Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-07-30

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when removed from here a couple of
weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Chaflee have re-
turned to their home in Worcester, Mass.
They were accompanied by Miss Alice
Braiuerd, who will visit with them
short time.
Two inmates of the jail made an effort
to escape Wednesday morning by saw
ing the bars IN one of the windows, but
they were discovered in time to prevent
their departure.
The Rutland road has made improve
ments in the way of painting number
of bridges in this vicinity, but to date
the brushes have failed to reach the
Structures in town.
Miss Mamie Bott. who is spending the
summer at Bread Loaf Inn, will sing at
the Congregational church next Sunday.
duet with DR.. Sheldon and solo
have been arranged.
The Misses Hart of New York are
Spending few days with their uncle,
Geo. S. Barton They took short trip to
Shelburne during the week, accompanied
by Mrs. Proctor and their uncle.
An ursavory case came up for hearing
early in the week and resulted in a
young girl being sent TO the reform
school. Those who contributed to her
downfall should, if discovered, be given
the laws limit.
With all that trouble in Morocco,
which has made necessary the presence
of one of oul war vessels, it is interest
ing to recall the fact that the United
States consul to that country is brother
of our postmaster, j. NJ. Burke.
The ladies of the library association
had planned to serve ice cream In the
park at the tine of the band concert
Wednesday, but the rain interfered. 1t
is to be hoped that they will carry out
their original intention at future con-
certs.
f. H. Thorp and wife returned Satur-
, day from a weeks outing at Lake
| George. In his dozen or more Years of
hard service as editor of the REGISTER.
Mr.. Thorp never took a vacation, so his
present experience is something of a
novelty to him.
The Otter has not been given a fair
chance to regain its usual summer level
since the freshets of two weeks ago.
The almost daily rains of the past week
are keeping it up to flood height. The
only change noticeable is that from a
hue of strong coffee to one of weak tea.
Allen Vittum, our band leader, has
been engaged to lead the Whitehall, y.
Y, band at the firemen's convention &c
be held there Wednesday and Thursday
next. This is a well.deserved cOmpll
ment to Mr. Vittum's ability as a must
clan and a leader of musicians. and re
fleets honor on the Citizens band.
Rev. A. W. Dickens, the Congrega
tional pastor, has arranged an exchange
for next Sunday with Rev. c. B. Atwood
of Sandy Hill, n. y, formerly in charge
of the Whiting church, and, in company
with Mrs. Dickens, set out Monday moor
on his vacation. They will visit Magyar,
Falls and Saratoga and also pass som,
time with friends at Argyle, y. y.
The managers of the Ladies librar,
ask us to call attention to the library
rule prohibiting the transfer of book
directly from member to member. Sucl
transfers should be made only through
the medium of the librarian, who will
then be able to find out from the recOrt
who has any particular book and fix tn
responsibility for its loss should it not b.
returned.
The spelling of the word tranquility
in the new silver certificates, which
caused so much cheap wit TO be wasted
in the papers last fall, is the same a
that in the constitution of the Unitel
States. Our antiquarian has received
information from Washington assuring
him that there is no foundation for tn
rumor that the certificates were being
recalled for correction.
The pupils of the first primary depart
ment of the graded school will have
new teacher when school opens il
September. Miss Jessie Thompson o
Weybridge, a graduate of the Casteto
normal school, has been appointed to tn
position, vice Miss Sadie Wright, re
signed. Miss Thompson is spoken of i
E high terms by those who know he
abilities, and she will no doubt fill tn
position acceptably.
The Hotel de Howard was raided yes
terday morning and some alleged thre
per cent beer was found. The prOprie
tor, viii Wright, was arrested and
hearing was held in the afternoon, bu
we 90 to press too early to be able t
/ state what was done in the case. TIL
: beer was analized by Prot. McGilton t
see whether or not it was Intoxicating
p His report was not forthcoming at tn
I time of this account.
The following Lexington, Mass, de-
I patch of the 2lst inst. will interest oil
friends of DR.. Hamlin and his family
''In the Hancock Congregational churc
, at noon today Miss Alice Julia Hamli
4 was married to Dr. Edgar S. Human,
professor in the university of Nebrask,
The ceremony was performed by til
D Rev. Charles F. Carter The bride is tn
. daughter of the Rev. Cyrus Hamln,
D., founder of Roberts college and fC
n thirty years missionary in Asia Minor.
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