Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-16

accused OF being ClOtneS-llne tnle1 was
one of the sensations Of the week.
Rev John NJ. Thomas and family of
East Orange, y. j., arrived at Prof.
Seelys on Monday aud will make an eX
tended visit here and IN New Haven.
The sign of /. O. Allen now calls at
tention to the fact that he has opened a
livery business in the Addison House
barns, having removed there from the
fair grounds.
A damage suit was on trial in the law
Office of Button & Button Tuesday, the
occasion for which was some cattle and
field of grain. Later the cattle-owner
was fined IS and costs.
Gasca Balm has been removed to the
Mary Fletcher hospital, the Injuries he
received while riding a bicycle some
time ago being considered of so serious
a nature as to require the step
A drive to Bread Loaf Inn at this sea-
son will well repay anyone. Nature is
IN her peasantest mood just now, and
the roads through the mountains have
received their full share of her smiles.
The Addison House intends to have
series of informal dances during the
summer for the numerous guests who
make that hosiery their summer head
quarters. The first of the series took
place last night.
The special double programme con-
cert by the home band and that of Mid
daughs Comedy Co., was greatly en-
loved. Had not the weather been so
threatening, more people would have
been out to hear it,
The "oldest inhabitant" was very
much in evidence last week, though in
negative sort of way. Our exchanges
| teemed with assertions that the weather
was such as had never before been seen
by that hoary old chronicler.
The contract for fitting up the new
room in the graded school building was
/ let to Bicknell and Shea. The arrange
ment for the additional accommodation
has made way for changes in the course
of study, which appear in the new
pamphlets soon to be issued.
During the summer months the Rut-
land railroad will run weekly special eX-
cursons to Boston, making it possible
for its patrons to leave home Friday or
Saturday and stay In Boston or vicinity
over Sunday, returning home Monday
morning. Fare from Middlebury. round
trip, Sc.
On Saturday last occurred the death
of Mrs. Ernest Lee. Nervous prostra-
ton is assigned as the cause of death.
The funeral was held ON Monday fore
noon at the home of the deceased, Rev.
j. G. Gooding of the Methodist church
officiating, assisted by Rev. r. j. Bar
ton of Salisbury.
The Rutland railroad will run an eX-
cursion to Rutland on the 18th inst. on
account of Sells Bros. circus, which
shows there on that date The round
trip from Middlebury will cost one dol
lar. A special train will leave here at
100 a. m. and leave Rutland on the re-
turn trip at > 10.
Rev. j. J. Gooding is taking his va
cation among the Thousand Islands,
having started on Monday. He was ac.
companied by his wife and son. They
expect to be absent for about three
weeks, and Rev. Gooding will attend the
great gathering of Epworth Leaguers al
Toronto before his return.
Prof. Boyce will direct the summer
school for teachers, which opens in
Middlebury August and continues un-
til the 14th. Preparations have beer
made for thorough work, several emf
nent instructors having been engaged
The teachers of Rutland and Bennington
counties are expected to attend, as wei
as those of Addison.
The annual stirring up and graveiiEg
of seVeral streets about town has made
those highways anything but pleasant
drives. Ii is a rather awkward condition
of things at a time when summer visitors
are pouring in and when MiddlebuTy
wishes to look at its best. More perman
ent roads is something to look forward
to and for which to agitate.
Hon. Forest F. Cooke. of Galesburg
H.. who visited his relatives in this see
, ton about a year ago, was triumphant!
placed in the mayOraltY chair by tn
republicans of the city at the recen
spring election. Though twice elected
to this position by the democrats, h
5 stumped krOX county for Mckinley ant
Hobart. Mr.. Cooke is a son of the lat
: Hon. NJ. ID. Cook, who graduated iron
the local college in 1892, and nephew o
the late Judge 5. +. Cooke of this place
The steady down-pour of rain on Tues
: day and Wednesday caused the stream
about here to rise to a dangerous degree
Those who watched the Otter at thi
! point assert that the rise during Wed
nesday morning was two feet, which di
:. not include that of the day before. Tn
yellow turbid waters poured over tn
a falls with thunder like a small Niagara
|, and attracted many sightseers. gel
tleman from Ripton Hollow states tina
the water at that point exceeded /
q heights anything since 80. We hav
learned of no damage being done here.
THE BIG STORM.
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