Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-10

village and has taken rooms in the
court house. He Is graduate of Mid
dlebury college, class of '93, and studied
law with Seneca Haselton of Burlington
and States Attorney Fish. He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1896. 1t will be re-
mem ered that he was associate counsel
In the Smith DAVIS murder trial here
last year.
The first lecture in the Y. w. e. A.
college course will be given in the chapel
at s o'clock this evening. The printed
order will be changed and Professor
Howard will be the speaker instead Of
Professor Wright. The lecture itself,
"a Pair of Puritans," is repeated at the
request of many who were not so fortu-
nate as to hear 1t at the Ladies' library
last winter, and of others who are glad
of an opportunity to hear it again.
Ira Maxfield of Fair Haven and Miss
Maude Goodro, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Goodro of this village, we're united in
marriage on Wednesday evening at the
home of the bride, Rev. Father Gelot of
St. Marys church officiating. Misses
Lillian Hope and May O'Rourke were
maid of honor and bridesmaid respec.
lively. A reception was given the Young
couple and they left on the night train
for Fair Haven, where they will make
their home.
There was a race on the ice above town
last Friday afternoon, the horses being
the bay Ambition, owned by Ira NJ. Tay-
lor, and Black Gillig. the property of
Ward Brown. The stakes were 40 BUSH
els of oats. In spite of the fact that this
was Ambitions first race and that his
opponent has been trained for speed and
has been on the track, the bay stallion
won the three heats straight Mr.. Tay-
lor has been receiving congratulations
over the result.
The year 1898 was not good one for
Middlebury in the way of births, deaths
and marriages. Town Clerk Burke re.
ceived reports as follows: Marriages,
10; births, 81; deaths, IS. The report
for 1897 was ~, IS and 80, respectively,
while 1896 gave rs, 60 and Al. From
which it appears that 1898 witnessed a
great increase in the proportion Of
deaths compared with births and that
our young people were watching the
war instead Of getting married.
The laboratory of hygiene of the YER
mont State Board of Health at Burling-
ton will make examinations free of
charge of water-supplies, milk and all
food products, as well as cases and sus-
pected cases of contagious diseases. The
apparatus necessary can be secured
through the local health officers. Repos-
itories for apparatus have been named as
follows: In Middlebury, DR.. Stems !;
Bristol, South Side Drug Store; Orwell,
DR. w. II. Vincent; Vergennes, Timothy
Neville.
I Chester w. Ross, an old citizen of
Middlebury, who has made his home on
Franklin street for many years past, died
on Sunday evening, aged 70 years. He
was born in Royalton in 1920 and came
ito Mddlebury when II years of age and
had since resided here. He fought dur
ing the civil war as member Of compa-
ny f, 14th Vermont volunteers. He
leaves three daughters, Mrs. Il. A. Little
of Bloomington, ILL.,, and Misses Lille
and May Ross of this village. The
funeral took place Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Mr.. Carlson officiating.
The lecture by DR.. Edison on the battle
of Santiago at the opera house Monday
night was very thoroughly enjoyed by
his audience. The doctor tempers the
grim features of the subject with anus
ing eXperiences-and there were amusing
incidents even in that scene of death and
carnage. His descriptions are realistic,
and all the more so In that he touched
upon the minor incidents and personal
impressions which do not find their way
into print. The lecture was worthy of a
larger audience. The ladies of Ethan
Allen Chapter, d. A. r., are deserving of
the thanks of all for having brought so
eminent lecturer to Middlebury.>,