Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Clinton Smith of Washington, d. c., is
in the village.
Mrs. Powers of New York city is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. A. w. Wooley.
Or. f. c. Langworthy of Washington.
d. c., is visiting his parents at this place.
Edward Bruya and family are spend
ing the week at Long Point, North Fer
risbUrg.
George Wright of New York, trustee
of Middlebury college, was in town
Tuesday.
Prof. Samuel Sheldon has returned
home to Brooklyn, after several weeks
outing here.
DR.. Charles Prentiss has returned from
the meeting of librarians held at Am
herst, Mass.
The local ball team went to Lake Dun
more yesterday afternoon to play the
Lake Dunmore boys.
Landlord Bissell of the Addison House
gave his guests and their friends dance
on Wednesday evening.
The river which had started to regain
its usual summer level, is once more
high, caused by the weeks rains.
IWThe body of Antoine Rivers was
brought here from Bristol Sunday for
interment il the Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. Jos. Butler of Providence, Il. l.,
who has been a guest at =. CARROTS for
a fortnight past, has returned home.
Misses Alice Rockwell and Marcia
Douglas have reached here from a trip
through the far west of several weeks.
Next Monday will be legal holiday
in this state, and in consequence thereof
the bank of Middlebury will be closed.
Prof. McGilton and wife returned
Wednesday night from a 200-mile wheel
ing trip in northern Vermont and Canada.
a special feature of the Addison county
fair for this year will he Mahan Bros
Swiss trained cattle and Patagonian wild
dogs.
Mrs. II. A. Peck returned last Saturday
from Niagara Falls and Greenbush, \. V,
where she had been on a visit for four
weeks.
Mrs. Beckwith and Miss Agnes Vain
wright left on Monday for Nantasket
Beach, where they Will spend some
weeks.
Rev Mr.. Thompson of Johnstown, y.
Y, preached in the Methodist church
Sunday. He was formerly pastor of
that society
f. n. Bssell of Shoreham is visiting
Landlord Bissell at the Addison House.
He has recently returned from a trip to
South America.
Miss Elizabeth L. Marvin of Wellesley.
Mass, former teacher in the graded
school here has been guest of Mr. and
Mrs. II. a. Peck.
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family at their summer home here for a
number of weeks, returned to New York
city Sunday night.
Charles Powers and daughters re-
turned to their home in Bennington on
Monday, after visit with Miss May
Powers at this place.
l//The Middlebury contingent In the
tennis tournament at Lake Dunmore
comprises Gushing Hill, G. a. Adams, T..
ID. Wells and Carl Mead.
Rev. d. A. Bonnar, rector of St.
Stephens, conducted services at Bread
Loaf Inn Sunday morning and at Lake
Dunmore in the evening.
f. II. Merrill is very sick at the home
of bis son. lie is 50 years of age. DR..
! Cyrus Merrill, a son, of Albany, was
called here during the week.
An ice cream festival Will be held in
the parlors and on the lawn in front OF
the Methodist church this friday even
ing. All are cordially invited.
The many improvements of the Addi-
son House are outwardly complete, and
the hotel presents an appearance of
which the village may well be proud.
Tuesday night and Wednesday fore
! noon III inches of rain fell at this place.
Wednesday noon the thermometer stood
at &c, while so was the afternoon record.
Mis-. VIM. II. Nichols, Miss Flossie
Nichols and Role Nichols of Rensselaer,
n. Y, and Miss Lillian Russell of Lees