Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-04
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
Cornwall, vt, Nov. 18th, 1897.

Miss Carrie Dewey is back from her
Albany visit.
Miss Florence Chapman is in Boston
visiting her sister.
Ex-Gov. Ormsbee of Brandon was in
the village Saturday.
George Ross of Vergennes is the drug
clerk at Bisbee's pharmacy.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Hammond on Feb. g.
Attend "Me and Otis" next Friday
night, and enjoy hearty laugh
j. c. Durick left Thursday afternoon
for weeks visit in Fair Haven
The Boston papers say another storm
is on its way from the southwest.
Rev. A. Def. Palmer of Concord is a
guest at the home of Professor Bryant.
Get your tickets early for 'Me an
OTIS. There is sure to be big crowd
present.
John A. Fletcher has been taking a
short vacation, which he is spending in
Albany.
E. E. Bond was In Boston during the
blizzard of Tuesday. He will return to-
morrow.
Willard Carr of Whitehall, n. Y, is
operating for F. F. Shepard in the stock
exchange.
Miss Frances Mason of Whiting is the
guest of her friend Miss Harriet William
son, this week.
Nelson Lawrence has purchased the
Mcbride place on Seymour street. Con.
sderation, 500.
Chas Lyman has his ice house nearly
filled in spite of several drawbacks in the
way of snOwstorms.
Mrs. n. d. WhittOn of Burlington has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Cartmell the past week.
The laundry kept by William Tyrel
in the Mcleod black for some time has
been closed indefinitely.
The next meeting of the Century club
will be held with Mrs. H. H. Bryant on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 8.
A meeting of the board of civil author.
ity for abatement of taxes is advertised
to take place next Wednesday.
Several couples from here attended the
dance given at Cornwall town hall last
evening and report good tine.
Owing to the storm the directors of
the county fair did not hold their
meeting on Wednesday as intended.
W.. Ganey, formerly operator of
local stock exchange, now doing like |
work in st. Adams, was in town over
Sunday.
The Fortnightly club will meet on
Monday afternoon next with Mrs. A. w.
Dickens. Composers, Rheinberger and
GODDARD.
Arthur B. Pease, a graduate of the
local college class of 80, and now resid-
ing in Chicago, reached here yesterday
for a visit.
j. a. Morrison came up from Rutland |
to spend Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Geo. Hammond. He is employed in
Rutland bank.
A. p. Upper is furnishing G. f.
Marshall and w. II. Sheldon with mean
descent lights from the plant which he
has lately put in.
Miss Minnie Mack, who recently left
the employ of the Addison house on ac-
count of sickness, died at her home in |
Salisbury last week.
w. o. Sanford has secured position
with the New England Beef Co. in Bos-
ton and left for that city on Monday to
take up his new work.
The new clerk behind the counter at
the Addison house is Edward Pierce of
Brandon. He was formerly the clerk at
the Lake Dunmore House.
Mrs. w. d. Guile and sister, Miss
George Cooper, joined Mr.. Guile at AL
bany, n. Y, on the Goth for short trip
West to Mr.. Guile's former home.
Our local hOrsemen have been having
great times on the ice track up the river
lately. 1t is understood that a match
race is to come off in the near future.
Professor Eaton gave an evening
lecture to his class at the college We'd
nesday night on "The Greek Theatre"
it with stereopticon views.
Leon G. Yeaw, who was for some
time stenographer for the firm of Adams
81 Bacon of Beldens, has entered the
employ of the Proctor Marble company.
The annual meeting of the Farming
dale cheese company will be held at the
school house in the Seeley district on
evening, Feb. 3, at z 80 o'clock.
The Sheldon museum wants a few
copies of the town report for last year,
left at Sheldon's store. VIII not some