Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-31
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

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the opera house Sept lG.
The Bank of Middlebury will be closed
next Monday, Labor Day.
Rev. and Mrs. A. w. Dickens have
returned from their summer vacation.
Fred GLOVES retdrned to Boston Sunday
nirht after short visit with his par
ents.
Miss Alice Miner returned home Satur-
day from a ten days stay in camp at
Long Point.
Mrs. b. l.. Fleming returned last Sat
urday from a visit to her daughter in
Massachusetts.
Carl Mead returned to New York on
Monday, after fortnight's visit with
his parents in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis n. Cady are visit
ing relatives in Chicago, having started
for that city on Monday.
W. y. Adams, who was in town for a
faw days, has returned to Boston. Mis-.
Adams returned with him.
+. Monroe Knox of Rutland has been
visiting Carlos G.. Harrington and rela-
tives in town during the fair.
The Misses Ella and Mabel Bond left
on Wednesday morning for New York
city, to resume their musical work.
Allan Calhoun has finished his drain
age contract at PrOctOrsville and has re-
turned to the village with his men.
Miss A. F. Hammond and Mrs. Chaplin
have returned from carriage drive
through the southern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Button, now of
New York, reached Middlebury yester-
day morning and will remain for few
days.
Mrs. w. w. Beadell left Tuesday morn
ing to Join her father and sister, Prof.
and Miss Chickering, at Kennebunk
| Beach. Maine.
Miss Harriet Wheeler of Bridport is
the new operator at the central office of
the Lincoln & Bristol telephone company
In Middlehury.
\ large number of Mddleburyites at
tended the street fair in Burlington last
week, Aside from its nOvely there was
little to satisfy the interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dickinson of
/ Rutland have been visiting this week
Mr.. Dickinson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
c. n. Dickinson, in the village.
Charles, Flossie and Roche Nichols,
who have been visiting at their grand
fathers, J. NJ. Pecll's. left for their home
in Rensselaer,, y. Y, yesterday.
The Citizens band gave very enjoy
able dance at the town hall on Wednes-
/ day evening. 1t was well attended by
/ the many friends of the boys.
/ The water works will shut down at 9
o'clock Sunday morning for repairs on
/ the intake. Consumers will take notice
and govern themselves accordingly,
In spite of the threatening appearance
of the weather on Sunday, large num-
Der Of people from Middlebury and
vicinity drove to Spring Grove that day.
/ Our official weather report for the week
shows - degrees on Sunday noon; but
&c was registered that afternoon and
~ on Saturday. Humidity added greatly
to the heat.
The house on Seymour street adver-
tised by Mrs. G.. W. Pinney, has been
sold to Mrs, w. w. Chapman of East
Middiebury, who takes possession AT
once.
Mrs. Walter j. Thomas of Brandon.
whose death at the Proctor hospital TOOK
place on sunday last, was the last sur.
yivng sister of j. z. Weeks of this vii.
lage.
Letters addressed to d. a. Barber
Miss Ada Crosby, Mr.. Geo. Dunbar.
Miss Mary Mack, Mr.. Macombar, Mr.
J ,mes V. Reed and Miss Lucie c. Wall
are al the postotiice unclaimed.
/ The fine Emerson piano used at the
/ I.sbaree society's concert on Tuesday
night was loaned by McKannon Bros. Of
Burlington. 1t was much appreciated
by the artists and afforded much pleasure
to the audience.
Joseph /. Barker of New York, editor
Of the United States Investor aud the
Wool and Cotton Reporter, called at the
REGISTER office on Wednesday. Mr..
Barker is spending his vacation at his
old home in Leicester.
The annual meeting of the Womau's
Foreign Missionary Auxiliary will be
held in the lecture room Of the COngre.
gatiOnal church on Tuesday, Sept. {, At
; o'clock. \ large attendance IS urged
as plans for work in various lines will
be discussed.
Last Friday night an outrage was per
petrated on William Penn, the man in
green stockings, who for several weeks
has stood in front of w. IL. Sheldon s
drug store. Bill had a box of cigar
which he has been offering to passers-by
in order 70 secure their signatures on hi.
subscription paper to buy him a hat
Some hold-up men caught him and rob
bed him of the cigars, and left him il
front Of a barber shop. as hint that hi
needed Il hair cut. Penn still has the
subscription paper.
The Republican rally to take place
here tomorrow has grown in scope from
a merely local affair 10 one of county
importance, and the local committee;
have been very busy during the weel
preparing therefor. Among other thing:
accomplished has been the floating of s
big Mckinley and Roosevelt banner OF
two big stats planted just below the
town hail and stretching the flag acros.
the street. The meeting will take place
at the fair grounds at o'clock in the
afternoon and Hon. w. w. Stickney ant
Hon. Charles Prouty will give addresses
This will be the last and biggest rally il
the county before the state election mex
Tuesday.
The Democrats had had NIGHT fOl