Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09

two miles east of the village, was quit,
badly injured by fall in his barn a few
days ago. He is recovering from the
effects of the hurt.
, The railroad switch south of the Bat
tell block, which was taken up last
D spring, has been replaced, making the
siding In the rear of the block again
available for use.
Rain has fallen almost every day for a
week and good deal of the time for two
weeks. Farmers have been able to dc
little work and they and every one else
would appreciate clearing weather. The
signal service says a cold wave is travel
ing hither from the West.
The Good Templars will meet in special
session Monday evening, October II.
There is important business to be tran
sqcted in preparation for the grand lodge.
which will convene here Wednesday aud
Thursday. \ full attendance of the
membership is requested.
Rev. Warren Applebee is canvassing
Middlebury and its vicinity for two
books-"Parties and Men," n handsome
ly illustrated work dealing with leading
public men of the country and the pO-
ltical parties TO which they belong, and
1.-The Cottage Physician, whose title
explains ltS character.
The football teams of the college and
ofthe Rutland institute will play game
on the college grounds here tomorrow
Saturday afternoon. The game will
be called at 3 80 o'clock. The college
and the Bristol teams played a practice
game at Bristol Wednesday afternoon,
in which the college boys won by score
of II to 0.
Chas. F. Underhill. the impersOnator,
is to give his Grip Van Winklen in the
town hall on the evening of Oct. 81. lie
is to be here under the auspices of the
Middleburv College Athletic association.
Mr.. Underhill is highly commended
wherever he has been and will no doubt
! please a Middleburv audience as he has
| pleased so many others.
Mrs. |. V. Woodbury. and Miss Eunice
kitto, the latter an Indian girl, will speak
in the lecture room of the Congrega-
tional church this friday evening at
I 80 o'clock. These ladies are working
in the interest of the American Mission.
airy association and come here under the
auspices of the Woman's Home Mission
airy society. All are cordially invited to
go and hear them.
\ horse which Liveryman l.. O. Allen
turned into Mr.. Calhoun's pasture Satur-
day morning jumped the fence and got
upon the railroad track Just ahead of a
north-bOund freight. The animal kept
ahead of the tram till the iron bridge ov-
er the stream had been reached, when the
engine struck the horse and knocked it
into the river. 1t swan ashore and is
not much the worse tor its adventure.
The subject for the sermon Sunday
al ,,.f1I -,
The Great Confession; or, the Dawn of
the Christian Church; - for the evening.
-Four Ages Of Man" The topic for the
Christian Endeavor meeting is, Good or
Mammon;" references, Matt. 1916;
% :l4-3O. leader, Marcus Whitney. All
evening services until April will open a
half hour earlier than hitherto. The c.
+. will hold harvest social at the home
or MIR. b. Il. Brown on Court street Fri
day evening, October 1G. The society
extends a cordial invitation to all to
attend.
Miss Minnie Williams will give re-
cital unler the patronage of some of the
ladies of the town on Tuesday, the 10Th
inst, in the Ladies' Library rooms at s
p. m. This will be by far the finest en-
tertainment offered those who can ap-
preciate such presentations as the works
of the wonderful Shakespeare. The
number of tickets is limited to l25 and
they can be obtained of Mrs. p. F. Chap
man, Mrs. +. w. Judd, Mrs. Robert
Cartmell, Mrs. G. Hawley and Mrs. +.
b. Cliff, or at the door if there are va
cant places. Better secure your seats
beforehand.
The Rutland Herald of Monday says
in its report Of the Rutland county court
proceedings on Saturday "Walter
Martin of Mddebury was brought up
on p charges of keeping and selling in
toXicants and maintaining nuisance.
The charges were divided as follows
Selling, 10; keeping, l0 maintaining a
nuisance. I. The eases were consolidated
into three The respondent was found
guilty and fined 500 and costs for selling
liquor, $50 and costs for keeping liquor
and $40 and costs for maintaining a
nuisance. The fines and costs will
amount to about Sl200." Mr.. Martin has.
we understand, been committed to work
out the fine.
Rev. DR.. John Watson, Elan Mac
laren'', is to lecture at the opera house
in Burlington on Wednesday evening, |
the 18th inst. on Certain Traits of !
Scottish Character, and number of |
Middlebury people want to go up and |
hear him. The tickets will go on sale !
tomorrow at l O'Clock p. m. As to rail- !
road rates and trains General Passenger
Agent Aldrich of the Rutland road
writes: ave have agreed to make the
usual convention rates from all stations |
between Shelburne aud Middlebury to |
Burlington and return. Passengers !
going from Middlebury will be obliged |
to use our afternoon train going anu re-
turn on the sleeper. We are advised |
that the lecture will close In season TO !
allow passengers to take this train,
which will then leave Burlington nearly |
an hour later than it does now"