Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-01
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
The winter term of the graded school
will open next Monday and that of the
college next Thursday.
The marble mills at Belden's are closed
down for an inventory and for repairs.
They will resume work next Monday.
The national bank of Middlebury has
declared a seml-annual dividend of 3
per cent, payable on and after the I'd
inst.
Butter varies in price from y to II
cents a pound according to quality. Eggs
are down to 20 cents dozen for ship
ment.
Mr.. |. r. Blumenthal of Hartford,
Conn, has been in town this week to
buy horses and got together quite a
string.
The Christmas entertainment at the
Methodist church on Friday evening
drew out a large house and all present
were much pleased with the programme
rendered.
The Junior Endeavor society will
have social at Deacon Benedict's on
Court street this (FridaY) evening. All
juniors are asked to make efforts to be
present.
There will be a "birthday'' party,
with music, in the vestry of the COngre
gational church Wednesday evening,
Jan. 6. Refreshments will be served !;
admission, 10 cents.
A pullet owned by Mr.. Isaac Storms
has distinguished herself by laying an
egg that measures eight and half
inches in circumference one way by six
and half the other.
There was small flood in the yard
of the Jail on Court street on Monday,
the result of break in the water pipes,
which froze up. No serious damage was
done.
The officers of w. p. Russell Grand
Army post are to be publicly Installed at
the post rooms on the evening of We'd
nesday, the 18th inst. Hale post of Rip
ton has been invited to attend in body.
The skating on the river has been first
class for ten days past and still is. he
only 'out' about it has been the dust
which blew on from the highway where
the river and the road run close to-
gether.
Mr.. Robert w. Rogers of Springfield,
Mass, and Miss Minnie +. Allen of this
town were married on Christmas at the
residence of Mr.. Isaac L. Rogers, Rev. j.
G. Gooding, the pastor of the Methodist
church, performing the ceremony.
This is legal holiday and the bank
will not be open at all. At the post
office the usual holiday rule will be fol
lowed, the Office being open from to
10 80 a. m. and from to 6 80 p. M, the
night mail closing at the latter hour.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Library association will be held at their
rooms at o'clock tomorrow Saturday
afternoon for the election of officers and
the transaction of other business. 1t is
desirable that all members should be
present.
The subjects of the sermons at the
Baptist church next Sunday are: Morn
ing service, 1.-The right way; or, new
! START" evening, "Joseph of ArImathea. =
The topic for the c. f. is, "What prayer
+ should do for the Christian; r, ference
9 Kings, s :2240; leader of juniors, ClIf
ford Dewey.
= James Roach, an old resident of the
I village, died on Tues day at the home OF
+ his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Buckley
+ His age was over so years. The funera
was attended from the Catholic church
at O'Clock yesterday morning, Rev
FIR. GelOt, the pastor, officiating. =
Lake Dunmore lodge of Odd Fellows
had an enjoyable and well-attendeC
' dance at the town hall last evening
Preceding the dancing, which began a
= $3.50 o'clock, there was concert by
e Relies orchestra of Rutland and an Ode
$ Fellows drill. An excellent supper was
served in the lower hall by LANDLORD
+ Bissell of the Addison House.
b The New England club of Seattle
nch hal fhnfr II Ia nal inn n
the Plymouth Congregational church o
t that city on the evening of Tuesday
Dec. %, to commemorate Forefathers
!. day. The principal literary feature wa
an address on New England and Amer
lean Civilization" by Hon. Lyman Il
?, Knapp, the president of the club.
An old-time custom generally followed
, at all the taverns in the early years o
the Ct injury was the Offering of a mug o
flip to all travellers in cold weather. I
t. keg of hOme-brewed hop beer was Away
:, ready and the flip iron was kept hot il
the fireplace, while ''stick" of st. CrOi,
was added for those who needed it. Tn
old fipmug and flipper of Jonathan Ha
. gar in use here rs years ago, were utilized
= at the museum for genuine "nip" by
4 few friends for the holiday festival.
a The officers of the Baptist church 70
!. the ensuing year are Il. f. Wells, B. b
!. Brown, j. X. Dyer, trustees; r. S. Ben
d edict, treasurer and clerk; j. b. Bene
:. dict, auditor; f. La Bounty, collector
a b. b. Brown and j. X. Dyer seconded b,
r. M. Mills and X. S. Benedict, ushers
The Sunday school officers are: Il. M
Mills, superintendent; Harry Lake
assistant; Miss Mary Graves, secretar,
and treasurer; Misses Dewey and Bacon
librarians Miss Allbee, chorister.