Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-10-14

The regular meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary union will be held on
Tuesday next ut 3 o'clock p. m. in the
lecture room of the Congreg ltional
church. Subject, Missionary Work in
Vermont.
Two of the blood hounds belonging to
Stetsons Double Monster Uncle Toms
Cabin Co., which is to exhibit here to-
night, were recently imported by Mana
ger Stetson from Siberia, at a cost of
nearly $500 each.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postofIice unclaimed: Geo. p. Camp,
OrrIn Dickinson, j. G. Foster, Mrs. Lucy
Macarthur, Lathrop Pope, Mrs. Lizzie
Trudeaux; returned from dead letter
office, Addie Ellis.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb has a new board
err. This one is charged with embezzling
horse and carriage at Bridport, the
property of VIM. Towner. The animal
was found ia Cornwall and the supposed
thief in this village.
w. II. Brewster represented the local
knights Templar lodge at the grand
conclave in Pittsburg this week. Press
dispatches say that $4,000 Knights par
| ticipated in the parade, forming a
procession seven miles In length.
The trustees of the village will shortly
begin the laying of new concrete walks.
/ They have decided on various strips, and
will be Influenced somewhat in laying
the remainder by the disposition of prop
erty owners to contribute toward the
expense in their locality.
Mrs. Bridget Murphy, aged 81 years,
died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Jos.
Forest, on Monday. The funeral was
held at the Catholic church on Wednes-
day, Father Gelot officiating. The body
was taken to Vergennes on the morning
train for interment in that village.
Sumner E. Gates of Newton, Ia, has
been the guest of NJ. NJ. Peck and other
friends during the past week. He deliv'
cred in Chicago SO head of three-year-
old steers, which averaged 1900 pounds
He is a son of E. n. Gates, a native OF
Shoreham, who died in Iowa in 1882.
In the October number of the Mer
chants Association Review of San Fran
cisco, Cal, Prof Carl G. Plehn, wei
known in Middlebury, has an interesting
article on the College of Commerce II
the University of California. Professor
Pehn is dean of the college of which he
writes.
The October number of The Puritan
contains a picture of two of Col. Free
Koppeis daughters, who went to Cubs
as Red Cross nurses. Col. Hopper wa
colonel of the list New York regimen
before its muster into the national ser
vice, and went to Cuba as a lieutenant
His son Fred went along as a private.
Mrs. Davis Severance, an aged an,
respected resident of this village, die
Sunday night, after a short sicknes
incident to her advanced years. Sh
was 70 years of age. The funeral wa
held Wednesday forenoon at II o'cloc
q and was conducted by Rev. A. W
e Dickens. The body was laid to rest i
the Case street cemetery. The decease
S is survived by husband and tw
o children, the latter being Z. G. Severanc
and Mrs. Avery.
t The entertainment given last Frlda.
:. evening by the Epworth League unde
the direction of Miss Mary E. Tobi
Y was one of the best of its kind eve
n produced in Middlebury. The stag
effects were fine and as an elecutioni;
: Miss Tobn has few superiors. OWN
O to rain there was not crowded hous'
still there was good audience, and a
speak highly of the dignity of the Ell
tertainment. The Epworth Leagu
desires to express their thanks thrOug
. the columns of the REGISTER to all thos
y who so kindly assisted in making tn
!, entertainment a success.