Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. Frances f. Townsley will occupy
the pulpit at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning.
The Battcl Hose company gave a
wel-attended dance at the town hall on
Wednesday evening.
y regular communication of Union
lodge, No. ,, will be held Monday even
ing, Dec. 2, at s o'clock. Work on the
f. a. degree is expected.
The price of butter is lower, II to Is
cents being the quotations this week for
the best Eggs sell at 20 to % cents
dozen according to quality.
The Hawthorne club met with Mrs.
Brainerd at Battell hall on Tuesday even
ing. The next meeting, on the evening
of Dec. 10, will be at Mr.. A. K. Higley's.
Mr.. J. G. Wellington's driving horse
dropped dead IN the street near the COL
lege Monday forenoon. Heart disease is
presumed to have been the cause. The
animal was over 20 years old.
The college closed Wednesday noon
and will resume work Monday afternoon.
The graded school is having a vacation
which began Wednesday noon and will
end Monday morning.
a recent improvement at the pumping
station in the placing therein of steam
heating apparatus. The lower story of
the building. where the water-w wheels are,
can now be heated during severe cold
weather, which was impossible before.
The Kings sons will give a magic
lantern entertainment for children In
the Congregational church lecture room
Friday evening. Dec. 6. at : o'clock.
Admission. 10 cents. including re-
freshments. Homemade candy on sale.
The series of union gospel temperance
meetings begun at the Congregational
church on Sunday evening last by Rev.
Frances f. Townslev are well attended
Miss TOwnsley is an excellent speaker.
Meetings are held each week-d day at 3
and 80 O'Clock p. m.
The monthly business meeting of the
Baptist Christian Endeavor society vii!
occur next Thursday evening, Dec >, at
s o'clock. at the church. 1t is important
that as many members be present as pos
sible, as it is the meeting at which of
ticers will be elected for the ensuing six
months.
No shipments of potatoes or other pro-
ducc are being made from this station.
Buyers say the down-cOuntry markets are
full to overlooking and that returns from
shipments are slow in coming. Hay is
about the only thing that is wanted in the
cities. and the demand for that is none
too brisk.
1t may interest our farmer friends TO
know that there is at least one place in
the world where potatoes are worth
something. That place is the Yukon
in hnp 4 la- Irn
and the price there is 81 bushP. That
is what missionary, Rev. j. W. Chap
man, paid in September for them. But
The market is limited. and it would hardly
be worth while for Nermonters to try 10
supply it.
Mr.. Joseph Butler of Providence. X.
L., and Miss Katherine Carroll OF this
village were married at the Catholic
church at S o'clock Monday evening in
the presence of large number of
friends. Rev. j. NJ. Gelot, the pastor,
performed the ceremony. After the
wedding there was IA reception at the
home of the brides parents on North
Pleasant street. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
went south on the express that EVENING"
There has been an abundance of wealth
err, such as it was. during the week past.
The snow which fell the both remained
on the ground but two or three days.
Monday it began raining, and an abund-
ance of it fell-an inch and half before
Tuesday night. The temperature went up
almost to 20 Tuesday afternoon, but
dropped during the night. The signal
service predicts a decided cold wave.
Over in Italy the railways are blocked by
snow.
Deputy Sheriff Middlebrook of Yer
gennes brought here from Haverhill,
n. H., and jailed on Saturday one G. L.
Ware, who is accused of having stolen
horse. sleigh and outfit from the barn
of r. Il. Booth of Ferrisburgh last win
ter. Ware got into trouble at Hartford,
Conn, for alleged horse-stealing, but
as no case could be made out against
him he was turned over to the author-
ties of IIaverhill for trial on similar
charge. They, too, failed to convict him
and have given him into the care of our
officials.
The musical entertainment at the
vestry of the Congregational church last
Friday evening, under the auspices of
the Lend-a-Hand circle of Kings daugh-
tiers, was eminently successful in point
of attendance and interest. The pro-
gramme embraced singing by DIR. Shell
don and the college glee club, violin
playing by Miss Edna V. Higley, a trio
on piano, flute and cOrnet by Mrs. Miner,
Mr.. Joseph Peck and Mr.. c. A. Hub
bard and recitations by Mrs. James A.
Smith and Miss Bernce Thomas. Every
performer was received with applause
and recalled. 1t was Miss Higley's first
appearance in Middebury. Those best
capable of Judging were delighted with
her playing and all who heard her were
pleased. After the music refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
A good amount of money was realized