Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-11

to 20 days in the county jail. This is
done to ease up on the crowded condition
of the house of correction. The iails of
the State, which have been almost ten
antless of late years, may gain some pop
ulaliOn by the change in the law.
MISS Sara l.. Bailey of Boston, the
elOcutionist, gave II pleasing entertain
ment at the town hall on Tuesday even
ing. Sne was assisted by Miss Rose
man, II. +. Williamson and Roy How
ard. who sang, Mr.. Williamson and Jesse
Campbell acting rs accompanies. Miss
Bailey appeared here under the auspices
of st. Stephens parish. The church
people are planning to give soon min
slrel entertainment, further notice of
which will be made later.
At the annual meeting of the Congre
gatiOnal society last Monday, the 9TH
inst, the following officers were elected
to serve Tor the ensuing year: Pruden-
tial committee. f. \. Bond, NJ. y. Mum
roe, c. w. Mathews, DR.. l.. +. Mellpn,
+. G. Seeley; music committee, Ex-
Gov. Stewart, NJ. \. MunrOc, w. H..
Pan khurst. Prescott Kimball, Theodore
Munroe, Chas. Munroe; treasurer, n. p.
Barbour; clerk, j. +. Crane.
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the following officers at its annual meet
ing on Monday evening: Foreman, Z.
j. Donnellv; first assistant, j. G. Wilson a;
second assistant. Erwin Piper; treasurer,
Fred Hayden; secretary, Il. W. Rogers.
The company will hold II box sociable
and dance at its hall on Wednesday
evening next. The ladies are asked to
take boxes. which will be sold by auc-
ton. Good music will he provided. The
admission to the hall will be % cents.
There were but two Addison county
cases on the docket of the January term
of the supreme court which opened at
Montpelier on Tuesday, and both of
them were to have been heard yesterday
or today. They are the Cornwall case
of +. A. Thra,l vs.. DR.. f. o. Porter and
the Middlebury case of State VS.. Will
liam Speyer. The latter may lead to an
interesting decision which Will determine
whether the State board of health and
health officers appointed by it really
have any power to enforce their rules
and regulations.
The stockholders of the national bank
of Middlebury had their annaui meeting
on Tuesday afternoon, when the old
board of directors was reelected. The
directors re elected the officers. The
directors are Albert A. Fletcher (preSi-
denD. j. G.. Wellington (vice- president)
w. p. Nash, G.. S. Wainwright and
George NJ. Fletcher. Cashier c. f. Pin
ney and Assistant Cashier j. \. Fletcher
continue i'm office as Il matter of course.
The usual semi-annual dividend Of per
cent on the capital stock of $780, 900 was
paid Jan. |.
The Baptist society at its adjourned
annual meeting on Monday evening
elected officers for the year as follows
Clerk and treasurer, X. ). Bededict ;
trustees, +. +. Wells, b. b Brown, +.
l.. Kelley auditor, W. b. Mills; ushers,
j. X. Dyer, r. NJ. Mills; collector, j. X.
Dyer. The officers of the Sabbath
school department, elected at the same
time, are: Superintendent, \. c. Wales
assistant. j. X. Dyer; secretary and
treasurer, Il. :. Benedict; librarian, K.
NJ. Mills assistant librarian and chOris
ter, Miss Eta j. AlIbee.
Ringing Bros, whose circus showed
here on the Sth of August last, send out
an elaborate pamphlets profuselv Illus
trated, giving facts about the show and
n statement of business done last season.
| Quite as amusing rs anything in it ART
brief notes concerning each stopping
place. Here is what is said of Middle
bury "Weather cool; rain. Afternoon
house big; night fair Dudes ana dudines
attend on hay wagons. They try to dis
turb the show by blowing horns. but 10y
request of several notwithstanding gen
tlemen stop their giddy hiarity."
This being the week of prayer, extra
evening meetings are held at the Metno-
dist and Congregational churches. This
notice regarding the meetings at the
Methodist chnrch was sent in for publi-
cation last week, but was mislaid aud
omitted; it is printed now, as it may be
of some service even at this late date
"Religious services will be held at the
Methodist church every night next week
except Saturday. All who wish to join
in the public observance of the week of
prayer. or to pray and work for revival
of religion are invited to be present; al so
those who desire to find Christ as their
Saviour
The fourth in the series of college
lectures will be given at the chapel at I 30
o'clock tomorrow Saturday evening by
Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of Brooklyn, n.
Y, whose topic will be "The ministry of
| literature to our feelings. He happens
to be up in this region for the purpose of
lecturng before teachers institute at
| Pittsburgh tonight and so the faculty
have been able to secure his services
\ lecture worth hearing is certain to be
had of him. 1t should be understood
that while these lectures are primarily
for the students, any one who desires
can attend on payment OF 81 for course
ticket or % cents for single lecture.
The oflicers-elect of Lake DunmorC
/ lodge, No. !, |. O. O. F.. for the current
year we're installed on Friday evening
/ last by ID. ID. e. NJ. j. A. Haynes OF
Burlington. They are n. g., w. l.
holland V. c., +. W. Fuller; recording
secretary, f. f. English; permanent sec
rotary, c. +. Ioutt; treasurer, II. L.
| Hunt; warden, w. IL. Duncan; conduc
tor, F. Carrigan; chaplain, l.. Rivers
past y. c., X. \. Calhoun; X. 5. to y
G., \. IL. Langworthy; l.. 5. to n. G., j
Calhoun; X. 5. to V. c., j. w. Wright
l.. 5. to V. G., II. y. Peck; Il. 5. $, w
Calvin; l.. 5. s., V. Kelsey; inside
guard; ii. II. Langworthy; outside
guard, IL. Il. Holden; finance committee
! II, A. Peck, w. G.. FOOte. II. 4. Calhoun