Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-30

G. G.. Steele of Loudon. Ky, star
route contractor who bid off the mail
routes from here to Townline, West
Cornwall and Weybridge and from
Bread Loaf to Hancock. was i'm town
Friday and Saturday to sub.let these
routes. A was announced some time
ago, Carson Robbins of Weybridge is to
succeed Mr. Cole on the Weybrige
route. Mr.. Searle, the present carrier,
will succeed himself on the West Corn
wall route. Mr.. Damon bid direct for
the Mddlebury- Bread Loaf route and it
has been awarded to him.
Mt. Calvary commandery, No. l,
knights Templar, held its annual meet
ing and election of officers on Wednes-
day evening. These officers were
chosen: EN- commander, VIII II.
Brewster; generalissimO, j. NJ. Cheney;
captain general, DR.. ID. c. Noble; pre-
late. X. NJ. Mills; S. W., F. j. Hubbard :;
j. w, DR.. f. H. Martin; treasurer, Thad.
NJ. Chapman; recorder. A. A. Fletcher ;
standard bearer. II. j. Carlse sword
bearer, W. NJ. Cushman; warder, A. c..
Woodward; guards, Isaac Storms. l.. c..
Drolette, j. Q. Dickinson: sentinel, II.
S@Sumner; finance committee, DR.. w.
II. Kingsley, c. l.. Greene.
A recent find of old newspapers enables
the Sheldon Art museum to supply the
missing files for 1885 and '36 which,
heretofore, could not be found. In
Guiding few volumes at the college,
the museum now has a full set of Mid
dlebury newspapers from the first num-
Der, printed in 1901, to 1897. The files
are not complete. but are sufficiently so
for all practical purposes. These papers
! ~ nf x-alt TO f1aa he
advertisements tell of almost every man
engaged in business. They contain a
cyclop9dia of the affairs Of town and
county for nearly a hundred years. The
local or home items column dates from
1856.
The entertainment to be given in the
town hall Monday evening, May 3, by
the "Three BostOnans" promises to
draw a good house. The artists, Kath.
crime Clark Rev, whistler; Annie Franz
Libby, harpist, and 5. Homer Eaton, i'm
rersonator, all come well recommended
Mr.. Eaton will give several readings
and approximations, among which are
Josiah Aliens wife and Reuben ketch
UNI. The harpist, Miss Libby, will b'
a novelty for Middlebury people. Mis-
Rev, the whistler, gives whistling solo
and limitations of birds songs. Tick
cts may be procured at Sterns' dru9
store.
The celebration at the town hall OF
Wednesday evening of the 18th auniver
Sary of the founding Of Odd Fellow shil
in America drew out a large house ant
was an enjoyable affair. DR.. Mellen
chief patriarch of Addison encampmeut
presided. Mr.. L. V. Greene of Rutland
who attended the sovereign grand lodg
/ at Dallas, Tex, in September as repres
entative of the state body, talked enter
{ tainingly of his trip; Mr.. j. y. Burns o
Burlington gave some excellent origiua
poems, and the Apollo quntette sang
Following the public exercises banque
was served in the lower hall by the la
dies of the Rebekah lodge.
{ These committees have been appointe
by the Congregational church to arrang
for the meeting here June $40 Of tn
, general convention of Congregations
o ministers and churches of the state
Entertainment, Frank a. Bond, II. +
Merrill, Mrs. G. 5. Wainwright, Mr.;
VIM. Matthews, Mrs. G. c. Walker
; collation., Mrs. b. S. Beckwith. Mrs. +
p. Cushman, Mrs. b. F. Wales, Mrs. \
. w. Dickens; finance, +. 2. Cushmal
Prof. McGilton. Miss Ega Stewart
music, Mrs. G. d. Miner, Dr. Sheldon
q on care of the church, Prof. Boyce an
t c. y. Piper; on decorations, MissC
e Jessica Stewart, Agnes Wainwright
r Alice Cushman, Susan Brewster.