Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-10-19
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Century club will meet with Mrs.
A. F. Iiowes on Wednesday evening, Oct.
n. at the usual hour
Miss Alice Cushman left last Saturday
for st. Louis, intending to spend another
winter with her aunt
Former Governor and the Misses
Stewart and Mrs. w. w. Eaton left on
Friday last for New York city.
The ladies will meet ar Mrs. Darwin
Riders on Tuesday, Oct. %, at 2 o'clock,
to sew for the st. Adams Orphans Home.
A whist party will be given this after
noon by Mrs. +. p. Cushman and Mrs.
b. F. Wales at the home of Mrs. Cush-
man.
MIR. and Mrs. Paris Fletcher of st.
Paul, MINI. are visiting with Mr.. Fletch-
er's parents, Col. and Mrs. A. \.
Fletcher
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postotlice unclaimed: Miss Couzens,
Mr.. l.. Severance, Mr.. T. Barnard, Mr..
Benz. Clifton.
a meeting of the board of civil author
ity will be held at the county clerks
office on the evening of Oct - to revise
the check list.
The mercury got down to 80 degrees
on Wednesday night and a white frost
resulted. II did not seem to do much
damage to vegetation.
The arc electric lights were not work
ing two nights this week. As there
is now plenty of water in the river, the
reason was probably something or other.
The Century club was represented at
the meeting of the State Federation of
| ut nv
Mrs Isaac Stems and Mrs. G. j. +.
Kraft.
J.I. Newton was one of the members
of the college football team to be carried
from the field during the game last Sat
urday. He now is using crutches TO in
duce progression.
Montpelier Journal, Il: Martin +.
Sprague of Weybridge, who was assist
ant doorkeeper in the house in 1861, CD
and SO. and assistant clerk in 1861 and
'65, was a visitor in the city today.
One of the best games of the football
season will be played tomorrow between
the college eleven and Norwich univer-
sity. Norwich has strong team, hav-
ing defeated Goddard and held Amherst
Aggies down to a small score. The
game will be called promptly at : 30.
By an error Prof. Sanford's lecture on
PompeIi was announced in last week 5
REGISTER as taking place Oct. II. The
lecture will take place tonight in the col
lege chapel, and will be finely illustrated
! by stereopticOn views. An admission
fee of l5c will be charged, the entire pro
ceeds going to the football team.
The Ledgesde Poultry yards of Wey-
bridge inserted four-hne reader in our
Local Notice" column a couple of weeks
ago. At the end of the first week there
after over 100 of the pullets advertised
had been sold. Farmers especially will
always find that column of great service.
1t brings the customers to them, instead
of requiring them personally to hunt for
buyers.
The college football team opened the
season with game with Troy Confer
ence academy on the college athletic field
last Saturday afternoon. The local team
easily outcassed the visitors in weight
and snappy play, winning by score of
81 to .. Good gains were made by Drake,
Skeels, Wilcox and Wilds for Middle
bury, while Turner and Rogers played
well for Il. G. A.
The Century clubs entertainment
course begins on the evening of Oct. 30
when the famous Ottumwas Male quar-
tette and reader will appear. Music low.
ers will recall what enthusiasm was pro
duced by the appearance of this comb.
nation under the same auspices last sea
son. The Ottumwas no doubt will draw
a big audience this trip as well. Single
admission tickets are 80 cents season, 81
The death is announced in Buffalo OF
Martin Howard Birge, the big wall paper
manufacturer. Mr.. Birge began his
business life in Mddlebury in 1880, and
with his brother Cyrus continued here
for II years, when he went to Buffalo
He retired from active participation in
business affairs In 1892. He was "a
years of age at the time of his death.
His wife was Elizabeth Kingsley of Shell.
don, VT, whom he married in 1886.