Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-29
P. F. CHAPM
SOLE AGENT FOR THE EASTERN STATES.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Mrs. G. S. Wainwright is visiting her
daughter, Mrs j. A. Warner, in Albany.
j. B. Douglas is very sick at his home
on South street.
Mrs. A. c. Griffin is visiting relatives
in town.
The students of the college will hold
an informal dance at the school house
hall tomorrow night.
The Farmingdale cheese factory will
commence operations for the season on
May ,. Frank Rowe will be manager
Mrs. VIM. jackson attended the funeral
of Earl Sheldon in Burlington last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Dugald Stewart is once more at
home after visit of several weeks in
Albany.
The graded school pupils are enjoying
a holiday today, due to its having been
named as Arbor Day by the governor.
Mrs. II. NJ. Seely, who has been visit
ing in New Jersey for some weeks past,
is once more at home.
Kidder 81 Noand expect to start their
new bakery in Bakery Lane 0ps Monday
next.
An excessive amount of wetness has
been the experience of the past week,
with rain Saturday, Sund ~ and Monday.
The flume of the electric station was
carried out Wednesday night. The
rains of the early part of the week raised
the river, probably weakening the flume.
The Pi Phi society of the local college
gave reception to the Delta Kappa
Epsilon chapter at their rooms in the
Battell block Wednesday evening.
Miss Blanche Verder and Miss Eleanor
Ross of Rutland attended the reception
given last Friday evening to the college
faculty by the Alpha Chi fraternity.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post office unclaimed G. L. Blood, Mrs.
f. Grant, Mrs. B. G. Long Mr.. E. w.
Perry, L. c. Tewksbury, A. J. Wiley.
The Operatoscope exhibition at the
opera house Wednesday night did not
receive the patronage that its merits de-
served. Those who were present speak
of it in the highest terms.
near Middlebury have announced their
intention of joining the National Volun-
ter Reserves as soon as the rolls are
open.
An article on Ten years in Alaska" APP
pears in the current number of Spirit of
Missions. 1t is from the pen of Rev. j.
w. Chapman and is resume of the
work done by himself and his estimable
wife in Anvik, Alaska.
Lake Dunmore Lodge, /. o. o. F., had
banquet Tuesday evening at the lodge
rooms in honor of the 10Th anniversary
of the order. Speeches were made by
Rev. j. G. Gooding, Judge Slade, VIM.
Jackson and II. Hunt.
Stanton S. Eddy recently passed an
examination at the Boston City Hospital
which will give him an official standing
in the corps of surgeons in that institu-
ton, ending in two years with the posi-
ton of House Surgeon.
In view of the opening of the fishing
season next Monday, Fish Commissioner
Tltcomb wishes to remind trout catchers
of the illegality of Fishing in streams
closed by the state. Wardens have all
been notified to arrest persons caught in
the act.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Chapman have ex )
tended cards of invitation to the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Jessie Louise
Chapman, to DR.. d. C. Noble, the event
to take place Tuesday evening, May 10,
at the Congregational church.
Our business men last year experienced
the benefit to trade of having the Citizens
band give weekly concerts in the park.
To keep up its organization the band
must have funds fOr,Incidental expenses,
and to secure the money solicitors have
been sent out. 1t is to be hoped that
liberal response will be made.
The big animated picture machine
which the Epworth league people are
going to have some time next month will
use electricity for light. Our readers
will remember that the AnematOscOpe
and musical company here nearly a year
ago was the best of the kind ever in
Middlebury.
Last Saturday afternoon the base ball
team of the local college defeated the