Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-25

she has promised to do" Miss Thomp
son comes here under the auspices of the
w. G. L. L. of Middlebury, which is pre-
pairing for the State convention of the
w. G. Il. T., to be held in this place
in September Tickets are on sale at
Storms and cost only % cents each. The
entertainment will begin at s o'clock.
The electric lights in the streets were
started up last Thursday night, according
to the programme, and the village cele-
brated the event by the sending up of
rockets, the firing of crackers, the ring
ing of the bells and by general jubilee.
Everybody was out and the streets were
ants of the village and the surrounding
region. The lights behaved as well as
could have been hoped. The locations
of those in the streets had been wisely
ing the limited number, the wide area to
be lighted and the heavy shading of the
streets by trees, the lights do excellent
service; indeed, they are all that could
be wished. The only really dark spot in
the village is the corner by Rev. Mr..
Keith's, and light will be placed there
at once. The machinery at the light sta
ton behaved surprisingly we'll, and moth
ing has happened to it thus far. The arc
light has been adopted in eight stores.
Mr.. F. A. Bond has two of them in Pine
Hall and there is one each in the places
of business of Bond Bros, j. E. Negus,
E. r. Clay, c. w. Earl, G. E. Marshall,
and w. Ii. Sheldon, while Chapman &
Co. have one outside the front of their
store. The fittings for the incandescent
lamps are all in shape at the station and
a number of stores and shops have been
wired for them, but the line wires are not
all in place yet; they are being strung
however, and week or ten days will see
that portion of the plant in operation.
The Nashua On. H. Telegraph of Mon
day has the following: Mrs. Julia Ack
ley Tilden, widow of the late Rev. Luciu:
l.. Tiden, died yesterday morning at 1;
Franklin street, where for three year:
past she had resided with her daughter
: Mrs. Julia A. Gray. She had been con
} fined to her room but a few days, and he
= illness was not at first considered danger
Gus. Weighted down more with the in
= irmities of age than from any acute dis
ease, she sank quietly to rest. Mrs. Til
! denis 81 years of earthly life were full o
! noble deeds and of self-sacrificing devo
2 ton to those about her. She was lady
t of the old school, having much of tina
S graceful courtesy and old-fashione(
charm of manner which comes with pa
trician birth. She was highly cultivated
and accomplished, which made her mos
y agreeable and delightful companion. Sh
f bore with sweet patience the infirmitie
: which age laid upon her, and contentedl
paradise. Mrs. Tilden leaves three chi
dren: Charles p. and William Tilden Q
>, Washington, d. c., and Mrs. Julia A
Gray of this city. The funeral service
n NClC iiClu AZ liiC idtC iColuCHSC VII ldhr
lin street, this afternoon, Rev. VIM. +
Moreland officiating. The interment wi
be in the family plot in Middlebury, VT.
Il The remains of Mrs. Tilden arrived hel
II on the mail train Tuesday afternoon an
y the interment was at the West cemetery
Il Rev. j. c. Houghton conducted the Sc
Il vice. Mr.. and Mrs. Tiden were at II
- head of the female seminary here fro
1910 to 1915 and several of Mrs. Tilden
:. former pupils were present at the buria