Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-01-11

The annual meeting of the Labaree
society will be held on Wednesday, Jan.
1G, at 3 O'Clock. A large attendance is
requested, as officers are to be elected
and other business of Importance to be
transacted. Members are also requested
to bring or send their dues.
At a meeting of the Volunteer Hose
Co. Tuesday evening, Jan. s, the follow
ing officers were elected VIM. holland,
foreman; Chas. F. Rice, first assistant:
Jas. Condor, second assistant; Edward
Walker, secretary; Ezra Turner, treas
urer; George Rose, clerk.
A public installation of officers of the
Bristol Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. SO.
was held in Bristol last evening. Abram
II. Langworth Of this town acted as
Grand Master and several others from
the local lodge were present. After the
installation a bOunteous collation. was
served.
VIM. Marseille, formerly in the en-
ploy of A. j. Backmer, but now
employed as brakeman on the Rutland
railroad, had his hand crushed while
coupling cars in the local freight ward
Tuesday morning. DR.. Noble was
obliged to amputate the first and second
fingers of the hand.
Beginning last Monday the Rutland
railway opened its new Island line
through to Ogdensburg. Trains run
through from Burlington without change
The train which passes through here at
3 10 p. III reaches Ogdens burg the same
night at II 10. About the same running
time is kept by the other trains
William Lawrence, well-known char
acter about the stree t., was taken Satur-
day evening by ight-Watchman Dick
inson and placed in the county Jail. Drs.
Eddy and Sutton examined hin on Mon
day as to his sanity and pronounced him
sane. He was removed to the town farm
on Tuesday by Poormaster Jackson.
At meeting of the Addison County
Telephone company, held Monday, it
was voted to exchange services with the
Champlain, Cornwall and Weybridge
Telephone companies. The patrons of
the Addison County Telephone company
now have free service with Brldport
Shoreham, Cornwall, Whiting and Wey.
bridge.
The committee which has in charge
the preparations for the Meeting of the
Western Vermont Masonic Union in thi:
village next week. Thursday. are work
ing over time for the success of the event
The banquet, concert and ball in the
evening are confidently exppcted tr
eclipse ANYTHING of the kind here tofor,
ATTEMPTED.
The friends of Mrs. Thomas Collins
will be panied to hear of her death OF
MONDAY at her home IN Providence, f.. /.
AT the advanced aye af 81 wears, Sh,
had been an invalid for over wear AN,
her death was not a surprise to the mem
ners of her family. Mrs. Collins wa
formerly a resident of this place and wa
the mother of Mrs. j. W. Wooster,
resident in town.
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patrons of the Addison County Tele
phone company will be given free use o
the county wires. Ar this meeting TN
toll rates for non.subscribers were great
ly reduced to all parts of the county.
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committee of thn Tah,raa socioty r, ha -,
thair frsi antartainmant for 1oo1 ~,
msnaIlv good The oner,tt, ..Kings an,
OnnenS " will no the nrircin.l fs.tnr
of rho oyen,no u,itb Tho ortistio Cihso,
picture. and np.ir hotwenn ants m
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sttrartiva and thnso Who tale tGa no.