Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-17
P. F. CHAPMAN,
SOLE AGENT FOR THE EASTERN STATES
For sale by DR.. Isaac Stems and
DIR. w. ii. Sheldon.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. 2. F. Chapman is visiting friends
in Albany.
Miss Jessica Stewart has returned from
her Colorado trip.
Mrs. Aaron Piper is spending a couple
of weeks visiting in Massachusetts,.
Gasca Balm came over from st. Johns
bury to visit his parents this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. h. Hatch of Bethel
are visiting at the home of r. w. Bundy.
f. H. Thomas is having large addi-
ton made to his wagon shop on Court
street.
Mrs. NJ. a. Munroe has returned from
her visit of several weeks with relatives
in Boston.
Rev. V. c. Harrington of Cleveland,
o., former resident, is visiting rela-
tives in the village.
Mrs. C. d. Mead is in Poultney to
attend the commencement exercises of
the Troy Conference academy.
John Lovett and Miss Daisy Newell,
both of this place, went to Bristol Tues
day and were there united in marriage.
Rev. VIM. j. Harris will officiate at st.
Stephens next Sunday. c. E. Parker of
Vergennes read the services last Sunday.
The village bore a very lively appear
ance yesterday on the occasion of the
county convention, and the weather was
seemingly 'made to order"
The great state convention of the Ep-
worth League takes place in Burlington
next week. A number of Middlebury
leaguers will be in attendance.
The young ladies of the village will
give dance at the opera house Monday
evening, the 27th. Tickets for the gal
lery will go on sale at Stern's drug store
Monday next.
There was a bicycle collision on Main
street Wednesday evening in which three
wheelmen participated. The riders sus-
tanned no serious injuries, but one of the
wheels was badly damaged.
A gang of linemen have been here this
week changing the telegraph wires from
one side of the railroad to the other, so
that they will not interfere with the
switch to be put in to the marble mill.
The number of connections being
made by Court street residents with the
new sewer on that street certainly iusti-
fies its construction. Those not con-
Meeting are the exception on that thor
oughfare.
President Brainerd of the local college
delivered an address Wednesday before
the Congregational ministers in conven-
ton assembled at Morrisville. Rev. A.
N A oil
the meeting.
The dedication of the new Masonic
temple at Burlington on Wednesday
drew out quite large delegation of the
local fraternity. Many ladies accom-
panied them. The ceremonies were of
an imposing character. The new temple
cost about $4,000.
VIM. Kyle, who celebrated his eighty
eighth birthday on the I'd of this month,
is about as smart as they average as an
octogenarian. He has done all his own
planting and hOeing, which is consider
able, and his garden will compare favor
ably with any in town.
The report that there would be no
fireman's tournament in connection with
to be held In AIddlebury July 81 was
premature. The hose races will be held
as usual, the only commission from the
program being the hand engine contest.
Rev. w. n. T. Dean was called to
Whiting Monday afternoon to hold SER
vices at the funeral of Julia +. Phelps,
daughter of Rev. F. b. Phelps. Miss
Phelps was only % years of age and was
a recent Wellesley college graduate. She
was the fourth child in the family to die.
The attention of readers of the REGIS
TER is desired to the ad of the Rutland
Kelley Institute. DR.. Paul who con-
ducts the same is one of its graduates
and has been It's medical director for
four and one-half years and has the
entire charge of Kelley work in the
state.
Rev. Father Carmody of st. Johns
bury preached at st. Mary's Catholic
church last Sunday, and will remain in
charge during Rev. Father Gelot's alb
sence in Europe. Father Carmody has
just returned from South Carolina,
where he spent the winter on account of