Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-12
LOCAL NEWS.

during the week on business.
Mrs. A. w. Dickens has been in New
York this week visiting friends.
Revival meetings have been held at
the Methodist church the past week.
c. n. Dickensunis having a steel roof
put on his residence on High street.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Duquette of Yer
gennes were in town Thursday on busi-
ness.
Peter Japan of Milton was in town
last week to attend the funeral of his
brother.
Homer Ambrose has purchased the
Edgar Piper farm in the south part of
the town.
Henry Brewster and daughter, Miss
Susan. are home from an extended trip
in the west
Tickets for the American History
course of lectures can be obtained at
Sterns's drug store.
f. w. Burke is in Port Henry, n. Y,
on visit. He was formerly located
there practlcing law.
Work on the sewers is progressing
slowly on Main street on account of the
! lodges encountered.
Snow was reported on the mountains
the morning of the 10th inst. furry
occurred last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Weeks of Sails
bury are at the Addison House, where
they will spend the winter.
Mrs. George Dewey and Thomas E..
Wells have gone to Sandy Hill, n. Y,
to attend the funeral of relative.
Mrs. John Hyde has returned to her
home at Bridgewater after visit of
several weeks with Mrs. l.. d. Eldredge.
F. F. Shepard, the popular clerk of the
Addison House, has been taking short
vacation trip to New York this week.
Mrs Otis p. Lee will make her future
home in the village. having purchased a
house on college hill and moved therein.
Prof. Boyce announces teachers exam
nations to take place at Middleburv
| Nov. 10 and 20, and at Bristol Nov. -
and %.
Mrs. w. W. McGilton has returned
from her visit in New York state.
Professor McGilton's mother accom-
panied her on her return.
Bills are out announcing an auction sale
of the stock and farm effects of the late
Moses 5. Sheldon of Salisbury. John E.
Weeks, the administrator, has charge.
Our Shoreham correspondent gives an
account of the death at that place of two
ladies who had been neighbors for sixty
years and whose deaths occurred within
a few hours of each other.
The Ethan Allen chapter of the D. A.
r. has arranged for series of lectures
on American history. The first will take
place next Friday afternoon at the room
of the Ladies' Library~association.
Mrs. Ella b. Keith of Worcester, Mass,
Superintendent of the department of
railroad work, is expected to speak in
this village Friday evening, Nov. 10, un-
der the auspices of the W. G.. L. l..
Further notice will be given next week.
The Boston market for apples has
drawn heavily on this section of the
state. Agents at various points in the
county have been shipping. A lot of
over 300 barrels went from this point
Wednesday.
The Vergennes Nermonter and Citizen
have been sold to Connecticut parties
and will be combined and appear under
a hyphenated name next week. a new
press has been put in and other improve
ments made which will add to the facl-
tiles of ewspaper-making.
w. NJ. Chapman of Romeo, Mich, an
old-time Middlebury man, writes us that
he recently had the pleasure of meeting
unexpectedly on the streets of his town
Mr.. Newcomb of this place, who was
visiting in a nearby town. They had
not seen each other for fourteen years.
.Eergennes Vermonter: The engage
n1ent is announced of Miss Herrika
I stevens of this city, and Mr.. W. II. But
4 ton. of the law firm of Button 81 Button
of Mddlebury. Mr.. Button represented
Middlebury in the Legislature of 1896
He is now connected with the depart
ment of Justice at Washington, d. c.
Next Tuesday, the 10th, the Rutland
railroad will run an all.rail excursion to
New York and return. The fare, round
trip, from Middlebury will be SG.G4
The "attractiOn" at New York will be
-four hundred" will be on exhibition,
and incidentally a few horses.
The chainless safety is on exhibition at
F. \. Bonds store, and the announce
ment has drawn many of the local cy-
cling enthusiasts to that place. Many pin
their faith to the cOntrvance and make
it point to tell their friends to call.
Sales have been slow, but when these
further falling off.
Treasurer Pinney reports that only
about One-third of the taxpayers have
paid up to date. 1t would be well for
them to bear in mind that only thirty
days more are allowed, before the war
rant will be issued and that instructions
will be attached to same to collect all
that are collectible within the time
allowed by law.
To-nlght's recital at the town hall,
where "The Merchant of Venice" will be
given in monologue by Mr.. Newton
Beers, will appeal to all lovers of the
dramatic. During its presentation Mr..
Beers assumes sixteen different charac.
tiers, passing from one to another with a
rapidty of thought and a facility of voice
and action that those who have heard
him say is as interesting as it is remark
able. The ticket sales at Sterns's point
to large house.
Z The FOrtnightIV Club.