Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-11-19
MIDDLEBURY REGISTER,

linue the business Miss Duquctte has
returned to her home in Vergeuues.
Rev J. j Townsend, d d.. of Bran
don. viii occupy the pulpit Of the Bip
list church next Sunday, in exchange
with the past r. DR.. townsend il an
eloquent preacher aud it is hoped that
many will avail Themselves of the
opportunity of listening to him.
If frequent and numerous additions
Indicate pros perity, the Ladles' library
is i'm furnishing condition. We this
week print another list of the latest I'D.
ditions to the shelves. The college
library, also, is steadily increasing. tift
new books being recently catalogued
George Burns, who has been in the
employ of q. f.. Marshall for some
years, has severed his connection with
that firm and has secured a position with
}. w. McAuslan & Co. of Burlington.
Mr. Burns has made many friend during
his STAY here who wish him success ia
his new home.
j. Nj. Mavity of West Lebanon, Ind,
and n. V. Hendricks of Anvik. Alaska,
who have been visiting at Professor
Seeley's, left on Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Hendrirk who started east from
Anvik Sept 81, went in over the Chill.
koot Pass in 1892 and has since been
engaged in trade and mining lie will
return in the spring to Alaska and enter
again upon mercantile pursuits.
The sudden appearance of the cold
snap and the snow greatly interterrd
with work on the west side sewer sys-
TEN. Unless large slice of warm
weather is granted this section in the
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residents along Main street will have to
submit to being barricaded all winter by
great mOunds of frozen earth, AS the
latter will not "settle" in that condition.
Newton Beers rendition of ''The Mer
chant of Venice drew out large
audience last Friday evening. Mr..
Beers proved that his wide reputation rs
reader was well merited and his
audience was much more than satisfied.
Prof. Wright was no doubt greatly en-
couraged by the attendance, and we ex-
pect him to secure during the winter
other lecturers or readers of no less merit
than Newton Beers
This evening at s o'clock Prof. d. Nc
Gregor Means i'll lecture on Colonial
Government" in the Ladies' library.
This is the first of a course of lectures on
American history to be given during the
winter under the auspices of the Ethan
Allen chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Last week in one
notice, through error, afternoon was
made The time. The course of lectures
will be given Friday evenings at S
o'clock
Several weeks ago Dennis King, an
aSgd man living with his wife in the
basement of Mr.. Kidder's house on South
| Pleasant street, was badly burned by the
0Verturnng of "A lamp while he was at
home alone. He was II years of age, and
the shock together with the injuries he
received were too much for his years.
Tie died last Saturday afternoon. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon at
/ ST Mary's church. lie leaves a wife
and several sons.
The Mddehurv college chapter of the
Chi Psi fra prnitv gave banquet at the
| Addison tuesday evening. Handsome
souvenir menu cards and programs were
used on the occasion. DR. NJ III Eddy,
| 60, was POSTMASTER, and a number of ap
propriate responses were included in the
program The menu was most elaborate
and "A credit to the committee having the
Seec ion and arrangement in charge. A
number of graduate members of the fra.
ternity were present and most enjoy
able time was had.