Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-12-20

preme court of this county. 1t will !
begin Feb. IS.
Jerry Morgan has lately built house
on the north side of Chapman hill. 1t |
is on the lower side of the road on a
lot which he bought of Mrs. l.. Shaw |
and Miss Hammond.
Notwithstanding the fact that Christ |
mas is near at hand, this week has been
rather dull in business way. The
hard travelling probably has a good
deal to do with it.
The members of the ladies' missionary
society connected with the Methodist
church and their friends held largely
attended "tea-meeting" at the parson
age on Wednesday evening
The weather was mllder yesterday
than it sometimes is in May or Septem-
Der. The weather-wse discerned symp-
toms of snow in the air, but no signs
of it were apparent to the ordinary OBJ
server.
Letters addressed as follows have
Thomas Bridges, Daniel Crowley, Febe
Dufrennes, Miss Lille Smith, Mrs.
Flora Shofner, w. A. Kimball, Simon
Mccarthy.
The Central Vermont will sell round
trip tickets at all stations on its lines
for fare one way from Dec. q to %,
and from Dec. % to Jan. inclusive, and
good for return passage until Jan. 2
inclusive.
~. II. Agnew, a member of the fresh
1 man class at college, ran against the
1 iron railing of the chapel steps while
running down from the college to the
boarding house, Saturday morning, and
broke his nose. =
4 Intelligence has been received by
friends here of the death at their home
in New York on Monday evening of the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Perez Stew
art. The child, who was about three
!. years old, had been i'll for some time
with tubercular meningitis.
The village meeting is warned for
y New Years day. The trustees held
'' their final meeting Wednesday evening
. and DEVOTED the time to abating taxes,
paying bills and settling up matters
generally. The auditors now have the
c books and are preparing their annual
r report.
The second of the "charity" balls,
or ha ho11 Iolna-1n,-
IS ing, was a pleasant affair socially and
$ a success financially. The music, by
the Howard Opera House orchestra of
" Burlington, was all that could be wish
~ ed, and the ladies provided an exceptions
ally excellent supper.
Is Ed. Towne was up before Seymour
n Edgerton, Esq, j. p, Tuesday, to
u" answer to complaint charging him
with selling liquor. He pleaded guilty
to five first offences, took an appeal
W. and gave bail. States Attorney Wilds
NJ appeared for the State and James NJ
Il. Slade, Esq, for the respondent.
IL The officers of Camp Tracy, S. of v.
for the ensuing year were elected las
{ Friday night and are Clarence f. Tay
B. lor, captain; George Z. McIIugh, frs
t. lieutenant; Fred A. Taylor, second lieu
VI tenant; Fred +. Rogers, Elijah La
" bounty and Charles Kelsey, camp coun
ell; delegate to the State encampmen
at st. Adams, Fred A. Taylor; alternat,
: delegate, Charles Bell. They will b,
40 1aI pnhlin1x- no n
Jan. 10.
- The anniversary of the landing of thu
j Pilgrims will, as heretofore announced
be observed at the Congregational churcl
this evening. The public exercises will
open at 6 80 o'clock. Rev. DIR. j. f
Rankin of Orange Valley, n. j., will
speak on the subject, "Ihe Pride o
Nationality" There will also be tn
customary ladies' social party in tn
vestry, with music, speeches, etc
Tickets to this, costing 80 cents, are oil
v sale at the Park Drug store. Mrs. J. w
Pitts of Worcester and Miss Mary Simp
son of Burlington will assist in the sing
ing/
IIhe freshman class at college ha
elected officers as follows: President
Y Will j. Douglass, Norwood, N. Y.
l yice-president, Miss Mary b. Dunshee
Bristol; secretary, Miss Jessie l.. Eddy
or Middlebury; treasurer, Henry G. Meg
ny athlin, of Harwich, Mass; orator
James b. Donoway, Vergennes; toas
master, ID. III. Agnew, Malone, Y. Y.
poet, f. Munson Long, Harwichporl
Mass; historian, f. r. Brown, Jack
: sonyille, VT; and prophet, p. Gilber
Ross, Poultney. =
The Knowles boy, of whose sicknes
90 mention has been made, died yesterda
~ morning. This is the fifth death in tn
family within little more than tw
months. The other two children, VIII