Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-07-29
MlDDLEBURY LOCAL NEWS

Abraham Langworthy of Brandon was
in town Sunday.
John Boudreau has gone to Long
Point for an outing.
Mrs. G. d. Miner is spending a two
weeks vacation in Boston.
Charles Piper and family and Edward
Seeley are camping at Long Point.
Mrs. william Bliss has been appointed
assistant register Of the Probate Court.
Miss Cecile Sargent has returned from
avisit with relatives in Glens Falls,
n. Y.
Mrs. j. G. Wellington and Miss Mary
Z. Roscoe have gone to Round Lake for
a visit.
Mrs. Ella F. Bixby and two daughters
have returned from three weeks outing
at Silver Lake.
Miss Dorothy Whealock of Westport,
N. Y, was the guest of friends in town
during the week.
The water in Otter river is so low that
the electric light plant is being driven
by gasoline engine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Peck of New York
are the guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs H. w. Brewster
Principal Eyeritt Shilling, of the Mid
dlebury graded school, has leased a part
the of Tilden residence.
c. A. Piper has taken his beautiful
naptha launch to Long Point where he
placed it in the lake Tuesday.
Mrs. j. Edway Buttolph was at Long
Point the first of the week and rented a
cottage for the month of August.
The masons are making needed i'm.
provements on the Register block, chang
ing the location of the main chimney,
etc.
Mrs. Ella Pitts who was the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs E. p. Cushman during the
week has returned to her home in
Boston.
The bans of marriage We're published
Sunday at St. Mary's church between
Michael Arthur Hahar and Cecile Staple
ton Sargent
Mrs. Henry Caswell has purchased the
Wells house on Seminary street through
the Foote Real Estate agency and viii
soon take possession.
} There will be county meeting of the
Prohibition party at Town hall Friday
afternoon, Aug. 8, at o'clock, to nom
mate a county ticket.
The heavy rain Wednesday morning
was very welcome as the ground excep
on the surface, was becoming very dry
and springs and streams were very
low.
> The usual concert by the Middlebur,
= band will be omitted next week. 1t i
hoped, however, that there will be NJ
j. further interruptions to the season
program.
3 Rev. S. w. Bidwell of East Middle
V bury was in town the first of the week
Mr., Bidwell is in his ninety fourth year
e and the above visit was his first one thi
}. summer.
"Queenie," the abandoned baby lef
r on the piazza of G.. E. Stevens last week
has found good home, having bee
:. Illegally adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
e wheeler Of this town.
The Middlebury Electric Company
|. replacing It's poles on Washington stree
G and putting up decidedly better lool
ing pole which will improve the looks {
!. q the streets if set all over town.
p Douglas B. Crane of Adrian, Mich,
r, member of the class of 1905 of the I'm
d versity of Michigan and member of til
&c Chl PSI fraternity, is visiting Ell
9, Brainerd, jr., for few weeks.
D. Notwithstanding the rain in the morl
ing about 1875 attended the Forester
y picnic to Queen City Park Wednesda
q. and, as the rain stopped and the su
IN came out soon after the train started, IL
" excursion was very much enjoyed |
all who were fortunate enough to go.