Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-11-09


has let his own farm, which he purchased
recently, to Horace Carrier of Hancock.
and Mr.. Carrier has taken possessions.
President Brainerd and Professor
Wright of Middieburv college attended
the mt citing of the Association of New
England Colleges in Worcester last week
News has been received of the death
in Chicago OF the first child born to Mr..
aud Mrs. Seymour Edgerton, fact that
their many friends here are grieved to
learn.
j. f. Parker, class OF 'Ol, Middebury
college, who in August last was operated
on for appendicitis ar the Proctor hospi-
tai, has recovered therefrom and is once
more at his college work.
Rev. T.. j. Guernsey and Miss Guern-
sey left for Troy early in the week,
where Miss Guernsey returns to the
Emma Willard seminary. Mr.. Guernsey
went on to Scheme for the week
with his son.
The Alabama Troubadours, booked to
play here next week, bid fair to break the
monOtony of mediocre travelling Minstrel
companies that heretofore have afflicted
the town. They are not of the burnt
cork variety, but the real thing.
The ladies of st. Mary's Catholic
church, who conducted the very success
full fair at the town hall couple of
weeks ago, report that after paying ex-
penses they will have the handsome little
sum of $1,000 to add to their fund.
Chief F, r. Stone says that the new fire
alarm system will be tested at Q O'clucl;
a. m. each Tuesday and Friday. to keep
1t in good order. 1t will strike three
times. This number will not be used for
fires, so citizens should not be called out
by 1t.
Down along the Cornwall and Shore
ham roads the farmers are going to have
great Thanksgiving, if one may judg.
by the number of turkeys they are rails.
ing this season. They have some i'm
mense focks of the very finest to be seen
anywhere.
Rutland News, 3 The Columbian
Marble Quarrying company are working
overtime in order to finish the work ON
the Warner Science Hall at Middleburv,
gang of about ID cutters b ing kept AT
work until midnight every evening 1t
is expected to have the work completed
in about two weeks.
Albert \. Prentiss, who holds Il respon-
sible position in the postoflce department..
Washington, ID. C., arrived In town ON
Mondays flyer, remained over night at
the Prenties home, cast his ballot on
Tuesday morning for the preside 1tial
electors, and returned to his Off tial
duties on the 9 :i5 a. m. train of that
day.
The current issue of the Undergrad
uate gives about two pages OF names Of
alumni who registered at the library
during the recent centennial celebration.
The latest addresses of the former
students are given. 50 the list forms
first-class directory for old friends in the
village, and a copy of this Issue Of the
magazine should be in the hands of all
such.
The brandon Italian Marble company
has been putting in foundations the past
week for an extension of the high track
of their big travelling claue. The track
will, when completed, bring The crane
up to the railway tracks and permit of
carrying the big blocks Of stone the en-
! tire distance from car To SAWS without
changing from one derrick 10 another.
The new electric fire alarm has been
installed and works in Il satisfactory
manner. Boxes have been placed at the
Battell hose house, ut the Methodist
church corner and at the corner near
G. NJ. Wildss residence This arrange
ment was no doubt the best that could
be made with only three boxes, but it
leaves unprotected the In ire northwest
and Souteast parts Of tie village.
They tell story about town of a
llollowe'en trick played on certain
young man. He wAs calling on some
young women friends that evening and
the fact was known to other youths who
were bent on mischief. The latter Sc
cured rope to rhc knob of the door
the only means Of egress for the before
mentioned Young man. He was com
PEELED to crawl out of a window onto a
roof and call the nightwatch to his
assistance.
The MiddlebuIy college football team
went to Rutland on Saturday and de-
feated the Rutland team by score of
Is to 6. The game was an Interesting
exhibition of straight football and the
Middleburys won by superior all.round
playing. The three touchdowns for the
local team were made by Wilcox and
Drake, the latter being credited with
two. Another game is being arranged
between the same teams for Thanks
giving day at Rutland.
The bankruptcy of Charles ]. F. Krafts
Falls Marble company, Is announced
and a meeting of creditors called for the
l9rh inst. at The Office of Attorney La
Fleur II Is due to Mr.. Krafts to state
that no part of his Indebtedness is In
Vermont. The trouble is the result of
the endorsement of notes for Chicago
parties several years ago, those parties
having failed All of Mr.. Krafts's liabli-
ties aside from the endorsements are
wholly secured. His bankruptcy in no
way affects the Bedens Falls company.
Acting upon the suggestion made at
the village meeting of Oct. %, two welrs
have been placed in position for ascer-
tanning the quantity of water at Little
Notch One, across Lathrop brook
above the point where Lathrop spring
joins il, gave measured flow on Nov.
3 of lS2 200 gallons per day. The sec
ond, across the brook coming from Lath-
rop spring. gave measured flow on
Nov. of BOG 200 gallons per daY. These