Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-07-28
Ren)iCk & Dickinson
BATTELL BLOCK,
MIDDLEBURY, VT.
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

a few new apples have been on the
market this week.
Mrs. L. A. Carlson left yesterday for
weeks visit with friends in Rutland.
Rev. MIR. Houghton will preach at the
NJ. E. church here July 30 and Rev. Mr..
Dean Aug. 6.
F. A. Bond and family are occupying
their summer cottage on the shores of
Lake Dunmore.
Miss Halle Alden, who has been at
South Hero for some weeks past, came
down for the week.
George Seymour and wife were called
to Troy early in the week by the death
of Mrs. Seymour's father.
Merritt Stow, who is now employed
in drug store at Burlington. spent
Sunday with friends in the village.
John Mcmahon is arranging to erect a
residence on South street. lie has let
the contract therefor to Isaac Layonche.
Chas. Westall, who conducts bicycle
repair shop in this village, has secured
letters patent on bicycle driving gear.
Mrs. J. B. Hayes, daughter Anna and
York for a two-weeks' visit with friends.
President and Mrs. Brainerd returned
on Tuesday from an outing of several
weeks at Knights Island, Lake Cham
plain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira LaFleur and children
and Mrs. d. d. Hope and sons went to
Long Point early in the week for an
outing.
Letters addressed to Levi Bushey, Mr..
Frank Crawley, Mr.. L. B. Plimpton and
Martin Trans are at the postoffice I'M
claimed.
Mrs. Archibald Buchaan and Miss
Agnes Muir of Troy. n. Y, are the
guests of Mrs. j. C. Gilmore on Semi
nary street.
John Pinney, who is travelling for the
Thomas Manufacturing company of Bos-
ton, came home last week. called by the
serious illness of bis father.
Next Sunday Rev. Benjamin Swift of
al church, in exchange with the pastor,
who has gone on his vacation.
Miss Eva Westall of Morristown, n. j.,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Wooster. Mr.. and Mrs.
Westall will soon Join her here.
The hay harvest in this section is
about over, and the reports concur in the
statement that the crop is of good quality
and more abundant than anticipated.
The Maplewood club, which has been
In existence for several years past and
has had rooms in the Battell block, has
disbanded and its rooms will be given up
Aug. /.
The financial report made at the annual
meeting of the State Firemen's associa-
ton at Bennington las. week showed
that the net profits of the meeting held
in Middlebury last year were Sls.G9.
The attention of our readers is called
to a notice elsewhere printed in this is
sue, asking for back numbers of the
REGISTER. 1t is important that we
should secure these numbers, and we
make personal appeal to each of our
old subscribers to help US out.
Prof. C. C. Plehn, who has been
spending some weeks at Knights Island,
returned here Tuesday. He left We'd
nesday night for Washington city on
business for the University of California
of whose faculty he is member.
The marble mill people have been
engaged the past two days in the by no
means easy task of stringing the power
cable from the power house through
the towers to the mills. A large amount
of tackle was required for the work.
Rev. and Mrs. J. q. Gooding will be
out of town for a fortnight, visiting
their daughter, Mrs. S. S. Cobb. They
will spend week at Camp Idlewild,
Lake Ozone, n. Y, and the rest of the
time at Norwood, where the Rev. S. S.
Cobb is pastor of the NJ. E. church.
Rev. DR.. Thomas j. Sawyer, class of
30, Middlebury college, died on Monday,
He was born in Reading, VT, and at the
time of his death was professor emeritus
of Tufts College Divinity School and
one of the original trustees of Tufts.
He was the author of numerous books
on theology and noted defender of the
doctrines of Universalism.
l. NJ. Taylor's bay stallion, Ambition,
died Wednesday night from causes which
were not known yesterday morning.
This horse had considerable local repu-
tation, being Of the famous Wilkes fam-
lily. He was advertised with pedigree In
the REGISTER this spring. Mr.. Taylor
purchased Ambition only about year
ago, and he has been entered In numer-
GUS racing contests since then.