Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-12

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shambo have
returned from a visit with relatives in
Rutland
The next regular meeting of the Grange
will be held in their hall Friday evening
Feb. ~.
A. Calhoun and men have gone to
Brandon where they have plumbing
contract.
Miss Gertrude Hill has gone to Allan
ia, Ga. where she will remain some time
with friends.
James Tracy has returned from a
several weeks visit with his daughter in
Boston, Mass.
Tuesday night was another of those
cold nights and the mercury got down
to 30 below zero.
Mrs. Oscar Cushman, with her guests,
Mrs. f. A. Ruff and Mrs. Carrie Hatch
spent Monday in Bristol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Boardman enter
tanned few of their friends on Thurs
day evening of last week.
Mrs. Cyrus Bump has returned to her
home in Salisbury after a several days
visit in town with relatives.
Sen, Dolliver, Friday, Feb. 10. Tick
cts go on sale at Storms drug store at
ten o'clock, Monday the 18th.
Mrs. A. A. and Mrs. L. B. Boardman
spent Thursday of last week at the home
of Henry James, in Cornwall.
Mr. and Mrs. Sayles, of Burlington,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. c. E.
Youtt for few days recently.
Mrs. A. T. Calhoun has returned from
Northampton, Mass, where she was
called by the illness of IA brother.
! The Hawthorne Club will meet with
Mrs. Rufus Wainwright Wednesday even
ing, the 18th, instead of Tuesday evening
the 10th.
Nearly all the members of the house
hold of L. b. Boardman have recent
ly been confined to the house with
hard colds.
The rural delivery carriers are to be
given a holiday the 22nd, Washington
birthday by order of the post Office
department.
The Old Folk dance given in Taylor
hall Monday evening was very enjoy
able affair, sixteen couples being in at
/ tendance.
Boston's Ladies Symphony orchestra,
Tuesday, Feb. %. Tickets go ON sale
at Stern's drug store at ten o'clock
Wednesday, Feb II.
Prof c. B. Wright addressed the
Eclectic society Oh Tuesday evening
at the Congregational parsonage upon
The Appreciation of Poetry
The lecture by Ulysus Houston at the
Baptist church this friday evening
upon the Holy Land, promises to be of
great interest. Tickets on sale at the
church.
The sociable held by the Ladies' aid
society of the st. Stephens church with
Miss Lucy Calhoun at her home on
South street Tuesday evening was largely
attended and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all.
The Whist party given by the Daugh-
tiers of Isabella in the X. of G. parlors
was a success socially and financially,
forty couples being present. The favors
We're won by Mrs. j. j. Monta and NJ. H.
Hahar.
Robert Morse, an employee of the Bran
don Marble company, while at work at
their plant Thursday afternoon cleaning
out the sawdust from underneath a cir
cular saw cut the back of one hand quite
badly.
The Volunteers of SS Hose Company
will hold their annual ball in the town
hall on Wednesday evening, April 18TH
and the committee.who have it in charge
will endeavOr to make it the best ever
held by the company.
&. f. Marshall furnished the coffee
for the Grange banquet Friday night
and w. l.. Forbes gave a very pleasing
entertainment on his graphophone, for
all of which favors the members of the
Grange feel grateful.
The masons have nearly completed the
plastering of the new Upper block and
the carpenters are getting things ready
to commence on the wood work. They
expect to have it completed and ready
for occupancy the first of April.
Mrs. Bushey, who has been ailing for
some time at her home in the east part
of the town, has been taken to the home
of George Chaffee where she can be better
cared for. She is an elderly lady who for
the last few years has lived alone.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed Mrs. l.. A. Lam
son, Mrs. May E. Morse, Julia Shackett.
Mr.. Peter Buskey, Mr.. A. +. Chapman.
w. f. Chase, A. c. Knowles, Mr.. Frank
E. Laporte, Mr. John Mayo, Mr.. ID. ID.
Sullivan.
The sociable held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Cady, in the east
part of the town, Wednesday evening
under the auspices of the Epworth
league of the Methodist church. 1t was
largely attended and "A good sum was
realized for the benefit of the church