Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-02-01
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.


Mrs. j. 3. Benedict, who has been
quite I'll with the grip, is convalescent.
A widows pension of IS a month was
granted to Mrs. George Pinney last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Skif1 returned
Wednesday, after week in Boston.
j. +. Crane attended the meeting of
the Vermont Botanical club held in Bur-
lington last week
Dennis Rockford will enter the employ
of Beckwth & Co. the first of February,
in the dry goods department.
Mrs. j. Burrltt and her daughter,
Chloe, of Westport, N. Y, are the
guests of Mrs. Robert Towle.
Frank, j. Hubbard and Harley Hoag
are again at their work, after ten DAYS
struggle with the prevailing epidemic.
A few of the young people of the vii
lage attended dramatic entertainment
in New Haven Mills last Friday evening.
Col. 5. A. Ilsley and wife, who have
been at the Addison for ten days, started
for their home in New York Wednesday.
The Sheldon Art museum has received
the first silver dollar struck for public
use at the United States mint at Phia-
delphia.
The testing of the fire alarm will be
made on Tuesday and Saturday of each
week instead of Thursday and Saturday,
as was announced in last weeks issue.
j. A. Fletcher, assistant cashier at the
bank, was in Benson last Thursday and
Friday. Robert Pinney assumed his
duties at the bank during his absence.
The thaw and freeze of last week made
fine skating on the river. Most of the
young people and many of the older ones
have enjoyed this finest of winter sport.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed; Mrs. Hattie Donah,
Mrs. Ida Turkey, Mr.. John Norton, Mr..
A. B. A. Briggs, Mr.. Fred Weller, Ed
ward Dero.
Edison Burns, who was treated for
blood poisoning at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington recently, returned
there on Wednesday where he expects to
suffer the amputation ofa finger.
Hollis M. Atwood of Lincoln delivered
a very interesting address on the subject
of "Spiritualsm" at the residence of
Samuel Grosvenor on the East Middle
bury road on the the evening of Jan. 26
f. ii. Thorp, now postofiice in
spector, was warmly welcomed by
numerous friends here last week. He
has been for two months in the soft
coal region of Ohio, and expresses great
pleasure to again breathe Vermont's
pure air. Mr.. Thorp joined Mrs. Thorp
in Williston, where she is spending the
winter with relatives.
Mrs. Fayette Lasher died at her home
on Weybridge street Wednesday night.
after short illness from blood poisoning,
the result of an liberated tooth, compli-
Gated with the grip. Mrs. Lasher was
home woman, whose thought was ever
for others. A husband and several small
children survive. The funeral will te,
n held from the house Saturday afternoC/
, Tat o'clock.
The Annual meeting of the patrons Of
the Farmlngdale cheese factory was held
the evening of the 10Th. The treasurer's
report was read and accepted. 1t showed
that 1873 900 pounds of cheese were made
last season and over $4,000 was paid to
the patrons. Julius o. Seeley, Willis n.
Cady and Charles G. Gale were elected
I directors. Frank NJ. Rowe, who has run
the factory since it was started, was re.
engaged as cheese maker.
The February issue of Mr.. Forbes's
Nermonter contains long and profusely
illustrated article on The Geology of
Vermont" from the pen of Prof. Seely
of this village. Besides a likeness of the
: author, the illustrations include num-
Der of views familiar to Middlebury
people-Brstol Notch, Snake mountain,
Mddlebury aud Vergennes falls, etc.
Miss Jessie Wainwright's picture APP
pears in the department of "Vermont's
, Fair Women"
Miss Lydia Hartig, field secretary Of
the Vermont Missionary union, will
give an illustrated lecture in the Con-
, gIegational church next week, the day
To be announced later. Miss Hartig has
recently travelled extensively through
the South and West, and her talk will be
upon What she has seen, illustrated with
a stereopticon She is an interf sting
r observer and tells her experiences enter
: tainingly. The lecture will be under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Guild.
All are cordially invited.
, q. f. Comstock keeps track of I'M
usual storms and Is able TO give dates on
r some of the worst ever experienced in
this section. He replies TO an inquirer
that the biggest gale of wind he has
> knowledge of was on Nov. 20, 1863. 1t
unroofed Valeue's store and Melon
Lell's house, blew down several large
balm-of-gilead trees near the East
! cemetery and shattered windows. One
of its freaks was 10 rip up solitary
plank from the old wooden bridge over
J the creek on NJ in street.
a William jackson of this place, who
took the role of Professor Makeover in
"The Old Maids Convention" at Shore
e ham last Friday evening, introduced a
t "stunt" not down on the bills, not in the