Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-04


regular meeting next Monday evening
and have work on the first degree.
Mr.. o. 7. Moore has bought the How
ard House near the depots and took pos
session two weeks ago last Wednesday.
Judge Loveland Munson of Manches-
ter has been assigned to preside at the
next June term of the Addison county
court.
County Commissioner +. j. Mathews
has appointed Mr.. II. a. Peck town
liquor agent for Mlddlebury for another
year.
County Examiner Z. f. BOyce had
nine applicants for teachers certificates
before hun at the examinations here last
week.
The DaniA Rafferty, house on South
street has been bought by Mr.. Allan
Calhoun, who will fix it up for a tene-
ment.
A large gang of men is employed on
the new irOu railroad bridge at Brooks
Vile. which it is hoped to have in use
before real wlhter comes.
The next meeting Of the Fortnightly
club will be held Monday evening, Dec.
:, with Mrs. Bristol composers, Foote,
Chad wick and Mcdowell.
The water commissioners are having
the work on the head gate across the
canal under the north end of Union
block completed, so that the water may
be shut of IN case of an accident.
The stage to East Middlebury, Ripton
and Bread Loaf goes now only to Bread
Loaf, the route from that point over the
mountain to Hancock and Rochester
having been discontinued for the winter
season on the LIST inst.
Nearly 800 of the taxpayers of Mid
dlebury have failed thus far to liquidate
their taxes with Town Treasurer Pinney.
The time within which a discount may
be saved will expire on the 18th inst.
and after that date a penalty is eXacted
from ~delinquents.
The J.. c. Rockwell Dramatic company
will begin a weeks engagement at the
town hail neXt Monday evening, when
they will present the play. "The Two
Brothers" There will be a change of pro-
gramme each evening. Tickets will cost
10, 20 and 30 cents.
Wintry weather has prevailed the past
few days. the mercury getting as low as
3 below zero during Tuesday night.
Yesterday the wind had changed into
the south and it was warmer. The roads
froze up while the mud was deep and
travelling in all directions is very rough.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Baptist church next Sunday will be
"Grace and works and in the evening
beyond expression or measure The
G. f. topic Is lessons from SOlOmon's
life and writings reference, | Kings,
3 :5-l5; leader, Alice Crane; leader of
Juniors, Nellie Dufley.
The Good Templars will hold a poverty
social at their hall Wednesday evening,
Dec. g.. Each lady is requested to take
her pOcketbOok and each gentleman q
box containing enough johnnycake and
gingerbread for two. a prize will be
awarded to the person whose dress is the
best representation of poverty. \ cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Master Norman $. Foote of Cornwall
10 years of age, is an expert gunner fol
one of his years and he gets curious
game, too, right around home. a few
DAYS ago he shot a bird measuring -four
and a half feet from tip to tip of wing:
the like of which nc one here had evel
before seen. The learned gentlemen Of
the college faculty tell him it may he
specimen of the American rOugh-leggeC
buZzard.
~ III NV III nv zap
fist Y. p. 5. G. f. lecture course will b,
given Tuesday evening, Dec. s, at thu
church. Il. II. Cantwell, assisted by
the college quartet, will deliver his very
+ popular lecture, "Picturesque Ireland.
t lie has just returned from the scenes o
his lecture and is enabled, by careful
preparation, to fully illustrate tn
. whole lecture. All who have heard i
, are enthusiastic in its praise.
The second entertainment of the Blp
tist Y. p. S. c. +. course, given last Fri
day evening bv Miss Ethelynd Gould o
Randolph, was a pronounced success
She met a large n enthusiastic audienc
and proved TO be even more capable i
her line than had been promised. Sh
would be heartily welcomed to Middle
L bury again. The college quartet ais
) deserves praise for the EXCEPTIONAL
good work il did in assisting Mis-
Gould.
Iubin Bearssau, the insane man VIII
was jailed here two weeks ago becaus
he seemed to need restraint, went t
Burlington last week to see his sister,
t resident of the city. While there he be
came unruly and the city authorize
Y when notified sent word here that the
could spare the man. Deputy Sheri
Cobb accordingly went after him and re
turned him to the local Jail, where he
. awaiting examination. He is likely t
" be sent to the State asylum at Water
bury.
L The remains of Joshua Atwood, tn
old man who was killed by the cars nea
Brooksville on Wednesday of last weeB
2 were taken to Brandon Thursday after
noon and the funeral was held from tn