Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-24


rooms Wednesday afternoon.
Moses Purinton is making a decided
improvement in the appearance of his
place.
Mr. Rand and family will return to the
village again to live, occupying Ed
Wrighrs house.
Harry Peck and Miss Elizabeth H1nck-
ley were married last week in BIattle-
boro at the home of the brides aunt.
Augustus Farnsworth. who has been
in failing health for some time. is, we re
gret to learn, in "a low condition and lit
tie hopes are had of his recovery.
Mrs. Amelia Ashley, widow of the late
Rollin Ashley, former residents here, is
In town after an absence of about 10
years. She is the guest of Mrs. +. A.
Langdon.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar |. Brown of New
ark, n. j., are expected III town in June.
Mr. Brown has been engaged for another
year in the school here, with an advanced
salary.
The delegates appointed to represent
this church at the coming meeting Of the
Addison county conference at Nergennes
are Mr.. and Mrs. :. -. Doud aud Dea.
j. {. Wilder and wife.
Services appropriate TO the observance
OF Memorial day may BE- expected next
Sunday. The pastor will undoubtedly
give fine discourse, ana the choir will
furnish, as usual. extra fine music.
Mrs. George Bartlett and her son.
! George Bartlett, Jr. and wife. and Mrs.
Fanny Tracey of Bristol. besides several
other strangers, were noticed at last Sun
days services.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet this
| Friday) afternoon at the parsonage.
The meeting is called in the interest of
home mission work. a supper will
he served at o'clock to which gentle
men are specially invited.
Three meat carts are making semi
weekly and one tri-weekly trips across
Town hill this spring. There are also
three delivery teams in town, which will
take orders and deliver all kinds of COM
modities at ones door.
Rev. G. n. Thomas is one of the speak
ers at the centennial convention of the
| Congregational churches and ministers
of Vermont to be hello In Bennington
next mouth. The convention will meet
in the old First church at the Center,
which was originally built in 1903. Its
| first pastor was Rev. Jedediah Dewey,
known as the lighting parson'
The Memorlal-day exercises here will
begin at $3.50 "a. IN. This programme
will be carried out: Music; prayer, Rev.
G. y. Thomas; selection, Miss D0ud
music; remarks, Prof. b W. Weld: solo.
Mrs. Emma Doud; reading, Miss Flint
music; poem, Rev. G. y. Thomas; solo.
w. 5. Bro ,n: address. Hon. Frank
| Plumley of Mortified; hymn, - Amer
Ica".
From another correspondent
A. G. Wright will plant II acres of
corn this season.
George G. Gale of Bristol has been in
town the past week.
Col. F. ID. Proctor recently visited the
marble property at Belden's.
Sprigg & Wilson shipped "A veal
calves from the junction last Friday.
Mrs. Kate (Roscoe) Smith and daugh.
ter Pauline of Alameda, Cal, are in
town for the summer.
Rev. Henry IIckok of Orange, n. j..
will preach at the Congregational church
one week from next Sunday.
The old corner store has been newly
painted inside and out aud presents a
decidedly improved appearance.
The new safe purchased by the select
men arrived in town saturday and was
placed in the town clerks Office.
| Hiram Wheeler, who has been con-
| fined to the house with rheumatism since
last October, is able to be out again.
Timothy Pluof, who has been EN-.
ploVed by the Smith 81 Brainerd Marble
Co. for the past ten years, has moved
with his family to Burlington.