Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-22

the proper time.
One of Rev. FIR. Gelot's horses. at
tached to II carriage, started from his
house Friday afternoon and ran down
into the village and across the bridge.
John Wooster climbed into the vehicle
from the rear and stopped the horse on
Merchants Row. One wheel of the car
riage was broken by striking the stone
watering trough on Main street, but
otherwise no damage was done.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post-ofiice unclaimed: Mrs. S. S. An
drus (2), Miss Estelle Dodge, Miss Liz
zie Godette, Mrs. Sarah Hart, Mrs.
Horace Kingsley, Miss Giennie Perry,
Miss Ruse Wilson, Miss Nellie Warner,
G. Bliss, j. w. Beckwith, Frank Gordon,
Il. O'Hare, Joseph Thomas, Unitarian
Society, Octave Vegman. Joseph War
ner, Will Wright, Fred D. West (3).
The exhibition by the junior class of
the college, at which II of the "a mem
bers of the class will speak, will be held
at the town hall on the evening of Tues
day next, beginning at 8 o'clock. The
Howard Opera House orchestra of Bur-
lington will furnish music for the public
exercises and also for the dance that is to
follow the exhibition. The exhibition
marks the close of the winter term. The
spring term will begin Thursday, April 4.
Mr.. w. G.. Foote, the chief officer of
Lake DunmOre lodge of Odd Fellows,
and a considerable number OF members
of the lodge went to Burlington last week
Thursday afternoon to attend meeting
of the lodges of the district. The initia-
tory degree was worked by the Middle.
bury lodge and other degrees by other
lodges. A number Of the grand officers
were present. One hundred and forty
nine Odd Fellows sat down to the ban.
quet at the Van Ness House.
Mr.. g. NJ. WinslOw of Brandon, mem.
Der of the board of agriculture and cat
tie commissioner, was called here recent.
" by Prof. Bovce, who thought he had
discovered symptoms of tuberculosis:
among animals in the herd at his farm
Dr. PhllipsOn, the veterinarian whom
Mr.. Winsow brought with him, made d
thorough examination, but found NJ
ground for the professors suspicious
Mr.. Winsow SAYS there is very little il
any tuberculosis among the cattle in thi:
section of the State.
Bright, cool and exceedingly raw
March weather has been the rule tn,
past week. The government weather
bureau foretold rain for this region YES
terday. but instead the sky was clea
and chilly north wind blew. The sea
son is much behind last. Last year the ic,
went out of the river the 9th of March
now it is as solid as in midwinter. A yea
ago the frost was all out of the grount
and homegrown parsnips and vegetable
oysters were on the market. while now
nothing short of dynamite would sue
cessfuly NINE them. Wednesday nigh
"A blizzard was raging at Roanoke, Va.
and enough snow had fallen TO della,
trains; while more than six inches o
new snow had come in the vicinity o
st. Louis and the drifts were three ant
four feet deep.
4 local branch of the Granite Stat,
Provident association of Manchester, y
H., the largest building and loan asso
citation in the East. was organize,
Wednesday evening, at meeting
held in DR.. Mellen's office, b.
Mr. Joseph G.. Chandler. who has bee
in town for the last month. The direC
tors of the local branch are DR.. Mellen
Prof. &. b. Wright. +. +. Bond, G. A
Piper, b. b. Hope, Thos. +. Wells AM
Rev. \. w. Dickens. These officer
were chosen: President, DR.. Mellen
vice-president, Prof. Wright; secretar
and treasurer. +. +. Bond; eXecutiv
co nmittee, C.. \. Piper, B. B. Hope an
Thomas +. Wells. The associatio
starts of well and is Likely to prosper
particularly if the movement now on foo
to secure industries for the village sue
ceeds.
The St Patrick's day entertainment a
] the town hall Tuesday evening drew GU
a good mouse and added about 500 t.
the building fund of the Catholic church
The principal feature was lecture O
"Our foreign element" by Rev. FIR. b. }
/ O'Sullivan of st. Adams. He is AN IN
teresting and effective speaker. havin,
something to say and knowing how t.
say It, The real foreign elements in tn
population of this country, he said, wer
the would-be aristOcrats, who ape tn
customs of the nobility of Europe: tn
anarchists and other agitators OF tina
sort, who teach doctrines subversive o
all law and order; those who stir NJ
religious discussions. and those who
understanding their duties as citizens
shirk their esponsibiities. FollowIn,
the lecture Mr.. White. one of the com
pany of players connected with tn
medicine company now holding forth a
the hall, did some excellent singing, ant
lastly came fine supper served by tn
ladies of the parish in the lower hall.
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