Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-02-05
MlDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS

visit with friends.
S. Whittemore was in Addison Satur
day visiting relatives.
Miss Ida Winch, of Cornwall, visited
friends in town recently.
Mrs Cyrus Bump, of Salisbury, visited
relatives in town this week.
Pc. Bowers, of Bellows Falls. is the
new night operator at the station.
Miss Alice Winch visited her brother,
Munroe Winch, in Addison recently.
Mrs. a. w. Varney, of Bennington, is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Frank
Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edway Buttolph attend
ed the Masonic dance in Bridport Friday
night.
Judge Hubbard, of Whiting was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Aaron Youtt have gone
to Bristol, where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur j. Backmer
attended the Masonic ball in Bridport
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Bowles are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
son Monday, Feb. /.
The ladies of St Stephens will hold a
dime social at Allen Calhoun, Sr.s
Tuesday night, Feb. 8.
Miss Elizabeth Platt Wilds gave very
enjoyable party to few of her friends
last Saturday afternoon.
Edward Seeley, of Poughkeepsie, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Seeley, in town.
Miss Jennie Patterson entertained a
number of her friends Monday evening
at the Episcopal rectory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey Bristol, of Yer
gennes, We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Bristol few days last week.
Miss Ella Bond has returned from a
several weeks stay with hen sister, Mrs
Charles Cottrell, in New York city.
C. N. Dickinson received the sad news
of the death of his sister, Mrs. j. G.
Smith at her home in Roxbury, Wednes-
day.
The Ladies' Whist club met Monday
night with Mrs o. II. Cushman. Next
Monday evening the club meets with
Mrs. E. E. Bond.
Rev. w. 7. Forsythe and Miss Mary
Forsythe went to Burlington Tuesday to
attend the 10th anniversary of the con-
secration Of Bishop Hall.
Mrs Robert Cartmell and Mrs. Louise
Wiggin were in Burlington Tuesday in
attendance at the 10th anniversary of
the conservation of Bishop Hall.
There was a pleasant whist party at
the Masonic Temple Wednesday evening.
Refreshments We're served and a large
party thoroughly enjoyed the evening.
Remember the lecture by Rev. U. Grant
Houston, b. Sc. on 1.-The Land of Moses"
at the Baptist church, Friday evening
Feb. 10. 1t will be well worth hearing.
The ladies of st, Stephens will hold
the last of their series OF whist socials
before Lent, Tuesday evening, Feb. 8,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Calhoun, ST., on
South street.
w. H. Nichols. of Bristol was in
town Tuesday. He has Just bought out
the Bristol News office and his many
friends here wish him the best of success
in his new field.
Mrs Frank Shackett entertained the
Lady Forresters at her home on South
Pleasant street, Wednesday evening.
Refreshments were served and a very
pleasant evening was spent.
About 10 members of the Rutland
lodge of Knights of Columbus attended
the installation of officers of the Father
Daley lodge, which was held Tuesday
+ evening. The party returned on the
sleeper at 40 O'clock.
The Addison County Telephone Co.
now have their wires all off the Battell
and Dyer blocks and have them strung
= on poles around the back side of the
building across the river to the bakery
| and up that street to Main street.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday evening, at 7.30 o'clock, the Rev
Thomas Simms will give an address or
zone Phase of the Labor Question,
e using as the basis of his remarks the
book, The Woman Who Tolls" OF
which President Roosevelt wrote hi.
: much discussed letter.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
= postotfice unclaimed Miss E. NJ. Black
e burn, Mrs. Charles Cole, Miss Ella
= Rogers, Mrs A. Shadrick, Mrs. Alvirf
,, Smith, Mrs. Charles Waugh, F. Blan
i chard q Co., Ct. w. Bowman, William
o Cross, Geo. Smith and Walter H. Young
n There was "a special meeting of Mid
= dlebury Grange last Friday night wher
4 ten candidates We're instructed in tn,
;, first and second degrees. There will b
another special meeting this FRIDAY
evening IN the CatnOllc federalOl
q building, next the Register office, wheI
these candidates will be instructed il
the third and fourth degrees and become
J. full fledged Changers. A banquet will
: follow the initiatory services.
: Pathos and comedy tremendously ar
q blended in Il plot of a strong dramatic
- interest is what we are promised in tn
. sensational comedy drama, A Fatal Step
this Friday evening, at the Opera House
= Middlebury. The plot is laid IN the blu
u grass state and all the action of the pla
: takes place there. The story is founde,
:, - on the kidnapping and subsequent muir
der of the son of "A wealthy Kentuckial
,, gentleman. 1t is skilfully written witt
e strong dramatic situations and startling
y climaxes. Nothing has been spared t
- make it perfect in every detail.
At the regular meeting of Father Dali
council Knights of Columbus the follow