Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-23

| Is well stocked with all classes ana grades
of footwear.
| The third biennial report of the board
of library commissioners of Vermont Is
out, and contains picture Of the net
Starr library.
Representative G. S. Dana presided
over the lower house one day this week
G. s. is making very good record for
himself at this session.
Rev. Il. Il. Davies of Vergennes will
occupy the pulpit at the Congregational
church in exchange with President
Brainard on Sunday next
The supreme court adjourned last
week without making any disposition of
the case against Frank Shaw. 1t goes
over to the January term.
The Essay club will meet Monday with
Mrs. Rufus Wainwright. The readings
will be from G. T. Winchester, Matthew
Arnold and II. i. Stevenson,
The Thanksgiving sermon will be
preached by Rev. +. J. Guernsey. The
services will be held in the Congrega-
tional church, beginning at 1C ;i5 a. IN,
1t is reported that G. E. Towne, until
recently a resident of this place, has
given up his lease of the Granville, n.
| Y, hotel and will take the Globe hotel
in Albany.
With turkeys two cents per pound
higher than last year, those Addison
county farmers who have raised extra
flocks this year are going to feel satisfied
with themselves.
E. p. York, a member of the firm of
architects who made the plans Of the
Warner Science Hall now in course of
erection, was in the village reviewing
the work this week.
The job of raising, overhauling and re-
pairing the Williamson livery barns is
about completed and a great improve
ment in the facilities for carrying on the
business is the result.
f. ID. Nash, who recently was pro-
NOTED to the position of assistant super
intendent of the New London division of
the Central Vermont railway, is native
of East Mddebury, as is also his wife.
The whist party given last Saturday
from 3 to o'clock was attended by
about 60 ladies. The party was in the
Hammond and proved a thoroughly en-
ioyable affair.
Measurements were taken on the weirs
at Little Notch on Saturday, Nov. Il.
That on the weir across Lathrop brook
indicated flow of 993.700 gallons per
day, and the one on the weir across Lath-
rop Spring indicated a flow of 22l 100
gallons per day.
Russell Il. Bristol of Panton, father of
a. II. Bristol of Middlebury and promi
nent citizen Of the county, died Tuesday
evening from the effect of two paralytc
shocks sustained last week. He was IS
years of age. The funeral will be held
this morning at II o'clock.
There is quite rivalry between the
school boys of the east and west side of
the bridge in the line of football These
10 to 0 in favor of the east siders. An
other game will be played on Thanks
giving day on the college campus.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postofiice unclaimed Miss Bessie Bar
ney, Mrs. Guy Boyer, Mrs. George Rich
erson, Miss Julia Brassow, Mary Thomp-
son, Mr.. Walter Vitlem, Mr.. Upton Para
dis, Mr.J II. Messer, Mr.. Will Baldin,
Dea. j. w. IIinckley, c. G. White.
Attorney LaFleur was in Rutland from
Monday TO Wedne sday evening attend
ing the session of county court. He de-
Tended the divorce case of A, Il. Bryant
vs.. Louise Bryant, which was settled by
withdrawing opposition, defendant re-
ceiving 5000 and household furniture.
At the Fish and Game League meeting
in Montpelier last week Col. T. NJ. Chap.
man of Mddlebury was made a member
of the executive committee and w. Il.
Peake of Bristol vice-president. Appro-
pirate resolutions were adopted on the
death of Rowland f. Robinson.
Bridget McCue, residing on South
street, complained to the police that
clothes-line thieves raided her line Tues.
day night. A peculiar feature, which
probably will lead to the detection of the
thieves, was that they did not modest her
ncighbors' lines, which were full the
same night.
Those who have heard Hon. f. c. Par
trdge's lecture, Morocco ard the
Moors," have spoken very highly of it.
The interest therein is heightened by the
Moorish costume Mr.. Partridge wears.
This lecture will be given tonight at the
town hall in Middlebury under the aus
pieces of Addison Encampment, |. o. OF
Town Treasurer Pinney reports be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 paid In on taxes
up to date It will be well for tax
payers to note that only about three
weeks remain in which they can obtain
the discount, and after Dec. - the pen
atty added makes difference of II per
cent, which is worth saving In these times.
The managers of "a Breezy Time"
company, who are always up to the min
ute, and most always Il little ahead in
securing the latest popular novelties for
their productions, haye this season intro