Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-07-19

Mrs. Edward Il. Mussey Of Rutland,
former resident, is the guest of her daugb-
ter, Mrs. +. p. Russell. Mrs. Mussey is
in her 93rd year and is unusually bright
for her age.
Miss Ida Harrington, who has been in
Boston during the season as trimmer in
millinery establishment, is at her home
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Harrington,
for the summer.
Both last week and this week the REG
IsTER received items of news through
the mail without the names of writers
attached. They are not published. We
must know their authors first.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Simms and
children left Tuesday morning for YER
gennes, where they took the steamer for
Basin Harbor. They will occupy cot
tage there during Mr.. Smmss two
weeks vacation.
Miss Mable Bond reached here from
New York city Wednesday afternoon,
and with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
A. Bond, went to Lake Dunmore yes
terday, where the family's summer cot
tage has been opened for the season.
a picnic party of twenty young people
went to Lake Dunmore Wednesday. The
party was in honor of Onie Gaaise of
Montpelier, who is visiting his cousins at
u. d. Hopes. All had delightful
time, and returned in the early evening.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoflie unclaimed Mrs. Edgar Barrow,
Miss L. A. Hanks, Mr.. A. H. Gilbert, X.
j. Hardy, Esq, Mr.. VIM. Hinchel, H.
Rutgers Marshall, Esq, Hon. +. b.
Sherman, Self Szmolniczk, Francis Tatro,
| Joe Trudo.
A lawn social will be given by the
Bereans of the Methodist church at the
home of A. w. Williamson this Friday
= evening. Should the weather be un.
favorable the social will be postponed tc
! Saturday evening.
, We have received complete set of the
II official Vermont "Old Home Week
stamps from Buswell's Bookstore, Mont
' pelier. Every reader Of this paper should
: send II cents for a set to keep as souven
irs of Vermont's first Old Home Week.
, Postmaster Skiff has published notice;
= asking for sealed proposals for carrying
r the mail between the depot and the post
office in Middlebury. The proposal;
must be handed in by July n, and mus
, be at per annum rate. The conditions
e of the work can be learned at the post
office, where blanks also may be had.
+ Last Saturday the East Middlebury
l. and Middlebury boys baseball clubs me
on the diamond near the fair grounds
and played game which for excitemen
f would have done credit to first" nine
y Ten innings were required to decide thu
! matter in dispute, and the score wa
e then - to II in favor of Middlebury.
= The Vergennes court of the Catholic
Order of Foresters is arranging for al
: excursion to Island Park, North Hero
: next Wednesday, the 9th. A specia
4 train will leave Middlebury at o'clocl
: a. ~, reaching Island Park at 20. |
t will start on the return trip at p. m.
d reaching here at : 20. The round tril
/ rate from Middlebury will be Sl.10; Yer
gennes, % cents.
: The pasttwo or three winters it has no
been possible for the ianitor to get hea
enough out of the furnace in the Metho
r dist church to properly warm the build
ing. Last week wOrkmen, in overhaul
: ing the furnace to ascertain the cause
discovered spring of water abou
. eighteen inches deep under it. This CON
pletely shut oil the cold air from entering
the furnace. \ drain is now being lai
to take the water out of the basement.