Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-15
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Frank Lavonche is making a
three weeks visit to her parents in
Keeseville, y. Y.
Gallery tickets for the graduation
dance this evening may be secured at
Sterns's drug store.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Mary \. Bott to Charles F.. Ire
man of Ithaca, y. Y.
Mrs. +. a. Bond is spending the week
at IIolyoke and Dorchester. Mass. She
is expected 10 return tomorrow.
Work on the decorations in the Con-
grcgational church is completed and the
auditorium IS to be cleaned this week.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Ida Turkey,
Mr.. f. Reynolds, Mr.. Frank Tyrrell and
Mrs. a y. Warner are at the post Office
unclaimed.
President Bralnerd of Middlebury col
lege left last Saturday for Chicago, to be
gone several days on business connected
with the college.
Capt. !. d. Ball, who has been a
familiar figure about town for a number
of wears past. has gone to Granville. y.
Y, to reside for the future.
c. a. Lvman's ice wagon presents a
very cool appearance these days, even
when empty. Its sides are decorated
with Arctic iceberg scenes, the work of
C.. V. Malmede.
Rev. II. l.. Leonard of Poultney has
come to Middlebury to fill his annual
call as coach for some of the commence
ment orators of the college and Parker
and Merrill prize speakers.
The St. Adams high school baseball
team met an overwhelming defeat Satur.
day in the game with Middleburv college
at this place. The score was - to | at
the end of "A nlne-inning game.
Mrs. Henry TAYLOR, mother of Mrs.
John b Hayes, who has been in CalifOr-
mia for the past five years, reached town
on Saturday evening last. Mrs. Taylor
will make her home with her daughter.
There will be "A special flower service
in st. STEPHENS church on Sunday after
noon. June 81, at } O'Clock. All child
rem are invited and asked to bring flow
ers. which will be sent to a children's
hospital.
Ezra Brainerd, Jr.. has been promoted
from the Barre offices of the Central
Vermont road to the offices at Burling-
ton. He was in New York this week for
a short vacation before taking up his
new duties.
Mt. Calvary commandery. N. |.
knights Templar, sent IA delegation to
the Masonic gathering at Burlington this
week. The commandery worked the
Templar degree on Tuesday evening and
was highly commended.
If the matchmaking of Main street
does not prove permanent, it will not be
for want of care in putting it down. The
top dressing went on yesterday on the
first strip from the pOstoflice corner to
the bridge, and work Is far along on the
strip north of the bridge.
Roy Howard has Just closed a success
full term of school at BrOOksville, and left
Tuesday morning for Barre. VT, to enter
the employ Of the Central Vermont rail
, way. He will take the position made
vacant by the promotion of Ezra Brain,
erd, Jr., who goes to Burlington.
The annual Home Missionary meeting
was held in the lecture room of the
Congregational church Tuesday after
noon. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows; President
Mrs. NJ. a. Munroe vice president, Mrs
IIOwes: secretary, Mrs. Beadell trea
surer, Miss Calender.
l The local cooperative creamery Is now
getting about ii .OOO pounds or mix anC
cream daily. Butter Is selling readily al
5 20 t - cents and the creamery is get
ting a good name in the market. Any
one is free to bring or send cream o.
milk. and all are assured of fair treat
l ment. Patrons are paid at so much pc
pound Babcock test and surplus added.
Dustin and Frank Shaw were arraigne(
before the Windsor county court OF
Wednesday. Frank Shaw pleaded ''no
guilty" to the charge of murder, ant
t both entered the same plea to the charg'
5 of impeding an officer. G.. A. Davis o
Windsor and f. G.. Southgate of Wood
stock have been assigned as counsel TO
the prisoners. The trial is set to begil
July 2.
Ground was broken Monday for tn
new Warner Science Hall and the engine
Is and derricks have been put in place
The building will be about so by l20 an
will stand a little northeast of Painte
g Hall. 1t will be of marble, three storie
in height with basement. On the frs
g. floor will be the botanical department
while the third will be devoted to chen
istry. Behind will be a hemistyle col
tanning a lecture room.
Is Elizabeth McKeryher, daughter of MI
ID and Mrs. C. w. McKeryher of Hig
street, died on Friday evening last. TIL
funeral took place Sunday afternoo
from her late home, Rev. MIR. Guernse