Memorial Day in Middlebury Brings Procession and Services
Surprised by light snowfall on Memorial Day, Middlebury reports a church gathering led by Capt. TL and AL Brown of Brooklyn. A Sabbath school conversion, a courtroom acquittal after a drunken case, and a Memorial Day procession past Good Templars hall culminated in a cemetery program with music, prayers, and ritualistic decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Brown
Brooklyn
N.Y
Middlebury
James
Mathie
Hall
M. Nash
Marshal
J. G. Nash
W. Dewey
Needham
Hull
G. A. Re
Sons of Veterans
Good Templars
Mr. France
Lovalind ‘Prue
Cora
Newatham
Lincoln Town News Highlights Local Events and Accidents
Religious interest grows in Lincoln with multiple meetings each evening. A serious injury from a circular saw leaves Kbwood Stearns briefly hospitalized. diagnosis is skull fracture above the left eye. Bee Tan commencement, school driver elections, and Sunday school fund drive are noted along with church events and a planned June 10 social at the North Star band’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kbwood Stearns
Jay
N.Y
JM. Stearns
Ilay
PF. Murray
Aith
Valen
Congregational Church
WLC
Pleasit
Ashael Richards
Congregation
Alchurch
North Star
Corewall
Anna Drake
Vergennes Notes of Town Life and Incidents
Local items report visiting Peters in town and a skating rink opening with mixed reception among residents including racial exclusion concerns. Also noted are farm wage talks, a freight depot fire at New Haven station, legal cases on intoxication, a contested liquor sale, and a manager apology over excluding colored patrons at the rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate (Fewett) Swott
Vray
N. Y
Mra
Win
Nash
Roger M. Sargent
Charlie
Chapin & Squire
Charles W. Rogers
Huntington Prace
Buna
C. Gowe
Frank Barrows
L. 5. Doud
Paul Brunelle
Frank Rivter
K. A. Doud
Beetan
W. D. Lane
H.W. Burlington
MM. M. Peters
Westport
N.Y
Madine J. Squires de
W.W. Webb
Aristanill
Fajardo & Parker
Frost
Trawley
F. A. Woollbridge
Pond Creek Bridge
Taunton
Terry Ward
New Haven Station
Arate
B. Paller
North Kereisburgh
J. O'Connorett
O'Connor
Rial
Propria
Mrs. E M Wright Visits Minuie Sota Son
Local notes report Mrs. E M Wright visiting her son Charles in Minuie Sota. Other items mention illnesses, travel to Hy, a funeral for Miss Perkins, church delegates to the Middlebury conference, and local frost effects on gardens. The piece also praises Camilla Ursa, a violin virtuoso, and thanks supporters for bringing her to Orwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Wright
Minuie- Sota
Charles
Vela Hell
F. Calhoun
Hue
Hyto Net
May
Su Winn
Ee Monatao
Mise Perkins
Bake
Ticonduroga
N. V
Calhoun
Middlebury
Rome
Camilla Ursa
Orwell
Wintry Ripton Week Amid Snowy Conditions
A fragmented report from Ripton recalls last week’s deep winter with a thawing Thursday and a snowy Friday. An afternoon memorial event drew attendees who heard Rev. Mr. Burgin of Starkshore render a strong address. A delegation from the Goron Army post visited East Middle in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgin
Starkshore
East Middle
Mary Wad Gook
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Henry J. Nelson
Manufacturers’ Agent
Burlington, VT
Burlington
Vermont
Haskell
West Cornwall
Addison County
Vicinty
Chapman & CO
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Boston Buckboard Company
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Lincoln
New Haven
Weybridge
Vergennes
Ripton
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