Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-30

street bridge has been undergoing an
overhauing, repainting and repapering
during the week, much to its improve
ment.
Gasca Balm, who went to California
last fall for the sake of his health, has
returned. He is reported to have been
much improved by his soiourn on the
Pacific slope.
Prof. Brainerd Kellogg of the Brook
lyn Polytechnic institute is among the
alumni In the village on account of the
college commencement. He is the guest
of G. NJ. Wilds.
An evidence of the number of people
in town during the week is offered by the
hotel registers. The larger number of
visitors, however, were entertained by
friends in the village.
Daniel Sullivan, who has been i'll with
at Vergennes for several
weeks, has recovered sufficiently to be
taken to his home south of the village,
where he is slowly improving.
Preparations for the 4th of July cele-
bration are going on apace. The horse
races will have an especially good entry
list to show and all who come to Mid
dlebury are assured of good time.
DR.. /, Z Mellen leaves tomorrow for
Washington, n. H., to visit his old home
there. He will spend part of the
month on the Lake, and expects to be
back by Aug. /. In the mean time his
Office will be closed.
Prof. E. A. Burt sailed from New
York last week for England, where he
will spend a month in botanical studies
in the Royal Herbarium near London.
He will also visit Sweden on collecting
tour before his return.
Miss Peck and Messrs. Pollock and
Ellsworth, the fellow members of Miss
Mabelle Bond in the sin a Persian Gar
den" quartet, have been the guests OF
Miss Bonds parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A
Bond, on Seminary street during the
week.
The Middlebury fire department 1:
making arrangements for holding a
"midsummer BALI at the town hall or
the evening of July T.. This will be a
pleasant way to close the celebration al
Middlebury, and the boys look for q
good attendance.
Local officials in neighboring state
have adopted an effective plan for de
stroying the cocoons of forest worms
They offer children five cents per quar-
for cocoons, and it is said many bushel.
of them have by this means been collect
ed and destroyed.
Professor Howard of the local college
gave addresses at the commencement
exercises of the public schools In Bel
lows Falls last Thursday evening, and a
| Port Henry Friday evening. On Mon
day he attended the examinations at tn,
Castleton normal school.
L. y. Kraft book-keeper of the Flor
eutne Marble Co. at Beldens, left thi
week with his family for Chicago. Thu
men at the mills in Beldens showed thei
good wishes and respect for him b,
presenting him with fine gold watcl
and chain last Saturday.
County court adjourned Thursday o
last week until Tuesday morning, afte
hearing a few divorce cases. When tn
the boy charged with the theft of
sulky was heard. He was placed unde
bonds for his good behavior. The cour
adjourned for the term at l o'clock 0
that day.
The new department commander o
the Grand Army, chosen at the Montrea
encampment last week, is Gen. FRANKLIN
| - En1, a ne Tn l.,
student at Middlebury college and lief
in his junior year to, enlist in compan,
a of the 9Th Vermont volunteers. H
was promoted rapidly and in 1861 was
at the age of %, made lieutenant colone
commanding his regiment. a "Middle
bury man."
Norcross Bros. of Worcester, Mass.
have been awarded the contract for tn
construction of the new library buildin,
to be erected for the college. 1t will stant
in the park midway between Starr Hal
and the lower road, and it is expecte,
that it will be completed in time TO
next years centennial celebration. Tn
style of architecture will be classical
while the interior arrangement will in
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proper handling and storing of books
The total cost will be about $4,000.
The committee of the graded district i
fitting up the hall on the north side o
third floor of the school building for tn
use of the grammar school. Room
Nos. / and were crowded last year t
such an extent that effective teaching o
the pupils in those grades was impos
sible, to say nothing of the discomfort
arising from having more pupils tina
seats, with no rooms for additional seats
a new grade, to take the surplus pupil
in these two grades, has therefore bee
provided.
Mrs. Il. ii. Archibald, wife of Rev
DR.. Archibald, died suddenly at he
home on Depot street Sunday night
She had retired for the night In he
usual health, and death came shortl
after from heart failure. She was abou