Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-08

Miss Jennie Wright made shipment
of eight two months old English Toy
spaniels to Boston the first of the week.
The remains of Hannah S. Barrows,
aged So years a former resident, were
brought here Tuesday afternoon, and
taken to the West cemetery for burial.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed Miss Libbie Low
ell Mile. Josephine Quirie, Mrs. G. +.
Rickett, Mr.. jennie Lasher, Clifford
Shackett, Mr.. Alden Waterman.
DIR. Albert c. Patterson has closed his
dental office in the Battell block and has
moved to Putney where he will open an
office. His many friends here wish him
success in his new field.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women's Auxiliary of st. Stephens will
he held at the residence Of Mrs. Cartmell
Thursday afternoon, May Il. full
attendance is desired as this may be
the last meeting until October.
Mrs \. J. Stowe of Weybridge,
showed us the smallest perfect hen $
egg we ever saw. 1t measured less than
two inches around it the longest way.
The author was large white Brahma,
who appeared quite proud of her effort
in the production of egg fruit.
CD. Miner had three valuable merino
rams killed Monday by two vicious dogs.
The flock of sheep were feeding in a
pasture belonging to Robert Thomas,
south of the village The barking of
dogs aroused a neighboring farmer who
shot at one dog, woundng it badly, but
the other escaped.
During April there were p days with
the wind north part or all the day. The
highest range of the thermometer was
IS the Both, and the lowest the 9th, %.
Eleven days We're clear; l6 days cloudy;
6 days rain or snow, with precipitation
of | inches of rain and inches of snow.
There Were ! white frosts.
The committee of Addison Court c.
O. f. are making good progress on their
plans for a good. clean up-to- date
celebration July (. and if their plans
meet with the approval of the business
men the event is bound to be a success
ID. f. Rockford is the secretary of the
committee.
w. II. Austead, the music publisher
of New York, has recently published an
original song "When the Prodigal Son
Returned" by Jesse Ii. Campbell. Mr.
Austead also has in press "a Scotch march
"Annie Laurie's my Sweetheart :
Name" by Ed Rogers and arranged by
Mr.. Campbell who is MiddleblWy boy
II. II. Bryant has returned from Phil
lipsburg, n. j.. where he has been fo
the past two weeks visiting his son, who
is master mechanic for the American
Silk Co. The company employs 1,30O
people. 800 of whom are girls. Mrs
Bryant will return next week.
Weeks & Williamson shipped lot o
calves and hogs Monday. There were
, 1856 of the former and 81 of the latter
Neals brought from 3 to 5 cents pc
: pound, but the latter was top motel
price. Hogs We're in good demand at
=. to 81 cents. The week before they los
three nice hogs that died on the train.
The ladies of the Congregations
church have presented James Duff will
IA handsome Morris chair as a token o
J their appreciation of the many kind
nesses he has rendered the society
adding to the attractveness of the churcl
on many occasions. Mr. Duff wa
much surprised and pleased with tn
chair, and thoroughly appreciates tn,
spirit that prompted its bestowal.