Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-03-12

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James A. Heath, VIM. Kyle Phillip O'Con-
nell, f. f. Smart, Amos p. Smith.
S. II. Bracey has gone back to Mime
sofa to engage in railroad building. His
brother-in-law, F. j. Speyer, who is in
the same business, accompanied him.
A number of the people of the village
heard Lawrence Barrett in Francesca
da Rimini," some at Burlington Wednes-
day night and others at Rutland Thurs
day evening.
There is said to be a prospect of a Yer
mont college base ball leauge of which
the University of Vermont, Middlebury
college and the Lewis college clubs will
be members.
James Hughes, who was badly hurt by
falling from a staging at keeseville, N. Y,
last summer. has come back to Middle
bury. He has not yet recovered from
his injuries.
Y The nomination of Mr.. Peck to be
postmaster of Middlebury has been con-
firmed by the Senate. There was no OBJ
lection, so far as appears, and there was
no reason for any. I
The Young Mems Christian association
has taken possession of the McCue block.
Mr.. McCue has bought an interest in the
saloon in the Smith & Sheldon block,
lately owned by A. b. Colby.
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w. II. Allen returned Wednesday from
Westport, n. Y, whittier he went on
Saturday to attend the funeral of his
of whose death appears elsewhere.
The D. V. S. society, organized by the
young ladies of the high school about a
year ago, gave a Tennyson costume party
at Prof. Seely's on Friday evening. 1t
was largely attended and enjoyable.
Rev. C. S. Murkland of Chicopee, Mass,
was in town for short time on Friday
last He has received call to the pas
torate of church in Manchester.N. II.
with $1,000 salary, and will probably
accept.
Rev. L. w. Spring, who once preached
to the Congregationalists here for a
short time, and has lately been connected
with the State university of Kansas, has
been made professor of English literal ure
atWilliams college.
Y George +. Wales of the junior class
was sent by the Young Mems Christian
association of the college to represent ii
at the meeting Of the national association
at Providence, h. |. He reached home
in Boston.
Not much butter was brought to mar.
ket Monday. The prices ranged from
~ cents down, the latter figure being
paid only for the best quality of new.
milk. Farmers hereabouts seem to be
selling a great many of their new-milcf
cows. Over 80 of them went to Boston
Monday.
Robert Steele's horse died on Thursday
night of last week. Geo. McCue circu
lated subscription paper the next day
and in few hours secured about SSC
with which to help buy another. Thi
is the second horse that has died on Mr.
Steele's hands within year.
The exhibition by the junior class o
the college comes at the close of thu
winter term, Tuesday evening, the 23c
inst. There will be no tickets, and all tn
friends of the college will be cordially wei
coined. There will be no dance, tina
feature of late years having been failur
financially. The local orchestra vii
provide music for the exhibition.
The w. C. +. L. of Middlebury invite
the county w. c. L. L. to meet at tn
residence of Mrs. Clinton Smith Wednes
day, March II, at ten o'clock a. III. 1t
important that this meeting be fully al
tended, as work must be planned for tn
: ensuing year. Dinner will be served a
half-past twelve, to which gentlemen ar
i also cordially invited.
i "The Sleeping Car" Howells' farce
which was given at Bridport Tuesda
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:, Stephens, was witnessed by a good at
dience. Owing to unavoidable mistake
' and mishaps, however, the net proceed
: were small. The net amount realize
here last week was S75, instead of 500. a
Il stated: and an out-of-town lady CAV
e 525; so that the fund aggregates $780,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. p. NOrthrup {
:. Buffalo, n. Y, were in town Sunday an
# Monday on a visit to his mother, Mrs. ,
j, Northrup. They left for home Tues
q day morning. Mr.. Northrup wa
= quite out of health for some months
consequence of over-work after the fiji
which burned out the Matthews-No
:, thrup Printing and Engraving Co.,
- which he is junior partner; but he III
now fully recovered.
:, \ number of gentlemen of this an
- neighboring towns, who have been MOI