Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-05-28
SALISBURY NEWS
(Mrs. c. A. Bump, COrresp Ondent.)


Edward Harrington is on the sick
list.
Silas Dumas has purchased the John
WILDER farm on the hill.
Miss Alice Farmer is visiting her
father Charles Farmer, in Canada.
George Haynes of Middlebury was
a business visitor in town last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Calvin and
family were in Starksboro Tuesday
evening.
H. N. Tatro is suffering from a severe
attack of sciatica at his home at the
West Side.
Silas Goddard is soon to move his
family to Castleton where he has en-
plovment.
Mrs John Ellis left today for Wor-
cester Mass, to visit her brother Mel
son Kenworthy.
Farmers are late getting in their
crops and gardens this spring on ac-
count of much rain.
Mrs Mark Newton went Monday to
Mary Fletcher hospital where she had
an operation on her tonsls.
Dr. o. NJ. Bump received several
cards, letters and gifts Saturday. the
22nd, in honor of his SSth birthday
The village schools will have a pre-
Memorial exercise at the town hall
this afternoon to which the toWnspeo-
pie are invited
Mrs, Paul Field, who is in Mary
Fletcher hospital, was operated upon
on Monday. She is doing as well as
can be expected.
Miss Viola Marcelle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Marcele, went
Tuesday to the Mary Fletcher hos
pital for appendicitis.
Frank Johnson, who went last Tues
day to New Jersey, returned home Fri
day with truck load of machinery,
etc, for the lumber camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell A. Smith of
Queens, Long Island, were called here
by the illness and death of Mrs.
Smiths grandfather Albert Thomas.
Will Dyer went Tuesday to Mont
pelier to attend the Republican Con-
vention. Mrs. Frank and Mrs, VIII
Dyer are carrying on the store bust
ness during his absence.
Fred johnson who returned from
Pike, N. H., Friday went to Lincoln
Monday with John Mack to estimate
timber on a tract of land which the
former is contemplating purchasing
They returned Saturday.
Mrs Frank Damon, who was a guest
of her sister Mrs, Charles Bristol in
Rutland last week, returned home Fri
day and entertained the Ladies Mis-
sionary society at her home on Tues
day. They are reading "The Lure of
Africa and making quilts for Mis-
sion.
Rev David Reid, who has been in
attendance at the Methodist General
Conference in Des Moines, Ia, re-
turns home tomorrow and will preach
Memorial sermon at the Congrega-
tional church where union services will
be held. The veterans, sons of veter-
ans and soldiers of the Wrold war are
especially invited to be present
Albert Thomas, an aged and much
respected citizen died at his home in
the east part of the town Monday
May a, about noon in his 92nd year
He survived Mrs, Thomas just "a years
to day, she passing away May "a
1896 at about the same time in the day
Mr. and Mrs Thomas were the parents
of only one child the late Morris A
Thomas who died Aug. IS, 1916. Mr.
Thomas has always lived in town and
was very active and ambitious man
He was the oldest member of the Con
gregational church and the oldest per
son in town with the exception OF
MOnroy Doud who will be SO this
coming October. Mr. Thomas funera
was held Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock from his late home Rev. V
c. Harrington of Middlebury College
officiated and A. ]. Blackmer was in
charge. Interment was in the family
lot in the West Side cemetery. Mr.
Thomas is survived by one grand
daughter Mrs. Russell A. Smith oil
Queens, Long Island, who is his nearest
heir beside several nephews and nieces