Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-09

Inc Dand concert was postponed from
Tuesday to Wednesday evening this
week, and will be held the same day
next week. The warm weather of
Tuesday evening drew out a large crowd.
a special programme will be carried out
next week, the local band being assisted
by Middaugh's Comedy Co, band.
The members Of the local chapter of
Daughters of the American Revolution
were entertained on Wednesday by Mrs.
p. r. Bingham of West Cornwall, one
of their number The meeting was held
in Commemoration of the 12Oth anniver.
sary of the battle of Hubbardton. Mrs.
Means and Miss Stewart read papers
concerning that event.
Rev. Arthur B. Potter of Hamilton.
\. Y, who recently accepted a call to
the pastorate of the Baptist church, has
arrived in town, and will preach next
Sunday morning and evening. This
will be Mr. Potter's first pastorate, ne
having Just completed a seven years
course of study at Colgate university.
Prof. Braireri Kellogg came up from
Brooklyn Saturday morning and went
at once to the camp near Bread Loaf
mountain In Ripton. Prof. Hencliels,
Mr.. Darwin Rider, G. NJ. Wilds, Esq =.
f. II. Button, Esq. and Mr.. Lewis A.
SIKH form the remainder of the party.
Camp will be broken early next week.
The Improvements upon the Addison
House are fast approaching completion.
The Washington street addition, con-
tanning the new kitchen and dining room.
will be ready for occupancy in the
course of two weeks. The outside of it
is substantially finished and the interior
finish is going on. A room for a barber
shop is being built under the piazza at
the southwest corner.
Mrs. w. p. Nash has returned from
Cambridge, Mass, to her home in New
Haven. where she Will be through the
summer. She was accompanied by her
two nephews, the Masters SWEET. Mrs
SWEET will come next week. She is now
in Buffalo. n. Y, whittier she went with
her sister, Miss Fidela Jewett of Califor-
mia, who arrived in Cambridge June %
from Germany, where she had been for
two years.
The Addison House allowed its patri-
otsm to bubble oyer in the form of a
Fourth of July menu card in which the
tail of the British lion was most unmer-
cifully twisted. Here are some of the
dishes: COrn(wallIs in the Soup with
Yorktown Croutons, (No) Cod (ding)
with American(s) Sauce, Canadian
Lamb Slaughtered for independence
Sauce, English Cabbage(d), and any
number of dishes with patriotic names.
Apropos of the ''hot spell" Of the
past week, it is suggested that hot tea is
the proper thing to drink when the sys-
TEN is heated. As proof of the reason
ablencss of the suggestion, It is pointed
out that tea is an universal beverage in
hot countries. Iced drilks drive the
heat of the body to the surface and
cause one to feel warm; hot drinks
have the opposite effect. All the same,
we will not refuse invitations at the
soda fountain.
Mrs. X. H. Clarke and daughter and
Mrs. c. j. Waller of Mobile, Ala, are
among the guests at the Addison House.
Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Waller are daugh-
tiers of c. X. FoOte, a native of Middle
bury and son of Justus Foote, one of
the prominent men in the early days of
this community. Mr.. FOote was I'm his
younger days a fellow clerk with Mr.
g. c. Chapman in the store of the lat
ter's father Asa Chapman Mr.. Foote
went South between 80 and GO years ago
and this is the first time that any of the
family have been here since.
uc ca pcIllutul SidllOu al burlington
warns farmers to look out for new
weed, called Orange Hawk weed or paint
brush. 1t is already the worst weed
known in some sections of the state, and
is becoming a pest 1t spreads rapidly
by downy seeds and by runners and
finally takes complete possession of the
soil. 1t is easily recognized by its flame
red flower and its spreading hairy
leaves. 1t is quickly killed by salt
scattered broadcast so as to reach the
leaves, the amount of salt to be used to
be IS pounds to the square rod. The
weed is quite plentiful in Middlebury
and its vicinity.
The following changes have occurred
in the mail carriers between Middleburv
and adjacent towns On the Weybrdge
route the veteran.J. ;. Cole, is superseded
by Carson Robbins; George Burwell
takes the place of John Pierce in guard.
ing Uncle Sans mail pouches on the
BridpOrt line: Gordon Searle. whose
obituary appears elsewhere in this
issue. had leased the Cornwall route
and his es tate will continue to conduct
| IT., while Samuel Damon secured the
renewal of his contract as cOnveyor OF
letters between here and Ripton. The
service can not suffer by these changes.