Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-01-28
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Troy, n. Y.
Miss Mary Burke is in Burlington this
week visiting friends.
The Century club met Wednesday
evening with Mrs. Gooding.
w. II. Bliss returned on Friday last
from attending the sittings of the SUI
preme court at Montpelier.
Mrs. p. r. Bingham of West Cornwall
was in the village Monday on her way to
New York, where she will visit until
April.
j. E. Crane and r. Fassett represented
our bee-keepers at the state meeting
in Burlington on Wednesday and
yesterday.
A whist party given by Miss Jessie
Wainwright on Tuesday evening to
number of her friends was a social diver
sion of the week.
An effort is being made by young
lady from Burlington to start a class in
Stenography at this place. Thus far her
efforts have not proven very successful.
The Hawthorne club met Tuesday
evening with Miss Susan Parker. The
lllC anu WOlhS VI pNllCl sun
formed the subject of the evenings
reading.
A slight change was made In the run
ming time of the Green Mountain flyer on
the Rutland road this week. Going
south it now leaves here at :06 p. IN.
and north at 54l p. III.
About 80 members of Union lodge
of AIacnnc forO,ad tho Midd1phnrV
contingent to attend the district meeting
and banquet of the fraternity at Bristol
yesterday and last evening.
There will be "soap bubble" sociable
at Charles Summers on Case street
Wednesday evening, Feb. ,. An admis
sion of ten cents will be charged for the
benefit of the Ladies Cemetery society.
\ good time is anticipated.
Rev. c. NJ. Thomas of the Con-
gregational church, New Haven, has
offered his resignation. 1t will be acted
on tomorrow. Should it be accepted, it
will mark the close of the pastorate of
one of the best known ministers of the
county.
On Tuesday evening, Feb. S, concert
=
ers under the auspices of the Labaree
society. They are youthful prodiges
and IA good treat may be expected.
Further particulars will be given next
week.
The Western Vermont Masonic Union
dance takes place Wednesday evening,
Feb. ,. Tickets for the gallery will go
on sale Saturday at Sterns'. Price, 20
cents. Previous to the grand march by
the Knight Templars in full uniform there
will be a short musical concert.
C. r. Witherell of Cornwall has re-
ceived cablegram announcing the ar
rival of his sons Stowel and Leslie at
Cape Town, South Africa. The young
men sailed from New York Dec. -
with shipment of stock, Both they
and their charges reached Cape Town in
good order.
Last week we made a serious omission
in the publication of the new rules of the
Ladies library. Rule 4 should read as
follows: "Only such books as have been
in the library a year can be renewed.
New fiction can be retained one week.
New books of other departments can be
retained two weeks
The day of prayer for colleges was OBJ
served in Middlebury yesterday. All
college work was suspended and a relig-
ious service was conducted in the chapel
at II o'clock The sermon was preached
by Rev. George 7. Smart of Manchester,
Vt; it was based on Joel ii. rs, and was
an able setting forth of the power of
vision in the various phases of life. A
union prayer service was engaged in at
o'clock.
President and Mrs. Brainerd were
guests of the Vermont association of
Boston at their annual reception and
banquet at the Hotel Vendome, last
evening, and President Brainerd deliver
ed an address on Vermont authors and
writers. Gov. Grout and staff were also
invited guests of the occasion. The
president will go to POtsdam n. Y, on
Sunday to deliver the baccalauIeate
sermon for the students of the State
Normal and Training school at that
place.