Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-13
BRANDON NEWS

llnGton.
The bridge whist club was enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs {. W.
Peck at her home on Grove street
Miss Catherine June has taken a
position as typist in Frank w. Viii
liams law and insurance Office,
Mrs. Arthur Ferris and daughter,
Mary, went Saturday to West Rut-
land to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. M. Bowker
There will be a leap year dance this
evening at the Brandon Inn. Lessons
orchestra of Burlington will furnish
music.
Mrs. Walter Moore of Patchogue, N.
J., has been called here by the serious
illness of her mother, Mrs. l. H. Dob
inson of Pearl street
News has been received here of the
death of Henry Zelenko of New York
city, who was the owner of the Ze-
lenko camp for boys at Lake Dun
more.
Fred Hallett has resigned as clerk
in F. L. Smiths store, and has taken
position with the Rutland Marble
Manufacturing Company. Maurice
Dimmick takes his place in the Smith
store.
The Catholic ladies of Forestdale
will hold a bazaar Monday evening,
the 10th, in Riverside hall Supper
will be served from to o'clock,
after which a play and musical enter
tainment will be given.
A telegram was received here yes
terday morning announcing the death
of Clifton A. E. Merritt of Park street,
which occurred at St. Petersburg,
Fla, where he went for the winter.
The body will be brought here for
burial
The game of basketball which was
to have been played here last Friday
night between the Burr and Burton
academy team and the local high school
five, was cancelled on account of the
storm, the academy boys being unable
to get here
The body of Frank w. Steel, son of
John Steel, who died last Thursday
at the naval hospital in Newport. r.
l., with pneumonia, was brought to
the home of his brother, Joseph Steel
in Florence. The funeral was held
in st. Mary's church, Rev. E. F. Cray
officiated. The bearers were William
Steel, William Tice, Pearley Dondo,
Seymour Ellis, Wright Stevens and
Frank Lee Burial was in St. Mary's
cemetery.
Norman Brink, who has been en-
ployed in Rutland, is at his home here
on Seminary street, seriously i'll.
The Women's auxiliary of St.
Thomas Episcopal church held a meet
ing Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. j. S.
Eastwood at her home on Center street.
The military whist party which was
to have been given by the Parent-Teach-
ers association at the high school
Thursday evening, has been postponed
until Immediately after Lent.
Milton June was given a very eniova-
BILE surprise party Tuesday afternoon at
his home on Grove street by about 25
of his young friends, the occasion being
his birthday. Games were played. Re-
treshments were served and he received
many remembrances of the day.
The annual meeting of the Rutland
Marble Manufacturing company was
held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock
at its offices on Pearl street and the fol-
lowing directors were elected: M. R. i
Brown, E. A. Bellmore and Mr.. Min
nett. E. A. Belymore was elected
clerk.
Marble chapter, O. E. S., held
largely attended meeting in Masonic
hall Tuesday evening. The national
grand matron, the grand matron of Yer
mont, Mrs Phyllis Burditt of Spring
field, the district deputy grand matron,
Mrs. Viola Bissell of Rutland, and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Patron DR.. O. C.
Baker were present. A banquet was
served at $50 O. clock, after which the
work was exemplifed on a large class
of candidates.
Mrs Laura Trombley Fortier died
Tuesday at the Rutland hospital after
brief illness of pneumonia following in
tiuenza. She was former resident
here, having moved to Rutland last Oc-
tober. She was 26 years of age and be-
sides her husband is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Jerry Trombly of Goshen,
five sisters, Mrs. Grace Baker of Flor
ence, Mrs. Ida Jones and Mrs. Frank
Laduke of this town, Mrs. Jerry White
and Mrs. Mary Naylor of Rutland, and
three brothers, William E. Trombley of
Pittsford and Joseph and Andrew of
this town. 1t is expected the remains
will be brought here for burial in St.
Mary's cemetery.