Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-08

gave an entertainment much above the
ordinary.
The REGISTER does not print anony-
nous communications. This ought to
be we'll known after siXtv-three years
of reteration.
Consumers of the village water should
bear in mind the fact that the water tax
is now due and payable at the store of
Il. 5. Benedict.
Mrs. T.. Jordan, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Theodore IIenckles,
for some time past, has returned to her
home in Detroit.
The old village scales, which had so
long dsfgured the triangle on Main
street, have been removed and the place
has been graded.
Earl Cushman, who recently returned
from a German university, has gone to
New York to complete his studies at
Columbia university.
James Bond has sold his laundry on
Mill street to William Tyrel, Jr. Mr.
Bond and family have returned to Port
Henry, n. y, their old home.
Mrs. and Miss Sophia Warner of Al
bany, who have spent the summer here
as the guests of Mrs. Dugald Stewart, re-
turned to their home Saturday.
"John Brooks" the driving horse
owned by NJ. A. Brooks of this village,
took the first prize at the Brandon fair
for the best gcntleman's driver.
Officer p. T. Gulley arrested a Young
man here last Friday who was wanted at
Burlington for burglary. He was held
until called for by a Burlington officer
The Phi Beta Phi society of the college
f1nt~
Mrs. w. w. McGilton chaperoned the
party, the young men of the college
being invited.
The first meeting of the Century club
for this season will be held with Miss
Rockwell at the home of President
Brainerd on Wednesday evening, Oct.
20, at o'clock.
Miss Anna Siade left yesterday for
New York, where she will visit for
short time. She will take passage on
the Goth for Belgium, there to continue
her studies in music.
The first meeting of the FOrtnightly
club for the season will be held with
Mrs. j. II. Stewart on Monday afternoon,
Oct. ! |, at 3 30 o'clock. a miscellaneous
programme will be rendered.
The Rutland road will run its second
annual excursion to Boston Tuesday
next. Oct. II. The tickets will be good
to return until the 10Th. The rate for
round trip has been fixed at only So
l/FThe remains of the late Mrs. A. B.
Mcdowell, whose death in New Mexico
we noted last week, arrived last Mon
day morning. They will find their last
resting place in the family vault at West
Salisbury.
A number of the Bread Loaf Inn
guests who had remained especially for
the delightful October overland trips,
left during the week. Among them
were Mrs. and Miss Allis and Mrs and
Miss Cornwall and Master Ellsworth.
w. A. Ganey, telegraph operator for
the stock exchange, has secured more
/ lucrative position in like concern at st.
Adams, and went up to assume charge
on Saturday. His place here is row
being filled by F. y. Dennis of Glens
Falls.
The lecture by Mrs. Alice Freeman
! Palmer heretofore announced will be
given in the town hall on Wednesday
evening. Oct IL. Subject: The Duty
of the Citizen to the Public School "
Admission, fifty cents; tickets on sale at
Stems drug store.
Sunday will be as usual. The morning
sermon will be on Modern Idolatry" ;
the evening sermon on Counting the
Cost" The time for the evening SER
vices is now a half hour earier,-C. f..
meeting at e and evening service at !.
Cards are out announcing the approach
ing wedding of Miss Florence Edith
Dewey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Noble
5. Dewey, to Orvlle A. Robertson. The
event is to take place Oct 10 at the home
of the bride in this village. The young
couple will make their home in Albany.
Our correspondents and others hand.
ing in items will save the Editors blue
pencil by refraining from using prOfes.
sional titles in connection with the names
of the wives of professional men. Be
sides being very bad form, it is not at
all complimentary to assume that the
ladies need to stand in such reflected
light.
The ladies of the Labaree society will
serve chiclen-pie supper at the lecture
room of the Congregational church from
, 80 to 7 80 o'clock on Tuesday evening
the 18th inst. The bill of fare will in
clude chicken pie, salads, iellies, rolls
cake, doughnuts, tea and coffee. The
public generally are invited. Admis
sion, including supper, % cents.
THE Pay Train" at Opera House.
The next attraction at the opera house
will be the great realistic comedy drama
"The Pay Train" which will appear
Wednesday evening, Oct 20 Manager
Stone has put himself to good deal o.
trouble to secure only the best of show;
this season, and he feels that the theatre
going people of MddleDury are appre
ciatng his efforts in this line. "ThC
Pay Train" is comedy drama and is OF
a high character from start to finish
The thrilling incline wreck scene, the
wonderful railroad scene in which "A full
train of cars PUSHES across the stage a