Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-02-26

no business anu tne pOSlOlllCe WIS run
on the holiday schedule.
.<Dr. ID. G. Noble yesterday removed his
residence and office to the rooms in the
Addison House, next door to the bank,
lately vacated by Mr.. Wood.
Quite a number of young people went
fl ON here to Cornwall last evening to
attend the dramatic entertainment given
in the town hall by the Young Peoples
club of that town.
Deputy Sheriff n. S. Stearns and Law
yer J. G.. Jones of Rutland were In town
Friday on business connected with the
suit of the State against Walter w. Mar
tin. Arrangements were made for set
thing the matter.
Those in this and neighborlng towns
interested in the free library movement
will bear in mind the meeting OF the
State Library commission at the town
hall this evening. The programme is
given in another column.
Mrs. 1. V. Woodbury., representing the
Home Missionary association, will speak
to the ladies of the Home Missionary
society at meeting they are to hold at
the Congregational parsonage at
Mr.. A. X. Carr has shipped from this
station to market during the season now
closing $500 barrels of apples-11 900
during the fall and 1900 since winter
began. The price received by those who
sold early was higher than later sellers
were able to get.
The 'old-folks' dance at the town hall
on Wednesday evening, like the similar
event year ago, was very much of a
success in point of attendance and en-
ioyment. over so people were present.
Music was furnished by the Howard
Opera House orchestra of Burlington.
The Young Mems Catholic union held
its annual meeting on Tuesday evening
at its room in the Battell block and chose
these officers for the ensuing year
President, Frank p. Carrigan; vice-presi-
dent, Thomas Hayes; secretary, u. r.
Sullivan; financial secretary, Louis Han
field treasurer, William II. Baldwin.
The choice of constable to succeed
Mr.. Munroe, who announces that he
doesn't wish the office again. promises to
be an interesting feature of the March
meeting next Tuesday. Messrs. a. j.
Piper, Charles j. Seeley, Otto p. Moore,
VIM. NJ. Cushman, VIM. H. Cobb and DR..
w. II. Sheldon are understood to be
among the asprants for the place.
Our weather reports at NIddlebury
and Bread Loaf are now based upon
observations of two first class thermOm-
eters, which were carefully compared
one with the other before use and were
found to agree exactly. The differences
shown each week may now be depended
upon as being differences of temperature
and not due to errors in the instruments
The vitascope entertainment given at
the town hall last Friday evening by Mr.
! + f. Frisbie of Nergennes, under the
auspices OF the College Athletic associa-
ton, drew out large house. The pic
lures were all good and some of them
excellent. Fine music was afforded by
tn college quintet and orchestra, who
were assisted by Mrs. G.. d. Miner as
pianist.
The report of the town auditor, Mr..
George Hammond. has been printed and
distributed among the voters. He esti-
mates the expenses of the coming year
at S79SI56 and there are outstanding Or
ders for current expenses to the amount
of $9433 6S, making a total to be provd-
ed for of ST., l2l.24. The assets are plac-
ed at S7S02.25, leaving S9GlS.99 to be
raised by tax.
The Joint meeting of the county exc.
cutive committee and the local w. @. L,
L. at MIR. j. f.. Cranes on wednesday
was success in numbers and interest
Mrs. Ida II. Read, president of the State
union, was present. al,o members from
the North Ferrsburgh, Vergennes and
East Mddebury unions. Excellent
music was furnished by Miss Drake
soloist, and quartet consisting OF
Messrs. Woodland and Warner and Mrs
Weeks and Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Read ir
her address spoke briefly of few of the
many departments of work, and gave
facts and statistics indicating progress
made. Our LOYAL Legioners will be glaC
to know that they belong to an army
$50, 900 strong. The hill for abolishiug
saloons from the capitol at Washington
was mentioned, and an expression of the
= sympathy and support of the unions
represented and the clergymen anC
citizens present was ordered sent to Sen
atOr Morrill,.