Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


is the guest of his father.
Mrs. Thomas Buckley, who has been
quite ill, is cOnvalescent.
Mrs. Mary Hale of st. Paul is the
guest of Col. and Mrs. A. A. Fletcher
Miss Abbie Morse returned to her
home at Jericho Saturday to recover
from an attack of illness.
General Agent Kinsley of the Nationa
Life insurance company was in the vii
lage on business Wednesday.
f. II. Button left for Washington last
Monday evening to visit his brother.
He will return next Monday.
Misses Anna and Ella Beatty, who
have been i'll with typhoid fever for
some time, are both recovering.
d. w. Smith. who has visited his par
ents in Washington for some weeks
past, Is once more in Middlebury.
Miss Barber of Brooklyn visited at
the home of Professor and Mrs. Eaton
last week. She returned home Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. p. c. Cornell, who until
recently conducted the Hotel ShOreham,
will make their future home in Middle
bury.
Prof. Howard of the local college is
to lecture at Weybridge next Friday,
taking for his subject "The American
LiberatOr."
The Fortnlghtly club will meet Mon
day evening at Z 40 o'clock with Miss
Stewart at Mr.. Battell's; subject, "Liv-
Ing Composers"
The glee and banjo clubs of the U. V.
NJ. received flattering reception at the
opera house Tuesday evening, and they
gave an entertainment which delighted
their audience.
Congratulations of E. II. Thorp on his
appointment to the local postoffice are
very general in the state papers, show
ing that he is well remembered by the
brotherhood of pencl-pushers.
Notice has been received of the death
at Denver, Col, of Mrs. Kate Sheldon,
widow of the late Charles Merrill of
West Addison and sister of Moses S.
Sheldon, who died in Salisbury last May.
Her age was about 81 years.
The Labaree society of the COngrega
| tional church gave a chicken-pie supper
and social at the church Wednesday
evening. Vocal and instrumental music
made the evening an enjoyable one to
those who remained after the supper.
Mr.. Eastman. an aged and much re-
spected citizen, died at his residence on
North Pheasant street at 3 O'Clock yes err
day afternoon. He had been in for some
time with a complication of diseases,
His age was about eighty years.
Landlord Bissel Is now the possessor
of pair of exceptionally fine steers
horns. measuring over five feet from tip
to TIP. They were brought from South
Africa by c. Il. Witherell. who recently
returned from that country, and were
by him presented TO Mr.. Bis>ell.
This evening at o'clock in the Ladies
library, Professor Walter +. Howard will
speak on "A Pair of Puritans." This is
the third lecture In the course on Amer
lean history given under the auspices of
the Ethan Allen chapter of d. A. Il.
Owing to the fact that the dates of
Rutland and Addison county district
meetings of the Masons have been
fixed for the 2Gth and 10Th respectively.
the date of the reunion called for the
2Glh at Middlebury has been changed
to Feb ,. This delay will give the local
committee more time in which to prepare
for the entertainingof visiting brethren,
and add much to their entertainment.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Middlebury National
bank, held on Tuesday, the 18th inst,
the following officers were elected fol-
the coming year: President, Col. A. A
Fletcher: vice-president, John G.. Wei
lington; cashier, Chas. f. Pinney; assist
ant cashier, John A. Fletcher; directors
4. A. Flether, j. G. Wellington, Gard
ner S. Wainwright, d. II. Bennett AND
John A. Fletcher.
The second of the series of socias held
under the auspices OF the Baptist Christ
l ian Endeavor society will be held at the
residence of Thos. Z. Wells, Seminary
street, next Tuesday evening, the 25tl
inst. a fine musical programme, con
sisting of vocal and instrumental selec
tons, has been provided for and al
oyster supper will he served. Admis
: sion, including refreshments, 20 cents
\ most cordial invitation is extended tt
all to be present.
At the postponed meeting of the Con
gregational society held last Thursday
: afternoon the following persons wer'
elected to fill the offices named: Moder
ator, Frank \. Bond; prudential com
- mittee, William w. Eaton, Thomas f
! Boyce, Charles w. Mathews, John \
Fletcher and l.. f. Mellen; treasurer
Nelson p. Barber; clerk, James E
. Crane; committee on music, John w
Stewart, Merrick A. Munroe, Nelson p
Barber and William IL. Sheldon; ushers
/. w. F. Hammond, Ernest Bird. E. II
e Thomas and Rufus Wainwright, Jr.
o Rev. f. w. Olmsted died in Burling
ton last Saturday. On Tuesday his re
$ mains were brought to Mddlebury 70
+ interment and were escorted to the Yves
= cemetery by delegation from the w. 7
Russell Post G.. A. II. The deceased
+ was a graduate of Middlebury colleg
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