Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-12-18

! The Monday Night Whist club met
with Mrs. Henry Hammond last Monday
night.
Christmas poem. 1t is worth reading
through
R. C. Boardman and Miss Agnes
Boardman visited friends in Weybridge
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Sturdevant, of
Weybridge visited at A. A. Boardman's
on Friday of last week.
Henry F. Joy has his windows very
prettily arranged and is displaying some
attractive goods therein.
Seymour Tefft of Waterbury. the
hustling canvasser of this paper visited
friends in town this week.
Samuel Ward Co. stylish stationery at
the Register Book Store by the box or by
the pound. None better. advt
Mrs. Paul Odell, former resident, but
now of Bloomington, ILL.,, was the guest
of friends in town during the week.
Mrs. Fred Foote, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia is much better and
her complete recovery is only question
of time.
Miss Philburt of Rutland and Miss
Elsa Drew of Burlington are the new
operators in the New England telephone
exchange.
Miss Marion Brooks, who has been the
guest of Mrs. j. E. Crane for the past
six weeks has returned to her home in
! Medford, Mass.
{ Miss Nina Dawes who has been assist
ing in the New England telephone ex-
change for the past two months has
returned to her home in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paris Fletcher have re-
turned to their home in st. Paul, after
a several weeks stayEwith the formers
parents, Col. and Mrs. A. A. Fletcher.
Services will be held in S. Stephens
church on Christmas Day, Friday, Dec,
% 1880 a. m. Holy Communion; 1O45
a. m. Choral Holy Eucharist and sermon.
c. n. Atwood & Co. have sold all the
old stock purchased of F. A. Bond to an
out of town party who will dispose of it
elsewhere. Notice their new advt. this
week.
Philip f. Crane, who has been on a
business trip in the northern part of the
state for the past two months, is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Crane.
The firm of Rogers and Woodward has
been dissolved by mutual consent and
the business will be carried on by Mr..
Rogers in the future with Mr.. Wood
ward as chief clerk
Skip l.. S. Knight & Co.'S "Merry
Christmas" announcement on page this
week if you can. If you do you fail to
safeguard your own interests as it will
pay you to read it through.
Make your wife happy with Christ
mas present of a Carpet Sweeper, Easy
Chair, Rattan Rocker, Morris Chair,
Table, etc, Writing Desk, China Closet,
Ladies Work Baskets, etc. Orders taken
for Holly, Ferns, etc. A. j. BLACKMER.
: Bennington business men have formed
an association to fight the trading stamp
companies and will issue stamps of their
own, redeemable at any store in Benning-
ton, except those controlled by the stamp
companies. Here is a hint for Middle
bury
The ladies of the Labaree society will
serve supper in the lecture room of the
congregational church Immediately after
the Forefathers' address Monday even
ing, Dec. 81. The address will be given
by DR.. Day, of Andover, and will begin
at o'clock.
At the Congregational church, next
Sunday will be observed as Christmas
Sunday. At the morning service the
pastor will preach "a Christmas sermon,
and there will be special music. In the
evening at o'clock the Sunday school
will give concert.
AT the Methodist church on Sunday
morning the pastor, Rev. E. j. Guern-
sey will preach Christmas sermon. On
Friday night, Christmas night, special
Christmas exercise will be given by the
Sunday school, after which a Christmas
tree will he unloaded of its fruit
John II. Stewart has most attractive
window. 1t displays a lot of beautiful
= as well as useful articles from his stock
suitable for Christmas gifts, among then
we noticed, nickle plated chatting dishes
tea and coffee pots, five o'clock tea sets
crumb trays, carving knives and forks
: skates, sleighbells. thermometers, poke
, knives, scissors, etc.
The oldest building standing in Mid
dlebury is just 1875 years old. 1t is
l. barn built by Col. John Chapman on hi
land at the Seeley place. When tn,
y British and Indians ravished the tow
: and drove away its Inhabitants i'm 177'
they tried to burn and destroy the fran,
II of this barn but as it was built of greer
timber they could do neither aud it il
IS still standing monument of the oldes
handiwork in town.