Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-01

tnat WITH 1amlltOn nOteu IN last week
REGISTER Thursday Syracuse won by
a score of 13 to 4 Friday. st. Johns Mil
itary academy, Manlius, n. Y. secured
u runs to Middleburv's >. and Saturday
MIDI. went down before Union at Schen-
ectady to 4. With the exception of
the st. Johns game, the MIDI. boys
played in good form.
Rev. w. F. Branan will deliver mis-
sionarv address at the Baptist church
next Tuesday evening at : 80 o'clock.
lie has been connected with the West
China mission for several years, and is
one of those who passed through the
great perils at the time of the uprising in
China a few years ago At one time he
escaped the spears of the natives by div
ing under his boat. He has about one
hundred lantern slides, and it is probable
that he will use them in connection with
his lecture. All are cordially invited.
About 100 friends of Mr. Mrs. G. J.
Mathews gathered at the family resi-
dence last Friday evening to help cee-
brate Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews's both we'd
ding anniversary. The party was in
the nature of a surprise, and was in that
and all other respects completely sue
cessful. Many pretty and useful pres
ents were brought, big anniversary
cake being of the number. Quite a
number of people from out of town were
present.
4~1'N1rs. John B. Foote, who had been
quite low with heart trouble for a month
past, died on Sunday morning at her
home on Pleasant street. She was about
20 years of age and is survived by
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Nash of this viii
lage, and two sons, Charles and William,
of Worcester, Mass. The funeral took
place on Tuesday afternoon at the home.
Rev. Mr.. Gurnsey of the Methodist
church officiating at the services.
Last Saturday night the south-bound
"sleeper" had morrow escape from a
wreck at Leicester junction. A freight
car had run of the siding partly onto the
main line. north of the Junction. and the
passenger engine crashed into it, hurting
it back several rods on the siding. The
engine lost its headlight and smoke
stack. The freight car had not run far
enough to throw on the danger light of
switch, nor to put enough of its mass in
front of the passenger train to cause
wreck.
Brandon has organized golf club.
and starts with a membership of about
60. II. f. Bissell, formerly of Middle
bury. is a member of the executive COM
mittee. Club competition is a source of
life TO golf. \ number of villages in
Rutland county. including the city, have
IpInhc Shnn1h MiIllahnrx- 4,
organization, it would receive challenges
enough to make it interchangeable
from the interest inherent in the game.
The fields in the vicinity of the fair
grounds are suitable for golf playing.
Decoration Day.
With the exception of slight rainfall
late in the afternoon, Decoration Day
was all that could be desired as to the
weather. 4 large number of business
houses honored the day by displaying
bunting and closing in the afternoon.
Many people were in town from the
country to witness the exercises.
At o'clock in the afternoon the for
NAL program of the day was naugurated.
Mt. Calvary cOmmandery, knights Ten
plar. in full uniform and preceded by
drum corps. marched from their hall to
the quarters of Russell post G.. 4. r.,
on Main street, and escorted the post 10
the town hall.
AT the hall the exercises were presided
over by DR.. Z. p. Russell and were
opened by the reading cf orders and pro-
gram by the adiutant of the post, fol-
lowed by ritualstic work by the COM
mander and staff. Rev. f. j. Guernsey of
/ the VI. f. church then offered PRAYER,
after which quartet from the college
sang. The address of the day by Gov.
w. =. Dillingham; was one of the finest
efforts of the kind given in the hall in a
/ long time. The REGISTER hopes to pub
| fish it later. The meeting closed with
music and a benediction by Rev. Mr..
Forsythe, after which the procession
reformed in the following order and
moved to the cemetery: Drum corps,
Mt Calvary commandery X. r., color
guard of Sons of Veterans, G. \ Il. post.
boys in uniform, carriages with flowers
and speakers. At the cemetery the usual
impressive ceremonies of the G.. A. Il.
were performed, and the decoration of
the graves of comrades followed.
Bronze Tablets for Fort Ticonderoga.
The societies of Colonial Wars and
Sons of the Revolution in the state of
New York purpose unveiling, with APP
propriate ceremonies, on the morning of
Thursday, June II, at Fort riconderoga,
New York, bronze tablets erected in
commemoration of the important colonial
and revolutionary events which took
place there. The governor of the state
and other prominent officials have been
invited to be present, and it is hoped
/ that both national and state troops will
participate. If possible, trip will be
arranged to visit Fort Frederick at
Crown Point. After the unwilling of the
tablets the party will go up Lake
George by boat, reaching Fort George in