Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-29

sons Point. Mr.. Cartmel will have a
boat-landing near the cottage next
season.
A party of local nimrods were at
Monkton hunting during the week. We
have received no affidavit of the results,
but they are said to have secured good
punches of game.
There was a slight awakening in the
Justices court last Monday, when a
chicken tresrass case was tried. From
the number of witnesses 1t might have
been another Luetgert case.
A report gained circulation on the
streets last Saturday that Bread Loaf
Inn was burning. A telephone message
elicted the response that the smoke seen
from here was caused by forest fire.
c. o. Church started yesterday morn
ing for New York with consignment
of sheep, with which he will sail for
South Africa on November 3. The con-
slgnment is the property of j. A. Wright
of Middlebury.
The Diamond Dye folks are making
another of their liberal offers to the
ladies. See their advertisement else
where. Every lady-reader of the REGIS
TER should send for the fancy-worll
bggk. 1t costs nothing
Wv. 5. Morgan died Friday evening at
1his residence near this village. He was
IS years of age. His funeral was held at
his late residence Sunday afternoon. He
was an old resident of this county and
had many warm friends who regret his
departure.
Miss Washburn of Newburg, y. Y,
who has been spending the summer with
friends in this village and who was a
victim of the typhoid epidemic, had so
far recovered as to be able to return on
Wednesday to her home in New York.
Her parents accompanied her.
The senior class of Middlebury college
has organized for the year under the fol-
Towing officers: President Robert Rice
vice-president, Miss Brainerd secretary,
Miss Allen; treasurer, BOtsfOrd; toast
master, Sessions; orator, Halpin; his
torian. Dunton poet, Lobban; prophet,
Miss Nerder.
The auction sale of E. p. Lee drew a
large crowd to the farm. thanks to the
wide publicity given. The farm itself
was disposed of in two parts as adver-
tised, the prices received being $50 and
$40 per acre. |. b. Rich of Richville
and RObt. Blinn were the purchasers of
the respective parts.
The ''Freely Give" Circle of Kings
Daughters will hold social in the vestry
of the Congregational church Friday
evening, Oct. % to which all members of
the congregation are cordially invited
and especially the young people. Re
freshments will be served, and there will
be number of Jolly games to be played.
Admission ten cents.
over at Ripton they tell a story of a
Middlebury nimrOd who tramped the
woods in that vicinity for days, carrying
heavy rifle, in search of the elusive
deer, but found it not. Then he decided
he would shunt off to partrdges, and ac.
cordinglv armed himself with a shotgun
lie had been in the woods but a short
time when a fine buck sprang up few
rods away. Birdshot won't kill deer
and the hunter mourns.
7 The Middlebury college eleven, minus
Skeels Ond Drake, two of their best
ground winners, met the University OF
Vermont at Burlington last Saturday
and were defeated by score of 10 To O.
The game is reported to have been hot
one. though without any wrangling OF
smuggling to be noticed. The score was
low one considering the crippled con
dition of the home team, and a game
with all the regulars in position ought tC
show better outcome for the local or
OanizatiOu