Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-25

States Attorney j. b. Donowav was
In Granville Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
Mrs. Dora Pecor was called to Bellows
Falls Saturday evening by the Illness
of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Douglass are re-
ioicing over the arrival of a thirteen
pound baby boy.
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Bacon and
family spent Sunday with relatives at
Leicester Junction,
Mrs. Nina Brand of Constable, n. Y,
is visiting Mrs. w. w. Chapman and
Miss Fanny Barber.
George +. Marshall is putting a wide
piazza the full length of his house on
North Pleasant street.
Daniel Shea, who has been confined to
able to be on the street.
| John Boudrt au was called to Reese
vile, n. Y, Monday by the death of his
sister, Mrs. Ella Signor.
Mrs. Ella F. Bixby has returned from
a three weeks visit with relatives in
Barton and Springfield, Vt.
Frank w. Crawley has sold his black
smith shop on Court street to A. w.
Carey, who takes possession at once.
Charles Smith of Bellows Falls visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith of
Washington street, during the week.
L. NJ. Lillick has severed his connect
ion with the Register Company and has
gone to Montpelier, where he has a
position.
John A. Fletcher returned Monday
evening from weeks visit In New York,
Mrs. Fletcher is in Albany, n. Y, visit
ing relatives.
The aquarium In D. A. Bisbees drug
store window is again In commission.
The gator and the two bullfrogs win
tered well, thank you.
Edward White, Master Nelson White
and Miss Kanauft of Holyoke, Mass,
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Bond for week.
Miss Mary Bacon, who has been sick
with typhoid fever for two months, is
improved so much as to be able to sit
up for short time each day.
An extra meeting of the Fortnlghtly
club will be held on Monday, April IS,
at four O'Clock. at. the home of Mrs.
Thomas Simms. A full attendance is
requested.
Percival w. Clement, candidate for
nomination for governor, will address
the local voters at the town hall this
evening on the issues of the campaign as
he sees them.
The Labaree society will hold rum
mage sale in the latter part of May. All
housekeepers, and anyone having articles
to donate, are urged to keep them until
| further notice.
Jesse Stearns, formerly in Stewart &
Wilds's office in town and now promI-
nent lawyer in New FORK city, is in Germ
any for the summer, called there in the
interests of clients.
William K. Gorham spent Sunday with
his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Cor
ham. lie has just returned from New
York, where he has been taking a course
in embalming and undertaking.
II. c. f. Bristol of Vergennes succeeds
his uncle, Arthur Ii. Bristol, as agent for
the DeLaval goods and Moseley 81 Stod-
dard's full line. He appears in this
weeks REGISTER with an advertisement {
of his line.
Thirty people from this town attended
the presentation of "FlorodOra " at the
Howard Opera House, Burlington, Mon
day night. The party came home by a
special train, leaving the Queen City be-
fore midnight.
Tuesday and Wednesday were samples
of July days. On Tuesday the mercury
was at 10 degrees; Wednesday it reached
80 degrees. From the latter figure the
mercury made long Jump downward,
and stood at 36 degrees yesterday morn
ing.
Cards have been received in town for
the marriage on April % of Miss Harriet
Waldron of Los Angeles, Cal, to Henry
c. James of Cornwall. Miss Waldron
IS the only daughter of Mrs. William
Mathews, who was former resident of
this town.
The 40-acre farm, situated about one
mile south of the village, long known as
the Harvey Prichard place, and for the
past 20 years owned by Dea. II. j. Will
cox, has been sold to Charles Earle.
We understand the price paid was $4,000.
Dea. Wilcox, who is in feeble health, is
boarding in the village.
Col. Walter II. Chester, formerly of
New York City but now of Middlebury,
a frequent contributor to the REGISTER,
has accepted an invitation to addres
the veterans of Henry Post, G. A. r.,
Chester, VT, next Decoration Day
What he will have to say will be in
verse. 1t savors of taking Goals to New,
castle for Chester to 90 to Chester.
Henry A. Kirby and family were
called to Worcester, Mass, April Il
by the death of Florence F., wife OF
Clayton S. Kirby. The funeral was
held Tuesday, April 10, at 10 30, at 81
Dewey street. Rev. Inman l.. Wilcox
pastor of the Park Congregations