Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-12-07


Samuel Sheldon, until after the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Cole of Brandon
spent Sunday at their daughters, Mrs.
w. A. Kelley's. Mrs. G.. l.. Harrington
of Weybridge is visiting at the same
place.
Saturday being the feast of the Tmmac.
ulate Conception in the Catholic church.
two masses will be said-one for the
working people at . 80 and one at
. a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Seeley were called
to Proctor Tuesday by the serious illness
of their son, Charles G.. Seeley. who was
taken to the Proctor hospital Monday
night, where he is to undergo an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Mrs. Charles Wainwright and Miss
Lillian Wainwright of Lawrence, Mass.
are visiting Mrs. Wanwright's father,
ii. ID. Cushman. They will return home
the last of the week.
Yesterday morning special train in
two sections passed through here, bear
ing the two troops of the Fifth cavalry
ordered home from Porto Rico to garri-
son Fort Ethan Allen.
The Labaree society has number of
Middlebury booklets left which are at
Miss Goodrich's and DR.. Sterns's for
sale, They make pretty Christmas pres.
ents for distant friends.
There will be a business meeting of
the Baptist church at the home of II. S
Benedict on Court street this friday
evening at 80 o'clock. All members
are requested to be present.
AT a meeting of the Middlebury chorus
on Tuesday evening it was decided not to
begin regular practice until after the holt
days, when 1t is hoped to secure the SER
vices of regular drill master.
News has beenreceived from Kingman,
Kan, announcing the birth of son to
Mr.. and Mrs: Benjamin A. Bicknell
Mr.. Bicknell was formerly clerk
in E. p. Cushman's dry goods store
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postofiice unclaimed: Mr.. II. b. Mich
OILS, Mrs. Addie c. Smith, Mrs. Theodore
Ashley, Miss Unice Trudeo, Miss Cora
Rohan, Mr.. Frank Holman, r. w. Taft.
Thanksgiving day marked an interest
ing anniversary for H. w. Brewster of
this village. 1t was Al years ago that he
opened his ewelry store. and he is now
the only merchant in town with so
long record of continuous business
life here.
The evangelistic meetings, now being
held mt the Methodist church for ten DAYS,
are largely attended and good interest
is manifested. Evangelist Scudday has
an attractive method Of putting the truth
and appears to be specially adapted not
only to please but edfy the people of the
town.
Mrs. Otis Smith of Brandon. the aged
mother of Mrs. j. f. Macarthur. died at
the home of the latter Monday evening.
She was Visiting her daughter and was
taken sick with erysipelds last week,
growing rapidly worse until death inter-
vened. The body was taken to Brandon
on Tuesday for interment.
The Young Peoples Guild will hold
public meeting in the lecture room of the
Congregational church Sunday evening,
Dec. Q, at o'clock. Stereoptican views
OF India Will be shown. and there will be
other interesting exercises. All are cor
daily invited. a collection will be taken
to defray the expenses of the meet
ing.
Mrs. Mary Burns, widow of the late
James Burns, died at her residence on
Seymour street Sunday aftern on. She
had been an invalid for several wears.
but the end was unexpected The funer-
al was held at st. Marys church Wednes-
day morning. Mrs. Burns leaves six
children. Mrs. w. l.. Cadv. Mrs. Elijah
Labounty, Mrs. John Lower. Mrs. Fred
Taylor of Middlebury, and Mrs. NJ. l..
jenkins of New York.
Members of the local court of the Cath.
Ollie Order of Foresters and the Battell
Hose company and other friends of the
family surprised Cyril Brunette of River
street last Thursday evening. the 10Th
ult,, and presented him with fine Morris
chair About 80 persons were present.
and the evening was verv pleasantly
spent with dancing and games. Refresh
ments were served
The debt incurred by the Labaree soci-
ETY. by reason of the many improvements
made in the Congregational church edi-
nee during the past summer was paid of
this week. The ladies were enabled to do
this through the gift of 5000 from
friend, whose name is withheld by re-
quest. The gift was conditioned on a
like amonnt being raised by the society,
which condition has been met. The work
done by the society was in addition to
that of the late Mrs. Emma b. Stewart.
The Home Missionary society held
meeting at the vesty of the Congrega.
tional church Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Frank Farnsworth was elected treasurer.
in place of Miss Calender, who has
resigned. A letter was read from the
matron of the Warner Home for orphaned
children at st. Adams making grateful
acknowledgment for the barrel of cloth
ing sent recently. A number of letters
from the South also were read, descriptive
of the life of the poor whites and the
needs of schools.