Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-11


and county. lie is a native of Starks
boro, which place he left forty years ago
to 90 West, and this is the first time he
has been to Vermont since.
The baseball nine of the college 90 to
Rutland today to play, on the fair
grounds in that village, the match game |
with the Rutland club postponed from
Wednesday of last week because of the |
disability of Mr.. Ross, the pitcher.
u Geo. VI. Rowland, who was graduated |
from the college in the class of 1883 and
has just completed II theological
course at Hartford. Ct, will be ordained
here, after commencement, and in the
fall will go to Japan as Il missionary. %
Allan Calhoun has bought of Col.
Fletcher. trustee, the house on South
street which r. w. Fletcher formerly oc-
cupied. together with four acres of the
land. He will soon paint the house and
barn and otherwise improve the premises.
There are several new cases of canlicr-
rash in the village, among the victims be-
ing young daughter of Geo. McCue.
Latterly the disease has been in mild
form. some of the children affected hard
ly knowing that they were sick till it was
all over.
The New England Telephone company
has. it is understood, bought one of the
telegraph lines from Rutland to Burling
ton and will establish Il telephone service
between those places, thus placing US in
telephone communication with towns
north and south.
Rev. Mr.. Speare arrived home Monday
from Saratoga, where he had been to at
tend the annual meeting of the American
Methodist church there, Sunday, to the
largest congregation in the place, and in
the afternoon addressed gospel tenn
perance meeting. Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Matthews were also down during the
meeting and remained over Sunday.
| Today the festival for the benefit of
the Y. VI. c. \. will begin in their build
ing at 80 p. m. Quite "A number of
aprons of various styles and prices will
be for sale; also candy, ice cream and
cake. The loan collection. fully cata-
/ logued, will be well worth Il visit /:
admission to this. ten cents. There will
be no charge for admission TO the festival.
/ 1t j. hoped that all Interested in the cause
will come.
Secretary Parsons gave a gospel talk
at the \. VI. {. y. rooms Sunday after
noon, and the other meetings of the week
were held a. usual. Next sunday after
noon Rev. NJ. C. Stebbins of Cornwall
will speak at 3 80 o'clock Bible meeting
Monday evening. On Wedne sday even
ing Mr.. Avery, State secretary of the \.
VI. G. \. of Vermont. will address pub
lie meeting in the hall. on the subject of
Y. NJ. {. \. work.
y Washington despatch in Sunday
paper said: John IIitz. late president.
and Charles +. Prentss, late cashier of
the German-American National bank of
Washington, ID. c., convicted of making
false entries on the books of the bank
were on Saturday sentenced to five year,
in the Albany penitentary." This is all
the information we can get about the
matter. 1t i understood. however. thai
the case will be taken to the higher courts
and that there is still hope of favorable
issue. so far at least as DR.. Prentiss i,
concerned.
James Norton was arrested on We'd
nesday of last week, on charge o.
bastardy preferred by young woman
who had kept house for him for som,
time. After remaining in Jail one nigh
he was allowed to go, in order that h,
might, if possible, procure bail. No
succeeding in this, he ran away during
the forenoon of Friday, and has not since
been seen, It's supposed he made track
for York State Much sympathy is eX
pressed for Mrs. Norton, with whom h,
became acquainted at Troy, y. Y. las
, spring. while setting w "A portable houS
ing company. They had been marie,
. only about three weeks when the arreS
2 WIS made.
" Rev. DIR. Sunderland, who marie,
, President Cleveland last week, is likel,
to be involved in something of II con
= troversy because he didn't make Mrs
! Cleveland promise to 'obey" her hus
t band. But he says that the form o
marriage service he used is the result o
long and careful study and he is ready T.
, defend the omission. DR.. Sunderland i
not only a graduate of this college, but
native of the county. He was born il
D Shoreham, where his father worked as
blacksmith for many years. And, Xix
other students before and since, he foun,
a wife i'm MiddleburV a Miss TOmlinSOn