Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Inc pupils OF the sCnOOl IN the Oeeley
district will have Christmas tree and
exhibition this evening.
The fall term of the college ended on
Tuesday last. The winter term will
open on Thursday, Jan. Z.
a full report of the Forefathers' cele-
bration Monday evening will be found
on an inside page of this issue.
Those interested will remember that
the date of the Christmas entertainment
at the Methodist church is tins friday
evening.
Assistant Judges Barnes and Walker
publish in the advertising columns this
week a statement of the financial condi-
ton of the county.
Mr.. Brainerd II. Lane has lately added
to his poultry stock a fine barred Ply
mouth Rock cock from the yards of A
II. Hunter of Natick, Mass.
The bank will not open today and the
post-office will be closed except from I
to 10 80 a. m. and ! to 6 80 p. m. Most
of the stores will do no business.
The annual business meeting of the
Baptist church will be held at the lee
ture room Tuesday evening, Dec 20.
The members are earnestly requested to
be present.
Ex-Goy. c. S. Page of Hyde Park pub
lished this year a large and attractive
calendar, copy of which he will mail to
any address on receipt of ) cents to pay
the postage.
An effort was being made yesterday
by the parties and lawyers interested
to settle the somew what celebrated COnroe
will case. The trial had been set for
February next.
Christmas trade has been unusually
goods. Buyers invest what money they
have largely in things which will be use
full to their possessors.
The price of butter ranges from II to
II cents pound according to quality.
Eggs for shipment sell at % cents a
dozen. There is comparatively little do
ing in other kinds Of produce.
The topic of the Christian Endeavor
meeting at the Baptist church Sunday
evening will be zone spiritual truth
Psalm 80 LII; leader, the pastor; lead
er of juniors, Phil Crane.
Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of Brooklyn
gave a very interesting and able lecture
on Edmund Burke, the orator. at the
The room was well filled nOtwithstand-
ing the severity of the weather.
The junior class of the college had a
large audience for their comedy, "Timo-
thy Delano's COurtship,' which they
presented at the town hall Tuesday ev-
ell ing. The affair was a success in every
way, as was also the dance which follow
ed the play.
The mercury has been down to zero or
little below every morning for week.
Half the time it has looked as if big
snow storm we're coming, but the fall
has been slight. The river is frozen
both above and below the falls and there
is no end of good skating. of which the
youngsters have fully availed them
selves.
The fourth lecture in the Baptist Y. p. s.
G. f. course, by G. b. Atwood of White
hall, n. Y, on 1.-THE soldier and the citi-
zen," will be given at the church Friday
evening, Jan. Is. Mr.. Atwood does not
come stranger to many of us and is
highly recommended to all. The lecture
will be of especial interest to veterans.
The Odd Fellows have made elaborate
arrangements for their annual bail,
which is to be given at the town hall on
| tne evening OF thursday, tne olSt inst.
a concert and drill will occupy the time
from s 80 to 8 80 O'Clock and the grand
march will begin promptly at 0 80
o'clock. Admission tickets for the gal
lery will be sold for % cents.
MIR. John Mooshie, a native Persian,
will speak at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and before a union ser.
vice at the Congregational church in the
evening. He is a native of the same
town as Mr.. Shahbag, who spoke here
a year ago. At present Mr.. MOoshie /;
a student in Colgate academy at Hami
ton, n. Y. He has come here to spenC
the Christmas vacation with Mr.. EZrs
Brainerd, who attends the same school
There will be a special conclave of Mt
Calvary cOmmandery, No. l, Knight:
Templar, on Christmas day, meeting a
a. m, sharp, for the purpose of par
ticipating in the Templar Christmas OBJ
servance. All resident members are eX
pected to be present and all visiting
Knights Templar are cordially invited
At this hour all the communicates in the
United States will meet to participate IL
this ceremony and send geetings to the
grand master of the grand encampmen
of the United States.