Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-29
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Inc next meeting Oh LHe f1dWluOTue
club will be with Rev. and Mrs. A. w.
Dickens.
Chief Engineer John II. Sargent has
appointed Mr.. Frank X. Stone assistant
chief of the fire department.
The lecture by Mr.. II. G.. Ellis of
Glens Falls at the Baptist church will be
given on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The harvest of ice from the river has
been going on actively this week. The
crop is of good quality and from II to lG
inches in thickness.
n. j. Renaud of Vergennes has rented
the south half of the O'Connell block on
Main street and opened a barber shop
therein.
DR.. w. II. Sheldon is about to add
graphophOne, the latest improved form
of talking machine, to the attractions of
his place of business.
The senior class of the high school
had an enjoyable dance at the school
house hall last Friday evening. About
80 couples were present.
a photograph party is to be held in
the lecture-roOm of the Congregational
church on Friday evening, February II,
of which further announcement will be
made next week.
The board of civil authority will meet
at the town clerks office on Saturday,
February 6, tor the abatement of town
taxes preparatory to closing up the town
business tor the year.
The date of the Grand Army ball at
the town hall has been changed from
Feb. II to Feb. lG on account of dis
trict meeting of Odd Fellows at Rutland
on the 18th.
The special committee on the water
works intake appointed at the village
meeting last week was called together on
Tuesday evening by its chairman, Prof.
McGilton, in order that a plain of action
might be agreed upon.
Yesterday was the day of prayer for
colleges. Services were held at the
chapel at IL o'clock. Rev. DR.. w. 5.
Smart of Brandon gave the sermon,
Rev. j. @. Gooding, the Methodist pas
tor, assisting in the service.
Rev. L. d. Temple of BrattleborO will
give the last lecture of the Baptist G. K.
course on Friday evening, February }.
1t is entitled IA boys cheap trip to
Europe" Mr.. Temple is one of the
leading preachers in the State and as
lecturer is second to none in the State.
The Baptist pastors and DeacOns' con-
ference, held at the local church Wed Ives
day. was of marked interest, though the
churches of the county were not as well
represented as usual. The sermon in the
evening by Guy c. LamsOn of Addison
was a fine exposition of the power and
Importance of hore. The next meeting
will he held in Charlotte the third
Wednesday in March.
G. b. Curtis of Dartmouth college will
lecture at the Congregational church
Tuesday evening, February Q, on the
recent wonderful scientific discovery,
the Roentgen, or IN" rays. He will
show 10 or more stereopticon views
calculating the subject and will also take
N-ray photographs, which will be de-
velOped and shown. The entertainment
has been received with much praise in
other places.
The topic of the c. f. meeting at the
Baptist church next Sunday evening will
be Endeavorers' loyalty to Christ;
what will they do?"; references, John
- :3l-3S; S:3l; leader, r. Nj. Mills;
leader of juniors, Madeline Foot. The
Junior Endeavorers will conduct the
service at the Baptist church Sunday
evening, February I. All are invited to
attend and all children are especially in
vited to be present.
Yesterday was wintry enough to salts
fly the most critical seeker for old fash
Toned Vermont weather. Snow fell all
day. 1t came with strong north wind
and is badly drifted in the village and
out on the country roads. Monday
morning was the coolest of the season
here, the mercury getting down to from
lG to % below zero in various parts of
the village. Fortunately there was no
wind, so that it did not seem as cold as
it really was.
At the meeting of the patrons of the
Farmngdale cheese company on the
evening of January 20, Willis n. Cady,
Frank Rowe and Smith X. Seeley were
chosen directors. The company has
made during the past season of 2l0 days
l27,345 pounds of cheese, for which it
received 50, 1882, net. The patrons
have been paid the following prices per
hundred pounds for milk: April, S0749
May, SO.635; June, $0.G0S; July, S0.6l5;
August, S0734; September, $0.963; Oc-
tober and November $l.09.
L/The newly elected board of village
A trustees had their first meeting on hurs.
day evening at the office of Button &
Button. c. K. Pinney was chosen chair.
man and these further appointments
were made: Village attorney, c. NJ
Wilds, ESQ.,; superintendent of town
clock, g. K. Stevens; superintendent OF
stock at large, Dr. Martin police, w. NJ
Cushman (chief y w NJ Jackson G. n