Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-03
G NEWS IN BRIEF.

business during the week.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs w.
w. Hope on Saturday last.
The children of the Episcopal Sunday
school had a picnic yesterday.
W. F. Hinckle of Brattleboro is visit
ing his brother, the express agent.
r. ) Benedict and family are visiting
at Lake Pleasant, Mass, for ten days.
Band concert tins evening at the park.
Next weeks concert will be on Thursday
night.
Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Dickens are away
on their summer vacation. Spending it at
Argyle, y. Y.
Miss Viola Braiuerd is in Boston, the
guest of Miss VI. Grace Potter. 90. Mid
dleburv college.
Former Governor Stewart and the
Misses Stewart have been at North Hero
during the past week.
County Examiner T. f. Bovce holds
examinations next week at ShOreham,
Nergennes and Bristol.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Morrison has returned from
Albany, where She has spent the past
seven months with her son.
Rev. and Mrs. Guernsey and daughter
ltIl VII fullt-AldN lOl "a lMO MtthS uul-
ing at AuSable Forks. y. Y.
j.. Z. Weeks was in Nergennes Monday
attending the monthly meeting of the
trustees of the state industrial school.
Prof. and Mrs. W. W. Eaton have re-
turned from the White Mountains,
where they have passed several weeks.
The recent heavy rains have frcshened
up the parks and lawns about the village,
till they are in a normal condition again.
Miss Sadie Kimball left Tuesday for
the Profile House, White Mountains, to
be gone for the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. William Latimer. who has been in
Boston visiting her daughter, Mrs. Clara
Adams, for the last We weeks. has re-
turned.
Quite a number took advantage of the
Queen City Park excursion given by
Bristol camp. Order of Foresters, on
Wednesday.
The fresh air children" who are being
entertained 10 Middlebury and vicinity
VIII return nome next Wednesday morn
ing, Aug. :, on the 9:45 train.
Cashier c. f. Plnney has returned
from his vacation and Teller John II.
Fletcher IS now enjoying a like respite at
Knights Island, Lake Champlain.
II. \. Peck and wife and Florence and
Roy Nichols of Rensselaer,, n. Y, who
are visiting here, were at Long Point,
Lake C%hamplain, during the week.
Robert Leggett, who Is living on the
Battell farm, has purchased from Mrs. 5.
l.. Cooper the farm for many years
owned by Joshua Cotton of Weybridge.
Local s~tOck-buyers made a shipment of
! tIyaa ,o ~lAaA = 81 nFrrc nTl nn1xrAe from
this station Monday. Two went to the
Boston market; the third to New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Adams, who
have been visiting at President Brain
erd's for several weeks, have gone to
Worcester and other Massachusetts
points.
F. w. Sault of Nergennes, deputy high
chief ranger, Catholic Order of Foresters,
was in town Tuesday, and made his
quarterly visit to Addison Court of Mid
dlebury in the evening.
Twenty-Five days of July were cloudy.
On nine days there was rain or s%prinkles
nearly four inches of rain was the total
for the month and half of that fell on
one day. The wind was from the north
part or all of II days.
Summer is the time for the merchant
W RdlIltI up All TIC OuuS anu tDus III Ills
store and get rid of them by bargain
sales. The REGISTER is advertising
several such sales; more could be held
with profit to all concerned.
De Wolf Hopper, the actor and play.
wright, accompanied by Mrs. Hopper
and l.. j. b. Lincoln of New York, were
at the Addison house over night Monday
They were taking a carriage trip through
the state. Their summer home is al
Windsor.
The Rutland City band Will give {
moonlight excursion on the lake Satur
day, Aug. IL. The Rutland railway will
run an excursion train for towns from
Rutland to Middlebury, inclusive, tC
Burlington, where the steamer Chateau
gay will "do the rest" Fare for ROUND
trip $1.50.
At the annual meeting of the stocl
holders of the Rutland railroad, held las
week, the old board of directors was re
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