Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-30

headings and want something new and
modern, we shall be glad to show SAM
pies of new faces.
The advertiser who bears in mind that
many thrifty people wait till after the
holidays before buying gifts and that
many Christmas presents are in the form
of money to be spent subsequently,, and
who acts on this knowledge, Is the one
whose holiday boom will last till spring
Addison Encampment No. ~, 1. o. o.
F., elected the following officers for the
coming year: Chief patriot, r. A. Cal
houn; senior warden, c. E. Youtt
junior warden, A. H. Langworthy; high
priest, G. B. Wood; scribe, w. II. Dun
can treasurer, Harry Hunt; trustees, L.
E. Mellen, f. W. Fuller, II. Holden.
The call for the annual meeting of the
Addison County Agricultural society APP
pears in this issue of the REGISTER.
The election of officers for the coming
year twill take place at this meeting.
The success of the last fair seems to in
dictate that the present officers are the
right men in the right places. Their re-
election should be the reward of their
success.
THE Sleeping City" to be given at the
opera house on the evening OF Jan. 3, is
produced by one of the New York The
atrical Exchanges companies. Hearing
that the company was to appear at Bur
lington, Manager Stone wrote Mr.. Scam
mon to try and have the company stop
of here and open the new year. He was
successful. Such companies do not or
dinarily play in small towns.
a fitting ending to beautiful life took
place on Christmas day, when Mrs.
Christopher O'Connor passed quietly
away, just at noon, at her home a short
distance north of the village. A woman
of blameless life and sincere Christian
character, she was endeared to all who
had the privilege of her acquaintance.
Being 81 years of age, although quite
sprightly up to nearly the last, her death
was not entirely unexpected. The
funeral services were held at the Catholic
church Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock.
o'clock.
The recent thaw followed by freeze
has demonstrated that the village or
dinance relating to the clearing of snow
from sidewalks needs more careful OBJ
servance by property owners and more
vigorous enforcement by officials. In
many places about the village the way
farer cannot secure fOOthOld and must
depend upon his adrotness as an
equilibrist to maintain an upright
posture. This is fun for the youthful
and vigorous; not so for those of ad.
vanced years.
Mrs Jane Lang worthy, lifelong res
ident of Middlebury, died Monday at her
home on Washington street, after pro-
tracted illness, pneumonia being the i'm.
mediate cause of death. She was over
20 years of age and as stated had resided
in Middebury all her life. The funeral
took place Wednesday afternoon frou
the residence Rev. Mr.. Goodlng offic
lated and the burial was in the West
cemetery. The deceased was a member
of the Methodist church, and had many
lifelong friends in the village. She
leaves a brother and step-daughter, the
latter Mrs. F. A. Bond.
The postoffice will observe tomorrow
Saturday as holiday. The office will
be open from to 10 a. m. and from tC
p. m. The night mail will close at p
IN. Saturday evening the office will
be moved into its new quarters in the
Battell block, and on Sunday mail viii
be given out there at the usual Sunday
hours, from IL 80 a. IN. to II 80 p. m
and from 6 80 to p. m. The arrange
ment of boxes is entirely new, so thai
more or less delay in the distribution ant
delivery of the mail will be unavoidable
at least for few days. The postmaster
and his assistants trust that the public
will exercise reasonable degree OF
patience at the outset.