Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-16
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

to buy spring millinery gOOus IOr Her
store.
Don't foi get that you can secure fine
supper tomorrow night in the basement
OF the town hall.
Three carloads of live stock were
shipped from this station for the Boston
market on Monday.
The Century club will meet with Mrs.
II. NJ, Seely on Wednesday evening,
March p, at the usual hour.
Letters addressed to Mrs. Louisa =.
Alden, Miss Lucy Chattield, Joe Renow
and &. + Thompson are at the postoflice
unclaimed.
The mercury got down to II degrees
below zero on Monday night, and was
below for three days in succession. Win
ter dies ha' d.
A. +. Calhoun and bride spent Sunday
the guests of Mr.. Calhoun's parents in
the village. Their future home will be
in Vergennes.
The Delta Epsilon fraternity gave a
reception at their rooms Friday evening.
About seventy were present. Prof. and
Mrs. McGlton acted as chaperones.
MISS Mduue Mtllcu re- uiutu llOll
Smith college last week. Since the holt
days she had not been in good health,
and growing no better returns to re-
cuperate.
Miss Anna Slade of New York was
here the first of the week to see her
mother, Mrs. Robert Cartmell, who has
been sick Mrs. Cartmell was reported
| 10 lao ;p,n
President Brainerd and Professor
/ Eaton of the college left yesterday for
New FORK, where they will attend to
night banquet given by the New York
alumni association of MIDI ebury college
The poverty social given Wednes.
day night by the ladies of the Rebekah
lodge was decidedly unique affair. A
large number were present, many of
whom came in costumes to carry out the
object of the social.
A meeting of the local branch of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary auxiliary
took place Tuesday afternoon in the
lecture room of the Congregational
church, A number of interesting papers
were read by members.
A large number of people from this
village attended the funeral of Mr..
Phelps 10 Burlington on Tuesday. The
faculty and many students of the col
lege, together with prominent citizens of
the town, made up the number.
The ladies' of the Labaree society are
preparing parlor dramatic entertain
ment to be given at the home of Mrs.
B. S. Beckwith in the near future. The
principle feature of the evening will be
Bang farce, "The Chatting Dish Party
Further notice next week.
Mr. Battel expects to reach home the
9th inst. Should the store In Battell
block recently occupied by Mr.. Wales
not be otherwise wanted, he intends to
use it as an Office for the new publishing
business, and also for the sale of books
and all kinds of stationery.
When the new village stone.cruh hing
plant is received, it will be set up on a
plot of land near the depot. Stone to be
used in other parts of town will have to
be hauled over the stretch of macadam
road on Seymour street, thereby giving
that road most thorough test.
The botany class at the college has
been testing the water from the village
supply and reports having corralled
whole drOves of bacteria. But as tho
brands on each are not reported, it is tC
be inferred that they are harmless;
, mavericks, so no alarm will be felt
Matters are progressing toward the
opening of the new creamery. The or
der for machinery has been given, and il
will be supplied by the Vermont Farm
Machine company of Bellows Falls
through their local agent, j. w. Dorsey
The kind of power to be used has moi
yet been settled definitely.
The report of the manager of the Glee
club was read and accepted by the mem
bers Monday. The clubs books showed
that $500 % had been taken in, eighteen
concerts having been given. 1t is mat
ter of regret that so successful club
must stop its work Just as its reputation
has been well established.
The unsghtly wooden bridge over the
Rutland railway on Main street caught
fire from a passing engine on Saturday
last. Unfortunately, the fire was discov
cred in time to prevent the possibility OF
Main street being macadamized its full
length Just now. A stone bridge acros:
the tracks is the only thing that Will per
nit the Improvement.
The thaw of last Friday and Saturday
caused the snow to settle on the country
roads and make them solid enough fol
heavy loads. As result logging ant
ice hauling have been resumed with {
rush. 1t is reported that many logging
} contracts cannot be completed before thu
snow goes off. 1t has been very pool
winter for that work.
The gasoline engine for the electric
company was received last Saturday anC
is now under cover. One piece weiget
, about IL tons and its transfer from thu
car to the power house was no easy task
Tha angina set I'M WEIGHS something lilz