Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-24

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An "old-fashi0ned" social dance is to
be held at the town hall on the evening
of Tuesday. Feb. 4. Col. Fletcher and
Messrs. W. w. Wood and j. a. Smith
constitute the invitation committee OF
the affair. The Howard opera house or
chestra of Burlington will provide the
music.
An East Indian tea will he given under
the auspices of the Women's Foreign
Missionary society this Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. Frost and Mrs. III. A.
Crane, Weybridge street. Refreshments
will be served at & 80 and "A literary pro-
gramme will follow. All are cordially
invited.
MIR. G. w. Perry of North Chester will
give the second lecture in the college
course at the chapel on Friday evening,
the 3lst inst. 1t will be illustratt,r and
on the topic beautiful and historic
Champlain." Prof. Wright's lecture last
Friday evening, on "The teachers atti-
tude toward poetry" was greatly en-
ioyed.
The home of Mr.. Daniels, Seymour
street. is quarantined because of the Ill
ness of his grandchild. the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Bruya, with diph-
liberia. The child has been very low
much of the time for the past week and
was not appreciable better Yesterday.
There are no other cases of the disease
in town.
Mrs. Wilcox. wife of Dea. II. j. Will
cox. died at an early hour Tuesday
morning at their hom here. She mad
been an invalid for several years. III
funeral was attended from the house at
10 o'clock Yesterday morning, Rev. Mr..
Dickens officiating. The burial was IN
ShOreham. Dea. Nlc"N health Is
quite feeble.
The Addison County Prohibition club
will mold "A meeting at the own hall here
Wednesday afternoon and evening, IAN.
%. The State Prohibition committee
will be present to hold II meeting with
the club in the afternoon al O'Clock.
Rev. G. r. Hawley. well known in this
county, has written hat he will be pres
ent and give an address in the evening.
The debate at the Case street school
house. Wednesday evening, drew out
such a crowd that all the extra seats OBJ
tainable had to be taken in to accommo-
date the audience. The Venezuelan
boundary question was the topic under
consideration. o. p. Moore and y. y.
Brown upheld the presidents message
and j. +. Kingsley and James Moore
took the other side. The decision was
unanimously in favor of the champions
of the message.
The village trustees had a meeting
Yesterday noon and voted to at once IN
form the electric light company that UNI
less it was willing to light the village on
the terms fixed at the village meeting, the
lights to run all night every night in the
year at an annual expense not exceed
ing $500, it might cut OIL all the lights
forthwith. 1t was understood that there
would be no lights last night, as the
company is unwilling to IA k up with
the villages offer.
The village trustees and the committee
of seven chosen at the village meeting To
assist them in the investigation OF the
stone road question had a meeting Tues
dav evening The subject was discussed
to some extent and Prof. Boyce, Allan
Calhoun. W. NJ. Jackson and Or. Mellen
were made a subcommittee and instruct
ed To look into the building of these
roads a conducted at DR.. Webb's Shell
burne farms and in Burlington, The
subcommittee will visit those places dur
ing the coming week.
The Burlington Independent of Satur.
, day last has the following regarding d
MiddleburV man &C. G. Peek of Mid
dleburv. who has "A host of friends here.
has received official notice from tho
patent Office that his claims on an cleo
i, trIc shOe-brake for street cars have beer
allowed. Mr.. Peck claims that with hi,
device an electric car can be stopped be
fore going 10 feet, or even Il shorter dis
lance. While this might set things on
, end at the front of the car, it would b6
| preferable TO crushing the life out OF d
human being beneath the wheels. sue.
cess to Mr.. Peck and his patent.
The board of village trustees elected
l at the annual meeting last week hat
its first meeting at the Volunteers
? rooms last Friday evening. DR.. Shell
don was elected chairman. These ap
f pointments were made: Village attor
ney, G. NJ. Wilds; superintendent OF
, lights aud stock on west side. william
Jackson: superintendent of steamer. y
r II. Langworthy superintendent OF stocR
on east side, Il. +. Boyce; superlnten
, dent of parks. l.. f. MellPn; superinten
dent of highways until after special vi
lage meeting to be called soon, ii. w
Hammond; chief of police, William NJ
Cushman policemen, Clay \. Dickinson
y A. II. Langworthy and Joseph Calhoun
special policemen, IL. ID. Cushman a
t graded school and Baggagemaster WI
p. Lee; fire wardens, Il. f. BOyce, l.. h
, Mellen, George Hammond, w. Nj. Jack
: son, 4. 4. Fletcher, A.. j. Marshall, DIR
+. i. Russell, ID. Rider. On motion o
e DIR. Mellen the control of the fire depart
ment was given to the chief engineer, bu
r it was voted that any repairs or proposed
outlay of money for anything connected
t with the department must be submitted
/ to the board of trustees for their approva
n before such work Is done or money