Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-05
LOCAL NEWS M BRIEF.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Button and F. II.
Button are in Chicago.
Miss Mary Chandler of Silver Lake is
the guest of Mrs. George Marshall.
Mrs. E J. Matthews has been visiting
In Boston during the past two weeks.
Miss Susan d. Parker has gone to
Washington, d. c., for the winter
months.
Charles Nichols and sister, Miss Flor
ence, of Rensselaer,, N. Y, are guests at
II. A. Peck's.
Yesterday morning the thermometers
in town reached Is degrees below, the
coolest of the season.
Miss Jessie Wainwright left during the
week for Chicago where she will spend
some weeks visiting friends.
Miss Viola Brainerd passed the holt
days at her home in the village, return
ing 20 Claremont, N. H., Tuesday.
Mrs. II. A. Peck has returned home,
after a two weeks visit with friends at
Rensselaer, and Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. L. NJ. Morrison went Monday to
Albany, N. Y, where she will pass the
winter with her son, M. c. Morrison.
c. G. Hatch, now In the employ of the
Lincoln & Bristol Telephone company,
is making his monthly inspection trips
this week.
Frank Winch, through his attorney,
F. B. Debervile, has filed his petition In
bankruptcy with liabilities of SOLO 80
and assets of $40 "a.
A broken shaft caused shut down In
the marble mills Of several days during
the week, but repairs were made speedily
and work has been resumed.
The Ladies' Glee club of Middlebury
college will give its first concert at
Cornwall in the Congregational church,
Friday evening, Jan. IL, 1900. Y
married. at st. Mary's cathedral, Bur-
lington, VT, Dec 2, 1899, by Rev. j. F.
ellis, Frank A. BarrOws of Vergennes
apd Miss Ida NJ. Bruya of Middlebury!I
+ Henry Smith has returned from
Worcester and East Douglas, Mass,
where he has been visiting with his
sisters, Misses Rena and Gertrude
Smith.
During December the extremes of tenn
perature In the village were IS degrees
on the 18th and 2 on the 10th. Snow
fell on the Sd, 4th, 10Th and 10Th rain on
the LIST, Sd, 18th and 10th.
At the regular meeting of Lake Dun
more lodge, No. IL, |. o. o. F., these Off.
GERS were elected c. A. Piper, N. G..
l.. f. Mellen, V. G.; G. A. Goyette,
treasurer: w. l.. Cady, secretary.
The weather of Monday night was not
of the best, but those who braved it had
a very pleasant time at the dance of the
Lake Dunmore Lodge, |. o. o. F., at the
town hall. The concert was very fine,
especially the flute solos of Geo. ii.
Wilder of Montpelier.
A farmers meeting was held yesterday
at Salisbury, under the auspices of the
state board of agriculture. Among those
on the program for papers was c. A
Chapman of Ferrisburgh, "Sheep and
Mutton" and II. III. Holmes of Shore
ham, "Bees and Honey"
AT their annual election the Battell
Hose company selected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Foreman
Mark Bessett; first assistant, p. j.
Donnelley; second assistant. Fred
NASSAU; secretary, Cyril Brunette
treasurer, Richard Bedor; delegate. Joe
Esmorder. ~
NJ A. ID. Francisco of Rutland, who died
In that city Dec. II, married Miss Julis
Landon of Cornwall. Mrs. r. l.. Ian
; don of this village is sister of the de
ceased. He was born In 1928 and was 8
graduate of Oberlin college. He had
been engaged In the insurance business
In Rutland for 25 years.