Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-03-11
MlDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS


beth Pinney last Monday afternoon.
Readings from Stevenson by Mrs. Burt,
Mrs. Ezra Brainerd and Miss Maude
Mellen were very enjoyable.
The Arrowwanna Rebekah lodge, No.
10 worked the degree on thirteen candi-
dates Tuesday evening. After the meet
ing closed very bountiful refreshments
were served in their dining room.
The Addison County telephone com
pany are making preparations to extend
their lines into Cornwall and Whiting in
the early spring. They will also make
some other extensions.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. James have
issued invitations to the wedding of
Edna May Elkins to Edward Bowdish,
Wednesday. March sixteenth, at 2
o'clock, at their home in Weybridge
The Misses Turner, who have been
occupying the Tilden house for the past
few months, have taken possession of
the house recently vacated by James
Smith and family on Seminary street
At st. Mary's, during Lent, services
are held during the week on Monday
evening at '7:30, when Benediction is
given, and on Friday at the same hour,
when the Stations of the Cross are
held.
At the regular meeting of the village
trustees held in the office of the village
clerk Tuesday evening the board re-
appointed the present chief of Police {.
n. Dickerson for another year.
Word has been received here that Milo
Race, formerly of this town but now of
Rutland tried to commit suicide at his
home Wednesday. William Jackson was
called upon by the Rutland authorities
to settle the bills.
The Rutland railroad, passenger de-
partment has issued the best map of the
seat of war in the far east that we have
yet seen. 1t can be had for a one cent
postage stamp by addressing Passenger
Department, Rutland Ry., Rutland, VT.
William Foote while taking his grand
mother home Wednesday afternoon, left
his horse standing on the road side near
II. II. Bryants and, during his absence,
the horse became frightened at some
! thing and started on a wild run which
resulted i'll demolishing the cutter.
| Fortunately no one was hurt and the
| horse was unframed.
Sheriff Chapman arrested Frank Gill
more late Monday afternoon, and took
| him before Justice Foote to answer to "A
charge of felonous assault on a Shack
EFT girl of Bridport, last April, he hav-
ing been away since that time. He was
held under $500 bonds to appear Satur-
day when a hearing will be held, and as
he could not obtain bail he was com
mitted to the county Jail. States Attor-
ney Donoway prosecuted and Ira II. La
Fleur defended.
The children of the Baptist Sunday
| school met in the chapel Monday after
noon bringing with them their mite
boxes, a Penny march was formed when
the children marched up the aisle of the
church dropping their pennies into a
basket. Though the weather was
stormy and some of those having mite
boxes were detained at home, yet a
goodly sum of over So was realized for
the Orphanage in Alaska. After the
march refreshments were served.
The following resolution was passed
unanimously by the Board of Trustees at
the last regular meeting on Tuesday
evening, March Sin accepting the
the foregoing resignation of policeman,
w. F. Wills, the trustees feel that it be
comes them in justice and courtesy to
express to him in their own name and in
the name of the great majority of their
peaceful fellow-citZens, their apprecia'
tlOn anu approval Vi HIS SeleIdlly Ell
cient and faithful discharge of duty
Also of his cooperation in promoting the
respect for law and order that now sc
happily prevails in our midst" The
resolution is signed by every member OF
the board.
The success of the Middlebury band
seems to be an assured fact, if one Car
judge by the membership with which
the band starts its reorganization. The
financial support that the town has Sc
generously given will be used to the best
advantage OF necessity several instru
ments will have to be purchased a
once, and repairs on others made "a
well. j. B. Cobb has been chosen banC
leader and business manager, a position
for which he is eminently qualified. Ii
! addition to the officers already choseI
the president, j. II. Lovett, has ap
pointed r. A. Calhoun and f. P. Sey
mour as executive committee, to assume
charge of all band property. The banC
boys are meeting weekly and expect t
, give full season of concerts as soon a
the weather will permit.