Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-17

The Middlebury High school young
people are rehearsing for an enter
tainment to be given at the opera
house on Friday evening. March "a. 1t
will consist of music, recitations and the
humorous drama, "a Rice Pudding"
A device invented by Henry L. Shell
don for attaching covers to books and
used by him for several years in binding
newspapers and pamphlets for the mu-
scum, has recently been patented by
other parties in England, Germany and
the United States.
The proceeds of the entertainment to
be given at the opera house next Friday
evening by the High school boys and
girls will go to the fund for decorating
the school rooms. Admission is placed
at % and 30 cents and reserved seat
tickets are on sale at Sterns's.
The opening of the thunderstorm
season took place last Sunday evening
with great ecat. Lightning of rare
vividness and thunder of much noisiness
marked the occasion. The weather dur
ing the week has been Hobson's choice,
and it played hob generally with the
roads and sidepaths.
Mrs. Harriet n. Sayles, who has been
living at DR.. +. II. Martins on North
Pleasant street for the past six months,
died Wednesday afternoon, eyed &C. Her
former home was Jericho. She was q
cousin of DR.. Martins and had lived in
the family more or less for some time.
The funeral will be held from the res-
iipnce of DR.. Martin this afternoon az
/ 80 o'clock. Rev. j. G.. Gooding Will
ofiicate; interment will be at Jericho
Centre.
The w. p. Russell post, G.. \. r.. has
secured the services of fine orator for
Memorial Day in the person Of Hon. d.
j. Foster of Burlington. Mr.. Foster is
a lawyer of much prominence. He is
chairman of the state board of railroad
commissions :, and was formerly com
missioner of taxes. His ability and
nuency as an orator is recognized. aud
the G.. \. r. post is to be congratulated
upon securing him.
a stone worker in the Florentine
Marble cOmpany's employ at Bedens,
Herbert Whittcmore by name, met with
a severe injury last Saturday. While
attempting to load heavy stone onto
one of the gangs. it dropped on "A bar OF
iron. causing the latter to swing around
and strike Whittemore in the pit of the
stomach. He lay unconscious for hall
hour and was in IA precariouS condition
at last report.
John G. Scotield, a graduate of the
local college in the class of 1880, has
been made chief clerk of the war de-
partment at Washington. The Stal
prints his picture and gives a short
account of the various positions he has
held under the government. He wa;
the recipient of several beautiful baskets
of flowers and letters of congratulatior
from friends on the occasion of assuming
his new duties.
Nergennes Vermonter: A. S. Forbe;
of Rutland has leased the lines of the
Bristol and Lincoln Telephone company
for one year, commencing with March
Mr.. Forbes will have his headquarters a
Mddlebury. He succeeds F. NJ. Moultor
as manager of the company. lie pro
poses TO put in new switchbOards at tn,
different exchanges and otherwise i'm
prove the service. 1t is said that IN,
local exchange may be removed from
Norton e Warmers store and placed il
a private house that is centrally located
. a Middlebury college CORES ponden
writes as follows: The Young Women
; Christian association are engaged in
work that in proportion to the size of thu
college will rank with the missionary
efforts of any Institution. A house ha
been rented in the lower part of the tow
> and from this as a center, active mission
( AIRY work is being done. especially among
the younger people. A Saturday after
noon club has been organized among tn,
, girls and instruction Is given in SEWN.
, and kindred subjects. Two members o
the college association are detailed 70
the work there each week.
Last Saturday morning at an earl,
hour occurred the death of Fuller w
Pierce at his home east of this village
He was II years of age, having beei
born in Sudbury in 1925. He was at ON
time a clerk in the Addison House, whel
Ii was conducted by Darwin Rider, ant
subsequently he purchased and for 8
Ftime conducted the hotel on Court stree
y (which has ever since borne the name
Pierce House. The funeral took place
on Monday forenoon from the house
Rev. Mr.. Forsythe performing the las
rites. The deceased leaves a widow
The direct cause of death is given as tb
grip.
The Fortnightiy Club.
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