Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-01
BRIDPORT NEWS
Miss Mar1 Bennett, CORRESPONDENT

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Mrs H. L. Frost of Pittsford is Wis
ting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Her
vey Gulick this week.
Charles H. Sherman of N Attic
boro, Mass was the guest of relatives
here Friday and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Finne5sy and
daughter of Rochester ~ y called
upon friends in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p Russell went Sun
day to Middlebury to spend some time
with their daughter, Mrs ]. !. p llmer,
H. /. Witherell was in Burlington
several DAYS last week, called there by
the death of his sister, Mrs. w. {.
| Finnessy.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conn left on
Thursday for months visit with
relatives and friends in New York
state.
Mr.. and Mrs c. J. Barbour went
to Manchester Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs Barbour's aunt
Mrs. Fannie Hulett.
Mrs. Ella Baldwin returned Sunday
from Shoreham where she visited sew
eral days last week at the home Of
her son. Edwin Baldwin.
] Mrs w. A. Walker and Miss Eliza
beth Hamilton spent the weekend
with Mrs. Walkers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. 4. Booth Of Vergenncs.
The Harvest supper which was to
have been held Thursday evening Of
this week has been postponed until
! next Wednesday evening, OCtobe.- e
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Moore OF
/ Boston, Mass, were guests last Thurs
dav and Friday of Mrs Moore $
aunts, Mrs. J. H. Fletcher and Mrs.
!. II, Howe
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Pratt, their son
George Pratt, daughter Miss Jennie
Pratt, and grandson Robert Rice Of
Meriden, Conn, are guests this week
at the homes of Mrs. Jennie Barnes
and Mrs. Jeanette Spaulding.
The remains of Henry G. Lawrence,
native of this town. but who for
many years had resided in Orwell, were
brought here for burial in the Village
cemetery Monday. Mr. Lawrence was
son of Sheldon and Huldah (Gros-
venor) Lawrence.
Miss Ruth PAYNE who is emp yel
in Miss n. l. Blinn's store in Middle
bury, was taken Friday to the Mary
Fletcher hospital where Saturday an
operation for appendicitis was perform
ed. Her mother, Mrs II. d. Payne
who was in Burlington to be near her,
returned home Monday.
Raymond Nanderhoof met with a
painful injury Wednesday afternoon
when he caught his left arm in the
belt of a threshng machine at which
he was at work. The bones between
the elbow and wrist were shattered He
was brought to the home Of DR.. +. G..
Blaisdell,. who reduced the fracture, as
sisted by DR.. |. P Sharon Of Shore
| ham.
Herman L. Witherell and daugh er
Miss Cynthia Witherell, Mr. and Mrs.
O. Z. Converse G. +. Solace, Mr.. and
! Mrs. H. n. Sollace. Mr. and Mrs. J
H. Howe. Mr. and Mrs. l. G.. Sun
derland, Mrs J. H. Fletcher and III,
/ Misses Mary and Helen Bennett at
tended the funeral of Mrs " c. Elm
messy in Burlington last Friday.
Ora S. Gibbs
Ora s. Gibbs died at the home Of
his sister Mrs. c. L. Parrish in Mid
/ dlebury Saturday afternoon after a
long illness. He was born in Shoreham
November 2, 1857, the son of Daniel
B. and Persis (Papham Gibbs. He
had made his home in Bridport for
many years until last spring when be
cause of i'll health he went to Middle
bury to live with mis- sister. He is
survived by his wife who was Miss
Emma Parrish, one sister, Mrs {. L.
Parrish and niece Mrs. c. A. VOL
colt. The funeral was held at the
Congregational church, Bridport, Tues
DAY afternoon, Rev Hervey Gulick
officiating Burial was in the Shore
ham cemetery. There were many
beautiful floral tributes The bearers
were G. r. Walker, c. H Smith, J.
G.. Sunderland ! H. Howe F R. Har
ris, and F. H Eldridge Among those
from out of town to attend the funral
were, Mr.. and Mrs Smith F. Henry
and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Henry Of
Burlington, Edward Parrish Of Med
field Mass, Elijah Parrish of Vergen-
mes. Mr. and Mrs Ernest Heusts Of
Middlebury, Mr. and Mrs c. n Foote
of Wallingford Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Belden, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Belden,
Mrs. Anna Nottingham and Mr.. and
Mrs John Wright of Shoreham
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