Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-12-06

Harry Cushman returned Monday
morning from ten days visit with
friends In Cambridge and Lawrence,
Mass.
A bear Weighing 200 pounds was
killed in the east part of the town near
Sheriff Chapman,s lumber camp this
week.
Charles Collins has moved this week
from the Barry house on Mill street to
Miss Mary Hopkins's tenement on Main |
street.
Mrs. Joseph Bowdish of Weybridge |
has moved into town and has taken pos
session of the Lawrence house on South
street.
Clarence Page and wife of Boston,
former residents, have returned to town
to live and are making their home at the
Hotel Logan.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed: Miss Meigs, Agnes
Smith, Mr.. John Barry, M. A. Ross, MIR.
M. f. Severance.
A handkerchief and apron sale will be
held in the Congregational vestry by the
ladies of the church Friday afternoon
and evening, Dec. ID.
Mrs. w. g. Foote and children of YER
gennes have returned home after a ten
days visit to Mrs. Foote'S parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Langworthy.
Daniel Sullivan, who was for some
time a clerk in F. A. Farnsworth's store,
died yesterday afternoon. Further par
ticulars will be given next week.
The body of Arthur Il. Wilcox was
brought here from the state asylum in
Waterbury Tuesday and taken by Piper
& Goyette to his home in Bridport.
> The Rev. George w. Phillips, d. D., of
Rutland will preach at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning and
, evening in exchange with the pastor.
Mr.. Schofield, a carpenter employed by
Norcross Bros. on the Warner Science
. Hall, visited friends here over Sunday.
, Mr.. Schofield is at present in Bennington.
: DR.. L. E. Mullen leaves next Tuesday
afternoon to attend the meeting Of the
State Board of Dental Examiners, Of
: which he is a member. He will be gone
. four days.
e Volney B. Cushing of Maine will give
V a lecture in the Baptist church Wednes-
a day evening, Dec. IL. Subject, "License
Y VS.. Prohibition" The lecture is free to
all who wish to attend.
4 The annual meeting of the Ladies'
+ Library ASSOCIATION will take place at
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Dec. I, in
k the library room. There will be the
o election of two officers.
! Allan Calhoun, Jr., had a narrow es-
cape Monday morning. A lamp exploded
s and threw fire al around the room. The
q room was damaged S25 worth, hut it
:, was covered by insurance.
M. L. Taylor of New Haven is pretty
:, lively man for his IS years. Husking
, $50 bushels Of corn is no easy task for
' even young man, but that is Mr.. lay
lor's record for the past season.
It Miss Cordle Blssette has moved her
!. dressmaking shop from the rooms next
to j. E. Donne's tailor shop in the
Union block to the home of John Burns
'. in the Mulchahey house on Main street.
70 70 Rev. Guy c. Lamson of West Cornwall
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning in exchange with the
pastor. The time of the Sunday evening
IL service has been changed from 30
a. o'clock to o'clock.
'r The water committee of the new water.
d works system have had placards posted
:, at the new reservoir forbidding skating
e. thereon or throwing sticks or stones or
h. the ice. No warning ought to be needed
k. but there are thoughtless boys TO whom
" the notices will serve as a reminder.
lg The ladies of st. Stephens church
n, will hold a social on Tuesday evening
Dec. II. sale of aprons will TAKE
place. An attractive program of voca
and instrumental music will be a feature
Refreshments will be served. Tit
Junior Auxiliary will also have table
of sofa pillows for sale.
+. The town treasurer reports abou
10000 paid in on taxes to date. Tax
ID payers should bear in mind that only
week remains in which they can save tn
n discount and avoid the penalty. Tn
treasurer's office will be open evening
g. from the 10th to the 18th to accommo
date those who cannot attend durin;
no office hours.
Piper & Goyett, the furniture men, ar
,v getting up some unique window displays
Their latest is shelter-tent in one o
90 their windows, from the door of whicl
protrudes the feet of soldier, the uppe
, part of whose body is covered with
" blanket. Guns are stacked outside tn
door. Coming at the Thanksgivin,
81 season, it is easy to conceive that tn
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