Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-21
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. A. H. Bristol is spending few
days in Vergennes with relatives.
H. S. Varney of West Lincoln was the
guest of Bert Hatch over Sunday.
A. w. Woolley of New York is in
town for months stay with his family.
c. E. Pinney and George Stewart are
taking their annual outing at North
Hero.
A ''cold spell' has marked the week,
the mercury getting down among the
fifties.
Mrs. w. d. Adams of Boston is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Latimer.
Miss Ethel F. Sayre of Rochester, n.
Y, is the guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. L. r. Sayre.
Arrangements are being made fer a
concert to be given by members of
Hampton Institute on August 10Th.
Rev. Mr. Forsythe preached in Shore
ham last Sunday. With his wife he has
spent the week at Thompsons Point.
A son was born to Rev. and Mrs.
John NJ. Thomas on Wednesday morn
ing at the home of Prof. Henry NJ. Seely.
Mrs. X. w. SWEET and two sons are
spending the summer with Mrs. Swett's
sister, Mrs. w. p. Nash, on New Haven
river.
ii. w. Brewster is spending couple
of weeks in Boston, Milton and Ply
mouth, having gone down early in the
week.
The heavy rains of last week made
numerous ruts in the cinder walks about
the village, as well as in the roads in the
country.
Rock bass fishing in the river is good
these days, and the small boy, and some
not so small, are taking out good
illnesses" of the fish,
L. r. Adams, who came from Florida
several weeks ago and has been stopping
with Mrs. Adams's parents, has gone to
his old home at Bethel, Vt.
Letters with the following addresses
are at the postoflice unclaimed: o. w.
Abel, Miss Cora L. Harrington, Sarah
Ann Keller, Mr.. Z. Mannheim, Mr. A. F.
Tef1t, w. C. Wilmot.
The raspberry and blackberry crop
appears to be very good this year in
spite of the drouth. Berry-pickers from
the mountains are in town nearly every
day with the fruit.
The county fair premium list will be
ready for distribution next week. The
premiums offered for exhibits should
bring out full representation of the
produotc of Addison oountv
| The "fresh air children" from New
York are expected here on the 3 II train
Wednesday afternoon, July 20. Those
who are to entertain them are requested
to meet them at the station.
The Rutland railroad is laying new so
pound steel rails on its line, and has the
work down to Ferrisburg. The report
of the net earnings of the road for the
year ending July shows $685., 1872.
Misses Lena A. Kelsey, Lottie S.
Walker, Eliza Sessions and Mary f.
Cady and Elroy Sessions of East Mid
dlebury attended the summer school for
teachers in Rutland during the week.
Miss Louise McKinnon, who has been
the guest of Miss Daisy Cushman and
Miss Jessie Lane since the closing of
their school at London, Ont, left for
her home in Menasha, Wis. on Monday.
The Middlebury fire department got off
for Bennington Wednesday night in
special car. There were So tickets sold
for this special, so our village was well
represented at the state flremen's tourna-
ment.
The remains of the cofferdam used in
making the runway for the new marble
mills was taken out during the week.
1t had gathered an unsightly collection
of debris, the absence of which will not
be mourned.
The friends of Miss Mary Annette
Anderson, who graduated at Middlebury
college last month, will be pleased to
learn that she has received an appoint
ment as teacher in Straight University
New Orleans.
John Lovett's new house on North
Pleasant street is now completed aud
adds greatly to the appearance of the
street. 1t replaces the old half
burned shell which stood next to the
Methodist church for so long.
Benjamin Bicknell, we'll known here as
former clerk in E. p. Cushman's store,
was married on Tuesday at Bristol to
Miss Merle Brooks, daughter of F. ii.
Brooks of Wichita, Kan. Our Bristol
correspondent gives details of the we'd
ding.
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