Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-11
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

A. II. Calhoun of Vergennes was home
over Sunday.
Miss Halle Alden is i'll at her rooms in
the Battell block.
E. H. Thorp assumed his duties as
postmaster last Saturday night.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
P. J. Donnelly on Sunday, the 9Th inst.
Mrs. Julius A. Beckwith spent a few
days this week with friends in Bur.
lington.
The Pi Phi fraternity of the college
gave its annual reception last Monday
evening.
Miss Jessie Chapman returned last
week from Boston, where she had been
for some time.
Miss Clara Bruya returned Saturday
night from Boston, Mass, where she has
been for some time.
E. E. Brown is to start bakery soon.
1t will be situated under his present
residence. He will run a cart.
Dennis Calvin was seriously i'll at his
home on Weybridge street last week, but
is some better at present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bessett of Bur-
lington spent Sunday with Mrs. Bessett's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Pinney.
A. d. Wright, formerly clerk for Cal
houn & Stewart, but now of Littleton,
n. H., was in town the first of the week.
Prof. Ford c. Langworthy was in town
few days last week on short visit to
his parents, Mr.. and Mr.. c. P. Lang
worthy.
There will be graphophone enter
tainment at the Case street school house
Wednesday evening, Feb. l6. Admission
ten cents.
Miss Abbie Morse spent yesterday af
teInoon in the village, on her way to
Winthrop, Mass, where she will visit for
about six weeks.
1t is unders TODD that there is to be a
minstrel entertainment given here in the
near future by local talent under the
direction of Jesse Campbell.
Next Monday will be st. Valentines
day. The custom of sending valentines APP
pears to be rapidly passing away, if the
decline in sales in this line is good evil
dence.
There will be a social dance at the
Glen House, East Mddlebury, on the
evening of Washlngton's birthday. If
sleighing continues good a number will
go out from this place to attend.
The West Salisbury school took va
cation Monday which was spent at the
county seat. A visit to the Sheldon art
museum and to the county jail were the
extremes of the sightseeing.
On another page of this Issue of the
REGISTER will be found chronological
list of the fires which have occurred In
Middlebury since 1905, together with
many interesting details of the same.
The funeral services of Mrs. Louis
German of Salisbury were held at the
Catholic church on Friday morning at
8 30, Rev. j. NJ. Gelot officiating. The
interment was in the Catholic cemetery.
The w. C. 7. U. will hold a public
meeting at the Baptist church Wednes-
day evening, Feb. l6, commencing at
I 80. The subject presented will be
Systematic and prOpOrtionate giving"
News has been received from Caven-
dish of the birth of a son on Wednesday,
the I'd inst, to Rev. and Mrs. ID. w. Ly-
man. MIR. Lyman will be remembered as
a former pastor of the Baptist church
here.
Many of the sidewalks about the viii
lage are rendered impossible by the over
flow of large quantities of water from
frozen cutters. The thaw of Wednesday
was remarkably rapid, and it looks as if
the roads would be made useless for
sleighing at an early day.
The lecture by Miss Katherine Bates
on last Monday evening was we'll at
tended, and the Century club was
enabled to net good sum. The lecture
itself was fully up to expectations and
indicated the complete mastery of her
subject which Miss Bates possesses.
The Inasmuch Circle of Kings Daugh-
tiers held their seventh annual meeting
with Mrs. w. w. Eaton on Saturday,
Feb. 5. The following officers were
elected: President, Miss Alice Miner
vice president, Bessie Bowles; secretary,
Daisy Cushman; treasurer, Eliza Dean.
, A large and appreciative audience had
| a rare treat at the Congregational church
on Wednesday evening of this week,
when the musical family, "Little Vernon
Brothers," gave a concert, consisting of
vocal and instrumental selections, violin
solos, etc. They displayed rare talent
for their years.
The state board of health has placed
, diphtheria culture tubes and glass-slides
for typhoid bacteria in charge of DR.
Stems at this place, and physicians who