Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-11


pastoflice unclaimed Mr.. James Hanlon,
Mr.. Ernest NJ. Weight.
George Dickinson and family have
returned to town to live, after an
absence of several years.
The Misses Bertha and Zana Cole, Mr..
M. Hayes and Mr.. Bent visited friends
In New Haven over Sunday.
Mr.. ant Mrs william II. Duncan, of
Burlington, former resident, are visiting |
relatives in town and vicinity.
Frank Farr, proprietor of the Glen
House at East Middlebury, has sold the
property to New York and Boston
people.
A large contingent of Father Daley
council, Il. c., was in Rutland We'd
nesday evening visiting the council of
that city.
Mrs. j. NJ. Warner has returned from
Albany, where she has been visiting
several weeks with the family of her son,
J. Allen Warner.
James Dumas has moved his family
from the Columbus Smith place on
North Pleasant street to the Goodnough
house on Seminary street.
Arbutus time is at hand, and the pleas
ant weather of last week was made the
most Of by parties of young people on
on arbutus- gathering intent.
There was no rehearsal of the chorus
this week owing to the unfavorable
weather. The rehearsals will be resumed
next week Wednesday evening.
Jerry O'Brien, who has conducted a
tobacco store in the O'Connell block for
the past year, has returned to Burllng-
ton, where he will open grocery.
With last Wednesday, the Rev.
Thomas Simms began a course of three
sermons for successive Wednesday even
ings at the Munger street school house.
DR.. l.. E. Mellen was called to Wash
ington, N. H., yesterday by the an
nouncement of the death of his mother.
He expects to return Monday morning.
The tire-hydrants about the village
have discarded their winter overcoats.
and this week were being decked out
with a brush in rich brown, to take the
place of poor white.
The dance given by the young people
at the town hall last Thursday evening
was decided success. The music was
furnished by three pieces of harpists and
and was greatly enjoyed.
A Columbia owl lunch wagon made
q, its appearance Monday, and took up
its stand on the triangle in front of the
postoflice. 1t has apparently come to
, stay and become an institution.
Miss Ella Cram has resigned her posi-
ton in the New England Telephone
office and has gone to her home in Ticon-
deroga, n. Y. Miss Lucy Renaud of
Vergennes will fill the vacancy in the
office.
John Brownlee has sold his pool and
billiard room in the O'Connell block to l..
o. Allen Adolphus McKerriher will
/, run the same for Mr.. Allen. Mr.. Brown
; lee has gone to Hoboken, n. j., where
he has position.
wMiss Maud Mellen, who has been spend
, ing her Easter vacation from Smith
college with her parents in this village,
started Tuesday on her return to North
ampton. She spent few days in Fair
Haven with Miss Cecil Childs.
The fire department was called out on
Monday by small blaze in the kitchen of
; the lockwood house on Seminary street,
: occasioned by the burning out of the
stove. Very slight damagel was done,
the fire being quickly extingushed.
, A large audience assembled at the
3. Congregational church last Sunday
evening to listen to Mr.,Simms's opening
, address upon Character Building. They
A also listened to some fine music. Next
i Sunday evening Mr.. Simms will speak
!, upon accumulation Workiin Character
> Building" There will also be extra
music.
Rev. f. j. Guernsey left on Tuesday
to be in attendance at the Troy Annual
Conference, which Is being held in Sara
4 toga Springs this week. Owing to his
absence there will notnbe; preaching al
: the Methodist church on Sunday. The
Sunday school will meet as'susual at l:
n O'Clock. The Epworth,League will hole
a service at 80 o'clock.
: Merritt Stow has a manual and tactics
of the SSth infantry of the line of TIT
y. army of France, that, with'itwo letters
one written in French and the other il
l. Italian, Was picked up onNthe field o
Sedan by the late Hon..William Slad
IS the day after the battle. The book i
printed on parchment and with tn
4 letters is stained with blood.
The Pulp Mill company's drive o
n logs started down the river on Tuesday
The water had falleni Internationally from
h flood, and the loggers had Isome Difficult
ty at the falls here. the logs CATCHING
on the edge of the falls sand forming