Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-21
NEW HAVEN.

Miss Lucy Bird is very i'll.
p. f. Whalen visited friends in Mont
pelier recently.
John Welcome is wintering "a cows
and "a number of young cattle.
Mrs. Sewell Purinton has been quite
sick with nervous prostration.
Miss Mary Roscoe of Middlebury is
visiting her brother, A. p. Roscoe.
Miss Jessie Sutton of Bristol was the
guest of Daisy Potter over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee of Lincoln
were the guests of VIM Mcintyre and
wife last week.
Herbert A. Hinman and Marianne
/ Landon were at home over Sunday from
MiddIebury college.
Chas Everest, Spencer Wright and
Archie Potter are attending the Agrcul-
tural college in burlington.
/ Prayer meetings have been held in the
chapel of the church Wednesday and
Thursday evenings this week.
Purinton Il Everest are selling out
their goods saved from the fire, having
located in the house owned by +. +.
Wright.
Miss Kate Donoway, who has taught
school in town for the past five terms, is
teaching in Ferrisburg this winter and
boards at home.
Mrs. B. c. Hayward and daughter
Alice of Addison visited her sisters, Mrs.
Mills Landon and Miss Emily Dexter the
the first of the week.
William Prichard, the expert marble
cutter, who has been at Belden's for the
past eight years, has gone to Brandon to
work for Adams 81 Bacon.
The house occupied by Henry O. Bost-
wick, now of Rutland, was searched by
officers Caldwell and Middebrook last
week. Articles claimed to haye been
stolen were found.
The New Haven Dramatic club are to
present the popular drama, Under the
Laurels," in town hall Friday evening,
Feb. /. The club have been rehearsing
this play several weeks, and doubtless
will give an excellent entertainment.
Moses De Poutee has 1870 hens. Dur
ing the month of December ne sold 100
dozen eggs, for which he received SPOIL.
The cost of keeping the hens was 50.
Some of the neighbors suggest that he
start school, and teach them how to
make their hens lay.
The Brooksville exhibition given last
Saturday evening was largely attended
the church being crowded to the doors.
l.. A. Baker presided and an excellent
program was presented. Miss Louise
NJ. Converse recited "Kentucky Belle"
in an admirable manner, and in response
to an encore gave humorous selection.
Miss Converse is an accomplished elOcu-
zionist and was given an enthusiastic re-
ception. G. 5. Dana reclted "Burdock's
Goat" and in response to an encore made
a speech. Miss Lucy G. Jackman sang
two selections, her encore being "DOr-
rls." Mrs. ID. S. Twitchell and Miss
Jackman sang a duet. Misses Sarah
Peck and Alice White gave recitations,
and there was singing and speaking by
the children. The school sang and
marched well and the selections by the
Brooksville choir were well rendered
Sylvester Whittemore and Miss Carrie
Liberty sang duet, and the song by
Miss Alice Swenore brought down the
SwenOre each aged years gave short
Rotations, which were much enjoyed.
After the entertainment Mr.. Dana and
Mrs. White gave banquet to party of
friends at the residence of the latter.
RIPTON.
Mrs. c. A. Beecher, who has been sick,
is on the gain.
At five O'Clock Monday morning the
temperature at y. n. McQuiveys was is
degrees below; at II. Billings 10 below.
l.. f. Stowe few days ago drew with
a team weighing less than 20OO pounds
1860 feet of spruce logs a distance of
some four miles.
a good deal of business is being done
on very little snow; but if the snow is
thin it lay quiet when it came, and the
roads are smooth.
On the nth inst. j. S. Chandler started
for Middlebury, but in driving out of his
yard he made the turn too quickly, and
the sleigh dropping into depression,
he was thrown out and the horse ran a !