Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-02-23
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Prof. and Mrs. c. b. Wright next Tues
day evening.
The Sheldon museum want few
copies of Mddlebury town report for
1899 to fill sets. Leave at Sheldon's
store.
The annual convention of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union of Addison
county will be held in Lincoln June
6 and Z.
Mrs. F. A. Barrows left Tuesday
morning for Spokane, Wash, where she
will make her future home with her
brother, F. A. Bruya.
Walter Williamson left on Wednesday
afternoon for San Francisco, CAL, via
Montreal. He expects to make the
Pacific coast his future home.
The ice harvest was resumed this
week The quality is poor as compared
with that of the early season, being
about half snow and half clear ice.
Rev. Mr.. Carlson reached home last
Friday night from his trip to Seattle.
Wash He left his sister, whose sickness
was the occasion of his trip, considerably
improved In health.
Hon. d. J. Foster of Burlington will
deliver lecture at the town hall, East
Cornwall, Thursday evening, March |.
Subject. The Power to Sec" All are
cordially invited. Good music may be
expected.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post Office unclaimed: Mr.. W. II.
Chenette, Miss Mary a. Kennedy, Miss
/ Mary Lucia, r. c. Smith. John Thomas,
Mr. G. l.. Thomas, Mr.. Walter Thomas
| Cor Townes).
Next Sunday morning Rev. C. II. Dan
! iels, d. D., secretary of the American
Board, will preach in the Congregational
church. Probably he will speak in the
evening also. The annual collection
/ for the American Missionary association
will be taken at the morning service.
Invitations have been issued to the
alumni of Middlebury college living in
Boston and vicinity to attend meeting
to be held at the United States hotel in
Boston Feb. rs for the purpose of form
ing Boston association of the alumni
President Brainerd expects to be
present.
Fred Bissette, aged -, died on Mon
day evening last at the residence of /.
NJ. Taylor. quick consumption being the
cause. He was born in Cornwall and
had always resided here. The funeral
took place on Wednesday morning at Q
o'clock at st. Marys church, interment
beng in the Catholic cemetery
Mrs. w. II. Brewster entertained a
number of her friends on Wednesday
afternoon. Whist tables were the centre
of interest. followed by refreshments and
social hour. Pretty prizes and
souvenirs were CARED away by the
guests, together with very pleasant re-
collections of Mrs. Brewster as a hostess.
Last week the REGISTER printed in its
i "Loca Notice" column two.ine reader
for VIM. Jackson, saving that he knew
where good girl could get good place.
Within two days he had nine applica-
tinns. No better way can be found of
making your wants" known than
through that column of the REGISTER.
Try it.
The Fortnightly clubs last meeting
was a musical reception on Monday
evening with Professor and Mrs. Me-
Clifton at their pleasant rooms in the
Addison House. Refreshments and a
social hour followed the regular musical
program, and the evening was greatly
enjoyed by those so fortunate as to be
present.
Grandfather's Clock" is now at Will
liam Jackson's photograph gallery, he
ha gtraI
uuk-room at West Winfield, y. Y. The
tall old "timer" is 40 years old and was
originally the property of Mr.. Jackson's
great-grandfather. 1t was built by IT.
! Barns, Paris" and has wooden wheels.
, In spite of age and iniirmties, 1t keeps
perfect time.
President Charles 5. Murkland will
give lecture illustrated with stere-
optcan) in the college chapel Wednes-
day, Feb. 2S, at 100 p. m. The subject
/ will be "Colorado and the West" There
/ is room for few besides the students
and any wishing to come will be well
come. Admission, % cents. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the
athletic association of the college.
Bills are out for the minstrel show to
be given by the college boys March G
and 7th. The program is varied one,
comprising the latest "coon" songs,
glees, etc, and ending with a farce
written especially for the performance,
entitled "Doughnuts, or Uncle Johns
VISIT \ special feature will be the
new march, drill and chorus, "Day and
Night in the Transvaal." Tickets will
go on sale at Stern's drug store Feb. 26.
The fourth class postmasters of the
county held meeting at the Addison
house Wednesday and organized county
/ ieague with Elmer Barnum OF Shoreham
as chairman and F. c. Dyer of West
Salisbury as secretary and treasurer
Bylaws were adopted and also resolu-
lions urging our members in congress to