Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-01-30
VERGENNES NEWS


home with pleurisy.
Ernest Little, young son of Mrs.
Peter Little, is quite ILL.,
T. Neville, who has been i'll for the
past week, is comfortable, although
considered seriously i'll.
The Vergennes Parent-Teacher as
ISOLATION cleared S707S from their rum
mage sale held last week
Postmaster John H. Donnelly, who
has been ill for over a week with stom-
ach trouble, is able to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Noonan have
returned from visit to their cousin,
Mrs. J. K. Giddings of Pittsford.
Jason Newton of Willsboro N. y,
is passing some time at the farm OF
his father, the late Truman Newton.
Rev. J. B. McGarry of Winooski
was a guest of the Rev L. A. Vezina
at St. Peters rectory during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen E. Noonan
have returned from Pttsford, where
they have been the guests OF their
cousin, Mrs J. K Gillings
Earle Ware, who has been passing
ten days vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Eleazer Ware, has re-
turned to Worcester, Mass.
Henry Jackman, a student at the
Mount Hermon School for Boys at
Mount Hermon, Mass, is i'll with
pneumonia, the case being a mild one.
] Miss Margaret Robare, who has been
for a month at the home of her
mother, Mrs. John M. Alden, has re-
turned to her position in Lawrence,
Mass.
! The annual meeting of Prospect
Cemetery association will be held Tues
day, February 3, at 2 o'clock at the
directors room in the Vergennes Ma
tional bank
Miss Helen Bacon, who is in train
ing at Mary Fletcher hospital, Burling-
ton, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Claude
w. Russell, their daughter, Miss Maude
being a student nurse at the same IN
stitution.
Two one-act dramas "Mouse Trap"
and Miss Civilization" will be given
by the Sports club, Vergennes high
school this evening in the opera house
for the benefit of the Sports club and
the Parent Teachers association. Supt,
Charles w. Wilson will sing between
the acts.
The receipt of one car of coal by
Thomas Mack on Wednesday has re-
lieved the coal situation somewhat,
many people having been without the
fuel for several days. The Bixby Me
mortal library, whose supply was ex-
hausted, and whose doors it was at
one time feared would have to be
closed was loaned a few tons by the
Vermont Industrial school.
The Walker Field place in Ferris
burg is reported to have been pur-
chased by Alonzo Mcdonald, the we'll
known grand circuit trainer, for the
purpose of winter training home for
Mr.. McDonald's race horses. An ar
chitect from New York City has been
here to look over the ground prepare
tory to drawing plans for a large horse
barn, which will be equipped with
every modern convenience and device
for the care of valuable horses
Miss Ethel Tull, head operator at
the Vergennes telephone exchange, was
given a miscellaneous shower Thursday
evening by Mrs. Clarence Smith at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Hoffnagle, over % being present. Miss
TulPs engagement to Daniel Carroll OF
Bristol, Conn, until a short time ago
a resident of this place, has recently
been announced. Miss Tull was the
recipient of many gifts of linen, silver
fancy china and glassware. Light re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Norton and son,
Charles w., and daughter, Kathleen
Mrs. Harry NJ. Norton and Miss Her
rika Rock have returned from Mont
real, where they went to witness the
ceremony of the profession OF faith OF
Sister Elizabeth Of Jesus OF Notre
Dame convent, formerly Miss Marie
Norton of Vergennes. Thomas Nc
Manus of Worcester Mass who was
also in Montreal for the ceremony
stopped off to be the guest for few
DAYS of Mr.. and Mrs. Norton
Fordyce. son of Mrs Mabel Glas-
sor. died Friday morning after an
illness of three weeks of typhoid fever
aged eight years He is survived by
his mother; two sisters, Madalon
aged IL, and Charlotte, aged four; one
brother, George, aged six. The fu
neral was held Sunday afternoon at
o'clock at the house. the Rev. Thomas
Neal, Jr., pastor of the Baptist church
officiating The bearers were Donald
and Murray Townsend, Watson Roger
and Herrick Bristol. Burial was II
Prospect cemetery.
The Rev. Hugh David Jones, recto
of ST. PauPs Church, is soon to Civ
up his work in Vergennes. Mr.. Jone
has been appointed by the House o
Bishops to take charge of the work o
Americanization of the Welsh people il
this country, of whom there are abou
$1,000 who have no direct church affli