Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-30
CHAPMAN & 90.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Mrs. w. j. Kingsley is in Albany
visiting.
w. C. Gorham has disposed of his
laundry business to one of his employees.
Chas. Hubbard and Herman Smith
have gone to Burlington to attend the
L. V. NJ.
Mrs. G. S. and Miss Agnes Wainwright
are visiting Mrs. J. Allen Warner in
Albany.
A party of Bread Loaf guests were
this week taking the annual drive over
the state.
MIR. and Mrs. John Higgins of the
Pierce House are spending the week in
Bellows Falls.
Miss Katherine Slade left for New
York city last Saturday to resume her
musical studies.
Beatrice Miner gave a very pleasant
birthday party to number of her young
friends last Saturday.
Miss Harriet Williamson has returned
from Minerva, n. Y, where she has
spent the summer months.
Mrs. Clara Adams of Tampa, Fla,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Latimer,
is visiting her parents in this village.
Mrs. r. A. Foote of Cornwall, very
well known in Middlebury, died Tues
day night from the effects of a cancer.
Mrs. Leavenworth has returned to her
home in Cleveland, o., after visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D..
Eldridge.
Fred Nash, son of Joseph Nash living
on South Court street, is very low with
typhoid fever. His case was critical at
last report.
The rain of Sunday must have been
heavier up the river than it was here.
The Otter was very high on Monday at
this point.
AL Woodward of the Sheldon phar-
macy has a bad attack of pneumonia.
His place at the store is being filled by
w. f. Gorham.
DR.. V. w. Blanchard, who has been
in New York for some weeks past on
business connected with his patents, is
once more at home.
The electric lights were shut off again
, Tuesday, in order to permit the tapping
, of the new penstock for the Star and the
Upper mills. The work is expected to
be finished Saturday.
Last Monday morning occurred the
wedding at st. Mary's Catholic church
t of Herbert Whittemore and Mrs. John
3 Signor. both of Brooksville.
Hunt Bros. are erecting a large addi-
tion to their hot-house plant. 1t is sc
feet in length, and extends from the
north side of the present plant.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoflice unclaimed: Mrs. Octavia
Burns, VIM. Lacy, Mr.. II. Melnick, Mrs
b. Malone, Prof. c. +. Pond.
Hon. Joel Linsley and son William oil
Coaticook, Canada, together with VIII
+ liam Linsley of Burlington, spent the
22d with their sister, Mrs. NJ. l., Tilden
I The local temperature has been season
able the past week. The highest figure
reached was y degrees, last Friday
e and the lowest 81, Tuesday night of thi;
l. week.
Brandon is to have its fair on the 5tl
t and 9th of October. 1t will be the last
fair of the season in Vermont, and they
are making big preparot tons for it dOwr
, there.
Work on the addition to Battell Blocl
is now progressing rapidly to the com
, pleton of the tower. The slight altera
. ton in the plans will add greatly to thu
appearance of the corner.
Miss Florence Allen of Brattleboro
p a graduate of the local college in thu
I class Of '9S, was in the village visiting
= friends the past week. She will teach il
Proctor schools the coming year.
The cupola of the old court house
= which was recently struck by lightning
is being pulled down. 1t presents al
together too inviting a mark for light
ming to make 1t a comfortable neighbor
+ Congressman Powers made a mos
n eloquent speech at the meeting of the
Western Vermont Congregational clul
at Vergennes on Wednesday. We hop,
l. to give the salient points in full mex
3 week.
. The deer-hunting season opens to
morrow, Oct. l, and continues on
month. The scarcity of the game ant
the severe penalties and restrictions o
the law make hunting anything blu
d sport in this state.
" Joe King emDlOVed I'm the Greer