Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-04-30
BRANDON NEWS

H. B. Hendee of Portland, Ore, is
visiting at the home of Morris Graves.
Miss Bertha M. Shaw of Boston is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. E. Kings
ley,
Mrs. Hattie Martell has gone to
Pttsfeld Mass, to visit her son, Don
Martell
Mrs. Frank Thomas has returned
home from Chicago where she spent
the winter.
w. H. Tarble has sold the Charles
CARRIER farm in Leicester to M. Smith
of Salisbury.
w. H. Tarble has sold the Mrs. f
R. Button place on Champlain street
to Moses Demo,
Miss Anna Collins is spending a
week at home from Attleboro, Mass
where she teaches school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Aver, who
have been in Rutland for several
months, have returned home
The Brandon concert band has been
engaged to furnish music here Memo
rial day and give a concert in the eve
ming,
Mrs c. E. Avery of California, who
have been visiting at the home OF W,
B. Avery, has gone to Bristol to VISIT
friends,
E. H. Olmstead has returned to his
home in Morrisville, after spending
several days here at the home OF J. B.
Partlow.
The annual meeting for the election
of officers of Farmers Council, No, y,
R. and S. M. will be held this evening
in Masonic hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Murray, who
spent the winter in Albany, N. " have
returned and opened their summer
home in Forestdale.
Mrs. viii Condor returned last Sat
urday to her home in Montpelier after
spending a week here with her sister,
Mrs George R. WEIGH.
Mrs. Angelo Cooper has returned
home from Paterson, n J., where she
spent several weeks with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lewis d. Angelo.
Neshobe grange conferred the third
and fourth degrees on a class OF can
didates Wednesday evening, after
which a supper was served.
W. H. Tarble has sold Mrs. Nellie
Ketchams place on Carver street to
Walter F. Scott and has sold the Car
Isle place on Franklin street to Mrs.
Ketcham.
Rev. George E. Price OF Rutland &C.
cupied the pulpit at the Congrega-
tionaltional church last Sunday morn
ing in exchange with the pastor, Rev.
Walter Thorpe
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
gregational church will hold food
and summer rummage sale in the chap
Ell next Wednesday, Teams will call
Tuesday morning for articles to be con-
tributed.
Services at the Congregational church
on Sunday: Bible school at 10 O'Clock;
II o'clock, service of devotion and wor-
ship when the Rev. G. E. Price OF
Rutland will preach; 1870 O'Clock in
formal meeting when the pastor will
speak
Miss Beatrice Hanfeld was given a
surprise patty last Friday evening at
her home north of the village by
number of her friends, the occasion
being her 10th birthday. Refreshments
were served and a social evening was
passed
The pupils of Mrs. Elliot Hacks mu
sic class gave a very enjoyable flower
recital last Saturday evening in tht
music room at the Brandon Inn. Eacf
pupil illustrated his or her own descrip
tive selection The music room wa
well filled with the parents and friend
of the pupils.
The junior high school prize speak
ing contest was held last Monday eve
ming in the high school gymnasium
| There were s contestants, four girl
and four boys The prizes were: FIRST
S., second $3.50 and were awarded a
follows; girls first, Madge Clark, who's
subject was "The Prisoners Plea
, Richard Harding Davis; second, Char
lotte Petite, subject Mistress Sher
woods Victory, Ogden. Boys first
Robert Carpenter, subject, why Dit
We Fight Germany" Franklin b
, Lane; second, Grant Crotto, subject
"The Empty Niche" Anon. Tn
{ Judges were Principal Kenneth Sheldon
of Proctor. Principal J. w. Hofsted o
/, Pittsford, and Miss Alice Peaslee o
Proctor. A musical program was givel
consisting of piano selections by Wen
dell Gill, and vocal selections by tn
Boys sextette.