Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15
MTDDLEBURY LOCALS

Mrs. Ellle w alKer IS visiting rela-
lives in Bridport
Miss Marion Carr spent the week
end with relatives in Br'dport
Webster Barter of Burli gton is
a business visitor in town,
A B Rugg of Essex Junction was
a visitor in town Thursday,
A J. Blackmer, who has been
i'll for two weeks is much improved
Mrs. Thomas Conway is spending
two weeks at her home in Starksboro.
Mrs. Gideon Abbey and Mrs Mel
son Seymour were in Burlington Tues
day.
DIR, Phillip Melen was confined to
his home by illness on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. c, A. Hatch have re-
moved for the winter from their home
On South Pleasant street to the Ilsley
suite in the Addison House.
Mr. and Mrs. Albian Parker and
daughter returned to their home in
Burlington after visiting her parents
Mr. and Mrs A. S. Hartman.
William LAUDER has installed ma
chinery and otherwise equipped the
room over the express office in the
Lazarowitz Block for shoe repairing
shop.
Mr. aud Mrs. Arthur Eddy aLu
Mr. and Mrs. Ceylon Eddy have re-
turned from visit of several days
with their niece Mrs. R. S, Pierce in
Eddy, n. Y,
Mrs. w W. Smith and daughter
Mrs Pamela Powell and two children
Of Colchester have come to town TO
make their home in the Rqrncs' house
on South Main street which they re
Gently purchased.
Charles E. Crane publisher of The
Register, and family, are in Deland,
Fla, where they will pass the winter.
Their address is PostoffiCe Box 29l.
In a recent letter to the office Mr..
Crane remarked that the cost of liv-
ing was higher in the South and that
in certain sections rents were prohibit
tive
The new railroad bridge on Mer-
chants Row is practically completed.
The sidewalks were opened on Mon
dav In a few days the final surfaCirg
of the vehicular path will be laid and
the teariug down of the wooden bridge
on Main street to make way for A
similar concrete structure will be be
gun
The tearine~Sup q the second half
Of Main street has Progressed so rapid
ly that it is expected that not little
cement will have been poured at the
end of next week. Difficulty in seCur-
ing teams to draw away broken CON
crete is now the only cause for delay.
Less than half the time required to
complete the other portion will be
consumed in finishing the present
work.
AT a special meeting of the local
post of the American Legion held last
evening it was voted to observe the
afternoon of Armistice Day, Nov II,
with special exercises, including the
presentation of victory medals to all
former service men. More than 60
applications for the medals have al
ready been approved by the army Oh
Ger delegated to assist the local men
in getting their medals.
With the commencement Monday
of the digging up of the surface of the
Battell stone bridge many recalled the
fatal accident that attended the build
ing of the structure IS years ago. On
Monday, October 10, 1892 Patrick
Desmond was blown to pieces while
tending the steam boiler in the Wey
bridge quarry. Mr. Battell had opened
the quarry particularly for the cutting
of the stone for the bridge, as well as
for the Block
AT a meeting of reorganization the
Knights of Columbus, Father DAILY
Council, elected the following officers
to serve for the coming year: Grand
Knight, George N. Shambo, Deputy
Grand Knight, Thomas F. Corvin,
Chancellor. D. H. McHugh, Financial
Secretary, Oswald Signor Recording
Secretary, T. Z. Butler, Treasurer P.
E. Dillon, Lecturer, d. H. McHugh,
Advocate, ]. 2. Gaudette, Warden
Clarence Cole, Inside Guard, Edward
Higgins, Outside Guard, c. L. Palmer,
Trustee for 3 years, Frank Carrigan.
Mrs. Lewis E. Woods Of Warrens-
burg, ~ Y, is the guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. II u. Archer She