Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-03-24
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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Dyer has gone TO Manchester
Center for a few days stay.
Professor and Mrs. w. w. McGilton
are in Boston for few days.
Have you secured tickets for the High
school entertainment tonight?
Winter term examinations have been
in progress at the college this week.
F. II. Stone has released and will con-
tinue the management of the opera
house.
Miss Jessie Wainwright is visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. Allan Warner, in Albany
this week.
Rev. NJ. l.. Severance of Manchester
was visiting relatives in the village dur
| ing the week.
Bishop Hall of Burlington conducted
services at the Episcopal church last
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Thomas Boardman has returned
to Pittsford, after a short stay with her
parents in town.
Queer March weather this. Sleighing
has been as good during the week as at
any time the past winter.
Prof. d. McGregor Means has been in
the village this week looking after his
summer home property.
All persons having keys to the old
postofiice lock boxes are requested to
leave them at the postofiice.
Joseph Battell returned on Saturday
morning last from Washington, d. c.,
where he had spent the winter.
Let 'ers addressed as follows are at the
postoflice unclaimed: Mrs j. F Covert,
Mr.. Joseph G.. Paige, j. X. Piper o..
Union lodge, F. & A. NJ, will hold its
annual election and installation on Mon
/ day evening. April 3, at Masonic Hall.
At the Junior Eek. next Tuesday even
! ing there will he fifteen speakers. The
exhibition will be followed by dance.
The annual school meeting for district
No. will take place at the Graded
school building next Tuesday, the 2Sth.
Kidder & holland, bakers, have dissolv-
ed partnership. George Kidder announ-
ces that he will continue the business
alone.
\ trial for drunkenness occurred Mon
day in local court and resulted in the
prisoners-tw of them-being acquitted
of the charge.
The finishing touches are being put on
the addition to the Battell block this
week by the placing of the inside blinds
in all the rooms.
w. ID Adams, formerly of this village,
is now superintendent of the ceiling de-
partment of the Boston Sheet Metal
! Manufacturing company.
1t is difficult to realize that year ago
at this time roads were dry aud dusty
and that our people had begun lodging
bicycles on the sidepaths.
II. 5. Benedict has had another full
length counter put in his grocery store,
all on account of the expansion move
ment in his grocery business.
Miss Bogart has been engaged by the
Gee Sisters to do hat trimming in their
store this spring. She returned with
Miss Mary Gee from New York.
The edict has gone forth to kill all
dogs not registered. This Is warning
to dog. owners TO call at the captains Of
flee and purchase immunity for the
favorites.
The old postoflice building is being re-
paired and the front extended to the side
walk. 1t will be occupied by Henry JOY
as haberdashery. His opening will be
announced in due season.
number of the local chapter of
Royal Arch Masons attended the annual
convocation of the order at Rutland
yesterday afternoon and evening. A
banquet was given in the evening.
A number of Middlebury people at
tended the funeral at East Middlebury of
Cyrus Brown on Wednesday afternoon.
He was an old and very much respected
citizen of that section of the county.
Cards have been received announcing
the approaching wedding at Bridport of
Jesse II. Campbell and Lena Mildred
Hemingway, daughter of Asa Heming-
way. The date is fixed for March 30.
c. c. Peck has resigned his position as
, revenue officer Of the government on the
Canadian frontier and Is once more at
home In this village. He will resume the
management of his mill property April l.
II. ii. Bryant, who for some years
past has conducted the Star Mills under
lease will on April first retire from that
branch of the business and open feed
store 10 the Valette block on Main street.
f. p. Cushman was in New York city
on business last week. While there he