Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-25
BRDPORT NEWS

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miss Mary Bennett, Correspondent
o, E. Converse is able to be out
after an illness of several days.
DR. E. c. Blaisdell has been confined
to- his bed by an attack of grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius L. Nisun are
the parents of daughter born Mon
day.
Joseph Bodette of West Addison is
spending few days with Mrs. A. N.
Sollace.
c. H. Smith, 7. S Dukett and H. S.
Witherell were in Bristol ON business
Wednesday.
Mrs Edwards Of Shoreham has been
recent guest at the home of her
brother Edward Burke.
The ladies Of Sunshine Circle will
serve dinner at the Masonic Hall on
Town Meeting Day.
Mrs. !. l.. Palmer and little daugh-
ter Mariana Of Middlebury are spend
ing this week with relatives here.
c. ]. Barbour, Town Representative,
spent the weekend at his home, Mrs
Barbour remaining in Montpelier.
Mrs Thomas Burns of Middlebury
is spending this week at the home Of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Nsun.
Mrs. ]. Milo Jeffrey and infant son
OF Burlington came Tuesday for visit
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. c. A.
Pratt.
H. D. Payne has bought of A. S.
Crane OF Addison his pasture and wood
lot in Bridport, containing sixty-four
acres.
Ezra Vanderhoof is moving from the
d. E. Myrick tenement to the Bar
rows farm which he purchased recently
of Mr. Myrick.
Miss Edna Kirby, teacher in the
Primary room of the Village School,
spent Washington's Birthday with
friends in Middlebury.
Horace Bronson is moving this week
from the H. c. Pettibone farm which
he has carried on for two years, to the
H. T. Myrick farm. Moses Roberts
will carry on the Pettibone farm.
Miss Lillian ST. John, a student of
the Teacher Training Class of Middle
bury High School, is substituting in
school in Cornwall this week for her
sister Mrs. Hilton Newton, who is still
in Salisbury caring for Mr. Newton.
Edward Wemette, who has occupied
the H. T. Myrick farm, is moving to
the Elbia Frost farm which has been
occupied this winter by George Per
kins Mr. Perkins rs moving to the
d. Z. MyriCk tenement house and will
be employed by Mr.. Myrick the COM
ing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Myrick and
daughter Blanche will 60 early next
week to Mddlebury to make their
home Mr. Myrick will conduct the
store of his brother H. T. Myrick, who
remains very i'll.
Word has been received here that
the daughter, Carrie Jane, born to DR..
and Mrs. Frederick B. Miner of Flint, |
Michigan, on February u, died Feb
ruary l6. Dr. Miner was a former resi- !
dent and has many friends here who !
sympathize with them in their loss.
The Ladies Society held a success
full social last Thursday evening, the |
net proceeds being S24l5 A very in
teresting program was given consisting
Of the following numbers: Vocal solo,
Mrs. w. d. Dukett reading, Mrs.
Hervey Gulick; song, Kathryn Du-
kett; vocal solo, Mrs. J. H. Fletcher
reading, Mrs. w. A. Dukett, and a two
act farce "Not Man in the House,
with the following characters: Mrs. !
Bling, Mrs. H. L. Hemenway; Aunt
Belinda, Mrs. A. J. s. Dukett; Jessie
Ray. Mrs E. c. Dukett; Miss Lucy
Rider, Miss Katherine Baldwin; Kate,
a servant, Miss Gertrude Colburn.
After the entertainment supper was
served.
Bridport Grange celebrated Wash
ington's Birthday at their regular
meeting Tuesday evening. The room
was decorated with flags, bunting and
pictures of George Washington. The
program consisted of patriotic selec-
lions on the monograph a vocal solo,
NJ. T Wolcott; vocal duet, Mr. VOL
colt and Mrs J. H. Howe; readings by
Mrs George Conn and Mrs. Hervey
Gulck; a paper on the life OF George
Washington read by Harlow Chandler
and an illustrated reading by W. A.
Dukett-John Wtherell taking the
part OF Washington when a boy and
John G. Petty and Miss Mary Ben
nett the parts of George and Martha
Washington. In closing America"
was sung by all present and afterwards
hatchet-shaped waters and cherry
punch were served by the committee,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Conn and H. R.
Palmer.
Chandler Allard
The marriage of Willard Chandler
and Miss Martha Allard, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Allard, took place
Monday evening at the parsonage, the
Rev. Hervey Gulick performing the
ceremony. They were unattended.
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