Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-02-13

assisting FarnswOrth u 20. on thelT
books for the past ten days.
E. E. Turner has returned from 10
days visit to his brother, j. l.. Turner
and family in Hartford, Conn.
LOOMS j. Knights of Montpelier, as
sistant door. keeper of the House, was in
town last week visiting friends.
G. E. Stevens new jewelers. bench is
on the way. He is ready now for bust
ness in the Register Book store.
Miss Florence Chapman will sail for
Europe in about two weeks for a three
months trip over the continent.
Frederick Beckwith, who has been
confined to the house since the fire, with
hard cold, is able to be out again.
The Eclectic Reading Circle will hold
its next meeting with Miss Mabel Mer-
rill on Tuesday evening the l7th.
Rev. j. ID. shannon has been granted
a leave of absence for three weeks and
has gone on u trip in various states.
DR.. + ii. Martin entertained four of
his gentlemen friends Monday evening
at his home on North Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Calhoun have
returned from 10 days visit with rela
tives in New York and Newark, n. j.
Herman Scarf has moved his family
into the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. l.. o. Allen on Washington street.
Michael Halpin lost valuable work
horse the first of the week. 1t was taken
suddenly i'll and lasted but few hours.
Gee Sisters have rented room 36 in the
Battell Block cover Calhoun's store, en-
trance from the square by the post office.
Carl NJ. Merrill, Glens Falls, n. Y,
or ri in dax ,i.r For
weeks stay with his father, II. f. Mer-
rill.
Fred Spyers, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Spyers
this week has returned to his home in
Chicago, Ill.
The remains of Harry S. Williamson
of Rutland were brought here for burial
in the family lot in the west side Gem
etry. Friday.
The senior class of the Middlebury
Graded School were very pleasantly en-
tertained last evening by Prof. and Mrs.
A. F. Howes.
The Congregational church sewing
society met in the lecture room of the
church Tuesday, and the meeting was
largely attended.
Miss IIausman left for her home in
Mortified. Mass, Sunday evening, hay
ing been called there by the serious i'll
ness of her mother.
F. W. Sault, formerly Editor of the
Vergennes Vermonter, was in town
Tuesday attending the meeting of the
State Court of Forrest tiers.
II. d. Babbitt, of Watertown, n. Y,
representing the Union Carriage Co.,
has been in town several days this week
in the interest of that company.
Miss Katherine NJ. Tomkins of Mid
dlebury, went to Albany this week to
take u complete course in stenography
at the Albany Business College.
There has been 10 fires placed on
record in town since the first of the 10Th
century. The estimated losses for eight
of them have been over 100000.
The many friends of Mrs. E. II.
Thomas will be glad to know that she
has so far recovered from her recent
illness as to be able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sullivan have
returned to their home in Burlington
after a weeks visit to his parents Mr..
and Mrs. T. Sullivan of Seymour street.
Rogers 81 Wells were the first firm to
begin work on the site of their property
destroyed by the great fire. They put a
a force of men at work the first of the
week cleaning out the ruins and will
crowd the work of rebuilding along as
rapidly as possible.
Does it pay to advertise? Just ask w.
III. Sheldon what he thinks about it. He
says that he never had such results as
have followed his advertising in the
: Register He thinks that everybody
either takes it or reads it. His sales of
HyOmei and other things he has adver-
tsed have been great.
The watches that went through the
fire in G.. +. Marshalls safe are attract
Ing much attention on Mr.. Stevens
bench in the Register Book Store. The
report around town that they had been
melted together and ruined was utterly
wrong. They will only need cleaning
to be as good as ever.
The De kalb, (Illinois) Chronicle says
of a former resident of Middlebury ::
"We have seen w. ID. Lanes plot of the
new cemetery and by glance at it some
of the beauty of the place may be ina
gned. All of the avenues are laid out
l in curves and the four principal ones will
be named after four prominent DeKalb
men. Little parks AT avenue intersec-
l tions and miniature lake add to the
! attractveness of the place.
John Blake, who was arrested at
Fitchburg, Mass, last Friday night on
a warrant charging him with shooting
Lewis A.. Morse south of Rutland jan
1 uary Is in an attempt to rob him, was
< brought to Rutland Saturday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff L. 5. Whitaker.
Blake was at once arraigned before jus
i tice of the Peace Wayne Bailey. lie
waived examination and was bound up
to the county court. Bail was fixed at
81 900, which he was unable to furnish.
1t is thought that Blake will ask States
Attorney w. ii. Preston to lie an infor
: nation against him so that he can oppear
before the city Judge, plead guilty to the
charge, and take his sentence.
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