Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-07

Messrs. Fred Hayden and Louis Tru-
deau have again entered into partnership
and have opened barber shop IN the
roomin the Dyer block till lately occupied
by Cornell q Co. The shop vacated in the
old Y. NJ. c. A. building will be used by
a Burlington florist.
The village trustees have come to no
arrangement with the electric light
company and in consequence the street
lights have not been run for two weeks.
The whole question will be passed upon
and probably settled at the special vii
lage meeting soon to be called, as the
trustees do not feel like taking the res
possibility of d, Gliding what shall be
done.
A social and literary entertainment
will be given at the lecture room of
the Congregational church this friday
evening, when The Lotus Eaters will
be presented by the recitation of short
poems illustrated by Is living pictures.
The cost of admission and refreshments
will be - cents. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
The regular services will be held at the
Baptist church Sunday; theme for the
morning discourse, "GOd in the race. or
latter-day revelation and for the even
ing "The agonizing Jesus The subject
tor Christian Endeavor meeting will he
"Chrst's warnings; reference. Math. : {:
2l-27 leader, Miss Alice Crane.
Mr. Erwin G.. Piper has been nominated
by Chief Engineer Sargent and confirmed
by the board of trustees as assistant chief
engineer of the fire department. The
trustees voted at their meeting Tuesday
night to lay new floor in the engine
house and to paint and paper the upper
room in the Volunteers house.
The subcommittee IF the trustees and
stone crusher committee which visited
Shelburne Farms and Burlington last
week will go to Rutland today in search
of further light on crusherS and road
rollers. Prof. Boyce. DR.. Melen and
Messrs. VIM. Jackson and Allan Calhoun
are the members of the subcommittee.
The Old-fashiOned social dance at the
town hall Tuesday evening was great
success. Nearly 100 people were on the
floor and large number of spectators
occupied seats in the gallery. The How
ard opera house orchestra of Burlington
furnished music and fine supper was
provided by the ladies of the party and
served in the lower hall.
The very best winter butter is worth
only l6 cents a pound and eggs are SELL
ing at If cents a dozen. The price of
Elgin creamery butter, one of the stand
ard makes of the country, is 8 cents
lower than it was year ago. and in
Boston eggs are quoted at II cents,
which is : or cents less than they were
worth at this time last year
Z, ,rt
who escaped from the house of correction
at Rutland Friday and are still at large.
lie was convicted at the December term
of the Addison county court of Illegal
fishing with a seine in Ferrisburgh last
summer and sent TO Rutland to serve
term of BOB DAYS. The escaped convict
came from Ticonderoga to Vermont orig
inally and it is supposed that he is now
over the lake somewhere.
Prof. Bralnerd Kellogg of the Poly
technic institute. BROOKLYN. y. Y. will,
as has been announced, give the next
lecture of the college course mt the chap
el on the evening of Saturday. the 18th
inst. He win speak upon James Russell
Lowell and is certain to have something to
say that will he well worth hearing. The
lecture last Friday night, by Rev. G. W.
Perry of North Chester. on Beautiful
and historic Champlain". was interest
ing chiefly because of the numerous pic
lures shown.
The College glee club are to give a con-
cert IN the town hall next Friday even
ing. the l4th inst The boys are singing
finely and will give good concert. They
will be assisted by a glee club made up
of 2l Dung ladies of the college. This
is the first time a college girls glee club
has sung in Middlebury. The two clubs
will sing together and separately in quar-
tets and solos. The songs are all new.
The admission will be % cents; reserved
seats, 35. Tickets will be put on sale
Monday at Sterns'.
The officers of the local lodge of Good
remplars tor the current quarter were
installed on Wednesday evening. They
are: G. r., w. H. Mathews; V. r.,
Nellie Bacon; p. c. r., Leonard Bean
chaplain, Rev. ID. w. Lyman; marshal.
Albert kingsland; deputy marshal. Miss
Crane; secretary. VIM. Huntington; as
sistant secretary. Miss Dewey; financial
secretary, Mary Graves; treasurer, 5. b.
Aines; superintendent of juvenile temple,
Mrs. w. II. Mathews; guard, Bessie
Bowles sentinel. George Selleck. The
lodge now has 81 members.