Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-03-07
BRDPORT NEWS
(Mrs. C. A. Pratt, Correspondent

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Alanson Sunderland of Albany Bust
ness College is home on account of ill
ness.
Miss Sadie Clark of Addison spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. T. D.
Sunderland
M. T Wolcott, G. D. Payne and Ed
ward Coursey were business visitors in
Cornwall Saturday.
Miss Sada Weed of Hinesburg came
last week Wednesday to visit her cous-
in Mrs. W. G.. Hamilton.
Miss Eva Shaw went last Thursday
to the home of Tuffield Aines in Ad-
Olson where she is expecting 10 remain
for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. S ]. Cook and son Pat
rick attended the funeral of Mr.. Cooks
sister, Mrs, McGinnity of Shoreham
Tuesday morning
Mrs Lewis Burwell who has been
in feeble health for some time fell last
week and broke her hip Her sister,
Mrs M. B. Hanks is helping care for
her.
The basketball game with Port Hen
ny played in the Grange Hall Saturday
evening was one of the best of the sea-
son. AT the end of the first half the
score was Is to l3. The final score was
20 to 26 in favor of Bridport
The following officers were elected
at town meeting Tuesday: moderator,
J. c. S. Hamilton; clerk, J. H. Howe;
school director, Henry Broughton; Sc
lectman, ] G.. Sunderland lister, T.
d. Sunderland treasurer, W. A. Du-
kett; constable, E. D. Norton; 2nd.
constable, ]. G.. Petty; road commiss-
Toner, G. D. Payne; auditor, J. G Petty
trustee T. S, Surplus Fund, c. H.
Smith; overseer of poor, Selectmen;
town agent, c. R. Walker; Trustee vii
lage Cemetery fund, M. T. Wolcott;
Trustee townline, Pine Hill, and Rey-
nolds Funds, c. H. Smith; library
trustees, Mrs. H. D. Payne Voted
$4,000 for permanent road work and
S35000 for re-surfacing. Tax voted 10
per cent.
Mrs. Sarah Fletcher, who has been in
poor health for a long time and who
four weeks ago fell breaking her hip,
died last Friday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. W. c. Hamilton Mrs
Fletcher was born at Hinesburg and
since her marriage to the late Ira D.
Fletcher. has lived at Bridport. She
was lightweight years of age. She is
survived by son J. H. Fletcher and
a daughter, Mrs. w G.. Hamilton and
five grandchildren. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon at one o'clock
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Hamilton, with whom she had made
her home for the past few years Rev.
Hervev Gulick officiated. The bearers
were Edward Coursey. Edward Col
burn, T. H. Hutchinson, T. H. Howe.
There were manv beautiful flowers.
Burial was in the village cemetery.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mrs Arson Weed, Chas.
Weed and Miss Sada Weed of Hines
burg.
William L. Wheeler died of hardening
of the arteries last Friday at the home
of Mrs. H. S. Melendy of Burlington,
where he and Mrs. Wheeler have been
spending the winter Mr. Wheeler has
been in very poor health for the past
two years, and during the past winter
has been confined to his bed. He was
born at Bridport 81 years ago, and has
practically lived his whole life in this
town. He is survived by his wife, three
daughters, Misses Harriette and Ger
trude Wheeler of Burlington and Mrs.
T. w. Grandey of Williston and three
grandchildren The funeral of Masonic
Order was held Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Congregational Church,
the members of Morning Sun Lodge
No. 5, of which he was a member, at
tending in body Rev. Hervey Gulick
was the officiating pastor, while the
Masonic burial service was given by
Mr. Crannelle, Master of the Burling
ton Lodge. The bearers were D. H.
Bennett, H. M Peck, J. s. Dukett, W.
A. Dukett, H. S. Witherell, and G. F.
Sollace There were many beautiful
floral tributes. Burial was in the ia
mily lot in the village cemetery
AUTO GOES INTO LAKE
Ernest Norton of Bridport started
across the lake from that town for
Crown Point, N. Y, Tuesday in an
automobile, towing behind a sleigh in
which he had several dressed hogs, 100
dozen eggs and a large quantity Of
butter for the Crown Point market. The
lake at that place is about a half mile
wide and when about third of the
way across Mr.. Norton found that the
ice was giving way, the wheels cutting
in badly. The machine began to sink.