Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-15
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LOCAL NEWS.


giving full details of the exercises at the
coming college commencement.
1t is announced from Washington that
the pension of John a. Harrington of
this place has been increased
There will be meeting of the Ladies'
auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c. a. at the asso-
citation rooms tomorrow Saturday after
noon at o'clock.
Rev. a. F. Keith of Providence, r. l..
has accepted the call to the pastorate of
the Congregational church and will begin
his ministrations here about the middle
of next month.
Rev. DR.. White preached Sunday morn
ing at the Congregational church. An
interesting Sabbath-school concert was
held in the evening under the direction
of Prof. Z. E. Boyce.
The general run of butter sold in this
market on Monday at ii and ID cents,
though the best commanded Is cents.
The amount brought in was large. Buy
ers think the bottom has now been
reached.
The decorations, of flowers and birds,
at the Methodist church last Sunday
were quite elaborate, and a lengthy pro-
gramme was carried out in the evening,
in observance of Children's day. by the
Sabbath-school.
The Democrats of Addison county are
going to hold a meeting to organize a
County Democratic club in Middlebury
on Thursday, June IS. The county Dem
ocratic convention is to be held in July
but the date is not yet fixed.
The Hawthorne club held its last meet
ing for the season on Tuesday evening
with Mrs. Tilden. a large portion of the
session was devoted to music, which was
provided by members of the club ant
and also by Misses May Powers and Hor
tense Drake and by Drs. w. II. and Sam
uel Sheldon.
The village trustees voted at recen
meeting to purchase the necessary tool.
for making and repairing concrete side
walks. The plan is to have some on,
here learn the business, so that we shall
not be to the trouble and expense of send
ing out of town when more walks ar,
wanted or when those already laid meet
to be fixed up.
The joint committees of the Graded
school and the Grammar school had tw,
candidates here on Saturday and Offered
the principalship of the High school t,
one of them, Mr.. Wheeler of Providence
K. l.. Whether he accepts or not has no
been learned. The Graded school com
mittee have engaged Miss May A. Boltol
E of this place as preceptress for next yea
to succeed Miss Marshall and Miss Mar,
l Cady to teach in No. 3, in place of Mis-
Drake. The latter has resigned to TAX
further instruction in music.
The Troy Budget of June 10 has thi
ITEM "Mrs. Wallace, the mother O
, Ben Hur' will speak in Rutland Wed
: nesday evening"" This venerable lady
though over 20 years of age, is not tn
!. mother of Ben Hur," but the mother o
the author of that popular volume. Mrs
4 Wallace will speak in Middlebury mex
e Monday evening, June Is, at o'clock, i
the Methodist church. She is able an
e eloquent. Her theme will be ''The HON
e VS.. the saloon" She sometimes speak
upon the enfranchisement of woman an
j. may touch upon that subject Monda
% evening. If so, she will interest thos
who oppose as well as those VIII
' favor that movement. She is tn
widow of eX-Gov. Wallace of Indiana an
her social status in indianapolis an
e Washington has been such as to give he
l. wide influence and experience. She doe
g not expect ever to visit Vermont agair
This is free lecture, but the local w.
n i. u. will take up collection to defra
expenses. Members of the G. A. r. al
especially invited to honor the mother {
IL Gen. Lew Wallace.
q This item is going the rounds of tn
papers: civilian Shea is under ARE.
n in Boston, charged with kicking hol
5, through crayon portrait which wa
h being carried by two persons in tn
street on Monday afternoon, the origin,
~ of the portrait and those carrying it b,
# ing entirely unknown to him. The po
trait was of a deceased son of Mr.. job