Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-12-31
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

w. II. Bliss spent several days with
his father in Bethel
There will be a social at Methodist
parsonage this evening.
Miss Parnel spent a short vacation at
her home in Shoreham.
Only three college students remained
in town during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kingsley are
spending holidays in Brooklyn.
Miss Maud Comstocll returns to her
school in st. Johnsbury Saturday.
Miss Flora Potter of Burlington spent
Sunday with Miss Mabel Kingsley.
Don't forget Lake Dunmore lodges
entertainment and dance this evening.
Fred Cloyes spent Christmas in town,
returning to business in Boston Saturday
night.
Miss Mary Pollard of Ludlow is spend
ing her vacation with friends in this
village.
c. c. Peck is home for few days
from his duties at the customs office at
Halifax.
The Addison House register has been
as full as taX-list the past week, due to
court business.
Court business has thronged the vii
lage during the week with citizens of
surrounding towns.
Miss Abbie Morse spent yesterday in
Burlington. She will have few days
vacation at home in Jericho.
a couple of runaways following in
quick succession kept lower Main street
lively on Monday forenoon.
A belated Christmas present of
daughter arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Cobleigh on Sunday.
The Christmas exercises at Methodist
church were well attended. The chill
dren enjoyed the little surprise prepared
for them.
Leon Yeaw is to spend the winter with
his parents in Brattleboro, and in the
spring will go to Boston where he has
taken a position.
Bertram Marshall is passing the holt
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Marshall. He is studying medicine in
Washington, d. c.
While doing some plastering in the
Battell residence last Monday, Jas.
Hughes was pretty severely shaken UP
by the falling of the staging.
There were many happy gatherings
on Christmas day, but none more jovial
than that at p. B. Cloyes, where thirty
five friends of the family were gathered
at dinner.
The strip of ice below the railroad
/ bridge was covered with skaters every
day during the week until the snow of
Wednesday night spoiled it. a skating
rink would pay.
DIR. j. w. Abernethy of Berkeley In
stitute, Brooklyn, has been a guest at
Mr.. Phelps's during the holidays. Miss
Mary Phelps gave a pleasant evening
party in his honor Tuesday evening.
There will be sociable at the NJ. E.
parsonage this friday evening at
which the jugs of money to be applied
on the church debt will be broken.
Light refreshments will be served.
Everyone is invited.
We have heard no complaint of Jun
seasonableness" in weather the past
week. The zero mark and below has
been reached four nights of the seven,
Christmas morning properly led as a
winters day with II below the mark.
Professor Burt has been in Ithaca, y
y, during the present week attending
the meeting of the American Society OF
Naturalists. On Tuesday he read a
paper before the Society for Plant Nor.
phology and Physiology entitled, SIS
there a basdiOmycetous stage in the life
history of some Ascomycetes -
Word has been received here of the
death on Dee % from pneumonia OF
Rey. c. c. LathrOp at Deckertown, y.
j. His host of old friends here, as well
as the many new ones he made while
visiting in the village and vicinity, will
regret to learn of his death. We hope
to give extended mention of the deceased
at later date.
The executive committee of the West.
ern Vermont Masonic union met at the
Addison House Wednesday, Dec. %
Considerable business was transacted
The date of the reunion was decided
upon anu Will Jake place Ill MluuleDurS
Jan. DC, $685. 1t was voted not to issue
personal written invitations, but to ex,
tend an invitation to all Masons in good
staHding.
LMiddlebury men are hard to keeI
down. even when they do not seek pro
motion. Edward ID. Barber is a case in
> point. He has been foreman in the reg
istry division in the Chicago postoflicC
for many years and made no effort tC
secure advancement. The new postmaster
looked up his record and surprised hin
/ by making him assistant superintendent
of the registry division of the office. The
postmaster in published letter addressed
to him tells Mr.. Barber that he is pro
, NOTED "for both modesty and merit.
Mr.. Barber left here about 2S years ago
He will be recalled as the son of an attor
ney and public man of note.