Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-04
CHAPMAN e CO.
The Cash ClOthiers.
LOCAL NEWS.


Charles w. Earl on Wednesday.
The selectmen will hold a meeting at
their room in the town hall on the first
Monday in April.
Wednesday was the beginning of Lent,
Ash Wednesday, and the usual special
services were held at the Episcopal and
Catholic churches.
The annual meetings of school dis
tricts, as the law now stands, come on
the last Tuesday of March in each year,
which is the 2sth this year.
Those interested should bear in mind
the lecture at the town hall this evening
by Mr.. c. L. Leonard of the college,
notice of which was given last week.
Mr. B. S. Beckwith has begun quite
extensive changes in the interior of his
residence designed to enlarge the halls
and better the arrangement of the rooms
on the main floor.
The funeral of Oliver Kenworthy, of
whose death on Thursday afternoon of
last week announcement has been made,
was attended from St. Stephens church
on Saturday afternoon.
A considerable number attended the
sparring exhibition at the town hal on
Saturday evening. w. C. Spillings OF
Rochester, \. y, and Frank Bosworti
of Rhode Island were the performers.
About 10 members of the Epworth
league had fine ride Wednesday even
ing to the home of Mr.. Judson W. Mead
where the regular social meeting was
held. a very enjoyable evening was
spent.
There will be a dime social at Mrs
Alvin WIlliamson's on Wednesday even
ing, March 0. literary and musica
programme will be given. The proceeds
will be for the benefit of the aid societ,
of the Baptist church.
The faculty of the college talk of pro
viding for course of lectures. to b,
given during the spring term, for tn,
students and others. 1t is designed t.
have speakers from abroad who will dis
cuss topics of general interest.
The Central Vermont railroad is nov
selling mileage tickets good for beare
and good until used, and all mileag,
tickets sold by the company prior to tn,
1st inst, when this regulation went int,
effect, will be accepted on the same con
ditions.
The second annual dance of the Mid
dlebury band, at the town hall on Mon
day evening, was very successful affair
Nearly 200 people attended it. Tn
local orchestra furnished music for tn
dancers, and the Ladies' Aid societ,
served supper in the lower hall
The thaw which prevailed last weel
was checked Friday afternoon, and, will
the exception of Monday, it has sine
been decidedly chilly. The thermome
ter has not gone extremely low, but tn
wind has blown furiously, aid altogeth
er it has been uncomfortable enough.
The college has become patron of tn
village water works, the pipes in Painte
hall having been connected with tn
ma u.s. The students have under con
sid ration the formation of hose com
pany among themselves, the village, o
course, to furnish the necessary appa
ratus.
The sleighing in the village is tough
There is ice enough in the roadway, Blu
it Is so covered by the winters accumu
laton of dirt as to be out of sight. Team
sters who come in with loads of WOO,
find it hard shedding, especially if the,
try to cross the creek bridge and go up tn
hills on either side. The bridge wa
showed yesterday.
The Y. p. S. c. +. of the Congregation
al church gave an enjoyable sociable il
the parlors on Tuesday evening. 1t wa
very fully attended. A leading featur
was the presentation of pantomimes re
presenting scenes from Mrs, Browning