Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-09-30

tnlll lulue, Joun DdI'ltlti One tuSluttI'
had his foot badly crushed by rock fall
ing on it. He will probably lose three
toes as a result of the accident.
Marten II. Hayes and wife have re-
turned from Randolph and Bethel, where
they have been visiting during Mr..
Hayes's furlough. Mr.. Hayes belonged
to company c, 1st Vermont volunteers,
and expects to be mustered out next
Tuesday.
The members of the Labaree society
will hold a business meeting in the
lecture room of the Congregational
church on next Wednesday afternoon,
Oct. ). 1t is hoped that all members
will make an effort to be present, as
plans and work for the coming year are
to be laid out.
Last Sunday Mrs. Winch of Rochester,
while on her way home from this place,
met with an unusual accident. She was
driving one horse and leading another,
behind the carriage, when the latter
pulled back suddenly and broke the
lady's arm. The fracture was set by a
local surgeon.
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being done on Seymour street from the
Congregational church to the railway.
Work was begun yesterday on founda-
ton, which will be made of crushed
stone from Chapman hill, and when
completed the street will rank with the
best in the village.
Frank Enos of East Middlebury, who
L.,
of the Mountain Spring hotel at Lake
Dunmore the past season, has gone to
Montpelier, where he will cater to the
promiscuous legislative appetite during
the coming session in the kitchen of the
Pavilion hotel.
News has been received from Mi
waukee, Wis, of the death of Mrss
native of Mlddlebury and brother of
Orlando Wooster of Rutland. Also
uncle of Richard O. Wooster of the
class of '95, Middlebury college, who
now resides In Milwaukee.
Dan McCarthy's romantic Irish
dramas, "The Rambler from Clare and
1.-THE Pride of Mayo" will be presented
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Thursday evenings, Oct. and g. The
plays contain some bright music and
songs, good dancing, picturesque seen
cry, and a sensational dramatic story
| interpreted by an excellent cast.
A young amateur photographer down
on Court street had a narrow escape
from cremation the other day. He i'm
] 4 o,l-r In 1t,fr
box in the barn, and proceeded to de
velop negatives. His ruby-lantern was
warranted non-eXplOsive, so of course
it exploded and set fire to things. The
flames were finally extinguished, but not
until the operator was thoroughly scared
"The Courtship of Miles Standish'
will be given at the opera house on Fri
day evening next, Oct. :. 1t will be al
Epworth league benefit, and is billed al
spectacular presentation" of the pop
ular poem by Longfellow. The EnOs
burg Falls Journal says the play was
great success there and a large audience
witnessed and applauded it. The poem
is recited, while the important passage
are illustrated by large cast in appro
pirate costume.
Some months ago fish in the rivers ant
brooks near Montpelier were reported t.
be dying and it was discovered that
microscopic insect was esponsible for tn
mortality. 1, appears that salt waite
fish are also subject to similar attacks
and it is interesting to note the fact tina
to Prof. II. d. Mead, son of C. d. Mea
of this town, now of Brown university
Providence, r. l.. is due the discovery
The Providence journal gives at som
length the Investigations of Prof Mea
which lead up to the assignment of tn
cause of the wholesale destruction of al
kinds of fish in Narragansett bay and tn
Seekonk river this summer.