Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-17

A. p. Upper, the sawmill man, thinks |
he might as well utilize the extra power |
now going to waste at his MILL so ne has |
put in dynamo and will shortly have
electric lights to burn-literally.
The annual meeting of the knights of
| Honor for the election of officers will
take place tonight (Friday). All MEM
| bers are requested to be present. This
notice is given by order of the dictator.
The town has been over-run this week
with witnesses called by the grand Jury
now in session. Most of them were in
the case of Dora Cushman. 1t is thought
that the case will be completed by
tonight.
The wife of Geo. Malon, foreman of
the Florentine Marble Co., has been
dangerously i'll for the last two weeks
with appendicitis and inflammation.
The case still hangs in the balance, but
the doctor has hopes of her recovery.
The suicide in Brooklyn of Miss Grace
Mulcahy, daughter of Rev. D. Mulcahy,
is of local interest in the fact that she
was niece of the late VIM. Mulcahy of
this village and a sister of Mrs Luther.
Ill health is assigned as the cause Of the,
act.
Cards announcing the wedding Of Pres
ident Ezra Brainerd of Mddlebury COZ
lege and Miss Mary Wright of New
Haven are out The ceremony will take
place in the congregational church at
New Haven on Christmas day.
The splendid display of holiday goods
made by our advertisers is attracting
people from far and near. 1t pays to
patronze the home merchants you can
do no better. all things considered, than
to purchase your Christmas supplies
right in your home town.
Professor and Mrs. McGilton enter
tanned at the Addison House last Satur-
day evening the members of the senior
class of Middlebury college. The juniors
were entertained at the same time by
Professor ana Mrs. Wight at their
home on South Main street.
The members of The local lodge Of Odd
Fellows are making extensive prepara-
tions for their annual ball, which will
come of on Friday evening, the 3lst
inst. Vittum's orchestra of six pieces
will furnish the music, and Landlord
BisseIl of the Addison House viii supply
i th&supper'
/George +. Nelleek OF Brattleooro was
Nm the village last week, having brought
the body of his sister, Mrs. j. II. Wright,
here for iutcrmcut. Mr.. Selleci former
, " reslded IN TINS WIN &C. ou1 Iel' mere ii
Io7'' ne learned lle 1I"ue %. Iil"O'"-
- I'D the HE'I iEI' once "IlcA il was ny
. der OoOo ~ barrett =
. The Rutland railway will give it,
q usual holiday excursion rafes inns year
The rate is one fare anG one'third Ton
y round trip between any two points or
b its lne or that Oh me central y erm"A'
p via hnrhuet"n' iickeJS good gong
3 peo' - anu 20; return uHllI 'an' do
amanda J.. Ripley died nc the nome o.
Iher sister. MIS- =. Billings. ON Souli
= Main street ON the morning of the ION
aged cighty-thrce years and three
be- months. The funeral took place at the
house Sunday afternoon at o'clocb
the burial being i'm the West cemetery
Miss NJ. Dean Moilatt, who has beer
ID engaged In home missionary work u
Oklahoma ana elsewhere, VIII speak II
= the Oongregauonal church sunday even
> ing at seven o'clock she is one OF I'm
most interesting OF women speakers an'
n 1t is hoped That many VIII avail them
"a selves OF TINS opportunity 10 near her'
We are in receipt OF "a letter iron
r, Henry Clark drawing our attention It
n the fact that his father, Merritt Clarke
now 3' years Oh age is the oioeSl nVlH'
n graduate of the college and that Phili