Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. j. A. Fletcher was visiting old
friends in Albany this week.
Mrs. p. F. Chapman, who has been visit
ing in Albany, is once more at home.
Thomas Buckley has begun work on
new residence on North Pleasant street.
The Century club will meet with Mrs.
Burt on Wednesday evening, Nov. 8, at
o'clock.
Mrs. w. w. Eaton left on Monday for
New York, where she will visit for two
or three weeks.
DR.. V. NJ. Blanchard, who has been at
home in the village for month past, has
returned to New York.
The mother of Judge J. E. Weeks of
this village is reported to be dangerously
i'll at her home in Brandon.
Auctioneer NJ. X. Moore's fame is
spreading. He has been called from as
far as Randolph to cry sale.
The brick work on the Battell block
has been completed and interior work is
far along, including plastering.
Miss Jessica Stewart left Monday for
| New Yerk, where she has been spending
the week in company with Miss Mary
BOtt.
Bishop Hall of this diocese of the
Episcopal church, was in the village this
week in the interest of st. Stephens
parish.
Dr. Henry Wells left this week for
Middletown, Conn. 1t is reported that
he will become an instructor in Wesleyan
university.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. Stewart of Boston
have been visiting relatives in the village
the past week. They returned to the
Hub Wednesday.
The glee club of the college is "sure
thing" Candidates are being tried, and
when the full membership is decided
upon active practice will begin.
Mrs. c. F. Partridge of East Middle
bury is spending a few days in Montpe-
lier. Her son, Hon. f. c. Partridge, re-
presents Proctor in the legislature.
A fair audience was present at Mrs. M.
j. Hoyt's lecture at the NJ. +. church,
and much interest was shown by all.
The Viavi remedies mentioned can be Sc
cured of f. L. George at Bennington.
The D X fraternity of the college
had it's annual initiation meeting last Fri
day evening, and put through six candi-
dates. The Chi Psi fraternity gave an
informal dance at the schoOl-house hall
the same evening.
Among those from Middlebury who at
tended the governors ball in Montpelier
last week were Representative and Mrs
Robert Cartmell, f. II. Button and Ezra
Brainerd, Jr. The ball was one of the
most brilliant affairs of the kind ever
held at the capital.
During October there were of ii days
south wind in Middlebury, four days
clear all day, 10 days with rain, nine
5 days with the mercury below freezing
point (the lowest being 20 degrees F.
' and two days of Oversee degrees, Sc being
the record of the 4th.
If the breaking into and stealing OF
5 tools from a barn on west Academy
street last Tuesday night was intended
l as a Halloween prank, it comes perilous
ly near larceny, and those who took par
In it should make restitution and disavov
r any intention of crime.
Mrs. ROllin Mayhem, who for som,
time past had been sick with typhoid
fever, finally succumbed to the diseas,
and died at her home on Seymour stree
Tuesday afternoon. The funeral wa
held yesterday and the enterment tool
place in the Catholic cemetery.
At the concert and ball given by tn,
Neshobe club of Rutland, Oct. 20, me-
two-step, the "Neshobe", composed BY
p Miss Mildred Hemingway, formerly o
I this village, was played for the first time
from the manuscript, and was repeated,
!. encored. 1t will soon be published.
The many changes in tn proprietor
ship of one of our laundrles bids fair t.
1t cease, for time at least. Chas. Lagu
@ has disposed of his business to the flru
of Murray & Brown of Rutland, an,
IS those gentlemen will put In stean
l plant in the Y. M. c. A. block and ope
a new establishment.
Nine dollars and fffty-one cents is
G. rather high price to pay for box O
d thread, but that is what one cost a
East Middlebury man on Wednesday
He attempted to purlOIn box of threa
e, from Beckwith & Co.'s store, was arrest
:. ed and tried Immediately, and assessed
- fine Of S0.5l, which was paid.
~ Work was begun Monday on the exter
~ sion of the concrete sidewalk from tn
y. Y. M. c. A. building south on mai
street to the Chapman corner. Tn
- Brandon Union thinks their new strip G
d. pavement is evidence of an inclpieI
RS boom. Figuring on that basis, Middle
bury must be Veritable Dawson CITY.