Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-03
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Miss Auna Slade left last Friday for
New York city.
j. II. Stewart went to New York early
in the week on business.
The college Glee Club was billed for
concert at Vergennes last night.
The Essay club will meet next Mon
day, Feb. G, with Mrs. Ezra Brainerd.
A water pipe burst in the new steam
laundry Wednesday night. No damage
resulted, however.
The Century club will meet with Mrs.
H. II. Bryant on Wednesday evening,
Feb. s, at I o'clock.
Have you secured reserved seats for
DR.. Edsons lecture next Monday? IL
not, your time is limited.
The transfer of the Addison house to
its new landlord, John Higgins, took
place on Tuesday afternoon.
Deacon j. B. Benedict had another
stroke of paralysis this week, and was
very low yesterday afternoon.
Letters addressed to Eli Dushan, Mrs.
Della Lareau, Hing Lee, and Lizzie Mich
OILS. are at the postoflice unclaimed.
A reception will be rendered the
students and faculty of the college this
evening by President and Mrs. Brainerd.
Marble is being hauled for the new
Catholic church on Academy street. 1t
will be used in completing the structure
later.
Lake Dunmore lodge, No. IL, sent a
working team to Bristol last evening to
work the second degree for the local
lodge
j. C. Durick. who has been having a
siege of grip for couple of months past,
is once more on the streets, ready to talk
insurance.
A very largely attended church socla-
BILE was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Brooks on Munger street
Tuesday evening
Farnsworth & Co. have been putting a
new furnace in the Catholic church this
week. 1t is expected to be ready to heat
the church by Sunday.
Service will be held in S. Barnabas
chapel, East Mddlebury, on Sunday
afternoon next, Feb. 3, at 3 o'clock, Rev.
w. II. Forsy the officiating.
Former Consul Slade, who has spent
some months at the Addison house. has
gone to Cleveland, O., where he expects
to make his future residence.
The Vermont Mutual insurance com
pany held the risk on the Carter residence
on Seymour street. Prompt adjustment
was made and the loss settled
Prof Howard delivers the Founders
Day address at Brigham Academy,
Bakersfield, this afternoon. His theme
is 1.-The True Glory of Nation"
L. O. Allen intends to build new liv-
cry barn on Washington street. He has
purchased the Conroe place on that
street, and work will begin at once.
A meeting of the board of civil author
ity for the abatement of taxes will be
held atIthe town clerks office on Friday
Feb. 10, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
The Witherbee Quartette gave a con-
cert at the Congregational church last
evening. The program consisted OF
sacred and secular music, readings, etc.
The temperance lecture by DR.. Have:
of Burlington last Sunday was listened
to by good audience. 1t was a very
thorough and practical talk on the sub
iect.
There will be a social at the NJ. +
parsonage Friday evening, Feb. Il, under
the direction of the Epworth League
general good time is confidently eX
pected.
, Orchards orchestra will furnish the
music at the eighth annual ball of the
Volunteers of 'SS hose company, to bt
held at the town hall on the evening Of
the 18th.
The ice harvest is almost over at thi;
> place; but Judging from the increasing
number of log teams to be seen on the
; roads, the numbering work is far from
; completed.
Prof. McGilton was guest of thu
Tichenor club at Bennington Monday
, night, Jan. 30, and delivered an address
, before the club on "Some Recent Prob
lens In Education"
The college Young Women's Christian
A association have arranged for course o
=, lectures to be given for the benefit of tn,
r Mortified fund. The first in the cours,
b will be held Feb. 10.
The meeting of the district Woman
Missionary society of the NJ f. churcl
was held in this village yesterday. Th
:, gathering was well attended. We go t
: press too early to give detailed accoun
of the meeting, but hope to do so mex
xuaaly