Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-04-13


to advertise" Farmers more than any
other class will find our local notice
column of service to them; for II places
them in communication with more people
than thew can reach in any other way.
On Friday evening. April 20, Prof
Howard will give the first Of series of
lectures in the COLI ge chapel. His sub
iect will be, "rhe True Glory of
Nation These lectures will be given to
aid the Y. NJ G \ and Y. w. G.. \ in
their work in college, and deserve the
hearty support of both the students and
the people of the village.
Mrs Harriet f. Chamherlin of Hart
ford. Conn. has issued Invitations to the
marriage of her daughter, Miss Florence
Isabel Filley, of Hartford to Theodore
Hapgood Munroe. now Of Boston. The
wedding ceremony will take place at !
o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday.
April 81. In the South Congregational
church at Hartford, Conn.
Next week at the opera house will APP
pear Henry Walsh's Quincuplex Il Glass
company, of Worlds Fair fame. They
present first class stage program of
variety sketches and give exhibitions of
glass blowing and spinning. Their hig
glass exhibit will be on view also. They
come here under the auspices Of Lake
DunmOre lodge. |. o. o. + Exchanges
speak in the highest terms of their enter
tainment
The approach of the time when the
forest worm is due suggests that the
method of fighting them which has
proved least damaging to the trees and
most effective is to Swathe a band of cot.
ton batting about the tree-trunk. cover
this with tar paper, and If aXle-grease is
to be used put the latter on the tar
paper. Using axle grease directly on
the trunk of the tree is not only in
furious, but leaves an unsightlv girdle
after the worms have gone.
The item concerning old merchants
last week induces our antiquarian to
make an addendum as prefix. L.
Beckwith, who was succeeded by Beck
with & CO., commenced trading in ls27,
thus making an uninterrupted line of -
years James Mcdonald began trading
in lSlG. and sold to Harmon y. Sheldon
in 1913. The latter's family has con-
tinued the business. which has been con-
tinuous to the present time. except a
break caused by the fire of lN9l.
The following officers of Mildchury
Council. No. II. Il. & :. NJ were elected
at The annual assembly held Tuesday,
April 10: T. |. Vi, VIM. II. Kingsley {:
|. ID. NJ Daniel G. Noble: r. G. W
Edward II. Martin; treasurer. Albert 4.
Fletcher: recorder. w. II. Brewster c.
of 6 Frank J. Hubbard; G. of G.. Isaac
Sterns; marshal. Thad NJ Chapman -;
chaplain Albert w. Dickens; steward.
Alfred c. Woodward; sci nnel, VIM NJ.
, Cushman finance committee. Isaac
Storms. F. j. Hubbard and &. f PrentiSs.
grievance committee, f H. Martin, ID.
Noble and W. II Brewster.
An extremely lively and dangerous
runaway took place Saturday afternoon
on Main street at time when that
and pedestrians. Horses belonging to
Gustave Miller took fright on South
Main street and started north. When
they neared the crowded part of Main.
there was some very rapid sprinting and
record breaking driving to get to the
square beyond the bridge and give the
runaWavs the whole street Near the
Episcopal church william Church made
a daring stop of the team by securing the
reins at the horses heels and pulling
them to Standstill. No damage was
done.
About May | the postoilite depart
ment will be ready to supply post
masters, for sale 80 the public. small
o. .;,I
, para fined paper to prevent adhe sion.
p The pages are of six stamps each. max
: ing a book of convenient size 70 carry in
tn" pocket or pOckethook Only three
different quantities will be furnished
! One book of II tWo-crnt stamps. one
| book of - two-cent stamps, one book
of IS two cent stamps, the postage value
being ~. Is and SO cents respectively.
Each book will be sold at an advance of
. one cent on the stamp value 10 cover
, cost of binding. i. e., "A book of - stamps
will cost - cents, "A book of 81 stamps
will cost ~ cents, ard 50 on.
Death of G. ID. Lane.
2 Charles d. Lane, one of the old and
= prominent citizens of Middlebury and
the county. died yesterday morning at
O'Clock. aged IS years. Last Saturday
! Mr.. Lane, while walking in his yard,
had slight paralytic shock and fell to
: the ground, hruI>ing his hip quite
e. severely. Being so far along in years he
failed to rally from the effects of the
, shock and failed rapidly, until the end
: came, as stated. He was born in Wey-
bridge June IL. 1872, and removed thence
r to Cornwall, where he lived until in the
70 sixties, afterward coming to Middlebury
to reside. The funeral will be held from
the residence on Academy street to-
morrow afternoon at , o'clock, Revs Mr.
- Dickens and Barnum of Cornwall OFF
eating. lntermPnt viii bee In the family