Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-01-27
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. G. B. Wright is spending ten days
in New York city.
F. H. Button Is In Washington, d. c.,
on business this week.
B. F. Wales is now arranging his
stock in the new store in Battell block.
The Volunteer hose company expects
to give ball on the evening of Feb. ID.
genuine Spanish Mauser rifle from
the battle of Santiago can be seen at the
museum.
Miss Katherine Wright left on Monday
for New York city to spend the remain.
der of the winter.
Miss Agnes Halpn has gone to Bridge
port, Conn, where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Miner and son of
Vergennes were the guests of f Ii. Mat
thews the first of the week.
Former Governor Stewart and family
left yesterday morning for Boston, to
remain the rest of the winter.
Mrs. G. B. Wright of New York has
made gift of number of valuable
books to the Orwell public library.
Miss Alice Cushman returned yester
day from st. Louis, Mo-, where she has
! been visiting during the past two months.
Walter Wright will undertake to boom
the Blanchard patent heating stoves.
He Is now out on the road for that
purpose.
The sociable at Odd Fellows hall on
Wednesday evening was a complete sue
cess. A large number were present and
good time was had by all.
George Fletcher and wife are in the
Adirondack mountains for the benefit of
Mr.. Fletcher's health, which has not
been of the best this winter.
Prof. C. d. Mead, formerly princi-
pal of our graded school, has presented
that institution with S25 to be expended
for books in the teachers library.
The complete ruin of the shedding was
threatened by the warm weather of the
early week. but snow storm Tuesday
night put matters right again.
The next Century club social will be
at Mrs. j. f. Crane's Monday evening
next Each member is requested to rep
resent some book on this occasion.
Mrs. Ruff of st. Louis was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Oscar Cushman. during the
week. She went from here to New
York, where she was to meet Mr.. Ruff
and sail for Europe.
Prof. and Mrs. McGilton left yesterday
for Troy, n. Y. where they will visit
over Sunday. The professor will deliver
an address on an educational subject
Monday evening before a society there.
Attorney w. II. Bliss was prevented
by sickness from attending the opening
of the supreme court this week. He
hopes to be able to he present next week
and to have his cases 90 over until then.
F. w. Cady of the local college In
company with a couple of other students
was skating up the river Monday, when
he went through an air-hole. The water
was over his head at the place and he
sank, but was pulled out by his COM
rades.
The curved plate-gla for the lower
windows of the tower on Battell block
were put in during the week, and mark
the completion of the exterior of the
building with the exception of the slate
roof of the tower. The swinging doors
of the double stair case were put in last
week.
Letters with the following addresses
are at the postofflce unclaimed Mrs. p,
A. Armstrong, Miss A. w. Batridge. Mr.
Geo. ii. Beckner, Mr.. Joseph Dame, Mr.
II. +. Foster, John B. Ladue, O'Nei
Bros, Mr.. f. c. Pierce, Mrs. Joseph
Rannells.
ALBERT Turner, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ezra Turner of South Pleasant street
died on Tuesday after short illness
The child was only IS months of age
HE funeral took place on Wednesday
, and the body was inferred in the family
lot in East Middlebury.
Frank Conner underwent a surgical
operation Tuesday, which was performed
A by DR.. ID. C. Noble. He was accident
!. ally shot In the thigh last July, and the
wound did not heal at the time so it wa:
T. opened again and piece of the ramrod
about four inches long removed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Forest of Weybrldgt
. street received the sad news of the death
I of their daughter, Mrs. Minnie keenan,
. at st. Paul, Mimi, Wednesday. A hus
band and two daughters survive. Thu
deceased was 81 years of age and was fol
long time a resident of this place.
= We wish TO say that we do not prin
4 the handsome portrait of one of thu
Q heroes of Santiago with view to en-
couraging his hobsonzation when h,