Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-11-05
LOCAL NEWS,

went Monday morning.
Miss Nellie Markham, formerly resi- |
dent of this village, died in Rutland on
Friday. Her age was 81 years.
Mrs. J. A. Wright is to be in New
York city during the fall and winter with
her daughter, Mrs. p NJ. Stewart.
Harry Fletcher, who has been confined
to the house for nearly month by i'll
ness, is able again to be out.
Miss A. F. Hammond, who has been
travelling for the past six weeks, is in
town again and is registered at the Addi-
son House.
Rev. George w. Phillips of Rutland
preached at the Congregational church on
Sunday last in exchange with the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Speare.
Butter is still going down. The price
in this market, Monday, was Is to p
cents for the general run, though % cents
was paid for selections.
Rev. NJ. L. Severance's house on Wey-
bridge street, which Mrs. p. r. Bingham
occupies, is receiving a coat of paint at
the hands of Mr.. Benefits men.
Dea. George /. Porter went to New
York on one of the recent excursions,
was taken sick with typhoid fever and is
now very i'll in a hospital there.
Mr.. Abram Williamson shipped from
this station, Monday, for the Boston
market. 35 head of cattle, including some
fine ones; 30 calves and six hogs.
1t appears from one of the items in our
Nergennes correspondence that Mr.
Neville, late clerk of the Addison House,
is soon to open drug store in that city.
Miss Sophie, daughter of Rufus VAIN
wright, Esq, has been compelled by i'll
health to suspend her studies at Abbott
academy, Andover, Mass, and has re-
turned home.
Mr.. John f. Morrison, teller of the
Rutland County national bank, Rutland
spent last week in town, returning to his
work Monday. He was i'll and came
home to rest and recuperate.
Election returns were received at the
Addison House on Tuesday evening, a
sum sufficient to defray the expense hav-
ing been raised by subscription. Some
of the crowd staid till two o'clock in the
morning.
The fair of the ladies of the Catholic
parish opened at the town hall, last even
ing, with a large attendance. 1t will
continue through Tuesday evening, and
as in former years, is likely to prove a
great success socially and financially.
Mr.. Albert Chapman returned home
Tuesday night, from New York, where
he had been for several days. His son
John w., who was ordained to the minis.
try of the Episcopal church last summer
is engaged in missionary work there.
On Monday will be celebrated, at Cam
bridge, Mass, the 250th anniversary o.
the founding of Harvard college. Presi
dent Brainerd will represent this colleg,
at the ceremonies, and Prof Scott, who
is graduate of the institution, will alsc
attend.
Major WhatmOre and wife of the Sal
walton army spent last Saturday and sun
day with the local forces of the army
and crowded meetings were held. They
went hence to Rutland on Monday. Tn
army is now represented here by Lieut.
Eta Trafton and Cadet Ayers.
Mr.. +. w. Burke, who has been il
/ Cobleskill, n. Y, for the past two year
engaged in the book and stationery bust
ness, has come back to town. He ha
rented the store in the Mcleod blocndk
is to continue there the line of bushes
which he has latterly followed.
= Mrs. NJ. V. Douglas has gone to Min
neapolis to spend the winter with he
daughter, Mrs. w. r. Cray, and family
Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Douglas mother, in
tended going also, but was injured las
week by being thrown from carriage
She is improving rapidly and will 500
be up and about, her friends believe.
The ladies of the Congregational churcl
propose to have "basket tea" and socI
able on Friday evening, November II, a
their lecture-rOom. A musical entertain
# ment may be expected in connectio
u with it, of which further particulars wi
be given next week. A pleasant an
n amusing time is promised to all who vii
g attend.
+ Hon. John w. Stewart is in receipt G
letter from an ex-coufederate soldier i
= one of the Carolinas, inquiring for tn
|. relatives of the late Col. Cummins, VIII
was killed before Petersburg, in Septen