Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-05-20
P. F. CHAPMA AN,
SOLE AGENT FOR THE EASTERN STATES.
For sale by DR.. Isaac Stems and
DIR. w. III. Sheldon.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

F. A. Bond has returned from bust
ness trip to Boston and New York.
Rev. Mr.. Dean will preach in Bristol
next Sunday at the Baptist church.
Work on the Seymour street extension
of the sewer system began on Monday.
Philip B. Stewart of Boston has been
the guest of his parents during the week.
Mrs. L. H. Stone of Hamilton, n. Y,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. B.
Potter.
Mrs. F. o. Severance and son of Bos-
ton were visitors at Oliver Severance's
this week.
G. E. Towne leaves tomorrow for
Black Mountain, Adirondacks, to spend
a few days on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bliss returned
Saturday from fortnight's visit at
Rochester and Montpelier.
On Friday evening, May p, the Inas-
much Circle of Kings Daughters will
give an entertainment, of which further
particulars will be given next week.
Earl L. Cushman has passed success
full examination at Columbia university
for the degree of Phi. D., and returns to
Middlebury tomorrow for the summer.
The fence along the railway track at
the site of the new marble mills has
been torn down, preparatory to the be-
ginning of active work on the mill
buildings.
Dr. and Mrs. d. c. Noble returned
from their wedding journey on Sunday
morning. They will make their home
for the present with Col. and Mrs. T.
NJ. Chapman.
The hay scales which formerly occu-
pied position in the triangle in front of
Merchants Row have been placed in
front of Kidder's store for use in the
work on Battell Block.
The school board held a meeting last
Saturday evening, but did not decide
the question of a principal for next
year, although a number of applica-
tons are on hand.
A change has taken place in the firm
heretofore known as Clinton Smith 81
Co., of the planning mill, whereby Il. +.
Wells becomes partner in the firm and
his son Clarence takes an active part
therein.
Rev. ID. A. BOnnar, who last week re-
signed the rectorship of st. Stephens,
left on Tuesday afternoons train for the
north. lie will not at once assume
charge of another parish, but will take
vacation.
The Cuban X-Giants, a ball organiZa-
tion which has been touring the state
and defeating all the state college and
school teams, played in this village yes
terday afternoon against the Middlebury
college nine. Middlebury Z; Giants, Il.
The Hawthorne club held its last
meeting of the season last week, when
Professor Wright read a tribute to the
late Mrs. Scion Albee. The club will
hold a basket picnic at Grand View
mountain tomorrow, if the weather
permits.
Complaint has been made by Insurance
companies that in some cases the wiring
of business houses is defective and
changes must be made or the rates of in
surance would be raised. Considerable
trouble has been occasioned in con-
sequence.
Miss Morton, West Salisbury's "real"
daughter of the Revolution, was in the
village few days ago and her photo
graph taken for the local chapter ID. A.
r. The lady is "a years old, but moves
about without assistance and seems likely
to see many more birthdays.
The recruiting officer, whose presence
we noted last week, secured the follow
ing young men for Company c of Bran
don: VIII Buckley, r. II. Morse, Ed
and win Larock, Martin Hayes, Eddie
Goulette, Fred Mayo and Fred Nash.
The boys were taken to Camp Olympia
at Burlington.
Miss Mary A. Danforth, of whom mem
ton was made last week, will speak in
the Methodist church on Wednesday
evening, May 25, at O'Clock, under the
auspices of the WOman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. She has spent five
years in Japan, and is a talented and
eloquent speaker.
We have received from j. Fischer &
Bro, Bible House, New York, copy
of a new and spirited march (two-step)
entitled ''The Patriotic American" COM
posed by George II. Fischer. 1t sells
for 80 cents. The melody throughout is