Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-03-25
NEW HAVEN.


house soon.
Mrs. r. w. Taft is visiting her parents
in Crown Point.
Watson Hulburt has position at
Proctor for the summer.
There are number of candidates for
the Congregational pulpit.
d. L. Ross has moved into the rooms
in the Benedict store building.
Hon. Zed Stanton of Montpelier was
in town on business last week.
Moses DePoutee has sold over SO
worth of eggs the past winter.
Nearly 40 couples attended the dance
Thursday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin of Starksboro
visited relatives here last week.
Miss Mary Geary of Lincoln was the
guest of Ida Kingsley last week.
Mr.. Cook of TiconderQga recently
visited his cousin Mrs. Harry Peck.
Watson Hulburt and Miss Ethel
Hinckley are visiting friends in town.
Miss Edith Jackson of Pittsford was
the guest of Miss Palmer over Sunday.
II. A. Human has returned from
Aurora, n. Y. where he was the guest
VI lie - IAuSSCll'
Several from Triumph lodge |. o. G.
Il. attended the district lodge at Corn
wall last Wednesday.
Some of the friends and neighbors of
Wallace White gave him surprise party
last Saturday evening.
Lena Palmer, who has been teaching
in Pttsford, is spending her vacation
with her aunt Mrs. Potter.
Rev. and Mrs. c. n. Thomas left town
last Friday for western trip. They
will locate in Bristol May /.
large number of pews have been
rented and money enough raised to de-
fray the expenses of the Congregational
society for the present year.
Mrs. A. NJ. Roscoe, who has been
spending the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. w. w. Warren, at Springfield,
Mass, is expected home about April l.
j. S. Flint of Burlington was in town
on Monday. He has just bought 80
acres of the John w. Martin estate,
situated at New Haven Mills.
Rev. Mr.. st. Clair preached an able
sermon at the Congregational church
last Sunday. He will preach again one
week from next Sunday. Rev. MIR.
Dean of MiddlebuTy will occupy the
pulpit next Sunday.
The statement appearing in the REG
IsTER of March to the effect that the
majority of the members of the Congre.
gational society could not accept the ac-
ton of the council in dissOlving the re-
lation of pastor and people is hardly
correct presentation of the case. The
council based its action upon the unani-
nous vote of the society, and while the
necessity for the action is regretted the
council was clearly carrying out the will
of large majority of the members.
The Colonial club held their last meet
ing of the season with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
p. Roscoe on Tuesday evening. About
60 were present. There were solos by
w. S. Brown and G. Voetsch, a paper on
Colonial Literature and Its Influence"
by Miss Susan Archibald of Middlebury
and duet by Mrs. c. F. Squier and
Miss Charlotte l.. Landon. The paper
by Miss Archibald showed much study
and research and was an intellectual
treat much enjoyed by all. Refresh
ments were served consisting of sand
witches, coffee and doughnuts, after
which pleasant social time followed.
A very pleasant wedding occurred JUST
outside New Haven borders last week
on Wednesday afternoon. 1t was at Mr..
Sneeden's in Waltham, when Miss Daisy
Sneeden was united in marriage to Edison
Howdon of Bristol. The service was
performed by Rev. c. n. Thomas of New
Haven, and although not in the form of
the Episcopal service ritual included the
use of the wedding ring and was very
complete and pleasant form of sealing
the nuptials. A pleasant company of
friends were present and many express
sions of good will and affection were
made, both in the form of congratula-
tons and beautiful and substantial gifts.