Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Clay N. Dickinson cele-
brated the 10Th anniversary of their mar
rage on Monday evening, when large
number OF friends gathered at their home
and had an enjoyable time. There we're
number of handsome presents of silver.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are to have an lce-cream and
strawberry festival in the town hall on
the evening of Wednesday, the Nth inst.
There will also be other attractions,
further notice of which will appear next
week.
Those who become members of the
Ladies' library now can, upon payment
of 81. half the yearly fee, obtain reading
till Jan. l next. The library is open
two days in the week and has on its
shelves more than 1000 well-selected
books.
Rev. Joseph Ayers of Sidney, o., who
was pastor of the local Methodist
church away back in 1886, preached in
the new church last sunday morning.
His discourse was largely reminiscent,
dealing with the parish as he then knew
1t. We hope to be able to print the SER
mon in full next week.
The temperature has approached dan
gerously near the frost line during sew
eral nights of the past week. On Friday
night the mercury was down to 80, on
Saturday night to 33 and on Monday
night to 81. In Lincoln and Cornwall
there were frosts, though no great
amount of damage was done.
The game of base ball which the col
lege nine had arranged with the univer-
sity of Vermont for tomorrow, at the
college grounds here, has been postpon-
ed, owing to the illness of Mr.. Taylor of
the home team. He is better, however,
and it is probable that the game will
come off on Wednesday next.
Members of the fire companies had the
hand engine out on Wednesday evening
for practice. 1t has been put In shape
for work, and if the boys find that it
performs we'll they will take it to the
firemen's tournament at st. Adams and
try to win a prize in the hand-engine
contest that forms a prominent feature
of these gatherings.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary union will be held
with Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe on Wednesday
afternoon, June s, at $3.50 o'clock.
There will he devotional and business
meeting at o'clock, and tea, to which
the gentlemen are most cordially invited,
will be served at 6. Miss Hartig will be
present and address the meeting at Z
o'clock.
The two horse races on the fair
grounds Decoration day drew good
crowd. In the twO-year-old race King
Gillig, by Gillig, a chestnut stallion
owned by J. w. Peck of West Cornwall,
took the first money and w. Z. Dan
yew's black stallion second money. B.
Galvin's bay stallion won first money in
the mixed race, G.. Muller's stallion Sec
ond, John Mack's stallion third and F.
Marseilles' brown horse fourth.
The brethren up Salisbury way who
own land bordering on the river are
circulating a paper to raise money
to be expended in cutting down the reef
at the OX-bow, Painters reef, half mile
falls. Their idea is that If these OBJ
structons to the free passage of the
water were removed their lands would
be drained more quickly in times of high
water. A considerable sum has been
subscribed, although the circulation of
the paper has just begun.
The temporary bridge over the river
in the village, built to be used during
the building of the stone bridge, was
completed on Tuesday. 1t is substan-
tial structure, resting on trestling. 1t Is
1877 feet long and % feet wide. 16 feet of
the width being devoted to the driveway
and the remaining six feet to the side
walk. There is a strong railing on either
side. A tight board fence has been
erected along the east side of the north
ern approach, at the east end of the
Battell block, so that horses need not be
frightened by the cars.
There was a pleasant gathering of the
members of the d. u. society of the
college and their ladies on Wednesday
evening of last week at the home of
County Examiner Hasseltine on Bristol
Flats. 1t was in honor of his son, Mr..
G. l.. Hasseltine of the senior class, who
that day reached his 2lst birthday. The
guests numbered about 80. They were
very handsomely entertained. Mr.. f.
r. Brown acted as POSTMASTER. These
were the toasts and the speakers: "The
Occasion" James B. Donoway; "Child-
hood Hours" David II. Bloss ON
"Youthful DAYS." John Barlow; "The
Future Years." Eben j. Fullam; "rhe
Home" Guy c.. Lamson; "Dear Old
MIDI" Dan p. Taylor "Delta Upsilon,'
Albert A. Sargent; "Birthdays," Erwin
A. Hasseltine.