Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-03-09
LOCAL NEWS.

ting thin; outside it is still excellent.
The estate of A. b. Colby, insolvent,
has just been settled up. 1t paid 264
cents on the dollar.
The junior exhibition of the college
comes at the close of the winter term,
Tuesday evening, the Goth inst.
Rev. E. c. Smith of Divinity hall,
Cambridge, Mass, will preach at Odd
Fellows hall next Sunday morning and
evening.
The members of the senior class at col
lege and few of their friends were very
pleasantly entertained by Prof. and Mrs.
wager on Wednesday evening.
Hon. Henry Ballard speaks to the
Weybridge Republican club this evening.
A number of Republicans from this vii
lage intend to go out and hear him.
New cases of measles are becoming less
frequent the past few days and it will
probably be possible to open the school
again at the appointed time, week from
next Monday.
Several of the local Prohibitionists
went out to the Foote neighbordood Fri
day night for a gathering, and two or
three of them attended the meeting of
the Weybridge Prohibition club Wednes-
day night
Prof. f. p. Gould, pastor of the Berean
Baptist church, Burlington, will preach
at the Congregational church on Sunday
in exchange with Rev. DR.. White. He
will also give a talk at the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms at 3 80 Sunday afternoon.
A concert is to be given at the vestry
of the Congregational church on Friday
evening, the 10th inst, by Miss Belle
Thomas and the college quartette, for the
benefit of the Y. M. G. A. Tickets will
be ON sale at the door; admission, Is
cents.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the post-office one month I'M
called-for: p. II. Frederick, NJ. E. Har-
rington, Miss Leila A. Harris, HELEN
Gyette, Frank Gyette, Rev. b. w. Pen
mock, Earnest Williamson, Mrs. c. E.
Taylor, Mary l.. Young.
Two children died in the village on
Monday of capillary bronchitis resulting
from taking cold while ill with measles.
They were Joseph Calhoun's 14-months-
old daughter and Chauncey l.. Clark's
siX-mOnths-old son. Both the funerals
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Thompson of the Methodist church Off
cating.
The order for the Lenten services at
st. Stephens Episcopal church up to
Holy Week is as follows: Mondays and
Tuesdays, evening prayer and readings
at 10; Wednesdays and Fridays, even
ing prayer and address at 200; Thurs
days, Holy Communion at 8 a. M; Sat
urdays. evening prayer at 4 10. During
Holy Week there will be services daily
at 10 40 a. M, and at Z. p. m. on Wednes-
day and Good Friday.
The students of the college have form
ed Republican club, and elected the
following officers: President, F. +. Doug
las 80; vice-president, A. A. Lavery 80:
secretary, II. f. Owen 80; treasurer, F.
ID. Boynton 81 and an executive COM
mittee of three with c. 5. Severance as
chairman. 1t is the desire of the club to
join with the village club for the general
work of the campaign, but it will main
tain separate organization.
The funeral of William II. Ellis was
largely attended from the home of the
family, South Main street. at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. The services were
conducted by Rev. \. K. Carpenter, rec
tor of st. Stephens. Mr.. Ellis died at an
early hour Tuesday morning, of consump-
ton. He had been in very poor health
for several years, but had not been con-
fined to the house till this winter. His
age was 13 years. He leaves Il widow
and one son.
At the annual meeting of Union lodge.
No. ,, f. and a. NJ. held at their hall last
Monday evening these officers were elect
ed: w. NJ, DR.. w. II. Kingsley; S. W..
A. j. Fields; j. W., w. II. Brewster
treasurer, c. E. Pinney; secretary, C.
A. Piper; S. D., C. w. Mathews; ID.
w. M. Cushman; S. S., C. Ii. Severance ;
j. S., f. p. Cushman; tyler, j. NJ. Peck.
A special meeting of the lodge will be
held Wednesday evening, the 18th inst. !;
work on the first degree.
) Last Saturday VIM. p. McHugh and j.
ii. Sargent were arrested upon COM
plants of States Attorney Wilds charg-
ing them with dealing in intoxicants. AT
the hearing before Judge Knapp McHugh
pleaded guilty to eight offences as of the
: second conviction and was sentenced to
pay fine of $50 on each count and to
one month in the House of Correction
He appealed. Sargent owned to Is first
offences and was fined Sl5O and costs.
and appealed. Mr. Slade defandad Mo