Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-30
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Herman Smith is spending his vacation
at home from the L. V. NJ.
L. n, Bessette of Orwell was visiting
his sister. Miss Anna, on Wednesday.
Joseph Battell left on Wednesday for
Washington to spend the remaining
winter months.
Prof. Abernethy of the Brooklyn Poly
technic institute is spending the holt
days in the village with relatives.
Skating has been fairly good on the
river the past week and large numbers of
young people have made the most of it.
Fred Beatty is back at work as tele-
graph operator at the Western Union
office, after long sickness with typhoid
fever
Miss Susan Archibald is to lecture in
New Haven on the 18th of January, her
address being one of the Beeman acad-
envy course Of lectures.
Miss Viola Braiperd and Ezra Brainerd,
Jr., spent Christmas at their home in
this village. The latter returned to his
duties at Barre on Tuesday.
Vergennes people also are after new
postotiice. Our correspondent says
petition is being circulated there asking
for the removal TO a new location.
The Christmas program at the Metho-
dist church on Monday night was as
published last week. There was good
attendance and pleasant time for all
William Lattimer of this village has
been recognized by the national pension
bureau as deserving substantial reward.
He has been granted pension of IS per
month.
The turbine wheel, which is to furnish
the motive power for the new marble
mills, arrived here last week, and the
work of fitting it in place will 60 for
ward at once.
John Selleck, a former employe of the
REGISTER company, but now of the
Essex Junction printing syndicate, spent
his Christmas holidays with his parents
In this village.
A special town meeting has been call
ed by petition and viii meet on the 18th
of January. The object of the meeting
Is to see whether the voters will abolish
the town agency.
The wOrkmen of the new marble mill
company were engaged yesterday in
strengthening the big derrick at the
falls, preparatory to hosting into place
the heavy turbines.
The new boxes and partitions for the
postofiice in the Battell block were re-
ceived and put In place this week. Many
of our citizens have called to admire
them, and they are worthy of it.
Arrowaua Lodge. No. 10, elected the
following officers: Noble grand, Mrs.
A. II, Langworthy; vice-grand, Mrs.
Jennie Stringham; secretary, Miss Nellie
Calhoun; treasurer. Mrs Anna Sander
/ son.
On Monday, Dec. 2G. at the home of
Mrs. Sarah Cooper in Weybridge, oc-
Cured the marriage of her oldest daugh-
/ ter lizzie to Mr.. Glenn Booth of Jericho
Rev. A. b. Potter performed the cere-
mOny.
The Burlington Free Press quotes the
/ opinion of few of Nergennes's business
men and politicians on the matter Of
Senator MOrrill's successor and credits it
as the opinion of Addison county. We
! like that.
The new rector of st. Stephens Is ex-
pected to commence services the first
week in January. On Friday, the 9th,
holy communion at a. IN. After this
he will be glad to meet all the parishion-
ers at the chapel.
Christmas day was spent very quietly
in the village. The church attendance
was rather slim, owing, no doubt, to the
very general prevalence of colds and
grip. On Monday the stores were closed
generally, and Sunday quiet prevailed.
Harrison Warner of Weybridge street
died Wednesday night of typhoid-pneu-
monia. He was a carpenter by trade and
leaves a widow, two sons and daugh-
ter. He was much respected as man
and a citizen and his death causes much
regret.
Prof. f. A. Burt of the local college
read paper before the Society for Plant
Morphology and Physiology at Columbia
University, New York, on Wednesday.
He took for his subject, 1.-THE formation
and structure of the dissepiment In POr-
Othelium."
The REGISTER job rooms have recent
ly received supply of new and hand
some designs of type.faces, suitable for
letter and bill heads. 1t is now time for
1899 stationery to be printed. II ouT
customers are tired of their old style OF