Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-04-20
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The spring term of Middlebury college
opened yesterday.
Dr. Earl Cushman was at home from
Brooklyn during the week.
Carl H. Merrill wa- at home from
Glens Falls during the week.
The second run of logs for the pulp
mill came down the river on Tuesday.
Miss Florence Chapman, who has been
visiting for several weeks in Boston, has
returned.
Rev. j G. Gooding attended the con-
ference this week of ministers of Troy
conference.
Mrs. J. II. Stewart left on Wednesday
for Concord, Mass, where she will spend
a week visiting friends.
Mrs. Theodore lIenckles and children,
who have been visiting relatives in New
York state. are at home again.
Rev. j. b. Adkins will preach In the
Congregational church at Weybrldge
Monument next Sunday morning.
The announcement Is made of the en-
gagement of Louis Gold of this place to
Miss Minnie Stebinsky of Burlington.
Charles \. Dunn of New \ Ork city is
said to have taken a four-year lease of
the Dunmore House at Lake Dunmore.
| Miss Jessie Braiuerd, who has spent
the Easter vacation at home, returned to
her studio, at Smith college on We'd
nesday.
James b. DOnoway was yesterday APP
pointed by the county Judges as states
attorney for Addison county, vice F. l..
! Fish, resigned.
Mrs. \. w. Woolley and Miss Wooley
arrived from New York last week and
have opened the family's summer home
in this village.
Miss Florence Dickinson, who has
been visiting with her brother, j. q
Dickinson. the past two weeks, left ON
"Wednesday for her home in Benson.
Mrs. w. w. Eaton has gone to New
York city, having been selected as a del
egate of the Woman'S Board of Missions
to the ecumenical conference, which will
begin on saturday
Letters addressed to c. Coleman, John
c. Fenton. Mr.. T. IIaleck, Mrs. NJ. f
Mcgus. George Merritt, Il. II. Norton
f. f. Spaulding, /. Sicily, Mr.. y. b. West
and +. II. Williams are at the postollicC
unclaimed.
DR.. stanton s Eddy, whose recent
serious illness in Boston was matter OF
much concern to his friends here, came
home this week to recuperate. He i:
head ply stefan of one of the departments
of the Boston City Hospital.
Or. c. j. Bullock, professor of pOliti
cal economy in Williams college, vii
Jamestown, Mass. came up on saturday
last and Joined his wife, who has beer
visiting here several weeks. They re
turned home on Wednesday.
The Congregational church will hole
its services in the Baptist church mex
Sunday. This is made necessary by thu
tearing down of the chimnies in thu
Congregational church, so thatits lecture
room cannot be heated.
w. II. Button and wife left for New
York last saturday night and will max,
that city their future home. Mr. ButtOl
has arranged TO open law office there
The Office of Button a Button in thi
village is still retained, but f. II. But
toms duties as attorney for the RUTLAND
railway will keep him in Rutland mos
of the time.
For several days there has been il
progress one of the Jewish holiday sea
sons. On these occasions the festivitie
and Inequalities are unlimited. II
share them with Isaac Shapiro ant
family, Israel Lietzky and family drov
in their carriages from Whitehall, \
Y, arriving here Tuesday, and wer
finely entertained.
The East Middlebury suicide was no
the only one in the county during tn
week. Maggie Gordon, aged 63 years
. daughter of the late Dudley Gordon o
Q Vergennes, committed suicide Sunda.
night by hanging at the home of he
brother-in-law, John Clark of Ferrisburg
e She was sent to the Brattleboro insan
z asylum year ago for treatment and wa
j discharged short time ago as cured.
Last Friday occurred the death a
Waterbury of Mrs. A. j. Severance. lie