Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. F. w. Dutton of Mortified, Vt,
is spending a week with her sister, Mrs.
j. T. Kingsley.
Miss Harriet Williamson, who has
been spending the past week at Brandon,
returned home last evening.
Green Mountain lodge, knights of
Honor, will hold its regular annual
meeting this (Friday) evening.
G. S. Wainwright has been called to
act on the next grand jury, and A. h.
Carr and w. F. Hammond on the petit
Jury.
Last Saturday morning the mercury
reached a point two degrees below zero
gone below the cipher
At St. Stephens next Sunday there
will be morning prayer, sermon and the
holy communion at 10 :45, and sermon
in the evening by Bishop Hall.
Anchor ice made its appearance last
Sunday-an unusually early date for it,.
Men were kept busy that night at the
pumping STATEN, keeping the intake
clear.
The governor has reappointed Prof.
w. Z. Howard of this village as a men,
Der of the commissioners of normal
schools; also Prof. T. f. Boyce as
county examiner of teachers.
Prof. Bag Dad, seventh son of a
seventh son, born with veil, ETC., etc.,
appeared in town this week. Prof. b
Dads speciality is fortune-telling, clair
voyance, sure cures, ETC., etc.
The popcorn booth, which has stood
on the street in front of the Battell
Hose house. took wings-or bObsleds.
rather-on Wednesday and went down
on Court street for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner S. Wainwright
have issued invitations to wedding re-
ception to,be rendered on the occasion
of the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Agnes, to Richard f. Cochran, on We'd
nesday, Dec. IA,
The annual visitation of Rt. Rey
Bishop Hall at st. Stephens will be
next Sunday, Dec. 4. The bishop has
selected and the vestry have elected
Rev. w. r. Forsyth of Stanstead a:
rector of ST. Stephens.
The body of Mrs. Augustus Mumblo
mother of Mrs. George Kidder, wa;
brought to this village Wednesday an6
yesterday was laid to rest in the Catholic
cemetery. She died while visiting il
Connecticut.
The blizzard of last Saturday nigh
and Sunday was far more severe to tht
south of Middlebury than In this vicin
ty. Occurring as it did on Sunday, little
hardship was experienced by our people
The terrible loss. of life and property
along the coast is appalling.
News has been received here of tn
death on Saturday last of Miss Ann
Riggs. second daughter of Capt. Home
Riggs of this village. The family re
sided here until last spring, when the.
removed to New Rochelle, n. Y, tn
captain remaining to attend to hi
business.
The Ladies' Cemetery association O
Case street will hold dime sociable a
the school house Friday evening, Dec.
The two dramas, 1.-The Wrong Bottle
and "The Country Aunts Visit to tn
J City," will be given; also music and re
; citations. After which refreshments wi
be served and a social time enjoyed. A
are cordially invited.
On Tuesday occurred the death c
Harvey Smith, an old resident of thl
town living on Chapman hill. He wa
rs years of age, and leaves wife, tw
, sons and two daughters. His tuners
/ took place yesterday afternoon and til
body was buried in the West cemetery
, Mr.. Smith had been a sufferer from tn
+ infirmities of old age for long time.
. County court will convene in Middle
bury next Tuesday, Dec. G, Judg
j. Jonathan Ross presiding. There are L
n cases of known especial interest on IL
trial docket, but interesting details ma
develop on trial. The docket contains
divorce cases-an unlucky number fl
I Cupid. Only nine of these cases are s.
= for trial at the present term.
Last Monday Marcus Carr started fl
Rutland in charge of some stock he WI
N shipping. Down the line sOmewher
@ while he was seated in the caboose al
IS the train menlwere doing some switchin
h the engine backed down into the caboo
d with altogether too much violence, al
a Mr.. Carr was hurled from his seat al
: had three ribs fractured.
. Work on the interior finish of the &C
ner room of the new Battell block is