Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-24
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

j. S. Wing, who went to Boston on
business some weeks ago, is once more at
home.
The street commissioner is using the
scrapings from the streets for filling In
the parks.
E. G.. Piper's meat market building is
undergoing repairs, including the re-
newal of the roofing.
Joseph A. Peck returned to Chicago
this week after spending ten days with
his father, G. G, Peck.
F. A. Farr will give his usual Thanks
giving eve dance at the Glen House In
East Middlebury next week.
The Battell Hose company boys are
expecting a big attendance at their
dance In the town hall next Wednesday
night.
Mrs. G. S. Wainwright is in Albany,
where she will remain for several weeks
as the guest of her daughter, Mrs. j.
Allen Warner.
P. p. Gulley, formerly baggage master
of the Rutland road at this place, was IN
the village from Burlington for few
days early in the week.
Letters addressed to Miss Minnie
Bethel, j. A. Crane, d. Duff, Fetching
Brothers and Mrs. Samuel Thompson are
at the postofiice unclaimed.
Next Thursday, Thanksgiving day, the
pOstoffice will be open only from Z to
10 30 a. m. and from to 6 p. m. The
night mail will close at G p. m.
All who are making articles for the
Labaree holiday sale are requested to
send them to Miss Sophy Wainwright or
Mrs. w. w. Eaton before Dec. 6.
Readers will find considerable state
news of interest on the third page Of this
issue. The crowding of advertisements
has required readiustlnent of pages.
C. w. Forbes, heretofore manager of
the Lincoln &c Bristol Telephone com.
pany, has moved to Granville, N. Y.
Allan Calhoun Is now acting as manager.
Carl NJ. Merrill of Glens Falls, form
erly of this town, was recently admitted
to practice in the United States district
court for the northern district of New
York.
Charles Bushman of Shelburne has
discovered gold quartz on his farm. Our
! farmers, however, should not forsake
the "diggings" in their potato fields for
/ any others.
Piper & GOyett, the furniture dealers,
have been rearranging their sales rooms
so as to permit the removal of their Of
flee from the basement story to the
street floor.
Next Thursday being Thanksgiving
day the REGISTER will be made ready
/ for the press on Wednesday. Advertis-
, ers, correspondents and others interested
will please note the fact.
The most interesting reading matter
from now on to Christmas will be the
advertisements of holiday goods. Mer-
chants are invited to contribute to this
department of the REGISTER.
Jerry Morgan took steps on Wednes-
day to have his daughter Sadie com
mitted to the industrial school at Yer
gennes. Poormaster Jackson accom-
panied her to that institution yesterday.
Several changes took place in the Rut.
! land railways time card on the Goth.
They will be found in the time table
on this page. The most noticeable is that
of the south bound train which hereto.
fore arrived in Boston at :05 p. m. II
now arrives at 80.
Mrs. Charles Leeds, formerly Miss
Agnes McQuivey. was the guest of her
parents last week. Mr. Leeds came up
Saturday and took Mrs. Leeds home
with him Monday. After spending some
time in the south, Mr.. and Mrs. Leeds
will 60 to Europe for next summer.
The grammar school football team
went to East Middlebury last Saturday
to meet the boys of that village in a
| friendly game. The team was too much
for the East Middleburyites, 1t seems, as
the game was given up after few points
were made by the grammar school.
The Christmas season is close upon us,
and the local merchant who wishes to
secure his share of the Christmas trade
should call attention to his stock through
the columns of the REGISTER. Begin
next week and carry the ad. to Christ.
mas. 1t cannot fail to help your no liday
business.
Miss Alice G. Merrill. who for some
| time has made her home with her aunt,
Mrs. c. III. Warner at Cornwall, started
for Spenazuma, Arizona, Monday. Her
brother, Carlton II. Merrill, is the man
ager of the extensive mines of the
Spenazuma Gold Mining and Milling
company.