Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-07
THE IMAGINATIVE HEN
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

c. NJ. Wilds was in Montpelier early
In the week.
Miss Esther Guile of Moberly, Mo-, is
the guest of her son, w. d. Guile.
Mrs. A. w. Woolley and daughter
have gone TO New York for the winter.
Carl A. Mead left on Friday for Chica-
go, where he has place in law office.
Chas Moore of Shoreham is the new
clerk at the Addison. lie started In last
week.
Rev. f. Melville of Sidney, n. Y, is
expected to hold services in st. Stephens
next Sunday.
About fifteen people availed them
selves of the excursion rates to New
York on Tuesday.
Monday noon the mercury succeeded
in reaching the Sc point; yesterday
morning it was at II.
A big fat raccoon was part of the
menu at Hotel Addison Monday. 1t was
killed near Bridport.
The new residence on the college quad
rangle, to be occupied by Prof. Wright,
is nearly completed.
B. NJ Marshall, who has spent the
summer at home, has returned to his
medical studies in New York.
E. E. Bond has Just completed thorough
repairs on the interior of his residence
property on Seminary street.
Mrs. j. L. Halliday has returned to
her home in Boston after short visit at
j. w. Halladay's in this village.
The Dan Mccarthy company played
to good audience at the opera house
Wednesday evening and last night.
MR.. j. G. Gooding gave a tea at her
home on Seminary street Wednesday
afternoon, and it was we'll attended.
Hermon E. Smith, now attending the
University at Burlington, has been elect
ed member of the Vermont Botanical
club.
Mrs. Mabel (Smith) Schwarz of Port
Henry. n. Y, was in the village on
Monday, having come up for short
visit.
The first meeting of the Century club
William Jackson on Wednesday evening,
Oct. u, at o'clock.
F. A. Bond and Miss Ella Bond left
for New York city on Monday, where
Miss Bond will remain during the winter
to study vocal music.
Brush, the popcorn man, has new
stand. 1t was made at the Smith &
Wells mill and after original plans which
make it model of convenience.
The Labaree society will give a G
O'Clock supper in the lecture room of the
Congregational church on Friday, Oct.
II. Full particulars will be given next
week.
The blasting of rock for the penstocB
of the marble mills has been about com
pleted and work on the gates begun
Men are also engaged in putting together
the big steel penstock.
At the regular meeting of the Bat
tell Hose company last Tuesday evening
it was unanimously voted to hold their
eighth annual ball at the opera house
Thanksgiving eve, Nov. %.
Allen Calhoun was drawn on the
United States grand jury and II. Z
Bissell on the petit jury. They have
been attending the sittlngs of the court
in Rutland during the week.
DR.. Prentiss of the college library wa:
engaged during the summer in catalog
ing the books in the Ladies' library OF
the village. The new arrangement will
greatly facilitate the handling of books
MIddlebury college will have no foot
ball team in the field this season. The
graduating class last spring carried of
so much good material as to cripple the
, organization, and raw material has to be
r worked up before it's fit for use.
. Mrs. Marion A. Carr has sent on
cards of invitation to the marriage of hel
daughter Amber Belle to Frederick Ell
more Plat. The ceremony will be per
formed in the Congregational church a
Cornwall.
Prof McGilton of the local college
1 attended the state teachers convention
Q at Montpelier last week, and In the alb
5 sence of the regular president presided
over the meetings. He also addressed
the organization.
Letters with the following addresse
, are at the postoffice unclaimed; n
, Buchanan, n. Caravant, Miss Colderi
Canton, Mr.. Arthur Curren, Mrs. o. C