Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-29
LOCAL NEWS.

GOSNI iNEVNSs
The Democrats of the county met here
yesterday to form a county club. Re
suits have not been reported as we go to
press.
The ladies of st. Stephens parish had
eating stands in the park near the church,
yesterday, and made a good sum feeding
the circus crowd.
The general price of butter here on
Monday was 10 and l6 cents, though the
very best brought IL cents. Eggs, for
shipment, sold at II cents.
Next Wednesday evening is the date
for the regular meeting of the Republ-
can club. That organization should wake
up now that the tickets are all in the field.
A new timetable went into effect on
the railroad Monday. The changes, so
far as this station are concerned, are
slight. The table at the head of this
page shows the present arrangement.
The ladies of the Y. NJ. c. A. auxiliary
will give an ice-cream festival at the as
ISOLATION rooms on Friday from to 10
p. M, July 6, instead of July 4, as pre-
viously announced. All interested are
urged to go and take their friends.
The rain of last week Thursday ceased
late in the afternoon and the ladies of
st. Stephens parish were able to carry
out their plan for a strawberry and ice
cream festival in the park in the evening.
1t was largelyattended and netted hand
some sum.
a very pleasant event of the week was
the reception given on Tuesday evening
by Mrs. Dugald Stewart and Mrs. j. a.
Beckwith at the formers home. The
guests included most of the visiting alum
nj in town and large number of the
townspeople.
Wallace & Co.'S circus drew a great
crowd to town yesterday. The street
parade was as good as has ever been seen
in town. Notably excellent were the
horses, from the heavy Percherons to the
diminutlve Shetlands. OF the quality of
the performances we shall speak later.
Landlord Rider of the Addison House
has just bought and put into service a
handsome new bus made by the Cort-
land Wagon Co. The seats are uphol-
stored in plush and the whole vehicle in
style and finish is a beauty. He has also
provided Frank Stone, the porter. with a
new baggage wagon, made at the same
establishment. The two vehicles will be
run separately, and those who have heavy
baggage should send for both bus and
wagon when they want to get to the
station. ~
Ms. Julia r. (Jackson) Morton, wife
of ,AIr. Caleb Morton of this village, died
very suddenly last week Thursday. She
was apparently as well as usual at break
fast, but soon after complained of severe
pains, and at o'clock that afternoon she
passed away. Rheumatism of the heart
was the cause of death, the physicians
said. The funeral was at the house Sat
urday afternoon, Rev. DR.. White offici-
dtiuR' Mis-. -hoItou was d laughter VI
the late John jackson of this place. Her
age was 81 years.
The closing exercises of the Graded
school occurred on Friday evening, when
the programme heretofore published was
fully and successfully carried out. The
scholars acquitted themselves we'll. The
| Mr. haA Il
ignated by the prudential committee to
address the graduating class and present
the diplomas, was taken i'll at the last
moment, and so Principal Mead spoke to
them briefly. Though the night was in
sufferably hot, School-house hall, where
the exercises was held, was crowded.
Pupils of Miss May Powers gave pi-
anO concert at her home on Saturday for
their parents and friends. The pro-
gramme included trio by Emelyn Til
den, May Tilden and Miss Powers Duets
by Lottie Mee1in and Miss Powers, Her.
man Smith and Miss Powers and Minnie
Bell and Miss Powers, together with solos
by Charles Munroe, Lulu Haley, Susie
Brewster, Jessie Chapman, Dora Ham
mond, Kittie Slade, Emelyn Tilden, Fam
ME Williamson, May Tilden and Minnie
Bell. The performers all did credit to
themselves and their teacher.
| Monday evening last, June 25, the res
t3ence of Norman Harvey on Seymour
Estreet was the scene of unusual festivity,
for goodly number of friends from far
and near had assembled to witness the
marriage of Miss Emma Isabelle Harvey
to Mr.. Arthur Il. Stratton who became
such favorte among the young men of
Middlebury while acting as the general
secretary of the Y M. c. A. The house
was small and not all of the many friends
could be invited. Mr.. Virgil Benedict
and Mr.. Berton l.. Brown acted as ushers
and Miss Haryey's Sunday-school class