Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-03

Stephens church October II and II.
Fourteen babies were present at a
baby show at Mrs. j.. A. Wright's last
Thursday. The affairs was managed by
her daughter, Mrs. Stewart.
The baseball game on the college
grounds, July %, between the Vergennes
nine and the local club, resulted in the
defeat of the former 10 to Is. There is
talk of a return game soon.
The net proceeds of the sale of ice
cream at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms July %
were S20-the largest yet realized. This
week Wednesday the ladies did we'll, but
did not come up to their predecessors.
Of the Ripton men who went to the
Burlington rally, 81 were brought down
in a four-horse team driven by Mr.. j. E.
Goodroe. The seven veterans of 1910
came down in Mr.. Chambers coach.
Mrs. P. NJ. Stewart of New York gave
a very pleasant dancing party to oye so
of her friends at the Addison House last
night. Music was provided by the
Howard Opera House orchestra of Bur-
lington.
The selectmen will shortly meet and
prepare the check list, which will then be
hung in the post-office, so that voters can
see it and find out whether they should
attend the meeting to be held later for
the final revision of the list.
There will be a love-feast at the Meth
odist church mex Sunday morning at
8 80. The sacrament of the Lords sup
per will be administered at the close of
the morning service. Rev. j. NJ. Web
ster, the new presiding elder, will preach.
Many people called at Mr.. S. H~olton's
Monday evening to see their night
blooming cereus in blossom. They have
two plants, which have produced II
flowers this season. Five blossoms
opened Sunday evening and four Monday
evening.
Butter was about a cent lower Monday
than the previous week, quotations being
ID and l6 cents for good to fine and II
cents for extra fine in large tubs. The
drouth and the dog-day weather tend tc
lessen the quantity and hurt the quality
of the offerings.
About $50 tickets were sold at this
station yesterday morning for an excur-
sion to Providence island comprising
people from all the places from Rutland
up here. There were fully 1900 persons
on the train after the Middlebury load
was taken aboard.
Miss Phoebe Lavonche, a sister Of
Isaic L%ayonche, ST., of this place, died
suddenly on Saturday at V~ergennes
where she was visiting a niece. The re-
mains were brought here for interment
and the funeral was attended from the
Catholic church on Monday. She was II
years OF age.
Though comparatively few fish have
been caught in the creek this year, those
taken are good ones. Alfred Bouviel
and John Gotta captured apickerel weigh
ing over l3 pounds just below the upper
pulp mill Tuesday. 1t was served a
dinner Wednesday at Pitts & Cooks
dining rooms.
The first bell PLACED in the tower O
Congregational church in this village wa
in 1921, and the first time it was runs
was in tolling for the death of Mary
daughter of Hon. Horatio Seymour, OF
the 9TH day of June. This bell wa
cracked, and was replaced with the pres
ent one in 1871.
Dry Robert Morris, one of the mis-
prominent Masons in the United States
and well known to the older members O
the fraternity in this town, died at hi
home in La Grange, KY, on the last da,
of July. The Sheldon art museum wa
FIRST started by the purchase of a Roman
~cOfhfrom him. -
PERSONAL MENTION.
NJ. III = @.1l u H. 80.