Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-02-03

S. L. Purrinton attended a meeting of
of the agents of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co., in Burlington Saturday.
The Standard Oil Co.. are going to
erect storage oil tank on some land
leased from the Bristol Railroad Co.
The w. C. T. L. will meet with Mrs.
Fannie Hammer in the Basin next Tues
day afternoon at half past two o'clock
Ransom O'Bren and his daughter,
Miss Grace O'Brien, of Panton were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs E. n. Dixie
recently.
Mrs c. L. Burs, who is visiting in
Nergennes at present, soon leaves for
New York City where she will make her
future home.
Rev. and Mrs C. n. Thomas spent last
Sunday in Port Henry, N. Y. Mr..
Thomas was pastor of the Congregational
church there fourteen years ago.
The remains of Elisha Norton passed
through here from Waltham to Lincoln
for burial Tuesday Mr.. Norton former
ly resided in this town.
E. N. Dixie set up a stove in the Graded
school building Thursday. The furnaces
being incapable of heating the building
sufficiently this severe weather.
About twenty. five from the local Bap-
fist churc h attended the donation at the
Baptist church in Starksboro, Friday
evening. Though the sleighing was not
first class yet every one seems to have
had fine time.
The weather this week has been the
coolest of the season. The freezing of
pipes in consequence has caused a scare
ity of water in many sections of the
village.
This has been good winter thus far
for blacksmiths and plumbers. Water
pipes are freezing all over the village
keeping the plumbers busy continually.
1t takes all kinds of weather to make
all kinds of business flourish.
The four rural free delivery carriers
connected with the Bristol postoffice
delivered 1856, 100 pieces of mail matter
and collected 1854 pieces during 1904,
as against a total of 139, 942 pieces the
year previous. They collected 1873 letters
and parcels for registry an increase of
33 over previous year. Applications for
money orders, 769 against 494 The
business of the routes has steadily in
creased from the day of their installation
and the patrons would not be willing to
have them discontinued The efficiency
of this branch of the postal service is
largely due to Postmaster Haskins and
the four first class carriers. 1t would
be hard to equal them in this or any
state.
The many friends of the Rev. and Mrs.
John w. Burgin, now of West CharlesiI
ton, will sympathize with them in the
death of their youngest son Frank, who
died Jan. 90, at the age 81. in the city
of Burlington after long and trying
illness. Mr.. Burgin was for time the
honored pastor * the Free Baptist churSh
Of starksboroX Etnd his friends in tlht
and all surroGSthng communities lutte
lip extending heartfelt sympathy to die
bereaved par ents. J
B. A. Atkins died at his home on West
street at six O'Clock Sunday morning.
after a weeks illness of pneumonia. He
leaves a widow and three young child \
rem. Mr.. Atkins was native of Lincola
land a son of Alison and Orissa Atkins Of
that town. He came here several years
lago as clerk in DR.. A. A. Deans drug
store later buying the business. He was
la member of Libanus Lodge F. and A 4
lM. and n. II. Munsill Hose and Hook
and Ladder company. The funeral was
held from his late home Wednesday
afternoon at two o'clock the Rev. S. T.
Perry officiating. w. A, Lawrence had
charge of the services at the house and
! w. W. Wilson conducted the Masonic
funeral rites at the grave The Munsill
Hose company marched in body to the
cemetery. The bearers were l.. l.. James,
G. A. Danfoi tn, f. g. Norton, G. W.
Smith, E. j. Bristol and w. L. Frank.