Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-12
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

C. A. Lyman began cutting ice on the
river Tuesday.
College opened Wednesday after a
two-weeks holiday vacation.
Mrs. w. H. Matthews and daughter
are spending the winter at Three Rivers,
Mich.
Miss Emeline Tilden came up from
New York during the week for a
short visit.
f L. Marshall of South Lincoln was
the guest of c. G. Hatch of Middlebury
over Sunday.
Joseph Battell left on Wednesday for
Washington, D. c., to pass the remainder
of the winter.
The Hawthorne club will meet Tues
day evening, Jan. 1G, with DR.. and Mrs.
Ezra Brainerd.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Button returned
on Saturday from their trip to Washing
ton and Chicago.
The Essay club will meet at Mrs.
Charles B. Wright's at 3 80 o'clock
Monday, Jan. Is.
d. J. Foster, Cbittenden countys can
didate for representative, was in the
village Wednesday.
The Fortnightly club will meet Satur-
day, Jan. 10, at Miss Pinney's at 4
o'clock; composer, Wagner.
The Logan House is to have system
of electric call bells, work having been
begun last week on the plant.
The recent fair of st. Mary's Catholic
church was exceptionally successful, the
proceeds amounting to over Sl400.
Mrs. Jacob Dewey is quite seriously
i'll at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Kate HURT, in Goldsboro, N. G.
A wreck on the Fitchburg road Tues
day delayedthe afternoon New York and
Boston mails over two and half hours.
Charles McHugh has returned from an
extended trip throughout the southwest,
having been gone the greater part of the
past year.
Letters addressed to Miss Ethel Bus
well, Rev. and Mrs. Gerald b. Smith
and Thomas Wilson are at the postOffioe
unclaimed.
Henry Baker and Miss Alice Wimet OF
Salisbury were united in marriage Tues
day by Rev. Father Shannon of 81
Mary's church.
E. B. Cliff. who had spent two
weeks vacation in the village with his
family, returned to Philadelphia on
Saturday night.
! The Ladies' Cemetery association will
hold box social at the Case street school
house Friday evening, Jan. 10. All are
cordially invited.
Miss Julia Seymour came up from
Albany to attend the wedding of her
brother Edward on Monday, returning
home that afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Middlebury
Aqueduct company will be held on Mon
day evening, Jan. 10, at the Office of the
secretary, Henry l.. Sheldon.
A meeting of the patrons of the Farm
ingdale cheese factory will be held Tues
day evening, Jan. l6, in the Seely dis
trict school house, at 80 p. m.
w. o. Sanford of Summerville, Mass,
was in town last Friday to attend the
funeral of his brother, whose death was
announced in last weeks REGISTER.
The officers of the local post G. A. r.,
whose election was noted in last week, :
REGISTER, had their installation exercises
at their hall on Wednesday evening.
William Jackson was called to New
York state last week by his mothers
serious illness. He returned on Satur
day night, the lady having improved.
A. N. Swain of Bellows Falls wishes
to hear from any survivors In this state
of those who voted the Liberty Party
or anti-slayery, ticket, j. G. Birney fol
president, in 1910.
Miss Fannie Williamson, who has beer
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
f. p. Williamson, at their home in Sails
bury, has returned to Salem, Mass.