Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-06-06
VERGENNES NEWS

Melvin Morgan has been engaged to
act as director of the Middlebury col
lege band.
R. P Jones of Minneapolis, MINI,
is visiting his sister, Mrs N. A. Els
worth, who has been seriously i'll.
Miss Flora Booth of Springfield has
returned to her duties, after a visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
A. Booth.
George A. Warner of New York
city is visiting his mother, Mrs. E. R.
Wilcox, and his brother, William R.
Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Chew, who
have been visiting Col Walter Scran-
ton, Mrs, Chews father, have returned
to Geneva, N, Y.
Sergt. Harold Foote, who has been
in France for over six months, has
received his discharge and is at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Wallace c. Foote
Mr. and Mrs Bernard Daigneault
moved Saturday to Mrs Phoebe Ian
gevins house, where they will begin
housekeeping. Mrs Langevin has
stored her furniture and is to work for
Max Fishman.
Mr.. and Mrs Timothy E. Dillon, who
have been living in Rutland this winter,
where Mr.. Dillon has employment, have
returned here. They will soon go to
Thompsons Point to open Glenwood
Inn for the summer.
Mrs. Charles Crysler of Kansas City
has arrived at her summer home, Raw
ensnest, Lake Champlain. Mrs. Crys-
lers brother, William Child, and Mrs
Child of Weybridge, have been occupy
ing the house for the past month.
| Beginning Sunday, the summer
schedule for services at ST. Peters
church went into effect, as follows:
Masses, $50 and 10 a. m. benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament to take place
Immediately after the second service
instead of at Z p m. as heretofore.
William c. Kimball, who formerly
owner the moving picture business in
this city and recently returned from a
years stay in Bridgeport, Conn, has
entered the employ OF Mrs E. II. Ing
ham, the present owner OF the City
Theatre, as operator.
Miss Marjorie Grinnell who has been
passing several months at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. Matthew G. Daniels
has gone to Schroon Lake, N. Y, to take
a position at the Leland house, where
she was employed last season. She
visited at her former home in Ticonder-
oga on her way.
Robert Russell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Russell, who has been in the
| U. S. Navy and with his ship sailed
from Seattle, Wash, via the Panama
canal to New York thence to Ruma-
MIA, has reached the port of Boston
and is awaiting his discharge, after
which he will return to his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs F. NJ. Dana of New
Haven, Conn, former residents, have
returned to town to take up their resi-
dence. They will go to housekeeping
as soon as they can secure a tenement
and are at present guests at the home
/ OF Mr. and Mrs A. P Needham. Mr.
Dana will be associated in the stock
business with Mr. Needham, with whom
he was associated some two years ago.
Veterans of the world war to the
number of l6, joined with the comrades
of Ethan Allen post, No. 8, G. A. R.,
on Friday in appropriately observing
Memorial Day, when the usual Grand
Army exercises were held. Capt Rob
ert W. McCuen and Lieut. Howard
w. Adams were marshals. The parade
was led by Vergennes City band, fol-
lowed by u soldiers of the world war
and one member of the t. s. navy,
veterans of the Civil war, Sons Of
Veterans, boys of the Vermont Indus
trial school, school children, members
of Stevens Hose and Volunteer Hose
companies. The exercises consisted Of
selection by Vergennes City band
prayer by Rev. William Laughton;
Capt Robert W. McCuen read Lin
coins Gettysburg address; music by
the school children; an address by
Martin S. Villas of Burlington; selec-
ton by the band; announcement of
committees for decorating graves;
singing of america" and benediction
by Rev. Hugh d. Jones All the graves
of deceased soldiers in Prospect, St
Peters and the old cemetery were
decorated