Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-08-27
LEICESTER NEWS
(Mrs. Alice ]. Fiske, Correspondent

(Mrs. Alice ]. Fiske, Correspondent
George Memo, who was taken seri-
ously i'll last week, is somewhat lmprov-
ed.
Ellsworth Johnson of Fernville is as
sisting in the Rolfe drug store in Bran
don.
Mrs. BLY, of Ticonderoga is at the
home of her son, Tom Bly,, for an indeti-
mite stay.
Mrs. Laurence is quite i'll at the home
of Moses Stewart. Her mother, Mrs.
West is caring for her,
Burt Grace, who was crushed to death
by stone Crusher in Florence, was
former resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lester and
family of Rutland were guests last
week at George Cahee's,
Miss Maljory Huntley has returned
to her home after spending several
days with Miss Agnes Wilson.
Miss Iva Landon has returned to her
home in Florence after spending sever
al days with her cousin, Ed. Landon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Hooker and
son, Hayden, of Pittsford were at Noble
Jennings, for a couple of days last week.
DR.. Rossiter of Saratoga was with
his sister, Mrs. Harrison Roberts for
the week end. He returned to his
home Sunday.
Garfield Rickert Jr., of Brandon is
spending a week with his mother, Mrs
Frank Durant of Fernville. Mrs. Rick
ert is confined to her room.
Noble Jennings and daughter, Gladys,
motored to Rutland last Saturday morn
ing. Gladys left on the fyer> from
Rutland for Manchester, Conn.
Mrs. Frank Mills returned from the
Mary Fletcher hospital last Tuesday.
She is much improved. Mrs. Jerome
Cole of Brandon was at the Naples for
the first of the week.
Will Blood has returned from the
Rutland CITY hospital and is at Abram
Ploof's. He is so much improved In
health that he will later 90 to John
Swinnington' to work
Herbert and Marion Clark underwent
a successful operation for adenolds at
their home last Sunday morning. DR..
Briggs of Brandon, with Mrs. Charles
CARRIER assisting, performed the opera
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abram PloOf and five
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Grassett
spent Sunday in Ticonderoga. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grassett will occupy the second
floor of the Ploof house for the remain
der of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed NOLAN entertained
at an informal party last Tuesday even
ing in compliment to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Rickert of Manchester, Conn.
a very happy evening was spent Ice
cream and cake were served.
Mrs. Audas Person and daughter,
Beatrice, and Mrs. Harold Rickert went
on Friday to Rutland to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Conant. Mrs. Person and
daughter remained for the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rickert left Saturday
morning for their home IN Manchester,
Conn.
Sunday was the last time that Rev.
Mr.. French will speak from the pu lpit
in the Leicester church. On Monday
both Mr.. and Mrs. French left for their
new fed of work in Iowa. They are
leaving host of friends who bid them
Godspeed. The Rev. Pierce of Gard
ner, Mass, will occupy his pulpit the
first Sunday in September.
There was a lively runaway at the
corner on Tuesday afternoon. John
Wilbur and son, Ralph, were threshing
at the farm which he recently purchas-
ed. His work team was standing by
the barn where he had just unloaded
the grain, when of sudden they start
ed at lively clip up the road. The
large wagon to which they were attach
ed made such a deafening noise that
automobiles and motorcycles turned
into the ditch to await their passing.
They were stopped after running a mile
with no damage done.