Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-08
ReH)iCk & Dickinson
BATTELL BLOCK,
MIDDLEBURY, VT.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

DR.. NJ. D. Smith was up from Saratoga
this week.
Miss Harriet Mead returned Monday
to her school work at Salem, n. Y.
Miss Mabel Merrill attended the floral
fete at Saratoga Springs this week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Dickens reached
home last Thursday night from their
summer vacation in New York state.
w. L. Cady and John Hayes repre-
scented the local G.. A. r. at the national
encampment at Philadelphia this week.
The public schools opened their doors
for the fall term on Monday. The at
tendance has been good for the first
week.
Mrs. Tolman of Medford, Mass, who
has been visiting at Chas. Lyman's, was
called home Tuesday by the illness of
her mother.
st. Stephens.church is having num-
Der of needed repairs made on the
interior, including panels of new stained
glass for the windows.
Miss Harriet H. Steele, who acted as
a bridesmaid in the Adams Brainerd
her home in Somerville, Mass.
A large tree in the village park, which
had lost Its vitality, presumably as a
result of the forest worms, was cut
down this week and removed.
DR.. F. c. Langworthy has returned to
his duties in the government departments
at Washington, after spending his vaca-
ton with his mother in this village.
The Brandon Italian Marble company
has established its offices on the second
floor of the new Battell Block. A couple
of heavy safes were hoisted into the
rooms on Tuesday.
Charles Richards, the man who few
weeks ago was knocked of the Beldens
bridge by The south bound flyer, has
been discharged from the hospital and
is visiting relatives.
The Italian Marble mills were started
up yesterday morning with two gangs
running in the south mill, the heavy
rains of the week having given suf-
ficient water power.
Charles A. Munroe of the law firm of
McClelland & Munroe of Chicago, left
for his home on Monday, after spending
his vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nj. A. Munroe of this village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Adams re-
turned from their wedding trip on Tues
day. After short stay at President
Brainerd's, they left Wednesday for Ar
lington; thence started for Knoxville,
ILL.,, their future home.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed: Mr.. Willard Cramp-
ton, Mr.. Amard Marfeale, Mrs. Jeanette
Peters, Mike Pettro, Mrs. II. Thompson,
James Naucelette, Henry Winsmette,
Mrs. George M. Williams.
Yesterday morning the mercury stood
at 30 degrees, the first time it has been
below the freezing point this season. A
been marked by cool nights. Monday
night 36 degrees was registered.
Evening services will be resumed in
st. Stephens church on Sunday next at
80 o'clock. Services on that day Sept.
lO) will be: a. M, holy communion;
10 a. m, Sunday school; 10: AS a. M,
morning prayer and sermon; 80 p. m,
evening prayer and sermon.
Middlebury's contingent in the newly
enlisted regiments of the regular army
comprises Fred Mayo, X. Hanchett and
Arthur Bessette. The first named was
member of the Brandon company of
volunteers in the recent Spanish war,
and was not wholly discouraged by his
Chckamauga experience.
Next Monday evening, the 1lth, Rev.
ID. II. Rajebian, B. A., the Armenian
lecturer, will speak at the NJ. f. church.
He comes recommended by such men as
Bishop Andrews of New York and
Bishop Huntington of Syracuse. His
lecture will be on some subject per-
tanning to Armenia and the Armenians.
The many Middlebury friends of
Hermon K. Smith, class of '99, U. V. NJ,
who recently went to Saratoga Springs to
reside with his parents, will be pleased
TO learn that he has secured and advan-
tageous position with the real estate firm
of Hollins & Co., Wall street, New York.
He assumed his new duties this week.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Foreign Missionary auxiliary will be
held In the lecture room of the Congre-
gational church on Friday afternoon,
Sept. s, at 8 o'clock. A large attendance
is desired, as 1t will be necessary to make
plans for entertaining the Vermont
branch, which will hold its annual meet
ing in Middlebury on Sept. 26 and 81.
The new woman comes in for goodly
share of comment these days, but the
charming widow in Mr.. A..Q.l Scam