Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-12-22
BRIDPORT

DN1DTO YIN
Julius Lowell has been quite i'll the
past week with asthma and pneu-
monia.
The sermon topic for next Sunday,
December "a, is "a Messenger OF
Peace"
Miss Irene Woodbury., who has been
i'll the past week, is able to be about
the house.
Miss Josephine Bodette of Addison
came Wednesday to visit her sister,
Mrs H. N. Sollace.
Miss Flora Wisell is spending some
time in Burlington at the home OF her
aunt, Mrs. Ernest Sterling.
Miss Pauline Fletcher is expected to-
night to spend Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. H, Fletcher
Owing to the whooping cough there
will be no Christmas exercises held IN
connection with the Sunday school,
Earl Barrows came Monday night
from Mass, where he has been for the
past summer, and is with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Barrows.
Mrs. w w. Dukett is i'll with pneu-
mona. Her sister Miss Florence
Heustis, trained nurse, has been sum
moned from Springfield, Mass.
Grange meeting will be held next
Tuesday evening. The third and
fourth degrees will be given a class OF
candidates and a short program given
Mrs. Henry w. Still suffered frac-
ture of her left arm last Friday morn
ing when she slipped on some ice and
fell. DR.. E. G. Blaisdell attended her
Miss Kathleen Roscorla, who attends
Saint Mary's Academy in Burlington,
is spending the Christmas vacation
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Roscorla
Among those who have the whoop-
ing cough are Jessie Spaulding, MurieI
and Howard Washburn, Margaret
Heitmann, Walter Myrick James and
Hilda Burke, Isabelle Payne, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs L. R. Payne
and Grace, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cushman Delphia.
Shoots Big Bob Cat
Zenophile Quesnel, Cornwall shot
bob cat in his swamp last week that
weighed II pounds. 1t was hand
some cat with a heavy black stripe or
the back. Mr. Quesnel intends hav
ing the pelt tanned and made into
fur for his daughter.
Congo Society Meets
The annual meeting of the Congre
gational Society was held at the vestrl
last Friday evening The trustees
elected were NJ. T. Wolcott, {. A
Pratt and c. J. Barbour. The clerk i
c. H. Smith and the ushers elected
were A. A. Preble, H. j. Pratt, Wallace
PAYNE and Harlow Chandler
Funeral of Horace Payne
The funeral of Horace d. Payne
whose death occurred last Thursday a
the Mary Fletcher hospital, was hel'
at the Bridport church Sunday after
noon. The Rev R. A. Burn, paste
of the church, oficiated. Richard \
Warner of Addison sang, Face t
Face" Members of Morning Sta
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, attended the ser
vices in a body and the Masonic buria
service was held in the church OWN
to the stormy weather. w. II. Heusti
of NIiddlebury conducted these ser
vices. The many beautiful flower
showed the sympathy of many friends
The bearers were II, y. Sollace, J. I
Petty, W II. Myrick, L. d. Myr ok, +
y. Warner and H. S. Witherell, an
burial was in the Village cemetery
There was a large attendance OF rela
tives and friends Among those iroI
out of town were Maurice Lamos
Long Lake, n. V, Ernest Lamos
Rome, N. Y, T. H. Helms, Willial
Bermen and George Sherwood of POI
Henry, n. Y, Mr. and Mrs. S. |
James, Mrs. Orpha James, Mr.. an
Mrs. p. Z. Bingham and daughte
Marjorie, Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. jaime
and son, Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs Lutht
Roscoe, and c. L. Jewett of We!
bridge, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Lane, NJ
and Mrs. Leslie Witherell, Mr. an
Mrs. A. W Foote, f. E. Foote an
SON Sanford, and S. W. Jewett NJ
and Mrs. Jacob De Leeuw and Mr. ar
Mrs. Victor Bourdeau of COrnwa
Mrs. R. s. G.. Blinn Miss Nellie Blir
and Edgar Blinn of Middlebury, NJ
and Mrs c. A. Dana of New Have
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Pettibone of We
gennes
Horace Dana Payne was born
Cornwall, June IS, 1874 the son
LYMAN and Eliza Dana PAYNE. DC
cher IS, 1899, he married Miss Flo
Lamos of this town, who survives hi
with one daughter, Miss Ruth, al
two sons, Wallace and John and OF
brother, Alfred L. Payne, of Cornwa
The death of Mr. Payne came as
great shock to this community whe
he was held in high esteem. He was
member of Morning Sun Lodge, No.
+ and A. NJ, and held the office
Master for two years. His work as
taxidermist had been known thruo
the County and his collection OF al
mails and birds is an interesting on
He was a successful farmer.