Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-01
LOCAL NEWS.

some OF their trlellus AT progressive WilsJ
party Monday evening.
The Baptist Christian Endeavor society
is planning for special service Sunday
evening, Feb. 10, further notice of which
will appear next week.
Mr. Butterfield has cleared his rink on
/ the river of snow aud flooded 1t, afford
/ ing very fair skating. There Is none
elsewhere, the snowfall having spoiled
| it all.
! A small amount of the butter brought
In this week was sold for 20 cents, the
general price being II and Is cents.
! Eggs for shipment sell at Is cents Il
dozen.
! \ dividend of 10 per cent on the com.
pany claims against Hammond. Bush &
| Co., the failed Orwell firm, payable be-
/ fore February 10. has been ordered by
/ the Insolvency court.
Yesterday was the day of prayer for
colleges and was observed by the local
institution with special service at the
chapel at IL o'clock. Rev. DR.. j. l..
Barton of Boston, the lecturer of this
evening, delivered the sermon.
There will be preaching at the Baptist
church next Sunday. morning and even
ing. After the morning service the Ordl-
] Nance vi AIlt l1OIu supper VIII ut duinli-
stered, aud several new members will
receive the right hand of fellowship.
Rev. Thomas Gull, State missionary,
will ollciate
Rev, DR.. Barton, one of the secretaries
of the American Board, formerly Of
Harpoot. Turkey. will speak to the
Kings Daughters in the vestry of the
Congregational church this Friday
afternoon at 3 80. DR.. Barton is most
interesting speaker, and all who would
like to hear him are very cordially in
vited to the meeting.
There will be Masons ball for the
benefit of Union lodge, No. ,, f. IL A..
NJ, at the town hall. Friday evening,
February s. The Howard Opera House
orchestra will furnish the music.
/ All Masons and their ladies are cordial
ly invited. supper will be served in the
basement of the hall; full bill, 50; adj
mission TO the balcony, . cents.
Mr.. NJ. f. Hughes, the Boston horse
buyer, arrived in town Friday afternoon
and remained till Saturday afternoon.
He was unable to put in an appearance
earlier in the week, as advertised, be-
cause he had the misfortune TO be the
only witness of an alteration in BOs-
ton street the first of the week and was
detained by the court, which needed his
testimony. lie is now in TlconderOga.
Posters are out announcing the APP
pearance at the town hall here on the
evening of Saturday, the 10th inst, of
"Jerusha Dow" and her album of 81
living pictures. Artist jackson has the
entertainment i'm charge and is to be AS
sisted by the college students Music of
novel sort is also to be given. The
entertainment promises to be unusually
attractive. The object of it is to raise
funds for the erection of ii grand stand
on the college grounds.
Rev. James l.. Barton, ID. d.. of Bos-
ton. secretary of the American Board
aud "A graduate of the college in the class
of 81, will give the sixth of the college
course of lectures at the chapel this eve
nlng, beginning at : 80 o'clock. He will
speak upon 1.-The Ottoman Empire, a
subject which his long residence at Har-
poot, in the sultan's dominions, enables
him to handle ntelligently. President
Brainerd spoke in the course last Friday
evening, telling in an interesting and
instructive way his impressions of
European life as gained during his re-
cent trip abroad.
Saturday morning brought a blizzard
that made outdoor existence rather I'M
comfortable for a few hours. 1t
amounted to little in this immediate To-
callty, though up among the mountains
the storm was severe. 1t was accom-
panied by snow. Enough fell to make
fair sleighing in the village and on the
roads to the westward. From here to
the mountains east and down Salisbury
and Leicester way there is neither good
slelghing nor good wheeling. During %
days of the month the wind has been in
the south, and on eight days the mercury
has been at zero or below. The coolest
day was the 20th when the thermometer
stood at 20 below.
The amateur minstrel show at the
town hall on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, under the auspices of the ST.
Stephens church people, drew large
houses both nights. the programme
presented was long-too long, if any
thing varied. and all of the per-
formers acquitted themselves credtably,
while some of them equalled or eXcelled
professionals. Taken as II whole the
performances were fully up to the
standard of those afforded by travelling
trOupes. Many of the gags" were
greatly enjoyed, almost every person and
thing in the community coming in for
its share. Perhaps some of the things
given might have been omitted to advan-
tage, but amateurs ought to be charitab-
~ criticized. Mr.. Jessie Campbell had
the direction of the affair and those tax
ing part were Messrs. George Seymour,
Frank Winch, Walter Reed, Michael IIig-
gins, Robert Bell, Allan Calhoun, Jr..
George Riggs, Parker Williamson, Roy
/ Howard, Alfred Woodward, Harry War
rem, +. Fletcher Chapman, Richard War
ner, Fred Largworthy, Frank Hubbard,
VIII sanford. Harry Williams, Rufus
Wainwright, Ed. Higgins. Carl Church,
Roy ilemenway, John Pinney, Harley
Hoag and Gasca Balm, and Masters Ed
die Mclaughlin, Henry Westall and
Isaac and Charlie Williamson.
An alarm at about : o'clock MondaN
morning was caused by fire in the
rooms in the seminary building. Semina-
ry street. occupied by Mr.. j. NJ. Cheney
and family. The tiremen were promptly
on hand, the Battells getting their hose
strung first bur the neighbors had turned