Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-02-07

tives in Haverhill and Lawrence, Mass.
d. l.. Ross, manager of the Addison
county Telephone company has installed
"a new instruments In the past two
weeks.
The Middlebury Laundry, formerly
owned by Frank w. Monroe, has been
sold to Charles Harris, the foreman of
the laundry.
DR.. and Mrs. B. F. Sutton entertained
the members of the water works con-
struction committee and their wives
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. William McGilton was called to
Troy Monday by the sickness of Prof.
McGilton's mother. Miss Minnie Hem
enway went with her.
Col. Il. NJ. Chapman, who has been for
the past few weeks in lBermuda with
Mrs. Chapman and Miss Chapman, is
expected home the 10th.
The Essay club meets next Monday
afternoon with Mrs. Rufus Wainwright.
A. w. Burns and family of Forestdale
are visiting at Il. p. Burnss.
The ladies of the Congre yational
church are invited to Mrs. w. w. Eaton's
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. II, to sew for a
colored school in Orange Park, Fla.
The song service postponed from last
Sunday will be held next Sunday at the
Baptist church at z 80 o'clock in the
evening. Subject, 1.-THE DID, Old Story"
A large number of the members of the
Arrowana lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
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evening to attend the installation of
officers IN the Bristol lodge.
Clifford Dewey, who has been seriously
i'll with typhoid pneumonia, is con.
siderablys better. His mother, Mrs
George Dewey, arrived home from Hope
ILL.,, last Friday, called here by his illness.
The Goth century memorial of Middle.
bury, previously noticed, contains the
names of the present owners of nearly
every house in the village, when and by
whom they were built, and their location
by streets.
Grand Knight Edmund w. Burke and
Thomas Burns went to Rutland Tues
day as representatives of Father Daley
council at the state convention of knights
of Columbus. Rev. FIR. Shannon accom-
panied them.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoflice unclaimed: Mrs. B. w. Bal
ser, Mrs. II. B. lie Baron, Mrs. VIM.
Stoddard, Mrs. Franklyn NJ. Train,
Nathan N. Durand, George p. Eastman,
f. j. Roberts, Box GIG.
James Duff has received word from
the British war Office of the death of his
son Thomas. He was member of a
British cavalry regiment in South Africa
and was killed in action Dec. 20. His
body will be sent here for interment.
Addison court, No. 1l2, c. o. F., held
a very enjoyable dance at the town hall
Wednesday evening. Music was fur
nished by the Middlebury orchestra of
five pieces, and supper was given by
Caterer George KIdder. About 10 couples
were present.
While the family of Il. p. Burns was
at dinner few days ago, couch in the
front room caught fire and created con-
siderable excitement for time. MIR.
Burns was quite badly burned In ex-
tinguishing the blaze. Not much dam
age was done.
The report which was circulated about
town and published in some of the papers
last week that Hiram Sessions, long
time resident, was dead at his home near
the poor farm, was disproved Saturday
by Mr.. Sessions driving into the village
in his usual health.
A dance has been arranged at the opera
house for this friday evening following
the entertainment by the Tallahassee
MINISTRIES. The gallery will be thrown
open to those who care to remain to
watch the dancing, and all seats will be
free to those who hold tickets to the
entertainment
F. A. Weber, formerly of Lincoln,
was brought here last week Thursday by
Deputy Sheriff E. B. Palmer of Bristol.
He was taken before Justice of Peace
F. M, Foote on charge of bIgamy.
Bail was fixed at $500, which he was I'M
able to furnish, and he was taken to the
county jail to await the next grand Jury,
//The funeral of Mrs. f. w. Judd who
1died of pneumonia Thursday, Jan. 30,
was held from st. Stephens church
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. w. 7. Forsythe officiating. The
bearers were Edwin r. Clay, James Cart.
NELL, John Fisher and George Mead.
Burial was made in the West cemetery.
During the month of January the mer-
curry was at or below zero during seven
days, the lowest being 10 degrees, on the
nth. The highest was 40 degrees, on
the 23d and 9th. There were twelve
days with snow or rain and eight clear
all day. On nineteen days the wind
blew from the north all or part of the
time. An average Vermont SANITARY.