Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-25
& Dickinson
BATrELL BLOCK,
MIDDLEBURY, VT.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

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county fair? Only two weeks left.
Miss Grace Ware has returned from
her vacation. spent in Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jackson and Master
Dane are at home from New York state.
Miss Alice Rockwell of Westboro,
Mass, is a guest at President Brainerd's.
Piper & Goyette have purchased for
their undertaking department a new
hearse.
Mrs. j. NJ. Slade and Miss Katherine
Slade are at Hotel Glenwood, Thomp-
sons Point.
The Vermont Bible society has fixed
upon Sunday, Sept. 10, as "Children's
Bible Sunday
Mrs. John Higgins and Miss Pauline
Wilcox have been spending the week at
Thompson's Point.
Miss Carrie X. Harte of Brooklyn has
been visiting at her aunt's, Mrs. Geo.
Barton's, during the week.
Henry Lee of East Middlebury sue,
ceeds Frank Fem as delivery man at the
store of G. E. Marshall & Co.
The smoky condition of the atmosphere
last Sunday was due to forest fires in
the waste lands of the Adirondacks.
Mrs. B. L. Fleming returned Saturday
from South birmingham, Mass, where
she had been visiting her daughter for a
couple of months.
The low water in the river has given
the Green Mountain Pulp company an
opportunity to repair their dam and
make improvements.
Mrs. L. A. Skif, Misses Sophia and
Elizabeth Wilds, Beatrice Miner and
Margaret Sheldon form party enjoying
an outing at Hlghgate Springs.
DR.. B. E. Marshall has gone to Corn
wall-on-the Hudson where he was called
to take the practice of the resident homeo-
pathic physician daring his absence.
Lockwood Seely is spending a short
vacation with his parents, Prof and Mrs.
H. NJ. Seely, on South steet. He is now
in the insurance business in New Jersey.
Commander Ira f. Morse of the YER
mont division, S. of ", was in town on
division business. While here he was
the guest of Capt c. F. Rich of the local
camp.
Mrs. Henry Hale of St. Paul, Mimi,
and Mrs. John H. Buck and Miss Mary
Hale Evans of Lockport, y. V, are
visitors at Col. A. A. Fletcher's on South
street.
Letters addressed to Mrs. James Cowed,
Mr.. John Garfield, Miss Cora Morse, E. E.
Campbell, Miss Della Mccarthy, and
Miss Lena A. Thompson, are at the post
| Office unclaimed.
| Some fine catches of fish have been
made during the week. A few days ago
four young men went up the river and
secured 1873 fish. including perch, rock
bass and four blackbass.
E. w. Fuller, formerly of Middlebury,
but now engaged with the futile print
ing company of Rutland, has become a
member of company A, Vermont nation
al guard, of the Marble City.
Monday mornings sleeper carried
through here four members of the
japanese legation at Washington. They
were on their way to Shelburne Farms,
to be the guests of DR.. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Cushman, Miss
Daisy Cushman, Miss Alice Miner, Harry
OuSuuldu anu fTeu DeCkWltn went 10
Thompson's Point last Saturday, where
they have been spending the week.
Owing to the necessity of "taking
turnf" with other water-power users,
this issue of the REGISTER is printed
Thursday afternoon instead of Friday
morning, fifteen hours ahead of time.
Mrs. G. G. Sanford of Bridgeport,
Conn, is the guest of Mrs. Dugald Stew
art. Mrs. Stewart gave an afternoon tea
in her honor last Saturday, about twenty
| five guests being present to meet her.
After considerable hesitancy, Brandon
has finally decided to hold three-days
fair, Oct. 3, and 3. Some good purses
will be offered for trotting events-a fact
which should be noted by local owners
of speedy horses.
The Vermont kennel club has been
formed at Rutland, with DR.. Webb of
Shelburne as president. A bench show
will be held shortly. Now, If Middle
bury's worthless stray ours could be
entered without return tags
The demand for extra REGISTERS was
so great last weak that our regular edi-
ton was exhausted In short time. An
extra edition was printed Saturday MORN
ing to meet demands, and we have copies
on hand for any future orders received.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Marshall and son,
DR.. B. E. Marshall, returned Saturday