Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-07-22
QUEER CHAPMAN.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs Sweeney, daughter and two sons
are guests at the Logan House
w. H. Bliss has been in Burlington
during the week on legal business.
Miss Filley of Hartford, Conn, has re-
turned to her home after a visit with
Mrs. Jennie Pride.
Mrs. E p. Russell was in Rutland last
week, having been called there by the
illness of a brother.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Page of Boston
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Sargent
at the Logan House.
The brick work on the Battell block
has progressed to the completion of the
second story above grade.
Luther Farnsworth and wife of Grand
Island, Neb., were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM Jackson this week
DR.. w. A. Noble and family arrived
early in the week from New York and
will spend the summer here.
P. Z. Gulley has secured a vacation
leave from the railway and with his wife
will spend it at the sea shore.
Rev. Father Gelot reached home from
his trip to Europe on Monday night,
much benefited by the outing.
Miss Rena Smith, who has been
spending some time visiting relatives in
Malone, \. Y, is once more at home.
Leon Yeaw, stenographer for the
Proctor Marble company, spent last
Sunday visiting friends in the village.
Prof. Edwin Eastman of Gloucester,
Mass. brother of Mrs. Ezra Brainerd,
was a guest at President Brainerds this
week.
An impromptu dance was arranged for
the entertainment of the visiting hose
companies Wednesday evening at O'Con-
nell Hall.
Prof. j. W. Abernethy of Brooklyn
was in the village few days during the
week on his way to Bread Loaf Inn for
the summer.
Postmaster and Mrs. E. II. Thorp are
taking an outing of few days, which
they are spending at the north part of
Lake Champlain.
The Battell Hose company's hose
house was made spick and span with a
new coat of paint In preparation for the
tournament crowd.
Rev. and Mrs. Stephen Cobb of Nor
ristown, n. Y, are visiting with Rev.
and Mrs. j. G. Gooding. They are Mrs.
Gooding's parents.
Clinton Gooding, who is teaching
school at Granville, n. Y. is spending
his vacation with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. j. G. Gooding.
A "night hawk lunch wagon very
much resembling reconstructed street
car was a feature of the street scenes
during the tournament.
A wagon filled with Gagged pol-parrots
and booth of canares were on the
streets this week, and added little if
any to the quietude of village life.
A number of tent booths occupied
spaces in the village park during the
tournament and dispensed cool drinks
to the thirsty while the thermometer
scared.
A fair representation of people
from this village and vicinity availed
themselves of the extremely law rate
and went on the Thousand Isle excursion
last Sunday.
Miss Leonard of Albany visited last
week with Mrs. John Fletcher. Her
brother reached here Friday, and on
Monday they started for drive to the
AdirOndacks.
Harold Richmond of Mortified, a
junior in Norwich university, and sister,
Miss Alice Richmond, are spending a
portion of their vacation with their
aunt, Mrs. VIM. Jackson.
The Addison House was headquarters
for many of the firemen in town during
the week and presented a very busy
scene. The other hotels, also, did a
good business with the strangers
Jeff Hrisko has to keep up his reputa-
ton as a fisherman, and last week he
landed a pickerel from the river at this
point which by actual test tipped the
balance at steen pounds, or Whereabouts.
1t was large.
Rev. Father Carmody, who has so
acceptably taken care of st. Mary's