Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-25
QUEER CHAP AN.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Boston this week.
Governor Grout has appointed Friday,
April s, as Fast Day.
Mrs. L. E. Mellen and son are visiting
relatives in Nashua, n. II.
Miss Goodrich is in New York this
week buying millinery goods.
Mrs. John O'Connell, now of Ticonder-
oga, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sargent.
f. P. Cushmans millinery opening is
announced for next Thursday and Friday.
John Lucia has been appointed over
seer of the town farm for the fiscal
year.
The Labaree society cleared over forty
dollars at its recent dramatic enter
tainment.
A travelling company is giving an enter
tainment each night this week at the
opera house.
The high wind of Saturday night re-
suited in the demolition of several win
dows about town.
The county jail has only a single occu-
pant-POland, who was mixed up in the
Dora Cushman case.
Miss Florence Chapman, who has been
visitin relatives in Boston for some weeks
past, returned Saturday.
Madam IIigley's sister, Mrs. Susan
Rose of Granville, Ohio, was one hun
dred years old Wednesday, March %.
Miss Mary Gee, who has been in New
\ ork for the past two weeks, is eX-
pectod home today with her trimmer.
Miss Laura a. Hebb, who has been en-
gagged by Mrs. Lawrence as trimmer in
her millinery store, has returned from
New York
p. b. Cloyes returned last Monday
from four weeks trip to New York
and Bos on, which was a business and
pleasure trip.
En- Governor Ormsbee of Brandon
was in town Monday on business con-
nected with the Hooker estate, of which
he is administrator.
Miss Jtssica Stewart reached home
from Boston last Saturday. On Tues
day, in company with Miss Stewart, she
returned to the Hub.
/ Several of our citizens report that last
Saturday evening at about S o'clock they
felt slight tremor of the earth like I'M
to veritable earthquake.
Posters are out announcing the annual
exhibition and dance of the junior class
of Mddlebury college, to take place on
Tuesday evening, March 20.
G, l.. Beaded, general agent of the
Calumet IIarbor Improvement company,
which has recently opened offices in
Burlington, was in the village over
Sunday
c. b. Lyons, who was arrested about a
year ago charged with raising" check
and who has been a guest of Deputy
Sheriff Cobb ever since, was released on
Monday, having been able to secure bonds
In the sum of $500.
Many Vermont towns are responding
| literally to the call of Governor Grout
for contributions for the starving re-
concentrates of Cuba. As yet Middle
bury has taken no steps in this direction.
Are we less liberal than our neighbors?
Clinton Smith is a very busy man in these
days Of warlike preparation. The Gal
weston (IeX.) News of March notes at
length the fact that Mr.. Smith was there
for the purpose of investigating in behalf
of the government the establishing of a
garrison of United States troops, the
sites offered and the buildings needed.
Hon. John w. Stewart spoke upon
"The Legislative Department of the
National Government the evening of
the 18th inst. He delighted his audience
with many pleasing "reminiscences OF
celebrated senators and representatives,
while his remarks upon the fundamental
principles of our Constitution were emil
nently just and discriminating.
On Sunday last the funeral services
over the body of Mrs. Carrie Dodge,
wife of Charles w. Earl, Jr., were held
at the residence on Court street. The
rector of st. Stephens church Officiated.
Very many relatives and friends gathered
to pay their tribute of love and esteem
for one whose loss will be sincerely felt.
Besides her husband there are three
young children, one an infant on whom
her death falls as a seemingly irreparable
misfortune. The interment took place
Monday at Mortified, Vt, the home of
Mrs. Earl's mother, the Rev. Mr.. Suther-
land saying the office at the grave.