Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-07-13
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

park this evening, weather permitting.
II. Z. Merrill has gone to West Bird
port. and expects to be absent a month.
Mrs. W. d. Adams of Boston is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Latimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cartmell have
gone to their summer cottage at Thomp-
sons Point.
Robert Pinney has returned from Sag
amore Lake, y. Y, having resigned his
position there.
Miss Florence Nichols and Rois
Nichols of Rensselaer,, y. Y, are visiting
at II. A. Peck's.
G. f. Towne came over from Gran
Vile, y. y, and spent a few days in
town this week.
The new railroad bridge on Main street
is complete and certainly is an improve
ment on the old.
1t is interesting to note that the audi
ence which greeted the Roman drama
last week numbered 1850.
DR.. and Mrs. d. c. Noble have gone
for a two weeks trip through the Thous-
and Isles of the st. Lawrence.
\. W. Woolley came up from New
Yorl; Saturday for a short stay with his
family in their summer home.
Mrs. c. X. Jones of Brattleboro has
been a visitor at L. II. Henkel's on South
street. Mrs. Jones is Mrs. IIenkel's
mother.
A meeting of the Labaree society will
be held in the vestry Monday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. \ full and prompt attend
ance is desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Hausman of Ell
wood, Ind, are visiting Mrs. IIausman's
brothers and sisters, +. B.. Thomas and
Miss Susie Phillips of B%ridport.
Prof. and Mrs. C. b. Wright. Miss
Jessie Brainerd and Miss Heloise Brain
erd are the guests of Mr.. Battell on a
carriage trip through the mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Cushman and Miss
Daisy Cushman, Mrs. b. 5. Beckwith
and Fred Beckwith form a party now
spending q month at %Thompson's Point.
Miss Rebecca Russell of Boston, who
has been the guest of her parents, DIR.
anu MIS-. IL 1 = lAuSStls lOl lHC past Nv "
weeks, will return to the city tomorrow.
The Weybridge, Cornwall and Bird
port free rural delivery routes bid fair
o to be established. The agents
again were in town the past week, and
it is supposed the matter now needs only
the final action of the postof1ice depart
ment.
Mrs. Charles II. Kellogg returned to
her home in Amherst, Mass, on Wednes-
day. She has been here for several
weeks, having been called by the serious
illness of her sister, Mrs. George |. See
ley. who now is on the high road to
recovery.
Geo. G. Walker was In the village
over Sunday, having Just returned from
a business trip in the west. He left
again Monday. He is engaged with y.
X. Brown Il Co. of Burlington, and
covers Michigan, Ohio and Indiana in
their interests.
Among the pleasant social events of
the centennial week were the presidents
reception, at which $50 were present, a
reception given by Mrs. Eaton and Mrs.
McGilton to the classes from SO to 1900
and one by Mrs. Wright to the classes
from 50 to 1900, at both of which the
number of guests approXimated 200.
The Grand Isle Steamboat company
will give an excursion on Monday mex
to Burlington and Ausable Chasm, from
Vergennes, Basin Harbor, Westport and
Essex. The Ausable trip will be only 81
round trip; to Burlington and return, 80
cents. The boat leaves Vergennes at 8
a. M. and gets back at 7:l5, allowing a
little over two hours at Ausable.
Congressman Powers was in the vii
lage on Wednesday evening on business
connected with the appointment of a
postmaster to succeed Mr.. Thorp. He
met the interested parties and friends at
the Addison House. No announcement
was made as to which of the two appli-
cauts he would recommend, but it is
thought a few weeks will settle the
matter.
The corner stone of the new Episcopal
church at Cream Hill will be laid on Mon
day afternoon, July %, at 3 O'Clock by
Bishop Hall, who will also preach at the
conclusion of the ceremony. An offer
tory collection will be made which will
be devoted to the building fund of the
chapel. Any pledges of subscription by
those who are willing to help forward
this undertaking may be placed in the
oflertory plate. Allare cordially invited.
The Bristol News, in speaking of the
Fourth's celebration at that place, says:
Following the concert in the afternoon
! was a speech by F. b. D%eberville, Esq,