Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-08
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

several weeks visiting in Rhode Island
Miss Julia Bell of st. Paul, Mimi. is
visiting relatives and old friends in town.
Battell Hall, one of the college build |
ings on Academy street, is being painted.
Professor McGilton was in Boston last
week on business connected with the col
lege.
Mrs. c. B. Warner of Port Henry has
been visiting at her fathers, Oliver Sever
ance's.
Robert Pinnev left last week Thursday
for Sycamore, on Lake George, where he
will spend the summer.
Mrs. Agnes McQuivey Leeds of SIAM
ford. Conn, is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. McQuivey of Foote street.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox and daughter
Pauline, who have been in Chicago dur
ing the winter. reached Middlebury on
Tuesday evening.
II. f. Vail has sold his farm in the
north part of town to Charles Sumner,
and will have an auction of stock as ad-
vertised elsewhere in this issue.
Children's Day will be observed next
Sunday at the Methodist church by an
appropriate sermon by the pastor In the
morning and a concert in the evening.
A sociabe will be given this evening
on the lawn at Abe Willlamson's residence
by Miss Ula Hill for the benefit of the
Epworth League of the NJ. +. church.
A game of baseball will be played to-
morrow afternoon at , 80 o'clock on the
college campus between the college team
and the ST. Adams high school nine.
President Brainerd of the college made
trip to New york city last week, on
business connected with the forthcom-
ing centennial celebration of the college.
The Labaree society will hold a bust
ness meeting on Saturday at / O'Clock,
with Mrs b. 5. Beckwth. All members
are urgently requested to be present, as
business of Importance is to be trans
acted.
Letters with these addresses are at the
post Office unclaimed: Mrs. l.. \. Arms,
Mr.. George G. Chapman, j. II. Chap
man. Franklin Friedman, Esq; Mrs.
Emma Gould.
Piper & Goyett have still further en-
larged their furniture store by leasing
the adjoining room formerly occupied by
p. F. Chapman & Co. as tailor shop.
This nearly doubles Piper Il Goyett'
display space.
Friends in Middleburv have received
cards from George NJ. Randle of Phla-
delphia, announcing the approaching
marriage of his niece. Miss Mary Randle
Steele. tc Rev. Charles T. Riggs, the
ceremony TO take place June Q.
The high school baseball team scored
another victory last week Wednesday.
beating the college reserves by a score of
y to :. The high school has an eXcep
tionally strong team this year, having
won every game thus far played.
Mrs. G d. Miner gave one of the lar
gpst whist parties of the season on We'd
nesdav afternoon at her home on Court
street. Eleven tables were filled. Pretty
hand painted souvenir counters were
used, and Gibson picture served as first
prize
At the commencement exercises OF
Howard University. Washington. held OF
the evening of May %, the degree of ID
d. was conferred on President BrainerC
of Middlebury college and Ii. d. OF
Dr.. Byron sunderland, ID. D., class o.
lS3S, Mlddlebury,
Bishop Hall will administer confirma
ton and preach at st. stephens church
this Friday evening at : o'clock. Al
are invited After the service recep
tion will be held at the residence o.
Rev. w. r. Forsythe, to afford an oppor
tunity to meet the bishop. All are cor
daily invited.
At the democratic caucus held in thC
basement of the town hall last Friday
evening, J. NJ. Burke and Fred NJ. Foot,
were elected as delegates to the stat,
convention TO be held at Montepelle
next Thursday. the 18th. W. II. Bald
win and NJ. IIalpin were elected for tn,
district convention.
The sixteenth annual meeting of tn
! Vermont Woman's Suffrage association
will be held at Waterbury Centre Tues
day and Wednesday next. Mrs. l.. y
, Dyer of Mhddlebury will take part in tn
program. leading the devotional meetln,
Wednesday morning
The return visit OF the Lyman ii. How
Moving Picture company Is set for tomor
row and Monday night. Those who saw
the exhibition last year will want to SCI
1t again. and those who missed it will b.
, sure to be there this time. Reserved seat
can be secured at Sterns's, as usual.
Children's Day will he observed mex
Sunday at the Congregational church b,
appropriate exercises in connection witt
the morning service. There will be NJ
concert in the evening, on occount of tn
repairs in the auditorium; and so 1t i
desired that all the members of the Sun
day school be present at the service 4
the morning.
,, Alfred S. Hill, member of the senio
class in Crozier Theological seminary
Chester, Penn, will preach at the Bal
fist church next Sunday morning an
evening. Mr.. Hill is engaged to suppl
the Baptist pulpit from now until Sept