Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-25
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.


Attorney +. b. Debervlle was called
to Burlington Saturday by the death of
his father.
Get your smoked glass ready for the
partial eclipse of the sun at this point on
Monday morning.
d j. Foster of Burlington and F. l..
Fish of Nergennes were visitors in the
village on Tuesday.
f. b. Cliff has returned from Philadel-
phia, having completed his course in
medicine at the university in that city.
Miss Alice Miner entertained a num-
Der of her friends at whist on Tuesday
evening, in commemoration of her
birthday.
Congressman II. Henry Powers was in
the village on Wedne sday on his way TO
Bristol, where he gave an address that
evening.
Professor Wright of the college at
tended meeting of the Champlain Val
ley Teachers association at Ticonderoga
last week.
Mrs, ID. McGregor Means reached
here last week from Summit. y. J. and
has opened the summer home on Wash
ington street.
Allen Nelson. '0l. of the college left
yesterday to Join a surveying party for
field practice up the. Rutland Canadian
line beyond s.. Adams.
Letters addressed TO Mr.. F. II. Barrett,
DR.. J. f Bradley. IL. ID Miss Anna f
Burdlck and Mr.. George Thompson are
at the pOstoflice unclaimed.
Advertisers will please bear in mind
that Decoration Day and Circus Day
come next week, and hand in their adver-
tisements Monday or Tuesday.
The gay advertising car of the Wallace
shows was in town on Tuesday, bring
ing the gang of men vino put out the
final advertising matter for the circus.
The ladies of the Catholic church will
hold an ice cream festival AT the Forester's
hail. over Piper e GOyPtt's store, Decora-
tion Day, in the afternoon and evening.
Rev. w. 5. Smart, d. ID of Brandon
will preach for the Congregationalsts in
the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing. There will be no service in the
evening.
The freshman delegation of the d. lta
Epsilon fraternity gave a reception to the
freshman members of Alpha Chi aud
few others at the fraternity rooms We'd
neSday evening.
The Delta Epsilon fraternity has lust
completed a new tennis court. situated
back of Starr hall. 1t is a clay court
dressed with sand and will be very fast
after little use.
The Citizens band will give its first
concert Of the season next Wednesday
evenng-DecOration Day. The con-
pprts 1uripU rho suuunr will no frivor
Friday evenings as "A rule.
All singers can show their patriotism
and help to make Sundays Memorial SER
vice a success by joining the chorus; re-
hearsal to he held at the town hall Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock sharp.
At an evening party at the home
of Col. and Mrs. A. 4. Fletcher on Main
street last Saturday evening, the en-,
gagement was announced of Miss Anna
NJ. Fletcher and Theodore d. Wells.
The effort to organize court of the
Catholic Order of FOresters at this place,
noted in the REGISTER some time ago,
has borne fruit in the appointment of
George GOyette to establish such organ
ization.
The Democratic town caucus will be
held at the town hall Mt S o'clock next
Friday evening. June |, 10 elect delegates
to the Democratic state and district con-
venton, to be held at Montpelier on
June II.
The supreme court affirmed the de-
cislOn for defendant of the county court
in the case of GarrOw vs.. Miller Gar
row sought damages for injuries received
while working for defendant contractor
at Bristol.
At the special village meeting held on
Tuesday evening it was decided to put in |
an electric fire alarm system With not !
less than four fire boxes, and bells in the |
homes of each fireman, the system not 10
exceed $500 In cost.
4. n. White of IIolyoke, Mass, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. A Bond the |
past week. He returned to Massachu- |
sets on Wednesday. Miss Kanaufft and |
Mr.. Whites little son, who accompanied |
him, will remain for some time yet
William Jackson, the local photo
grapher, on Monday secured the first |
successful photograph of Frank Shaw at
the county jail. Although the day was
cloudy and rainy one and the prisoner !
in poor light, the result was very good.