Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-08-02
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Rev. Henry L. Bailey, a graduate of
Middlebury college in 1856, has resigned
the pastorate of the Congregational
church at Middletown, after ten years
service, and has accepted call to the
church at Longmeadow, Mass.
There will be no preaching services at
the Congregational church for the next
two Sundays. Rev. Thomas Simms will
conduct union services at the Methodist
church instead. All other services at
the Congregational church the same as
usual.
Mrs. Fred Foote met with painful &C.
cident Friday night. While about the
house in her stocking feet she stepped on
fish hook, which penetrated so deep
that 1t was necessary to call on DR.. E. II.
Martin to remove 1t and he was obliged
to cut it out.
The big cake of soap displayed in
Benedict's show window is attracting
much attention. Miss Roane, demon
strator for Swift & Co. of Chicago,
manufacturers of the soap, is expected
on Monday next, and will remain for a
week or more.
Archie Sheldon of this village and
Professor Hoyt, former principal of the
local graded school, had marvellous luck
fishing in Lake Champlaln Monday
morning, catching eleven huge pickerel.
The three largest weighed III pounds,
and Sheldon's five 161 pounds.
The Baptist Sunday school are plan
ming for picnic for the children next
week. Arrangements will be perfected
before Sunday, so that announcement
will be made at Sunday school. All
members of the Sunday school especially
the chldren) are requested to be present
Manager Stone of the opera house pro-
poses to open the season this year on
Aug. II with A. Q. Scammon's ever-pop-
ular "Side Tracked" The play has been
given here before, and that Is the best
advertisement it can have for those who
saw it will 60 again and with them the
friends they have told about it.
The local weather mans report for
August is out and it shows that on ten
DAYS of the month the mercury was
above 80 degrees In the shade. On two
of these days it was over 100 degrees.
About five inches of rain fell on ten days
of the month. There were seven days
clear all day and like number part
clear, Y
The north end of Painter Hall, which
was formerly occupied by the college
library, has been entirely renovated and
is being made into dormitories. This
will give eight suites of rooms, making
ii in all In this building. They will be
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity. Lavonche & Rogers are doing
! the work. -
The famous Ruggles Street Quartet of
Boston, Mass, of which George w.
Remele of this town has been a member
for twenty years, has been disbanded.
This quartet was last heard here at the
Centennial concert. Mr.. Remele teaches
vocal music in the city and has already
been engaged to have charge of the
music at Berkeley temple.
News has been received of the death at
San Francisco, Cal, of Charles A. Rice,
former resident of this town. He was
for some time telegraph operator in the
old depot, and later on worked in the
same capacity for the late j. j. Ridley
of the Bristol House In Bristol, VT. He
| leaves a widow in California, besides a
mother and one brother residing in
Brandon.
Gentry Brothers animal show drew a
good business here last Monday. 1t was
Just such an entertainment as was calcu-
lated to please the little folks. Every
thing was in miniature-small cages
drawn by Shetland ponies formed the
parade in the morning, and baby ele-
plants, small dogs, ponies and monkies
made up the performance. The almost
human intelligence of the animals was
matter of constant surprise and pleasure
10 tho uit nessas of the nerfnrmance