Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-10-11
LOCAL NEWS,

The Battell Hose company will have a
dance at the town hall on Thanksgiving
eve.
The best butter is worth Is cents d
pound and eggs for shipment Is cents a
dozen.
The Hawthorne club will have its first
meeting of the season at f. II. ThOrp's
next Tuesday evening. he 18th inst.
Rev. Charles :. Hale of Cmremont, n
, H., who OBLIGATED at st. Stephens last
Sunday, will conduct services there next
Sunday.
The people of the Catholic parish are
holding wel.attended fair at the town
hall in the interest of The building fund
of the new church.
The Fortnghtly club will meet for the
first time this season on Monday at 4
O'Clock with Mrs. Miner. A miscellane-
Gus programme will be given.
The freshmen were victorious over the
sophomores in the rush at the college
Saturday morning. a large number of
tOwnspeOple went up TO see the contest,
which was lively while it lasted.
Mr.. b. s. Bcckwth has had a large
tree that stood in front of his residence
cut down this week. much to the i'm
prOvement of the premises. He has
also had the grade of his lawn lowered.
The sixth annual dance Of the Volun-
teer Hose company will be held at the
town hall on the evening of Wednesday
the 23d inst. The local orchestra will
furnish the music. Every one is invited
to the dance.
An entertainment Will he given at the
vestry of the Congregational church on
Friday evening, Oct. %. at which the
principal feature will be Japanese
wedding. Further notice will be given
in this column.
Mr.. j. NJ. Peck finds on looking over
his weather records that the past week has
been colder than any similar week of Oc-
tober for ten years. The high mountains
to the eastward were white with snow or
frost Wednesday morning.
The Home Missionary union will hold
its first meeting for the season at Miss
Stars next Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. 1t is hoped that all interested
in the cause will put in an appearance to
help plan the work for the year.
Messrs. Gilmore q Calvin have the
most of their stock of furniture in the
Nallette block and will open for business
next Monday. For the present they will
occupy the north part of the main floor.
Il part of the second and of all the third
story. Later they will have the whole
of the lower floor.
State Deputy W. II. Eldridge will or
game a Good Tpmplars' lodge I'm the
hall in the old Y. VI. G.. \. building next
| Monday evening. All who would like to
become charter members of such an or
ganization will he welcome. Members of
| lodges in adjoining towns are invited
to be present and assist in the ceremony.
a quotation box social will be Civ en- at
/ the Case street school house on Friday
evening, Oct. Is, the proceeds of which
will help to pay for the splendid new organ
which has recently been placed therein.
y pleasing musical and literary pro-
gramme has been arranged and IA pleas
ant evening is anticipated. All are cor
daily invited to be present.
There are those who can get game
without even going hunting a few
days ago partridge flew into Mrs.
Seymour's residence on South street and
was easily captured, and on Sunday
another bird OF the same sort smashed
its way through window of Mr.. Otis
Abbey's house, cutting its throat on the
glass and falling dead upon the floor.
Currant bushes do not ordinarily grow
up in trees, but sometimes they do
Trustee II. w. Hammond and his men,
while engaged in trimming the trees
north of the Episcopal church on Tues.
day. found quite szeable currant grow
ing in the crotch of an elm The suppo-
sition is that the seed was carried there
by bird and took root in the moss and
dirt on the bark of the tree.
Mr.. ID. III. Bennett of BridpOrt was on
/ AT,.I1 4.
national bank of Middebury to fill the
vacancy in the board caused by the death
of Hon. W. p. Nash of New Haven. Mr..
Bennett was at one time connected with
a New York city bank and he is one of
the brightest and most capable business
men of the county, so that he is admira-
bly, fitted for the place to which he has
been chosen.
Martin Calvin, who lives in the Me
Leod block, Main street, was tried i'm the
lower town hall, Saturday, before JUS
tice Mcleod aud jury, for ntoXicatiOn.
He was fou"d guilty and fined 81 and
costs. with an alternate sentence of ten
days in Jail. He appealed. Grand Juror
Button prosecuted and Mr.. Wids de-
Tended. 1t was rather IL cosmopolitan
gathering, among the witnesses being
the Chinese laundryman. Oak Sang, and
the Hungarian shoemaker, JEFF.
The thieves who have done so much
mischief about the village this fall are
still stealing. Not long ago the cellar of
Mr.. James \. Smiths house was entered
and a lot of iellies and preserves were stol-
en-. Saturday night the most of Mr.. c. w.
Earl's stock of undertaking was taken
from the clothesline at his residence
The garments are so big that Mr.. Earl
thinks the thieves can't wear them. and
as he cannot replenish his wardrobe In
town, he will exchange smaller ones for
his own.
As announced last week, course of
Browning lectures will begin next Tues
day, Oct. 10, at 80 p. M, in the English
room at the college. In answer to in
quiries, Professor Wright makes the fol-
lowing statements: |. If it is preferred,
the course will be given at the rate of one