Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-05-12
MlDDLEBURY NOTES.

Matters Concerning the TownspeopIe in
Particular.
n. LaFrance of Ripton was in town
Wednesday on business.
Victor Bruce has returned from a visit
with friends in Brandon.
Mrs Dora Emerson has returned from
a several days visit in New York
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Halle Peck and Mrs.
Wilson of New Haven visited at II. c.
Peck's Wednesday.
The Brandon Italian Marble Co., have
just received new rubbing bed which
they have placed in their mill.
The annual meeting of the w. C.T.U.
will be held with Mrs. Dyer at her home
on South Pleasant street this afternoon.
Miss Emma Wilcox who has spent the
winter in the south has returned home
and has opened her house on South
Main street.
Several sections of the soldiers lnonu-
ment have arrived and the work of
erecting the same will be proceeded
with at once.
The latest report received from Man
chester states that Gavin Moffat, who is
critically ill, remains the same and grave
doubts are entertained of his recovery.
F. Schuyler Mathews, the distinguished
artist, naturalist ard lecturer will give a
Bird talk in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church on Tuesday afternoon at
4 o'clock. Mr.. Mathews is the author of
several well known books on flowers.
trees and birds, and is one of the most
popular lecturers on wild birds and their
music in this country. He speaks at
| Wells College, Aurora, y. Y, the latter
part of this week and at Burlington on
Monday. TO hear him is treat no ma
ture lover can afford to miss. The hour
is chosen with the desire to accommodate
/ teachers and students and it is hoped as
many as possible will avail themselves of
this exceptional opportunity.
On the evening of May 24th the Laba-
rec Society of the Congregational church
Is to give an entertainment in the town
hall. The famous farcial comedy ''Not
Such a Fool as He Looks has been
chosen and will be presented by strong
cast of amateur actors who have estab-
lished an enviable reputation in Middle
bury. The leading parts are being taken
by Mrs. b. F Wales, Mrs. w. H. Brewster,
Miss Alice Cushman, Mr.. A. W. Dickens
Mr.. Cushing Hill, Mr., c. ID. Cushman
and Mr.. I, NJ. ID. Olmsted. The rehears-
ais are progressing well and the play
promises to be one of the brightest and
best ever given in the village. Tickets
will go on sale the 18th at DR.. Stern's.
On Monday II. F. Nephult, of Port
Huron, Mich, occupied the public eve in
this town doubtless in far greater degree
than any individual that has come within
our gates for some days. By occupation
perhaps it is not entirely far-fetched to
call 1t profession - Mr.. Nephult is a
"steeple jack, and as he climbed aloft
TO gid the vane on the congregational
church splre and paint the spire all eyes
followed the man as he worked. Appar-
emily unconscious of the gaze of the
curious he worked away as unconcern-
eddy as though upon the ground. The
curbstone committee discussed his dan
gerous calling and the concensus of
opinion seemed to be that other lines of
work Were more cOngenial
Mr.. and MIS-. G. w. Miller of Boston
were the guests Of MIR. and Ms r. W.
Rogers the first Of the week, Mr.. Miller
IS the well known president of the G..
W. Miller College of Show Gard and Sign
Art of Boston, an institution that in
structs by mail in the arts of advertising
and show card writing. This institution
was founded by Mr.. Miller some few
years ago with scarcely any capital and
today is one of the largest institutions of
its kind in the country. Mr.. Rogers and
several other Middlebury people are
students Of Mr.. Aiillers college. MIR.
p Miller is keen business u.2u, /; .2ya;
conversationalsta and hustler i'm every
sense of the word. lie made contracts
while here to take charge of the adver
Using oI several of the local merchants