Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-01-12

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is now superintendent of the big Union
week their large shops caught fire and
sustained $4,000 damages before the
I flames were extinguished.
/ The Standard Oil company has
established tank supply depot at Yer
gennes, and its tank wagon travels to all
the surrounding towns to fill the orders
of merchants. The wagon made its
initial visit to Middlebury this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Woodward re-
turned to Mddlebury Monday evening
! from their wedding trip. They will re-
main here for week. the guests of Mrs.
Woodwards parents, when they will 60
to their future home at Warrensburg,
NY.
w. l.. Burt, who was In the village
last week seeking fine road-horses, re-
ported that the kind he was after
appeared to be scarce in this section. If
this is fact Addison county farmers
are certainly losing their grip on one
of their most profitable industries.
There are some interesting PROPOSE
lions to be disposed of at the village
meeting next Wednesday, as indicated
| in the call printed elsewhere. They all
will be conceded to be in the line of i'm
provement, and deserve careful and
! thorough discussion before action is
taken on them.
The snow coming with the first cold
snap Of the season spoiled the skating or
the river; but rink has been established
| ri hu Dho1nc
COulihan, which has been largely
patronized by the young people. The
recent thaws overlooked the edge of the
ice, making path for skaters.
The Chicago Saturday Evening Herald
notes in its society column that "Miss
Jessie Wainwright of Mlddebury, VT, is
guest of Judge and Mrs. K. S. Tuthill,
No. 632 Jackson Boulevard. A number
of luncheons, theatre parties and other
entertainments have been given in the
visitors honor during the past week"
1t was reported on the streets Tues
day noon that G. A. Collins, a we'll
known citizen, had died very suddenly.
The report proved untrue, but it appears
to have been narrow escape. Mr.. Col
Inns had become unconscious from a
choking fit and for time it was thought
the end had come. A doctor was called
and brought him out all right.
Tonight the Ladies Glee club of the
college go to Cornwall for their first con-
cert, which will be given at s o'clock
in the Congregational church. NEXT
Friday night, Jan. 10, they give their
, second concert in the Congregational
church at Weybrdge, under the auspices
of the Y p. S. G. f. Jan. 26, the club
has engaged to go to Shoreham.
The creamery meeting held on Monday
J evening at the town hall was quite well
attended, although the weather was
against a large gathering. A prelimi
: nary organization was effected, and ad
r journment taken for one week, to the
18th, at the same time and place. 1t !:
= believed that the next meeting will settle
the matter, aud good attendance should
be there.
l A fine enlarged copy of photograph
of the Dewey celebration parade a
Montpelier was on exhibition in thu
windows of A. j. Blackmer's furniture
store during the week. 1t represents thu
Mt. Calvary commandery, Knights
Templar, of Middlebury, with Command
err d. C. Noble at the head. marching
through a street. The original photo
graph was taken by C. c.. Wells of thi
=, village, the enlarging being the work O.
Massachusetts firm.
The concert by the College Glee club
! scheduled for Middlebury on the Goth
! mil lao nfu or tHn ol,rh xr,n
sing at Brandon that evening. The datt
here has to be cancelled because the
club has had some difficulty in getting {
favorable date at Brandon on any Other
Y night. The club will be gone all the
b. following week, and it therefore will moi
be possible to give the home concert I'm
: til some time in February.
There will be a meeting of the mem
/. bers of st. Stephens parish on Friday
n evening, Jan. II, in the chapel of TIT
!, church, at s :15 D. M, after the regular
e service. The vestry Will make state
ment of the financial condition of tn
: parish, and the amount of money required
h for the current year. All persons wht
G are Interested in the church, whether
they consider themselves members Of thu
A parish or not, are invited to be present
n At the annual meeting of the stock
4 holders of the National Bank of Middle
bury, Jan. 0, the old board of director
n was reelected and the board increased
q by two members, so that the director
n and officers now are as follows: Direct
ors, A. A. Fletcher, Middlebury; j. G
II Wellington, Middlebury; G. S. Vain
Il wright, Middlebury; d. ii. Bennett
O Bridport; John \. Fletcher. Middlebury
w. A. Lawrence, Bristol: Robert Cart