Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-02-02
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

from his trip to New York city.
II II Seply has been the guest of his
parents in the village during the week.
e w. Burke of Port Henry was visit
ing relatives in the village during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Button have gone
to New York and Washington for ten
days stay.
Miss Smith will open a juvenile dai c.
ing class in the basement Of the town
hall on Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock
Probate Judge Bliss was called to
Bethel on Monday by telegram an
Louucing the death at that place Of his
aged mother.
Presiding Elder Brown of the Burling.
ton district was in the village early in
the week aud held special services at the
NJ. +. church.
Or w II. sheldon is carrying what is
probably the finest watch in the village,
from an artistic point of view, the gift of
"A brother in California.
Charles Nichols ana Miss Flosscy
Nichols of Rensselaer,, n. y, have re-
turned home after months visit with
friends here and in Cornwall.
A meeting of the board of civil author
ity for the abatement of taxes will be
held at the town clerks office on Wetnes-
day, Feb I, at Q o'clock IA. m.
Town Clerk j. NJ. Burke gives US the
following statistics of Middebury for
the past two wears: For 1898, marriages
30, births IS, deaths sc; for 1890 mar
rlages 10, births IS, deaths 81.
DR.. j G. Clarendon and staff of the
Massachusetts Electro Medical institute
is expected at the Hotel Addison on
Monday next to remain a week. Their
advertisement appears elsewhere in the
REGISTER
The Ladies' Cemetery association will
hold a dime sociable at the schoolhouse
on Case street this (Friday) evening.
Refresh nents will be served and liter
airy program has been provided. All
are cordially invited.
The Gotham Comedy company will
appear at the opera house here on the
evening of Feb . Speaking Of the enter
tanment the Torrington Register says:
The company has been here before, and
always gave entire satisfaction, drawing
big houses"
At the meeting held Monday night by
those interested in the reorganization of
the Citizens band. j. ii. Lovett was
elected president; Robert Calhoun. sec
rotary and business manager, and E. p.
Seymour, treasurer. Another meeting
is called for next Tuesday night. y
Mrs. Nelson Lawrence died on SatUr.
day last at about 10 80 o'clock at her
residence on High street. The cause of
death was IA stroke of paralysis. The
funeral took place Monday morning at
st. Mary's church. interment being In
the Catholic church. Extended notice
next week.
| VIM. P. Russell post, G.. A. r., is ar
i ranging for a grand ball to take place at
! the town hall, on the evening of Tuesday,
Feb. 20. There will be good music and
supper will be served in the lower hall.
1t is hoped and expected that the attend
ance will be large. A general invitation
Is extended.
Do not fail to attend the Labaree
society entertainment this evening at 8
o'clock and you will be amply rewarded.
The parts in "The Old Maids Conven-
ton" are all we'll taken and the costumes
very ridiculous. Mr.. Jackson is his own
iulmitable SELF and his machine will be a
curiosity. Go and have a good laugh.
The Century club wishes to thank the
| people of Middleburv and the surround
! ing towns for their liberal patronage of
the clubs course of entertainments The
entire expense of the course was S262,
and the receipts were $500. The club
hopes to have another and more eXten.
sive course next winter and bespeaks the
assistance of the public to make it a
success.
VIII Carleton was greeted with ii
packed house on his appearance here
on Wednesday evening, and that, too, in
spite of stormy weather. His subject
was 1.-The Drama of Human Life" and
he also read a number of his poems.
His audience was delighted with the
entertainment, and the Century club has
every reason to congratulate itself on
the success of the closing number in its
course.
January made something of a record
for itself in extremes of temperature and
variety of conditions. Snow fell on ten
days with 80 inches as the total fall /;
rain on three days, II inches. The mer-
curry worked down to II degrees below
zero on the 18th and up to 80 degrees
above on the 10Th. Only two days were
clear all day. And everybody knows
about the sudden thaws and gymnastic
variations,
The executive board of the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs will hold a
business meeting in Middlebury on We'd
nesday afternoon, Feb. Z. While in
town they will be the guests of the Cen
fury club, who will entertain them So
cially at Prof. Burt's on Wednesday
evening. The regular meeting of the
club will be postponed week and will
be held with Mrs. A. X. Carr on We'd
nesday, Feb. IA, at the usual hour.
The meeting Monday evening of those
interested in establishing creamery In
Middlebury resulted in formal action
aiming toward that object. The can
vassers reported that the milk of 600
cows could be secured If the project was
carried out. 1t was decided to organize
a company and offer for sale stock to the
amount of $1,000 In shares of $40 each.
The following directors were elected