Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-19
LOCAL NMs IN BRIEF.

On Tuesday, Jan. 16, son was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Woodward left for
their new home in Warrensburgh, n. Y,
on Monday.
Merritt Stowe, who until recently was
engaged with drug firm in Burlington,
has gone to New York.
Chief Stone of the fire department has
reappointed John Boudreau as assistant
chief. This is their third year.
Rev. Mr.. Carlson left last night for
Seattle, Wash, to bring home his sister,
Miss Ida Carlson, who is very i'll in that
city.
The Century club will meet with Miss
Pollard at the residence of Henry Ham.
mond on Wednesday evening, Jan. 81,
at I Is.
Mrs. Paul C. Cornell, now of Gran
vile. n. Y. visited friends in town dur
ing the week. She returned home yes
terday.
Married at the NJ. f. parsonage, Jan
l6. by Rev. J. G.. Gooding, Hiram II.
Winch and Bertha NJ. Shedrick, both of
New Haven. I
The checkered career of the old Mid
dlebury laundry does not appear to have
had any deterrent influence, for another
is to be started here.
Attorney Fred B. Deberville returned
Wednesday evening from Burlington,
where he has been several days attending
bankruptcy hearings.
The village Is to have another grocery
store, Griffis Brothers having fitted up
the store loom next to the Vallette
block for that purpose.
AS large number of books have been
purchased for the Ladies' library, 1t Is
desired that the patrons should pay their
membership fee as early in the year as
possible.
The ladies of st. Stephens church will
hold an advertisement social" in the
chapel of ST. Stephens church on Tues
day evening, Jan. 90, at s o'clock. All
are cordially invited.
Letters addressed to f. NJ. Crane,
Esq d. B. Crediford, NJ, D.; Jno. Nor
ton, ESQ.,; F. E. Smith & Co., Mrs.
Henry Warren and Mr.. F. Wheeler are
at the postoffice unclaimed.
The snow of the past week has brought
out the sleighs, and the full moon has
brought out parties of young people for
straw rides and skating parties. The
rink above the railroad bridge has been
we'll patronized; last Saturday night
especially so.
Edward Daniels, the accomplished
chef of the Addison House, appears to be
quite as popular as he is accomplished.
The employees of the hotel presented
him with fine chair the other day, the
occasion of the presentation being made
one of festivity.
A small boy had a narrow escape from
death or serious injury Tuesday after.
noon on the stone bridge. He attempted
to cross the street in front of a team
which was being rapidly driven, and wa:
knocked down and run over, but escaped
without scratch.
William Lamorder of Chicopee Falls
I Mass, and Miss Frances Haley, younges
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Haley
of Middebury, were married Monday
morning by Rev. Father j. ID. Shannon
at his residence. The pair took the trair
for Chicopee Falls, where they will MAKE
their home.
lake Dunmore lodge, |. o. o. F., hello
meeting on last Friday evening for thu
installation of new officers. l.. II
Lewis, d. d. G.. NJ, was present ant
was assisted by Grand Marshal S. B
Waite of Hyde Park A large attend
ance of members marked the meeting
A banquet followed the exercises.
The first concert of the winter term by
the College Glee club was given Wednes
day evening at Salisbury under the
auspices of the Parsonage Building
Fund society. Quite number fromTtht
college drove out to the concert. Sup
per was served after the entertainment
in the basement of the Congregations
church.
Some sudden jumps in temperature
marked the weather of the week. Dur
ing Tuesday As degrees above was regis
tered, and Wednesday morning the
mercury had tobogganed to degrees
Wednesday night at s O'Clock zero wa
reached, while the early bird Thursday
morning noticed the mercury at 26 above
Versatile climate this.
The third and last entertainment of thu
Century club course will be given at tn,
town hall Wednesday, Jan. 81, whel
VIII Carleton will give readings from
his own works. Tickets will be for salt
at the Park Drug Store Thursday, Jan
25, and those holding course tickets car