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

Miss Elizabeth OBrien is in Bristol for
for a short stay.
Miss Agnes Merrill has gone to Burling-
ton where she will remain until spring.
The Century club will meet with Mrs.
II. II. Bryant next Wednesday even
ing
DIR. c. T. Mixer of Cambridge, Mass,
visited friends and relative in town this
week.
Mrs. Jennie Marley Willard is con-
fined to the house with severe attack
of grip.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
society met Tuesday with Mrs. L. c.
Bryant.
Colds are prevalent in town and nearly
every one has been experimenting along
this line.
Mrs. Philip Manchester, of Chicago,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Dugald
Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fletcher have
returned from q visit with friends in
New York
Darwin Rider returned Monday to
Bellows Falls after short visit in town
with friends.
Marcus Boylan of Rutland was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Boylan few
days last week.
Wallace McHugh shot a fine lynx
recently on the mountain south of T. NJ.
Chapman's mill.
Mrs Ezra Brainerd and daughter Dor
othy were in New Haven, the guest of
relatives last week.
Mr.. William Kinsley who has been
so seriously ill for the past few weeks is
again able to be out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drolette, of Weybridge,
attended the Masonic whist in town
Wednesday evening.
The Epworth League will hold a social
at the home of Willis n. Cady on We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 10.
Max Goldsmith of Vergennes has come
to this town and has opened a tailor
shop in the new Dyer block.
Mrs. A. T. Calhoun was called to
Northampton, Mass, by the serious i'll
ness of her brother, this week.
Good Security" found it paid to ad-
vertise for money in this paper He had
more than $4,000. 90 offered at per cent.
The Moosalamoo Club will present
popular New England play with a strong
cast of characters, the week following
Easter Sunday.
The Junior Guild society of the Con-
gregational church will hold candy
pull in the vestry of the church next
Friday evening.
"Uncle Johns Private Secretary" is to
be presented at the Town Hall Friday
evening, Feb 70, under the auspices of
the Labaree society.
The Masonic whist given in their par
Tors Wednesday evening was a very
pleasant affair, about thirty couples
being in attendance.
Mrs. E. j. Guernsey entertained the
ladies of the Foreign and Home Mission
airy societies, of the Methodist church. at
the parsonage Wednesday afternoon.
A locomotive on the Rutland railroad
was disabled Tuesday morning at their
station and another one was sent from
Rutland TO take freight train south.
Miss Ruth Bowdish has gone to Burl-
ington. She was called there by the
death of Mrs. Clarence l.. Smith, secre-
tary of the Woman's Home Missionary
union of Vermont.
Alva Huntley. of Leicester junction,
!
Tuesday afternoon while trying to cross
the track with load of wood. The
driver escaped injury.
Music and dancing at the Middlebury
| Opera house next Wednesday evening,
Feb. 10. Concert at s. Dancing at 9.15.
The occasion is the fourth annual ball of
Middlebury Foresters.
G. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls, presi-
dent of the Anti-Saloon League was in
town Saturday and went to Bridport.
He is making a tour of the State to see
how license is working.
The masons have finished plastering
the Moosalamoo Club rooms in the new
Upper block and the finish will be put
on soon. The club will have as fine
rooms as any business mems club in the
State.
There were 81 marriages in Middle
bury in 1908; births, 49, deaths, SO. In
1902 there were 26 marriages; AZ births,
Az deaths. In 1868 there were So mar
riages; births, SO; deaths, 43.
o. G. MERCER, who has been night
operator at the passenger depot for
the past year, has resigned his position
and has gone to st. HyaciDthe, p. O.,
where he is to engage in the hotel bust
ness. 4
The funeral of Miss Una Gotta was
largely attended from st. Mary's church
Wednesday morning. The services were
Conducted by Rev. Father Shannon and
the interment was in the family lot in
the Catholic cemetery. The floral tri-
butte was very large.