Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-09

ly injured at Middlebury Wednesday.
Mr.. Carrick is freight brakeman, and
was caught between the bumpers. He
had several ribs broken and is probably
injured internally. DR.. Russell attended
him. He was brought here on the 80
train"
The New Orleans Jubilee singers, who
came here under the auspices of the
EpwOrth league of the Methodist church,
gave an excellent concert at the town
hall Monday evening. On Tuesday
evening there was good presentation
of "Unele Toms Cabin. Tomorrow
night "Uncle Hiram" is to be played at
thg hall.
" Rev. Mr.. Hobbs of Fair Haven, the
State agent, has made satisfactory ar
engagements for the establishment in
Middebury of Morrell institute for the
cure of the liquor and morphine habits
and it will begin to do business next
week. Three patients have been secured
already. Drs. Smith and Noble will be
the physicians in charge. -
The ladies of the Congregational
church will give an entertainment at
Mrs. b. S. Bpckwith's on Tuesday eve
ming, March l3. Dean Howeils' famous
farce, "A Likely Story, will be pre-
freshments will be furnished. Adms-
sion and entire entertainment, 30 cents
A cordial invitation Is extended to all.
AS has been announced, Bishop Hall
will make his first episcopal visitation
to st. Stephens parish tomorrow and
Sunday. The service on Saturday even
ing will begin at o'clock and is to he
followed by an informal reception in the
study and chapel at 8 o'clock. On Sun
day there will be services at and 10 :45
a. NJ. and : 30 p. m. at st. Stephens
and at 3 p. m. at st. Barnabas' in East
Middlebury.
The seniors of the high school will in
entitled "Our Folks, the proceeds of
which are to go towards paying for II
good orchestra at the graduating exer-
ciSes. The play has been given very
successfully in other towns, and as the
young people are putting some
very good work on it in their
rehearsals, there is every prospect that
the seniors will do credit to themselves
as well as to the school in its perform
ance.
Union lodge, No. 2, F. and A. NJ, held
its annual meeting on Monday evening
and elected the following officers for the
year: w. NJ, 7. NJ. Chapman; S. W.,
Frank j. Hubbard: j. W., James A.
Smith; treasurer, c. E. Pinney; secre-
tary, G. A. Piper; 5. D., A. c. Wood
ward; j. D., f. p. Cushman; S. S., Isaac
Storms j. s., l.. G. Drolette; marshal.
+. F. Chapman; commissary, w. NJ.
Cushman; tyler, J. NJ. Peck. The in
stallation took place on Tuesday evening
and was followed by banquet at the
Pierce House, of which over 80 persons
partook.
The annual meeting of the Maplewood
club was held at the club rooms in the
Battell block Wednesday evening,
when the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President. G.. NJ.
Wilds; secretary. VIM. II. Button
treasurer, j. II. Stewart; managing
committee, w. II. Sheldon, w. w. Wood,
Jas. A. Smith, George Stewart. The
club has just completed the first year
of its existence and seems to be on a
thriving basis. The reports submitted
to the meeting showed a membership OF
forty. The disbursements during the
last year were about 500 and the club
has on hand assets to the amount of
$500.
The weather of the past week has been
as remarkable for its mildness as was
that of the previous week for the oppo.
site character. The large body of snow
which came recently has almost entirely
disappeared, only the remains of big
drifts still showing white in sheltered
places and along fences. The tempera
ture for more than a week has been like
what one expects in this climate six OIL
eight weeks later. The grass on lawn.
is actually beginning to show green. The
water is high in the river and part OF
the ice has gone out. 1t is recalled thai
about 20 years ago there was a streak OF
early warm weather like this and that il
was followed by severe cold, snow
storm coming as late as the 10th of May