Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-09-17

a. m. The general subject for discussion
will be "Our Public Schools
In view of the prevalence of fever DR.,
Noble. the health officer, suggests as a
wise precautionary measure that oil
water used for drinking purposes be
boiled.
The Baptist state convention meets at
Chester on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday of next week. Rev. A. b.
Potter and wife will attend as represen.
tatives of the Middebury church.
Bert Mills, who lives out on Munger
street, met with a painful accident on
Monday last. While running a reaper
and binder he caught finger in the ma
chine and had it torn almost off.
The open season for hunting has
drawn out great many of our sports
men. A party under the leadership of
John Higgins of the Pierce House got
quite bunch of partridgeS Wednesday.
The Citizens band will give the last
concert of the season next Wednesday
evening, weather permitting. We be-
leve our citizens have greatly enjoyed
these concerts and will wish the band to
continue them another year.
p. f. Odell. who took the management
of the Middaugh Musical Comedy com
pany when it started on the road from
this place couple Of months ago, has
returned. He has given up the show
business and has resumed the more
lucrative one of marble.
Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday as usual. Sunday school at y
/ t-or nf y l.
at 6 80 p. IN. Subject of morning SER
mon, "Loyalty to Christi evening SER
mon, "Halting between Two Opinions.
All are welcome to all of these services.
News was received here late yesterday
afternoon to the effect that the large barn
of the Forest Park Farm, Brandon, was
burning. NO details could be secured as
to the loss The Brandon far was to be
held at the Forest Park course: but this
will probably not be effected by the fire.
Mrs. L. V. Curtis and Miss Clara Cur
It's of Baltimore. and Miss Francis Chick
ering of Washington, all guests at Bread
loaf the past summer. left for the south
Monday. Mrs. W. w. Beadel accom-
panied them as far as New York. where
she will visit short time before going
on to Washington.
J. 5. Chandler of Ripton is a very hui
name man, and the distortion of the Tam
many tiger by the New York Press artist
has distressed him greatly. Tuesdays
Press has an article from Mr.. Chambers
ready pen in which he points out the dis
tressful discrepancies in recent cartoon
and asks the artist to be more merciful
to the beast.
An alarm of fire Wednesday morning
at about 9 80 drew out both the hose
companies. \ chimney in Murray block
on Academy street was burning out and
being defective fired the woodwork.
where it passed through the floors. A
few buckets of water was sufficient to
quench the fire, and the hose teams were
not called on to "unlimber."
Lieut.. 5. NJ. Foote. [. 5. A., who has
been located by the government the last
two years at Vermont academy at Sax
tons River as military inspectors has
gone to his new post at Cornwall-on-the-
Hudson. The military department and
discipline of Vermont academy is to be
kept up as heretofore. il being now under
the direction of Lieut.. Wolfe of the Penn
sylyania national guard.
1t is interesting to note that New
duce reports of the Boston journal, from
which the REGISTER quotes each week,
to be the finest of any in the east. Some
Boston wholesalers object to the fullness
of the Journals reports of stock on hand
and in cOd-stOrage. as it curtails the
chance of manipulating the markets; but
| the journal Is not conducted for the
benefit of that class and will continue to
! give all there is of market news.
\ noted old mansion on south Main
street, now occupied by the SanfOrds,
was once the home of Hon. Samuel ).
| Phelps. senator in congress. 1t was the
birthplace of Edward j. Phelps, late
minister to England, and several other
children. The house was built in 1913
/ by Thomas Hagar. The wall paper in
the front hall following the spacious
winding stairs from floor to attic, is
said to be the same as originally laid
when the house was built, having been
in use nearly s. years.
1t is possible that many of our citizens
have not yet recovered from the daZe
into which they were thrown by the eX-
traordinary liberalitv displayed by the
Rutland railway company in replacing
the old. broken.dOWn fence along its
track in town. We have investigated the
cost of the wire used. and find the com
pany must have paid not less than %
cents a rod: and as there were five
or six rods to cover. the full extent of
the generosity will become apparent with
a little figuring.
Mrs. W. =. Webb Prefers Vermont.