Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-06-18

at Battell hall on Friday evening last by
the young ladies of the college, assisted
by the Apollo quintet, for the benefit of
the college athletic association, drew out
a large house and was great success 10
every way. The programme printed in
these columns last week was fully carr
ried out.
The water of Otter creek is still very
high in COT sequence of last weeks heavy
rains. Much of the low land in Sails
bury and farther up the stream Is over
flowed, and very serit us damage has
been done to gra. and crops generally.
The Rutland railroad break between Rut-
land and Bellows Falls was repaired the
first of the week, since which time trains
have run regularly.
Rev. Arthur B. Potter of Hamilton,
n. Y, is to preach at the Baptist church
next Sunday morning and evening Mr.
Potter comes as a candidate for the pas
torate of the church. so it is important
that all who are interested should hear
him. The TOPIC for the Christian En-
deavor meeting is, "Our brothers keep
ers," temperance topic; reference,
Gen. :3-1G; leader, Robert Nj. Mills.
Mr.. Joseph Battel has completed ar
rangements for building another section
begin at once He has secured the ser
vices of Mr.. John Banyea of Vergennes,
an expert brickmaker, who is now bring
inc here the necessary machinery and
opening brick-yard on Mr.. Battells
land north of the freight depot. The
brick will be ready for use by the middle
of August.
The final examinations have been in
progress at the graded school this week.
This evening the graduating exercises of
the class of 81 will be held IN the town
hall, when the programme printed in
these columns last week will be carried
out. Doring's military band of Troy,
n. Y, will furnish the music for the
public exercises as well as for the dance
that is to follow. Gallery tickets for the
dance are on sale at Sterns.
There will be meeting in the parlors
of the Addison House, Mddlebury, on
Thursday, June a, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
for the purpose of perfecting a perma-
nent organization to be known as the
Addison County Sanitary society. Pa
pers will be read by Professor McGilton
and others, and it is hoped that there
will be present large attendance of
citizens throughout the county to dis
cuss this important subject.
The Junior class of the college have
fissued this year, in place of the usual
Kaleidoscope" handsome souvenir of
/ 80 pages. 1t is unique in shape and gen
eral get-up, is well illustrated with por-
traits of the faculty and others, pictures
of the college buildings and scenery in
Middlebury and its vicinity, and is filled
with interesting and carefully edited
matter, much of which will be of per
manent value. The book is sold for sc
cents. Copies may be had of Mr.. j. a,
Peck or at the college library.
The Rutland road in connection with
the Bennington and Rutland will sell
special excursion tickets to Bennington
and return, at fare one way for the
round trip, next week, when the state
encampment of the Grand Army is to be
held there. These tickets will be goot
going on the DIST to oath inclusive, anC
returning until the 10Th. On Wednes
day. the Odd, a special excursion Will be
run from Burlington and rOund-tril
tickets sold for 81 p for adults. The
train will leave Burlington at a. m
and Middlebury at 5 :07, reaching Ben
nington at II 10. The train will leave
Bennington at p. IN. and reach Mid
dlebury at Q 81.
About two weeks ago a man giving thu
name of Wales O. Berkeley and claiminl
to be an advertising expert came t
town. The following week he appeared
again and made "A contract for advertis
ing space in the REGISTER. He was t
fill the space with short advertisement
and after the first insertion pay for tn
whole for three months. He then started
out and secured some SIS worth of adver
Using and got his pay for the bulk of it
Last Saturday he obtained railway mile
age books of Mr. E. p. Cushman, saying
he was going to Vergennes and would
return here. lie failed to reappear, ant
on Wednesday Chief of Police Cushmal
was applied to by some of the losers
He finally located Berkeley in Potsdam
n. Y. Berkeley offered to refund tn
money rather than come back, and sue
an arrangement was effected. Wednes
day night additional mOurners appeale
; to Mr.. Cushman, who telegraphed to tn
Potsdam officers to hold the man till h
squared up the whole matter. At las
accounts Berkeley was in custody a
1 Potsdam. He also failed to settle hi
b. bill at Hotel Logan. He had operated a
/ Brandon before coming here, but wha
I he did there we are not informed