Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-04
Personal MENTION,

Mr.. w. G. Danyew is home, after an
absence of three weeks.
Mr.. Virgil NJ. Benedict of Bristol is
visiting his parents and friends here.
Mr.. Clinton Smith of Washington was
in town on Wednesday for "a brief stay.
Mrs. E. 2. Russell, who was summoned
to Washington two weeks ago to care
for her brother, Mr.. f. d. Mussey, is
still there.
John Pinney, who had a leg broken
ten weeks ago by a fall from the rear
end of the store of Bond Bros, is just
able to get about little on crutches.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. E. Proctor were call
ed to his former home at Wilson Springs,
Me-, last week by the serious illness of his
mother, who at last accounts was just
alive.
Hon. John W. Stewart and Mrs. Stew
art came up on Tuesday from Boston,
where they had passed a number of
weeks for the benefit of the latter's
health, which is much improved.
n The invitations are out for the we'd
ding on Wednesday evening. the 10th
inst. of Miss Elizabeth D.. eldest
daughter of President Brainerd. and
Prof. Carl C. Plehn of the university of
California. -
Prof. Wright went to Boston yester.
day to be present at the annual meeting
at the Parker House this evening of the
New England association of alumni of
Johns Hopkins university, of which he
is a member.
Mr. Edward II. Sheldon Is expected to ar
rive from San Francisco today and to be
accompanied by his sister, Mrs. George
Graves of Washington. Prof. and Mrs.
Samuel Sheldon will be here on Saturday,
when the Sheldon family will have a
reunion.
Mr. w. 5. Egerton, the Albany land
scape gardener, was here on Tuesday and
Wednesday to look over the college
grounds and make plans for their i'm
prOvement. The corporation at recent
meeting voted to eXpend $500 upon them.
Mr.. Max Kallenback. who left here
last fall with a shipment of sheep for
South Africa. has returned. DR.. G. E.
Prentiss, who accompanied him out.
went on to Port Louis. Mauritius, where
relative, Thomas T.. Prentiss, a Yer
monter, is United States cousui.
Mrs. w. II. Bliss was down from Bur
lington on Monday and Tuesday TO SUI
perintend the removal of their house
hold effects. They have taken a house
and will go to housekeeping. Mr.. Bliss
is engaged in the trial of an important
case in the Chttenden county court.
Rev. and Mrs. John w. Chapman, who
were on their way to San Francisco last
week. were detained ten hours in Mon
tana by reason of CoXeyites. These
worthless had captured train coming
east and the authorities obstructed the
track to stop them, thus temporarily
blocking all traffic.
Mr.. David NJ. Burke, United States
consul at Pernambuco, Brazil, expects tC
go about June l to Malaga, Spain. tC
which consulate he was promoted some
time since. 1t was thought advisable
to keep him at Pernambuco till the
Brazilian revolution ended, and by all
accounts the trouble is over.
Sheriff Kent w. Merritt of Shorehan
was in town on Wednesday for the first
time since the 9th of January last. lie
then had a hard cold and three days
later was Frustrated with pneumonia
from which he has not yet fully recover.
ed. His errand here on Wednesday was
to draw the petit jury for the June term
of the county court.