Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
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LOCAL MEMS.

The graded school Will close today for
a weeks vacation. There will be no
public exercises.
The senior class of the high school
will present a drama, 1.-The Scrap Book
some time next term.
The barber shop opened two months
ago in the O'Connel block by Mr..
Renaud of Vergennes has been closed,
the venture proving Improbable.
Telephones connecting with the ex-
change at Storms drug store have this
week been placed in the residences of
Messrs. Thad NJ. Chapman and James A.
Smith.
County Examiner r. f. Boyce has
completed his work for the spring. He
held examinations in five towns and eX-
amined 100 applicants for teachers certi-
ficates.
Mr.. Darwin Rider has purchased the
W. W. Thomas place on No. Pleasant
street, opposite the Methodist church, of
Hon. E. j. Ormsbee of Brandon, eX
ecutor of the estate.
Judge Knapp while here last week
gave orders to have his house on No.
Pleasant street put in thorough repair.
1t has been rented by Mr.. G. l.. Greene,
the insurance man, who will taken pos
session next week.
Mr.. j. w. Hammond has purchased of
Mr.. w. F. Hammond his thoroughbred
Jersey bull High Arts Tormentor, No.
3S,327 of the American Jersey Cattle
club, and will keep the animal for stock
purposes after April l.
I Hon. ID. w. Nash of New Haven re-
ceived on Monday despatch announc-
ing the death of his brother, c. D. Nash,
prominent business man of Milwaukee,
Wis, which occurred on Sunday NOM
ing. His age was IS years.
Supper will be served in the lecture
room of the Congregational church Fri
day, April ,. from half-past until S
o'clock, for - cents. The dramatic en-
tertalnment expected for that date has
been indefinitely postponed.
The annual exhibition by the junior
class of the college will be held at the
town hall next Tuesday evening. A
more than ordinarily interesting pro.
gramme has been arranged. Following
the exhibition there will be the usual
hop. Reserved seats for the exhibition
may now be had at Stems.
A village correspondent writes: "A
eggs-ellent social will be held at the
home of Mr.. VIM. H. Matthews under
the aus ices of Perseverance lodge, No.
| GS. |. O. G.. T., Wednesday evening,
March 81. All are urged to eggs-ert
themselves to come to eggs-amine the
entertainment. The eggs pence will be
II cents. Eggs-it at your pleasure"
A town correspondent writes: mon
day evening, March 10, about 10 of the
friends and neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Foster gathered at their home in
the south part of the town TO celebrate
the fifth anniversary of their marriage.
At late hour the guests departed, eav-
I ing fine eXtensiOn-table, a wOrk-stand.
a hassock and other gifts as tokens of
their regard. All report good time"
a slight earthquake shock was felt
here about 6 10 o'clock Tuesday evening.
1t passed from southeast to northwest.
Windows and dishes were ratified, the
disturbance continuing four or five sec
onds. Dispatches from various points
in this State, Montreal, p. O., Malone,
n. Y, and Vandaia, H., tell of similar
phenomena in those places. The shock
was not felt at Yandala till ? 30 P. m.
The 4 per cent town bonds authorized
by the meeting last Saturday were sold
yesterday by the selectmen to w. j.
Hayes n Sons, bankers, No. Exchange
place, Boston. The $4,000 of ten year
bonds remaining after deductihg the
Starr cemetery fund of $1,000 brought
$13. 40 and the $4,000 of bonds payable
/ in frotii one to ten years went for
SOTO, uiakihg the total premiums
$3.50.
The weather of the bast Week has bean
unseasonably mild. n Snowstorm which
set in on Wednesday cOiitinned the great.
er part of yesterday. The TAN of snow
was light, however, and it melted almost
as soCn as 1t struck the grouna. The
frost Is SAID to be out on many q the
country roads and on all of them the
mud is deep. Makers of maple sugar
had the first good run of sap this spring
on Tuesday. They do not look for an
ordinarily good crop.
Rev j. +. Bruce of East Poultney will !
preach at the Baptist church next sun |
day morning and evening. The topic
for the Christian Endeavor prayermeet- |
ing Will be, "What Christian heroism is |
and does; reference. Luke 8: 1920: |
5l-62; leader, Ida Dewey; leader of |
juniors, Bertha Gilmore. Rev. A. Def. |
Palmer preached at the morning service
last Sunday and in the evening Rev. Mr..
Lyman, the pastor, conducted a baptis-
m9Fserviee and baptlsed five persons.
1.-The local brass band reorganlzed at a
meeting held last Thursday evening,
These officers were chosen: President.
w. w. Wood; vice-presldent, James A.
Smith; secretary and treasurer, l.. G.
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