Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-05-06
MIDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS

c. c. Wells was in Burlington Monday
on business.
Miss Rita Munroe was in Burlington
Wednesday.
The grass has made wonderful growth
during the past week.
A daughter was born Saturday, April
80, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Shaw.
John l.. Simonds of Sudbury has been
calling on friends in town this week.
Harley Hoag was in Vergennes the
first of the week on telephone business
Beautiful summer weather at last and
it is thoroughly appreciated by every
body.
Mrs. Louis p. Stalker was called to
Putnam, N. Y, Monday by the death of
relative,
The front of the store of Gorham &
Sons has been painted making great
improvement.
Rev. w. r. Forsythe will hold mis-
sionary services at Hyde Park and Hard
wick May 18th.
Gardner Wainwright and daughter,
Miss Jessie Wainwright were in Bur-
lington Monday.
John Hyde, of Crown Point, N. Y,
was the guest of his mother, Mrs. Caro-
line Hyde, over Sunday.
Mrs. II. B. Sherwin of Bristol visited
her sister, Miss Jennie Grow of this
town, the first of the week
Miss Daisy Cushman entertained a
number of her friends at her home on
Pleasant street, Tuesday evening.
Piper & Goyett have exhibited a very
handsome "Old Mission clock in their
south show window the past week.
Mrs. Caroline Hyde has returned from
several weeks stay with her son,
Charles Hyde and family in Boston.
The ladies of St. Stephens church
realized about so from their rummage
sale held in the Chapman block last
week.
A private Leap Year dance was given
Tuesday evening in Taylor hall by a
number of the young ladies of the
town,
Arrangements are progressing toward
the shipment of consignment of Morgan
horses to the st. Louis exposition some
time this summer.
Mrs. Mary Wright, who has been seri-
ously i'll at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Ezra Brainerd, for the past few
weeks, is improving.
G.. n. Atw God & Co., have re-arranged
their store, making many improvements,
and have put in lot of new fixtures for
better displaying their stock of goods.
Cushing Hill and L. S. Knights took a
day off fishing Monday and caught 29
beauties, weighing over Is pounds. One
caught by Mr. Knights weighed II
pounds.
G. H. Severance, of Claremont, N. II.
has been engaged as lay reader to assist
Rev. w. T. Forsythe in his work in East
Middlebury and at Cream Hill. He will
come about July /.
Nearly 100 persons from this town and
vicinity visited Beldens Falls Sunday
Scores of cameras caught the scenery
and gigantic volume of water that
passed over the falls
A Starksboro producer of maple pro-
ducts brought into town 500 pounds OF
sugar Saturday and put a price of 1C
cents pound on it. He didn't have tC
wait long for customers.
During the past week Col. Battell has
prepared for the forwarding of $50 copies
of his new novel, Ellen" to the press
This includes the principal state papers
and the metropolitan dailies.
Forty Hours devotion will commence
next Sunday at st. Mary's church al
High Mass and close Tuesday morning
The pastor, Rev. Father Shannon, will
be assisted by several visiting priests.
There was much interest manifested
in the school meeting Monday night ant
there was large attendance. After con
siderable discussion over plans sub
mitted, it was voted to adjourn for TIVE
weeks that every voter could have TIM
to inspect the plans and take intelligent
action thereon.
The crest that has been selected t.
adorn the stationery of the newly or
ganize Moosalamo club is a moose
head upon a shield, the whole set off b,
fanciful bit of scroll work. A reception
will be given soon. The membership o
the club has been increased by nearly
dozen in the past two weeks.
The initial game of the high schoo
base ball season was played at Athlete
Park Burlington Saturday between Mid
dlebury high school and Edmunds Higl
of Burlington the score being to
in favor of Burlington. Considerin,
the weather large crowd gathered ant
witnessed game of which the pitching
formed the principal features. Watkin
made the only long fly in the first inning
In the whole in pitching batting ant
; fielding the Burlington team showe
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