Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-12-11

The Burlington Daily News of Monday
says: "The child of the unfortunate
Middlebury woman who was deserted by
her betrayer and left to die in this city.
died last night. He was the adopted
child of Officer John j. Brothers. His
age was five months"
The glee club of the college has Or
ganized with the following members /:
First tenor, Howard. 80: second tenor,
Houghton, Lane and Tahgney, all 1900;
first bass, HurlbUrt, 80, Wate rman,
80, Botsford and Wheeler, 1900; second
bass, Stone and Hubbard, 80, Carlson
and Barnard, 1900.
The weather of the past week has been
mild for the season. 1t looked for a time
! Wednesday morning as if there would
be sleighing before night but the storm
was of short duration. The ground is
white yet, but the coating of snow is
thin. The roads are very muddy here
and in all the surrounding region.
The subject for the morning sermon at
the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing will be Limitation and faith or,
two kinds of followers" Rev. II. H.
Cantwell will give the sermon in the
evening. The subject for the G. f. is
blossoms from Solomon's life; refer
ence, Kings, ;5-15; leader, Il. NJ.
Mills.
The J. c. Rockwell Dramatic COM
pany, who are filling weeks engage
ment at the town hall, are playing to
well pleased audiences. Tonight there
will be grand double pill, "Charley's
Uncle and Uncle Josh's Visit, and as
special attraction Mrs. Harriet Winch
will introduce her trick horse "Rhea",
which Will walk on stills and skate on
roller skates.
The junior class of the college will
give an entertainment and dance at the
town hall on the evening of Tuesday,
the 22d inst. First on the programme
will come the comedy, Timothy Della
nos Courtship'', presented by the men,
bers of the class, to be followed by the
dance. The string orchestra and mill
tary band of Whitehall, n. Y, will af-
ford music for the entertainment as well
as the dance.
Mr.. Frank a. Campbell of Troy, n.
Y, who bought the Addison House last
week and is to take possession April
next, intends, it is understood, to lay out
$4,000 to $4,000 upon it next season. He
will put in steam-heating apparatus
and other similar improvements, build a
new kitchen and probably a large wing
also, the latter along the Washington
street front of the property, and rebuild
the barns.
The remains of Edward Taylor, whose
widow is daughter of Mrs. Heman G.
LangwOrthy, were brought here from
TicOnderoga on Monday for burial in the
West cemetery. The iOcal lodge of Odd
Fellows, of which order the deceased was
| q mann bar fornnad n t,ort Of no proooe
/ sion from the station to the cemetery.
Rev. c. F. Noble of TicOnderoga and
Rev. j. &. Gooding conducted the SER
vice at the grave.
The Sanford drug store in Union
block was burglarized during Wednesday
night. Mr.. Sanford's Overcoat, small
amount of money and few cigars are
missing. The glass was broken out of
one of the windows in the rear, making
an opening of sufficient size to admit a
man. The cash register, a wooden one,
had its top torn off, but the money
drawer itself was not reached. The job
was apparently done by local talent.
The Rutland railroad will sell special
tickets for Christmas and New Years
For Christmas the tickets will be good
going the 24th and the 18th and good to
return until January 1. The New Year
tickets will be sold the 3lst and January
l and will be good 10 return until Jan
uary I. The railroad will also sell tick
cts TO points on the Central Vermont
railroad at the times specified above
The rate will be two cents per mile each
way.
The third lecture of the Baptist Y
p. 5. c. f. course, on picturesque Ire
land" Tuesday evening, given ty r
II. Cantwell of Vergennes, was great
success. The large and appreclativ6
audience were enthusiastic in theil
praise of the lecture. The views anC
lantt IN were an important feature. The
pictures were of the finest character
ever exhibited in town. Mlddlebury
people can highly recommend MIR
Cantwell's lecture.
VIM. p. Russell Grand Army post haG
its annual election of officers Wednesday
evening. The following were chosen
Commander, John Murphy; senior vice
commander, T. E. Wells; junior vlct
commander, VIM. Latimer; chaplain, H
C. Langworthy; surgeon, DR.. f. p
Russell; qua termaster, G. w. Pinney
officer of the day, Otis Abbey; officer O.
the guard, Alfred Mayhem. These, will
the appointive officers, will be installed
at the first meeting in January. Their,
was a large attendance Wednesday
night. The post was inspected by c. f
Youtt and afterward a clam chowde
was served.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb took Lubin Bears
sau, the crazy painter, to the State in
sane asylum at Waterbury on Friday
Bearssau came here, as he said, from
Marlboro. Mass, and asked aid of thu
town, which was given. Then HI