administrator of the
Norton estate in Weybridge, has sold
the farm now occupied by Henry Will
cox and family to Erwin G. Piper.
The Century Department of the
Woman's Club will meet with Mrs. D.
L. Robinson on Weybridge street next
Tuesday evening at 7;45 o'clock.
Ward Whalen, who has recently
returned from overseas duty with the
A. E. F., is in town to visit his aunt,
Mrs Clayton Hanks on South street.
Misses Faith Linsley and Stella
Brooks, teachers in the Barre High
school, are spending several days at
Miss Linsley's home on Seymour street.
-Drs. S. S Eddy and P. L. Dorey of
Middlebury were among those who pre-
sented papers at the annual meeting OF
the State Medical Society held at Bur
lington this week.
Prof Thomas E. Boyce who has
been in charge Of Bread Loaf Inn dur
ing the summer has gone on ten days
trip to Rochester and Utica, N. Y He
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Boyce.
The funeral OF William Meekin was
held at the undertaking parlors of Ar
thur J. Blackmer last Friday afternoon,
the Rev. H. c. Newell officiating. The
bearers were Roy Robbins, Albert Rob-
bins. Manley Winch and Ira Baldwin.
Burial was in the West Cemetery.
Travel between Middlebury and
New York State by way of Larabee's
Point has been interrupted for some
time owing to the poor condition of the
road, but The Register is informed that
the old stretches of clay have been re-
surfaced with gravel and motorists will
find the Larabee's Point route now an
excellent road
John w. Martin OF Seattle, Wash,
is in town for brief visit to his uncle
Walter w. Martin. Mr. Martin was
originally a Ferrisburg boy and arrived
back in this country in August after an
overseas service with the Fifth Marines
He has been in Burlington for a few
days visit with his sister and at his for
mer home in Ferrisburg and is now on
his way back to his home in Seattle
Prof. P. c. Voter of the Chemistry
Department at Middlebhry COaege,
who is having a years leave for work
at Harvard, is sharing a laboratory
there with DR.. Harry Wells, MIDI '94,
brother of Clarence Wells Of Middle
bury. In the same building with him
also is Prof. Paine who was formerly a
professor of mathematics at Middle
bury. Mr.. and Mrs. Voter are making
their home this fall Rd winter at "a
Francesca avenue, West Somerville,
Mass.
A meeting of town chairmen on the
Thrift movement was held Tuesday
afternoon at the Town Hall. Mrs. My
ra B. Lord, District director of Wom-
ems organizations in the Thrift cause,
spoke on the great necessity Of much
economy in every possible way and ex-
planned the budget system. Only
handful OF women were present. She
closed with a few reels showing Thrift
Stanps on the screen as an aeTobatir
family and what could be accomplished
by owning them.