Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-05-04
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Letters addressed to- Mr.. Milton Clark
and Miles IIazelton are at the postoflice
unclaimed.
The cool weather of the early week
changed on Wednesday and the mercury
worked up to -.
The twice-a day mail to East Middle
hurry has been extended to Bread Loaf
to commence the lth inst.
Several Of the Boston papers have been
represented in the village during the
week by special reporters en- account of
the Shaw case.
Today is Nr5or Day In Vermont, in
accordance with proclamation issued
by Governor Smith ON notice too short
for announcement in last weeks paper.
f. G. \rchibald was in the village dur
ing the week, called here by the death of
his father. Rev. DR.. Archibald. He re-
turned on Monday to his home in Man
chester.
A large party of college students went
out to Rlptou on Tuesday to line up
against the Shaws The latter failed to
come to time, and the game was for
feited
Two breach of the peace cases were
tried on Tuesday in Attorney LaFleur's
office. one against NJ. Calvin, the other
against Peter Gordon. Both were mol
pressed
Col. A. A. Fletcher has 20 hens which
have been working for record the past
month During 20 days of April they
laid 45l eggs, and they consider that a
pretty good run for a starter.
There was no telephone connections
on the Bristol & Lincoln line Sunday at
a time when everyone wanted to know
about the Shaw chase. The reason was
the moving of the central office from the
third to the second floor of the Battell
Block
The new Stamp-bOOks were put on
sale at the postoflice last week. They
are a great convenience to anyone who is
in the habit of carrying stamps in a
pocket book or loose in the pocket. being
protected by covers and interviewed with
parafiue paper.
Manager Stone of the opera house has
booked Pat Maloney's New Irish
Visitors" for the evening of May Is.
This company has been playing all over
New England during the past winter ,
and press opinion is very complimentary
to them.
The Middlehurv high school baseball
team will play its first game of the sea-
son this afternoon, the Bristol high
school nine being the opponents. The
game will be played on the college da-
mond in this village and will he called at
4:l5. An admission fee of 10 cents will
be charged.
Miss Mabel Bond sang last Friday
evening in Washington. d. c., at a con.
cert given by the Choral Society of that
city The oratorlo of The Ancient
Mariner" was given. Miss Bond, how
ever. sang a solo-an aria by Handel
and the local press speaks highly Of her
voice and expression.
Rev. j. c. Gooding and family left
Yesterday for their new home at Port
/ Henry, where Mr.. GOoding has been
stationed by his conference. During his
five years passionate in Mddleburv he
has endeared himself to a large number
of our people of all denominations. who
regret to see him depart.
Bills are out for "Mr. Bob" tWO-act
comedy, TO be given at the opera house
next Tuesday evening by members OF
the high school. 1t will be one of tn,
best entertainments of the season. Be
fore the play, and between the acts. Mr.
BotsfOrd, the elOcutiOnist of the College
Glee club, will render several selections
The people of Middlebury will b,
given a treat the evening of May Is
when Dr. IIindeS of Vergcnnes (former
ly of Boston, will give a recital at the
town hall. DR., fIindes was one of Tho
trainers the College Glee club the pas
season. and will he assisted by tina
organization, the proceeds being for the
benefit of the college base ball team.
Here is an Illustration of the relative
lasting powers of oak and cedar. Ter
wears ago the cedar hitching posts OF
the south and west side of the park were
removed and large sawed oak posts So
In their places. The cedar posts were
reset in another place and are now
sound and in fairly good condition
while the oak are so rotten as to require
bracng to keep them from falling.
Capt. Alfred Mahew, with his step
father, Joseph Bonnar, returned Wed
nesday from tendays' visit to relative
in Worcester, Mass, and other places
Mr.. BOnnar found among those whom
he visited brother and "A sister whom
he had not seen since they left Canadi
forty years ago. The brOthsr, Angus
tine Bonnar, came to Mlddlebury witt
them and on Thursday proceeded on
visit to the old Canadian home.
All dog owners should take notice tina
if their dogs are not licensed and col
Jared, the law requires that they shall
within ten days from May 10 be ordere
killed by the selectmen, and the owne
or keeper shall be fined $l5. So thos
who have not already done so SHOULD
secure collars for their dogs and mar