Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-24

water WOrks. ana III VIII be laid on the
south side of the brook coming down the
mountain. VI
Invitations have been receive in town
for the marriage of Miss Grace Noe,
daughter OF Rev. j. j. Noe, to George
Lang of Minneapolis in Cohoes, N. Y,
Tuesday, June 4.
wv. II. Collins, chief sub-contractor
under O'Brien & Sheehan In the Rutland
Canadian railroad, was with his wife and
Miss Kinney of South Hero at the Addi-
son over Sunday.
There will be a reception by the
Labaree society in the vestry Of the
Congregational church Tuesday after
noon at 3 O'Clock. A cordial Invitation
is extended to all.
On Friday evening, the 9th, Rev.
Thomas Slmms will address the Rut-
land Christian Endeavor Union at
Wallingford upon Foundation Work in
Character Building"
The amount realized, above expenses,
by the rummage sale was over Sl75.
Owing to Mr.. Battell's kindness In allow
ing the Vallette block to be used without
charge, the expenses did not exceed Sc.
"Philips Brooks" will be the title of an
address to be given at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening. This is
the second in the series of "Great Re-
ligious Leaders of the Nineteenth Cen
tury."
The annual meeting of the Brandon
Italian Marble company was held on
Tuesday. The old board of directors
was elected. They organized by elect
ing j. Duncan Upham president, and
III. ID. Bacon treasurer and clerk.
DR.. f. p. Russell and wife went to Bos-
ton Monday to attend the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Rebecca c. Russell,
to George MacLean, which took place
Wednesday evening at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. w. O. Sanford.
Interest in the base ball game Decora-
ton Day afternoon at o'clock between
teams from the clerks about town and
the Brandon Italian Marble company
employees grows. There is great fun
promised and much fun over the result
The postponed lecture on "Brds and
Their Music" will be given this friday
afternoon in the vestry of the Congre-
gational church at 10 o'clock. Our
people are most fortunate to have Mr..
Mathews come to Middlebury at all, as
his engagements are many.
1t is interest to note that the "Mr.
Curtis" whose name is mentioned in
the cable dispatches as one of the party
with the Rev. DR.. Babcock in Naples,
when the latter took his own life, is
Rev. George Curtis, who for many years
has spent his summer vacations at Bread
Loaf Inn.
The entertainment to be given this
evening by the pupils of the graded
school will be well worth attending. 1t
will consist of variety of singing, to-
gether with drills, marches and recita-
tons. The proceeds will be used to pur-
chase pictures and libraries for the diff
ferent rooms.
The Old Home Week club held a meet
ing at the Addison Tuesday night and
made satisfactory progress toward form
ing county organization. The secre-
tary has written to the town committee
of each town In the county to meet here
Tuesday, June 4, at the opening of the
June term of court.
The additional mail service between
Burlington and Rutland was put on
Monday. The mail car arrives in Mid
dlebury at 0 :45 in the morning and will
pass through to Rutland at G. 81 in the
evening. Fred c.. Stevens. recently
transfer clerk at Essex junction, has
been appointed postal clerk.
Services in st. Stephens church next
Sunday Whit sunday; {: 80 a. M,
holy communion; :45 a. M, choral
holy eucharist and sermon; : 30 p. M,
evensong and sermon. Monday in
Whltsun-week mathis and holy COM
munion, 200 a. m. Tuesday: holy COM
munion, 100 a. m. Monday and Tues
day in Whitsun-week, Wednesday, Fri
day and Saturday Ember Days. Even
song, 80 p. IN.
The annual school for health officers
opens at Burlington Monday evening,
July s, and continues for the three fol-
lowing days. The following doctors of
Addison county are on the program: DR..
Platt of Shoreham for an original dis
course on SANITARY Legislation" which
will be discussed, among others, by Dr.
Porter of Cornwall; DR.. Noble of Mid
dlebury will discuss disposal of Sew
age paper by Professor Sedgwick of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy; and DR.. John Gibson of Vergennes
will discuss paper on 1.-THE Value of a
Blood Examination"
Monday morning Road Commissioner
w. f. Hammond, with G. j. Matthews
as driver, left College Hill with a road
machine for East Middlebury. The COM
missioner's pair of greys were on the
pole and Mr.. Mathews's team of greys
were leaders. They walked quietly down
College Hill and all seemed well for two
new teams, it being the first time they
were together. All of a sudden at the bot
tom of the hill the machine made a slight
rumbling, which frightened all four
horses and away thew went dOwn etraat