Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-06-22
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

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DR.. w. II. Sheldon left Wednesday for
Philadelphia on business.
The band stand in the park has re-
ceived a new coat of paint.
The Ross sisters have repaired and
repainted their house on Franklin street.
Miss Jessie Brainerd has returned from
Smith college to spend the summer vaca-
ton.
The Logan House is in the hands of
the painters this week, receiving an eX-
terror coat.
Rev. MIR. Forsythe is attending the
Episcopal diocese meeting in st. Johns
bury this week.
Miss Alice Cushman, who has been
spending the past winter in st. Louis,
Mo-, is at home again.
A new fence now completely surrounds
the Battell homestead at the corner of
Main and Seymour streets.
Robert Pinney came home from New
York state last week TO attend the high
school commencement exercises.
Prof. c. b. Wright of the college filled
the Congregational pulpit at Brandon
morning and evening1ast Sunday.
Mrs. w. w. Eaton and Miss Wright
returned Monday evening from a fort
night spent in the White Mountains.
DR.. Earl Cushman reached the village
Wednesday from his school duties in
Jersey City. and will spend the summer
here.
At the regular service at the Methodist
church on Sunday morning, the Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper will be admin
istered.
Miss Alice Twitchell is home from her
duties in a large New York hospital and
will spend a months vacation with
relatives.
Miss Maude Mellen gave an afternoon
tea on Wednesday in honor of Miss
Greene of Northampton, Mass, who is
her guest.
DR.. +. II. Martin of M%iddlebury was
appointed a district deputy grand master
at the Masonic meeting in Burlington
last week.
Rev. i. G. Gooding was in the village
last week. On his return to Port Henry
he was accompanied by his two sons,
James and Scott.
George Beatty, formerly freight agent
at this place, hut now of Slocumville, Il.
L.. is visiting in the village. Mrs. Beatty
accompanies him.
Prof. w. Z. Howard of Middlebury
delivered an address last week Wednes-
day before the alumni association of the
Brandon high school.
j. NJ. Burke of this village was chosen
as a member of the Democratic state
committee at the state convention held
0 last week in Montpelier.
The local weather man notes that the
wind was from the north six days out of
o the seven the past week, for all you
thought 1t was so pleasant.
t Former Principal IIoyt of the graded
schools was in the village last week and
5 attended the graduation exercises of the
high school Friday evening.
G C. j. F. Kraft left Tuesday to attend
the annual convention of the diocese OF
Vermont at st. Johnsbury. lie Is a
delegate from the local church.
q Mrs. ChPssman of East Orange, y. j..
ard Mrs. Wood of Boston have been the
guests of Professor and Mrs. w. w. Nc
: Clifton at the Addison the past week.
There will be a children's flower ser.
vice in st, Stephens church on Sunday
next (June 2G at , p. m. All children
II are asked to bring flowers, which will BE-
sent to a hospital.
e Letters addressed to John Boles. Mis-
Anna Quincy, ). LandOn, Miss Maggie
Mclatt, Frank O'COnnell. Miss Kate
Palmer and George Stocker are at thu
postonice unclaimed.
G. f. Marshall has added a bay win
dow to his residence on North Pleasan
street and otherwise improved the prop
erty. including removing the fence here
tofore surrounding the same.
Several carloads of fine horses hav,
! been shipped to city markets from thi
point during the past month. Farmer
who have kept up the grade OF thei
stock are reaping their reward in gool
prices.
Readers will find considerable stat
Y news crowded onto pages SIX and sever
of this issue. If the pressure on our ad
vertising columns continues through thu
summer months, the REGISTER will b
enlarged.
n Summer guests began arriving a
Bread Loaf Inn last week, and the rusl
n may be said to have fairly begun for tn
season. The Lake Dunmore hotels vii
open next Monday for the summer, ant
IF Grand View Inn July T..
Brainerd II. Lane and wife went t
Burlington last Saturday to spend a fey
days with Mrs. Lanes relatives. Nh
Lane Is a delegate to the annua conven
ton of the Episcopal diocese of Vernon
at st. Johnsbury this week.
g The macadam work on Main stree
south of the bridge was completed thi
week, and workmen have been engage
p In laying cobblestone cutters on eacI
side of the finished strip. Rolling tn
strip north of the bridge is continuing.
70 The village has put in a tile drain /
. place of the old open one which ra
through the residence lot of John LOyet
Is on North Pleasant street, and MI
81 Lovett now is greatly improving hi
ST. property by filling up and gradin
about his house.
1t is reported that the magnificent gil
ne of $4,000, made by Ezra j. Warner O
lie Chicago for q science hall for Middlebur