Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-26
LEICESTER

Miss Julia Capron is much improved
from her recent illness
John Greene of Goshen was bust
ness visitor in town Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. Len. Slater and chill
dren are occupying the Stewart house
Tom BLY,, who has been confined to
the house by illness, is able to be out.
Ernest Baird of Lynn, Mass, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs Herbert
Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Willis and Guy
Goodrich have moved to the Dana
Aver farm
Mrs. John Swnington entertained
on Sunday Mr. and Mrs Ira LaFleur
of Middlebury
Moses Delorme and family spent
Sunday in Shoreham with their son at
Hands Cove
The Misses Wilson Of Jerusalem are
entertaining their cousin Mrs. Burn
ellie of New York City
Miss Margaret Landon spent the
weekend in Florence with her grand
mother Mrs ]. Landon
Miss Millicent Beane left on Tues
day for Brandon where she will visit
for several days before returning to
Worcester Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Hooker and
/ son Hayden have returned to Pitts
ford after visiting Mrs Hooker's faith
er, George Johnson.
Judge and Mrs. Fred Swinnerton of
Rutland, and Mr.. and Mrs Dregg of
Pennsylvania were recent guests of
Mrs John Swinington.
There was no preaching service in
the Brick church Sunday morning as
the pastor was ill., Sunday School was
held at the usual hour.
The Rev. R. V. Pearce returned
from Moores, n Y, and Montreal on
Thursday. He has been suffering with
bad attack of Indigestion.
Mr. and Mrs c. R. Jennings and
nephew Hugh Jennings are camping on
the banks of the Otter during their
haying season on the Greek
Miss Margaret Cahee returned from
Brandon Monday, and is with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs George Cahee. Miss
Cahee will teach in Sudbury the com
ing year.
Cora Bickford Pippin of Springfield,
Mass, visited her cousin Mrs. Roy
H. Cole the first of the week. Mrs.
Pinnin is remembered in town as the
niece of the late Charles Fiske
Burt Cole and cousin, Mrs May
Foster from Springfield, Mass, and
Mrs Clarence Cole and daughter Ed
ma of Rutland and James Dutelle and
family from Proctor were entertained
Sunday at the Naples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theophilus Dumas
and Mr. and Mrs Silas Dumas attend
ed the funeral Of their son and brother
which was held in Middlebury the 18th
in A. J Blackmer's undertaking par
lors. The burial was made in Lake
View cemetery, Shoreham.
Frederick Smith, Jr of Providence,
R. l., who spent a week with his friend
Hugh Jennings returned to his home
Monday. Mr. Smith is a grandson of
the late Rev Arthur J. Myers, who
preached in the Brick church for two
years. Frederick Jr, spent the sum
mer in the parsonage eight years ago.
Mrs. Roy H Cole entertained the
"Inasmuch Circle Thursday last. After
a fine dinner served by the hostess at
- o'clock. the business meeting was
opened Then the work of the society
followed and continued until / O'Clock
The next meeting will be with Mrs
George Cahee next Thursday. All are
especially urged to attend.
On Tuesday afternoon at three
o'clock several of the women of town
met at the town hall The object of
the meeting was to form a Women's
Civic League Miss Exile Morse pre-
sided as chairman, having been Off
cially appointed at a previous meet
ing at Mrs Harry Huntleys by Mrs.
Helen Seymour from Washington, d.
c. The officers elected are: Anna Viii
son, president; Carolyn Huntley vice
PRESIDENT Else Cole, secretary; Lolita
Bissette, treasurer. The district Off
GERS elected are: Mrs Robert Guern-
sey for the Junction; Mrs. Robert
Oliver for Jerusalem The remaining
district officers are to be chosen at the
next meeting There are no dues to
be assessed.
The community picnic which was
held in the town hall last Thursday
evening was very enjoyable. The ex-
cellent banquet was good example Of
the usually good meals served by the
Leicester women. An extensive and in
teresting program followed the ban
quet Mrs Harley Fletcher sang sew
eral selections with Miss Exile Morse
as accompanist. Miss Carrie Ormsbee
of Brandon gave an interesting talk on
Civic League work. This is Miss
Ormsbee's speciality and she was lis
tened to with much attention. Pro
fessor Abbott of Middlebury College
gave a wonderful address Lieut.. Gov.
A. W. Foote was scheduled for a
speech but was unable to be present.
More than seventy five attended Miss
Exile Morse acted as chairman and in
troduced the speakers,