Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-10
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF,

Frank a. Bond is back from a weeks
stay in Boston.
Mrs. Mary Harrington is spending the
week In New Haven and Burlington.
Mrs. Warner Bott is the guest of Miss
Jessica Stewart at Governor Stewards.
Miss Alice Twitchell of New York is
the guest of her father, L. d. Twitchell.
Mrs. c. b. Warner of Port Henry is
the guest of her father, Oliver Severance.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dumas of North
Pleasant street spent Sunday in Shore
ham.
Mrs. Joshia Barber of Brandon was
the guest of Miss Fanny Barber this
week.
Miss V. Schoonmaker of Nergennes
was the guest of Miss Inez Satterlee over
Sunday.
George NJ. Bassett of Burlington was
the guest of Mrs. George w. Plnney
Monday.
Martin Hayes of Ausable Forks, n. Y,
is the guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hayes.
Rev. Thomas w. Darling started Mon
day on carriage drive to his former
home in New Hampshire.
Prof. Samuel Sheldon has returned to
Brooklyn after stay of three or four
days with relatives in town.
Miss Cordela Bssette of Orwell has
leased the rear rooms over c. F. Rich's
store for dressmakng parlors
Mrs. G.. d. Miner and Mrs. w. J. Will
cox are spending the week in New \ ork
city, having gone down on Monday.
Mrs. Y. NJ. Chapman and Miss Chap
man left last Friday for New York,
where they are the guests of Miss Ham
mond.
The NJ. +. church of this village Is
making preparations to celebrate its CEN
tennial early in July. An elaborate pro-
gram is to be carried out.
The new Pan-American postage stamps
were placed on sale at the postollice
here Monday morning, quite as soon as
they appeared on incoming mail.
Eli King has given up his position as
chef at the Stevens House, Nergennes,
and j. with his family in town for a few
days before going away for the summer.
The supper given by the ladies of St.
Stephens church Wednesday evening
was very pleasant affair, and was quite
largely attended. About sl3 was netted.
There's a new tailor in town. NJ.
Wheaton has opened a shop in the rooms
over Ira NJ. Taylor's restaurant on Main
street. and announces himself ready for
business.
Harry T.. Owen of Port Henry was in
town Wednesday on business before the
probate court. Mrs. Owen was with
him. They returned home by way of
Burlington,
There was a big rush of fishermen to
Lake Dunmore May the opening day
of the season. So far as heard from only
one of them got bite, and he failed to
hook the bitter.
a large gang of men are engaged in
laying concrete pavement along the
east side of South Pleasant street from
Gardiner Wainwrght's corner to the old
Starr homestead.
States. Attorney j. i. Donoway, w.
ii. Davis and Judge W. ii. Bliss were in
attendance at the supreme court in Mont
pelier this week. Five Addison county
cases are on the docket.
State Fish Commissioner j. w. Ttcomb
of st. Johnsbury was in town Wednes-
day. He placed 10000 trout fry in the
brooks east of the village. He lectured
In Orwell that evening.
The funeral of Mrs. James Barry, who
died in South Bristol Saturday, was held
from st. Mary's Roman Catholic church
Monday, Rey Father Shannon officiating.
Burial was made in the West cemetary.
Frank Partridge, travelling passenger
and freight agent for the Southern Pacific
railroad, and Hub f. Arnold, who holds
a similar position with the Michigan
Central, visited Ezra Brainerd, Jr., Tues
day.
A representative of the Corbin Cabinet
Lock company of New Britain, Conn.,,
was at the Addison this week with an