Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-11

A summer schOOl Tor teachers, TO con-
tinue two weeks, will open here Aug. ,.
1t is designed to accommodate the teach
ers of Rutland and Addison counties.
The college baseball team crossed bats
with the team of the Rutland institute
at Rutland on Monday. The Rutland
boys won. the score standing to in
their favor.
The college base ball team had arrang-
ed game with the Union college boys
on the college grounds here yesterday
afternoon, but the rain necesstated a
postponement.
During the months of Julyand August
pupils of the graded school will be per-
mitted to draw books from the Ladies'
library on payment of a fee of % cents
for the two months.
The Brandon Juniors and the Middle
bury Juniors had a game of baseball on
the college grounds Saturday afternoon.
The score at the close stood 80 to Q in
favor of the visitors.
The summer meeting of the Burling-
ton District Ministerial association will
be held in the Methodist church here on
Monday and Tuesday, the 2lst and 22d
inst. The programme will appear next
week.
The high school baseball team had a
game with the Brandon Ilustlers on the
college grounds Tuesday afternoon. The
game was holly contested and proved
very interesting. The final score stood
II to II in favor of the visiting team.
Mr.. r. Cartmell went to New Y ork
Tuesday night 10 oversee the shipment of
a lot of merinO rams to his partner, Mr..
80, 4 fri ~
John Fisher of Addison accompanies the
stock to its destination.
The Central Vermont railroad has is
sued a new edition OF its book, Summer
Homes Among the Green Hills of Yer
mont" 1t is cOpiously illustrated, filled
with Just the kind of information summer
visitors want, and finely printed.
The excursion which had been planned
for the 10Th INST. to Crown Point by way
of Nergennes has been given up. The
Nergennes steamer which was to have
carried the party is not finished and can
not be finished i'm time, the rains having
hindered work upon it.
Miss Elizabeth Wids was the victim
of a bicycling accident Saturday after
noon. She was riding on the college
track when a young man ran into her
machine with his wheel, throwing her
off. She was badly frightened and had
one hand and arm considerably bruised
A lady living on the south end of
Pleasant street feels relieved. She has
been trying for two months to ascertain
the sort Of bird which she supposed she
heard singing in the trees along the river
bank. The other dav she learned that
the creaking of Col. Fletcher's windmill
made the music.
At recent meeting of the resident
alumni of Middlebury college, held at
the probate office. the following COM
mittees were appointed for the annual
commencement Music, DR.. VIM. II.
Sheldon: finance. F. II. Button. Esq.
dinner, Hon. l.. d. Eldredge; marshal,
Col. T. NJ. Chapman.
Eugene Carpenter, who was arrested
two weeks ago yesterday on the charge
of criminally assaulting his ll-year-old
daughter, had his final examination on
Thursday evening last. He was held in
$500 bonds for the grand Jury. and not
being able 10 obtain bail was Jailed to
aw,it the action of the grand jury in
December.
A farmer living two miles up the river
drove into the yard of the freight station
Monday morning and invited MIR. Carr.
the buyer. to come and see fine calf he
said he had in the rack in his wagon
Mr. Carr knows a calf when he sees it,
but could discern none in the vehicle. II
turned out that the farmer had carefully
loaded the rack before leaving home.
but forgot to put the calf into it.
Rev. 5. f. McGeehon of Hartland will
preach at the Baptist church next sun
day. The Christian Endeavor topic is
The best way to study the Bible; :
reference, Ps. l9:7-l4; leader, j. O. Ben
edict. On Thursday evening, the 18th
inst, will occur the business meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor society, at which
time the committee on nominations vii
report. a full attendance of members
is desired at this meeting.
1t is the universal verdict that the
Operetta, 1.-The Belle of Saratoga" giver
at the town hall on Friday evening last
under the auspices of the Labaree society
of the Congregational church, was the
best amateur performance ever seen ir
Middlebury. 1t was witnessed by :
crowded house, and over $50 net prof
was realized for the sOcietys treasury
The first part included selections bv the
orchestra. songs by Miss Mabel Bond
Mrs. f. n. White of Holyoke, Mass, anC
Miss Anna Slade, and a violin solo by
Miss Edna V. V. Hlgley, all of whom
were heard with great pleasure. Mis-.
katherine Slade, Miss Ella Bond anC
Messrs. Roy Howard, Parker Williamson
and George Stone appeared in the oper
eta, with Miss Elga Stewart as accom-
PIANIST, and all did exceedingly well.