Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-22
MlDDlEBURY LOCAL NEWS

Rev. g. W. Morrow of Burlington was
in town Thursday.
Mrs. E. P. williamson of Salisbury was
in town Thursday visiting friends.
Frederick Hayden has charge of the
street sprinkler now and is doing good
work.
The teachers convention to be held
here Friday and Saturday promises to be
a great success.
Hon. Robert Cartmell is making inn
provements on his residence on North
Pleasant street.
President Ezra Brainerd will deliver
the Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of Thetford academy.
Mrs. Philip Manchester has gone to
Chicago where she will spend the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Man
chester.
Myron Langworthy is making ex-
tensive repairs ON the exterior of his
home on Seminary street.
The members of the Delta Epsilon
fraternity will give dance on Friday
evening in ltheir rooms in the Battell,
block.
Miss Belle Moore entertained large
number of friends at whist party given
last evening at her home on South Pleas
ant street. About 16 couples were present.
Two or three intoxication cases were
tried before Justice Foote this week, but
his office was closed yesterday afternoon
and we are unable to publish the record
this week.
A. W. Dickens was sworn in as an
attOrney-at-law by Clerk Smile at the
commencement of the session of the
supreme court at Montpelier Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. j. H. Bushnell, of Williston,
formerly Miss Fletcher, of Bridport. and
her friend, Mrs. II. p. Oatmsn, of New
York, are visiting friends in this
vicinity.
! Remember the rummage sale in the
lower town hall by the ladies of the
! Labaree society that opened so sue
cessfully yesterday morning. 1t will
close tomorrow. Saturday night.
The weather has been very hot for the
past week during the daylight hours.
The hottest day was Tuesday with the
thermometer registering94. That morn
ing it registered &C. Monday and We'd
nesday the record was 80 in the shade.
Harold Spalding on Saturday suffered
a severe attack of paralysis, affecting one
side of his body and his brain. His
physician ascribes the cause to growth
upon the brain tissue and they are doubt
full of his recovery. He is only 10 years
of age and is the only child of Wright
Spalding.
Wallace Hill, of Enid, Indian Terri
tory, and his daughter, Mrs. Herman
Williams. of Brandon, have been visiting
in town, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Blackmer He started for home
Thursday noon. While here, he and Mr..
Blackmer put in a day fishing at Lemon
Fair, and caught over 60 pounds of beau
tiful pike and pickerel
Officer Willis arrested Edward Brod-
erick Tuesday evening for vagrancy and
landed him in the county Jail. He was
up before Judge Foote Wednesday even
! ing and convicted and given thirty days
in the house of correction at Rutland.
He was taken there by Officer Willis
Thursday. He is the same party who
, was convicted of grand larceny in the
December term of the Addison county
court in 1889.
/, /Yhe funeral of the late c.. c.. Peck
I>&as held from the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
II William H. Brewster, on Pleasant street,
Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev.
| Thomas Simms, pastor of the Congrega-
| tional church, officiated, and the inter
f ment was in the family plot in the new
cemetery in Cornwall. The funeral
! was in charge of Rufus Wainwright,
} and the bearers We're Judge William II
, Bliss. Professor Henckles,0G. S. Vain
l wright and Charles E. Pinney. The
funeral was largely attended. The
ID X F. fraternity of which his oldest