Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-03-18
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.


DIR. Lewis w. Allen spent a few days
the first of the week in Burlington.
Miss Jessie Lane of Cornwall was the
guest of Miss Daisy Cushman during the
week.
Senator Dolliver writes that nothing
but death will prevent his being here
April s.
Henry Harvey of Bristol, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Balm, over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p B. Cloyes are in Bos
ton and vicinity on three weeks visit
to friends.
Miss Goodrich has been in New York
the past week buying her stock of spring
millinery.
Rev. Martin Cady of Red Rock, ILL.,,
was the guest of Professor and Mrs.
Walter Howard.
The village trustees are making ar
engagements to put electric lights into
the two hose houses.
Mrs. T. Collins was called to Ferris
burg the first of the week by the serious
illness of a relatives.
E.P. Cushman has been confined to
the house during the past week with a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Gideon Norton was elected assistant
secretary and treasurer of the Congrega-
tional Sunday school last Sunday.
Mrs Joseph LeBeff, of Vergennes,
was called to town by the serious illness
of her mother, Mrs. N elson NASSAU.
Miss Alice l. Cushman, who has been
the guest of friends in New York city for
the past six weeks has returned home.
Gideon Norton has been driving the
R. f. d. route for +. E. Rich the past
week. Jewell Seely will succeed him.
Mrs. Mary Wilmarth, who has been
spending the past two months in
Brooklyn, N. Y, has returned to town.
F. r. Stone, the veteran show man,
has again leased the Opera house for a
year. This makes his eighth year of
management.
The day of doom for that dog is
drawing nigh. 1t is April /, unless you
secure a license soon. Particulars of
any town clerk.
The hearing in the case Of Frank Gill
more, of New York state, not of Middle
bury, which was set for Saturday was
postponed until March Goth.
Miss l.. Berniece Thomas has returned
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weeks vacation spent with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Thomas.
Miss Eliza Bowles, who has been ill
with pneumonia for the past two weeks
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary
Dickey, is slowly improving.
Mrs. A. F. Barker. who spent several
days last week in Burlington, the guest
of the Misses Breta and Gertrude
Fletcher, returned home Saturday.
The Middlebury Grange held box
socable at the residence of A. n. Nc
Quivey Wednesday evening which was
largely attended and much enjoyed by
all present.
The sewer in front of the post office
has behaved beautifully all winter but
froze up solid the first warm, spring day,
Monday, causing the street department
no end of trouble.
Weeks & Williamson shipped twenty
as fine cows Monday as have been sent
from this state in many months. Besides
the cows they shipped fine lot of sheep,
hogs and calves.
Miss Eula Hill has Just received two of
the handsomest Coolie dogs from her
cousin, L. A. Williamson, superintendent
of of the Swift Company of Boston, that
we have seen in many day.
A quiet wedding took place at the
residence of Rev Thomas Simms Satur-
day afternoon, the contracting parties
being William Kendall and Miss Mabel
Amidon of this town. They will reside
in Middlebury.
The annual ball of the Volunteers of
'SS hose will be held in the Town hall
April 18th and the committee who have
it in charge are doing everything pos
sible to make grand success from
beginning to end.
The license commissioners have notified
the three first class license holders in
Middlebury that the law against treating
must and shall be obeyed, and have
notified the States Attorney to prosecute
for every violation.
The young men composing Deacon f.
j. Philips Bible class in the Congrega-
tional Sunday school were very pleasantly
entertained by him at his home east of
the village Saturday evening. The
young men presented Deacon Philips
with a very handsome Bible as a token
of their appreciation of his work.
Bishop Hall addressed two great
congregations at St. Stephens church
Sunday on his annual visitation to thi'
parish and confirmed ii class of ten, five
young ladies and five young men. II
the morning his subject was Temp
tations." These he said were sent us Il
test us, not with the expectation that W.
would fail, but to bring out all that wa
best and noblest in us, and that w
might grow. 1t was the best sermon
we ever heard him preach, and we hav'
heard him many times. In the evening
L. I, nlz
The music was exceptionally fine.
The most enjoyable social event of tn,
season occurred at the Congregations
church at Weybridge Hill, March l
when Mrs. E. j. II. Sellingham clio
cutionist, entertained the pleased audi
! ence with her witty and humorous reel
tations. There was also excellent musi'
and singing by the pastor and his daugh
ter. A very bounteous and varied oyste
supper was served to about $50 persons
Two barge loads and two scatter file