Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-05
BRTDPORT NEWS
(Mrs. c. A. Pratt, COrrespOndent)

Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Barbour are il
with the grip,
]. H. Fletcher is confined to the
house by illness.
Carl Smith has entered the employ
of p W. Myrick
Mr. and Mrs. Odilon Quesnel are the
parents of daughter born Friday.
Mrs. Harry Riley of Orwell is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. Riley.
Mrs, Georgiana Williams of Gales
burg, ILL.,, is spending a month with
relatives in town.
c. L. Parish of Middlebury, who has
been in town for a few days visit
returned Wednesday,
Mrs. Lucius Nisun is spending a
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Rourke Of Shoreham.
+. r. Harris returned Monday from
Schenectady, N. Y, where he spent
several days with relatives.
Mrs. E. Z. Myrick, who has been
i'll with bronchitis, is better. Her sister
Mrs. Roy Dayton is caring for her
Mrs. Jane Crossman and sons went
Monday to live with her brother, Ed
ward ST. John who has taken a farm in
Addison.
c. A. Pratt is substituting as mail
carrier on Rural Route No. |, taking
the place of temporary carrier, Cloise
Norton who is i'll.
Mrs Alta Mitchell is caring for her
brother, Cloise Norton, who is ill with
pneumonia at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs George Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Yatt were in
Ferrisburg several days the first of the
week, called there by the death of Mr..
Yatts father.
David Wissell is moving from his
place in the village which he sold to
Leo Fluery to the Rice house owned
by Odilon Quesnel.
Arthur Jabott is moving to the John
BlaCkford farm in West Addison from
the Kingsland place where he has
lived for few months.
Mrs, Levi Pigeon, who has been ser
iously i'll with influenza, is improving
Other members of the family who have
been ill, are also better.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilkinson are
the parents of son born Tuesday.
Mrs Dupre of Shoreham is with her
daughter, Mrs Wilkinson.
A son, aged six years, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Narrabone of Weybridge,
was brought here for burial in the vii
lage cemetery, Saturday morning.
News was received Monday of the
death of Batiste Bailey at the home of
W. d. Carpenter of Hague, N. Y, with
whom he had lived for many years.
c, F. Boyce of Galesburg, ILL.,, who !
is spending a few days at the home of
H. S. Witherell and who was taken
very i'll Saturday, is now improving.
Raymond Noonan and Stewart Ross,
students at Middlebury College were
guests of Mr. Noonan's grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs c. H. Smith over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kirby went Tues
day to the F. W. Howard farm which
they have rented Mr.. and Mrs How
ard will go soon to Hartford, Conn
Miss Alice Clark of Vergennes, who
7as been caring for Mr. and Mrs H.
K. Williams returned to her home
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Williams are
both able to be around the house
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Quinn and little
;on came Sunday to the O. E. Con
verse farm which he will carry on the
,oming year. Mr. and Mrs Converse,
Who have bought the Parish place in
he village will remain at the farm un-
il the repairs on their new home are
At the town meeting, Tuesday, the
officers were elected. Modera- ;
or, J. c. S. Hamilton; clerk, ]. H. ,
lowe; treasurer W. A. Dukett; select
men, G. J Sunderland, !. S. Dukett,
: R. Harris; lister, Maxine St.George,
r.; school directors, H. L, Broughton,
R. Palmer, c. n Heitman road
commissioner. G.. D. Payne; constables,
= D. Norton H. P Allen; auditors, l
=. H. Smith, Edward Nichols. J. G..
'etty; library trustee for five years, t
1rs. H. ~ Sollace; library trustee for O
wo years, Mrs. J. H. Fletcher; tax
oted S210 (
The funeral of Harry W. Williams, s
Tho died at Galesburg, ILL.,, February h
?, was held at the Congregational
hurch, Friday afternoon, Rev Hervey
iulick officiating Mrs. J. H. Fletcher Z
nd Mrs. J. H Howe sang "The Chris d
ans Goodnight" and Welcome il
lone" The bearers were three cous-
IS, Wade Walker, Linus Payne and II
tanley Converse and Hubert Norton, u
lanson Sunderland and Harold Payne. y
he floral tributes were many and
eautiful Those from out of town
} attend the funeral were Mrs. Geor- q
lana Williams, his mother and c. F. b
oyce of GaleSburg. ILL.,, who accom-
aimed the body here, W. c. Finnessy Il