Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-29
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


in New York during the week.
Clinton Langworthy has begun the
erection of residence near the depot.
Mrs. B. l.. Fleming is visiting with a
sister in Bradford county, Penn, her
old home.
Miss Berneice Thomas reached home
early in the week from the White Noun
tans, where she has been during the
summer months.
The first meeting of the Century club
for the season will be held with Mrs.
William Jackson on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 4, at o'clock.
A couple lively runaways punctuated
the early part of the week. In one of
them the vehicle went all to smash as
the team tried to run through the park.
John Mcmahon is building a residence
on South street, on lot purchased from
the VanVliet estate. He will occupy
the house, which will have all the mod
ern improvements.
Brandon holds its fair next week, Oct.
3 to inclusive. People from down that
way formed large part of the crowd at
our fair. All who can should recip-
rocate on this occasion.
| Jesse Campbell came up from Boston
Wednesday night, called by the illness
of his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Cotton.
He is conducting an orchestra and band
at the Hub, and returned there last
night.
Col. L. NJ. Chapman of this village
and c. S. Dana of New Haven have been
appointed by Col. Hooker, chairman
of the Dewey day committee at Montpe-
lier, as marshals from Addison county.
Letters addressed to E. A. Briggs,
Mr.. John Brltell c. B. KIdder, c. p.
Landon, Mrs. Mary Finn, Mrs. Flora
Gleason (2), Nettle J. Perry and Miss
Imogene L. Wilson are at the post
office unclaimed.
Representatives of number of local
telephone companies In Vermont and
New York held meeting here last week
to talk up the matter of consolidating.
1t was proposed to capitalize at Sl50,OO0
and extend the lines.
A Proctor item announces that Charles
Seeley OF this place. who for the past
six months has been running the dyna-
mos for the electric light plant in that
village, has gone to Boston to take a
similar position near there.
The students of Middlebury college
will have football team In the field this
! fall. Preliminary practice has been on
this week, and they expect to get to-
gether fair team. A game will take
n1aoa Ont d with tho II NJ
Mr.. Charles Cowles, one of the best of
our younger American actors, is to be
seen in his strong Yankee comedy
drama, "a Country Merchant" at the
opera house on Monday evening next.
Mr.. Cowles is surrounded by company
of talented players and singers, carries
his own special scenery. and promises a
production of his pretty little play
which will win for 1t and for him new
friends.
Three inches of rain fell during the
thirty hours from Monday noon to Tues
day evening. Ii served to brighten up
the landscape and temporarily fill the
streams; but brooks which have been
dry during the summer are now again in
the same condition. The electric light
plant was able to start up again with the
supply of water given by the rains; but
the pessimlst points to the brooks as evil
dence that we. are not yet tout of the
woods"
William H. Bliss, Esq of Middlebury
was on the 22d inst. appointed by Cover
nor Smith probate Judge for the district
of Addison for the unexpired term end
ing Dec. /, 1900, to fill the vacancy
caused by the decease of Hon. James
NJ. Slade. Hon. l.. ID. Eldredge and
Mrs. Maria j. Bliss have been appointed
registers. Court days will be every
Monday, as heretofore, at the probate
court rooms in the court house. Mr..
Bliss will for the present retain his Of
fees In Battell block for general bust
ness. The appointment of Mr.. Bliss to
this responsible Office was made on the
unanimous recommendation of the men,
bers OF the bar in the district, and meets
with general approval.
On Sunday, Sept. l6, Rev. J. NJ. Gelot
announced to his congregation at st.
Mary's Roman Catholic church the
news of his expected removal to the
parish at Underhill Center, and on the
23d made his farewell address. 1t was,
however, more of an introduction of
his successor, Rev. Father Shannon, who
will celebrate his first masses here the
coming Sunday, The retiring pastor