Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-11
QUEER CHAP MAN.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Boston.
Miss Ada Calender has returned from
New y FORK city.
d. H. Bennett of Bridport was in the
village on business Wedn6 sday.
E.P. Cushman is to add a millinery
department to his store this spring.
DR.. Bisbee's wife and children were
here from Bristol Tuesday visiting the
doctor.
The Baptist church has secured the
services of Miss Hortense NJ. Drake as
choir leader.
The Essay club will meet with Miss
Elga Stewart next Monday afternoon at
8 80 o'clock.
G.. D. Elliott has secured position
with McKannon Bros. of Burlington and
entered upon his duties week.
Scott Gooding left Wednesday night
for Champlain, N. y, where he will
enter the high school as an instructor.
Sanford j. Kelsey of the REGISTER
force is seriously i'll with typhoid fever
at his home in Whiting, as is also Clyde
ketcham.
Miss Rebecca Russell left for Boston
yesterday noon, where she will spend
several weeks with her sister, Mrs. w.
o. Sanford.
Miss Della Seeley is in New York city
this week getting spring styles in milli-
merry She will trim for f. p. Cushman
this season.
Jesse II. Campbell, who recently en-
tered the law office of w. II. Bliss, has
been appointed notary public by the
county court.
Prof. Wright closed the Beeman
on Wednesday with 1.-The Western Re.
serve.
The Christian EndeavOr topic for next
Sunday evening will be China, the
stronghold of Paganism;'' leader, Miss
Mary O. Pollard.
Miss Anna Daniels went to New York
yesterday. She will go from there to
Saratoga, where she has a position as
head trimmer in a millinery store.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Cobleigh and two
children went to Boston Wednesday,
where they will remain, Mr.. Cobleigh
having secured position in that city.
The county fair will be held this year
at Middlebury, as usual, the date being
fixed for Aug. 30 and 81 and Sept. /.
The executive committee so decided at a
meeting held on Thursday afternoon of
last week.
Contributions to the museum the past
year include 135 books, 375 pamphlets,
100 volumes of newspapers, &c photo
graphs and the usual amount of relics,
and historical objects.
One week from tonight Hon. John w.
| Stewart will give lecture in the Ladies
library for the benefit of the Ethan AL
len Chapter of d. A. r. This is the last
, lectures of the series on American
| history.
The executive committee of the State
Firemen's association held a meeting in
this village yesterday afternoon and
fixed upon July 20 and 81 as the dates
. for holding the next firemen's tourna-
ment in Middlebury.
The warm and sprnglike weather of
, the past week has laid bare the streets
and many of the country roads, making
sleighing a thing of the past. The large
quantity of snow which has melted has
made the cutters good-szed streams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Murkland of
Durham, n. H., were called here by the
death of Mrs. Murkland's father, Almon
p. Upper. Mr.. Murkland's duties as
president of the state agricultural col
lege necessitated his return. but Mrs.
Murkland will remain for a short time.
, William McCrea, aged 81 years, died
} at the home of his son Thomas in this
village on Monday night last. The
) funeral took place Thursday from the
residence, Rev. Mr.. Gooding officiating,
= and the remains were buried in the West
cemetery. Mr.. McCrea was a resident
tof Ferrisburg.
Y \Geo. Il. Merriam of Addison, who was
employed by the REGISTER for a short
time last December, is in luck. He
took a civil service examination last
October, and last week was called to
, Washington to fill a vacancy in the gov
eminent printing office. He left Mon.
day night for the capital.
a Middlebury town stands very low in
= the per cent of taxation assessed for the
+ coming year. OF about $50 returns pub.
blished only nine have a lower rate than
Middlebury. The great majority are as.
r sessed over 81, many running above So
, Mt. Tabor in Rutland has s. and Sears.
b burg in Bennington, S4.25.
The evening of Feb. % was passed
very pleasantly by about 100 guests al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II
= Chafiee on Case street. The evening
= was made enjoyable by the presence OF
Mr.. Rich with monographs. Also
music was furnished by Mr.. Roberts and