Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-25
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

H. A. Peck is back from his visit to
New York state.
L. j. Paige of Burlington was doing
business in town Monday.
Harry, the little son of George Brous-
seau of South street, is i'll with the fever.
Percival Wilds visited in Burlington
last week, being the guest of Charles
Hubbard.
Mrs. w. w. Eaton returned last Sat-
urday from three weeks visit in New
York city.
Albert G. Bushey of East Middlebury
sion of $50 to $50.
County Commissioner f. j. Mathews
has reappointed H. A. Peck town agent
for the coming year.
The Century club will meet with Mrs.
NJ. II. Eddy on Wednesday evening,
Nov. 30, at o'clock.
Died, in Middlebury, Nov. 10, 1898,
aged - years months. 4
j. NJ. Peck has gone to Hartford,
Conn, to spend Thanksgiving with his
daughter, Mrs. n. II. Bowers.
Market day on Monday was exception
ally well attended in this village and was
perfect day for the occasion.
Miss Viola Brainerd is spending the
Thanksgiving holiday at home from her
school work at Claremont, n. II.
Miss Mary Smith was at home from
st. Adams during the week, visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith
Miss Alice Cushman left on the Mon
day night sleeper for st. Louis, Mo-,
where she will spend the winter with
her aunt.
DR.. Earl Cushman has received an APP
ponment to the University of New York
and has gone to that city to assume his
new duties.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mildred Hemingway, formerly of this
4 village, with DR.. Theodore Edward
Alexander of Boston, Mass.
The next meeting of the Essay club
will be held next Monday with Mrs.
Beadell on Court street, instead of Mrs.
w. w. Eaton, as scheduled.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Grosvenor are
the guests of Mr.. Grosvenor's relatives.
They came from far-off Dakota to spend
Thanksgiving at the old home.
The local college closed Wednesday for
Thanksgiving recess, which lasts until
Monday noon. A large proportion of the
students went home for the day.
The village water mains are being
extended on Weybridge street to just
beyond the limits, in order to allow the
f. c. Piper residence to make connec-
tions.
Miss Anna Fletcher leaves today in
company with her brother and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paris Fletcher, and will
visit with them at their home in st.
Paul, MINI.
In The Educator for November there
appears an interesting article from the
pen of President Brainerd of the local
college on the derivation of and meaning
of proper names.
The Battell Hose company's dance at
the opera house on Wednesday evening
was most enjoyable affair. The Hotel
Addison provided the supper for the
5 occasion and did itself great credit.
A. II. Bristol shipped over three tons
2 of turkeys to the Providence market last
Saturday. Most of them came from
l Charlotte. In the lot were two yearling
gObbers which weighed, dressed, 81
pounds.
A big blizzard ragged through the mid
die west early in the week, and at points
out there farther south than Vermont
they have enjoyed skating for some time
4 past. At this rate we should advertise
as winter resort.
The Psi Chi fraternity of Middlebury
college held its annual initiation banquet
, at the Hotel Addison on Wednesday
evening of last week. Numerous toast:
were responded to in felicitous manner
p and royal time was had.
T. Last Monday the local grog-shopi
were raided and liquor was found in foul
/ of them and four arrests in the usua
r convenient form were made. The cases
were tried Tuesday, and each of the de
fendants'pleaded guilty to two ofiense'
5 and each was fined S59.5l. The evidence
e brought out does not indicate that any
grog- shops were closed.
A very good illustration of the constant
> reduction in the price of manufa ctureC
articles in sterling silver is found In thu
catalogue of F. w. Sim & Co., advertised
elsewhere in this issue. Articles which
= last year cost 80 cents, now sell at 81
' cents; articles which two years ago cos
60 cents can now be had for %. Slmi
=. catalogue is free for a postal card and II
? well worth having for Christmas time