Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-04
MlDDlEBURY LOCAL NEWS

A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barton this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Farrell, of Buffalo,
n. Y, are in town, called by the death
of his father, James Farrell.
Apetition is being circulated for the
pardon of Marcus S. Carr, who was con-
'victed at the June term of the Addison
county court.
The Century club met with Mrs. II. Fl.
Bryant Wednesday evening at her home
on Depot street. There was a very large
attendance and very enjoyable evening.
f. G.. Piper has purchased Frank
Shackett's meat market and taken
possession. Mr.. Piper understands the
meat business from to and will keep
a first class market.
The high school and college notes and
several locals are crowded out this week
owing to the court report and notices of
the death of nearly dozen prominent
people of the county.
Miss Anna d. Hayes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Hayes, nurse in one
of the Boston hospitals, who has been i'll
for the past four weeks, threatened with
typhoid fever, is now almost as well as
ever again.
The Rev. Clement Tomblin will give a
lecture, in moving pictures, at Brooks
vile chapel next Wednesday evening at
$780, subject, "Behind the Scenes of City
Life" The lecture is considered very
fine and the illustrations some of the
best
L. S. Knight & Co. have just added a
fine new show case for gents furnishings
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Just call and look at it and the contents,
and remember it will pay you to see
what they can do for you every time
before trading elsewhere. advt.
+ Charles d. Steele of Boston, died
Thursday morning at his home in Bos-
ton, aged about 65 years. Deceased was
are sident of Middlebury and a graduate
of Middlebury college, class of 80. He
was brother -in-law of President Ezra
Brainerd, who left Tuesday to attend the
funeral which was held Wednesday at
his late home.
The Knights of Columbus have had
an unexpected stroke of good fortune
by drawing a magnificent reception set
of oak Mission furniture. This is the
result of tickets bought to help a church
fair in Peekskill, N. y. The council has
lately expended over 1925 for furniture,
etc, for their rooms, and also put in a
piano, which, with the set which so
luckily has been drawn, will make its
reception parlor ga thing of beauty and
and JOY forever"
l.. o. Allen took possession of the
Hotel Allen December 1st and is making
extensive improvements throughout, so
that he will have as good house as
there is in the country. 1t will have
steam heat, electric lights, etc. with free
buss to all trains. Rates only 81 per
day. Special rate by the week. He
will run in connection with the hotel a
first class livery and sale stable, and be
prepared to furnish good teams prompt
ly at reasonable prices. 49t3c advt
AT the annual election of the Knights
of Columbus, held Tuesday evening, the
following officers were chosen for the
year of 1904: Grand knight, Thomas f.
Burns; deputy grand knight, Necy
Dorion; chaplain, Rev. j. d. Shannon
chancellor, Ira H. LaFleur; treasurer,
Edward P. Seymour; financial secretary
d. E. Rockford; recorder, A. j. Bou-
dreau; advocate, w. H. Farrell; warden,
G. A. Goyett; inside guard, j. E..
Trudo outside guard, Mark Bissette;
trustees, John Burns, Isaac Lavonche,
w. H. Ryan.