Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-09

framing of w. II. Davis new house on
Depot street
Frank j. Hubbard has purchased the
Higley place on South street and will
take immediate possession.
The local board of pension examining
had five old soldiers before them
for examination Wednesday.
The Rev. Thomas Simms will deliver
an address next week before the gradu-
ating class of the Proctor high school,
Roscoe have returned from a several
weeks visit with relatives and friends
in Springfield, Mass.
Miss Edna Higley, teacher at Mt. AL
lisOu conservatory of music, New Bruins
and Mrs. A. f. Higley.
John Lowell has gone to Worcester,
Mass, where he has a position in a |
meat market. Mrs. Lowell and daugh-
ter expect to move there soon.
The regular monthly meeting for June
of the Addison County business mems |
association occurred at the rooms of the
Moosaamoo club last evening.
Misses Jennie Hathorne and Addie !
Kellogg of Cream Hill, Shoreham, were
in town Wednesday and Thursday on
combined business and pleasure trip.
At the regular meeting of Lake Dun
more Lodge No. IL, l. O. O. F., held in
their hall Wednesday evening they voted
to observe Sunday, June %, as their
Memorial Sunday.
The first of series of practice fire
alarms was rung in Wednesday evening
bringing out the department. The APP
paratus was in first class condition and
worked satisfactory.
Sheriff w. H. Cobb on Saturday after
noon arrested Joseph Rivers and Cora
Dickinson, wife of Olney Dickinson, on
charge of adultery. They are now
confined in the county Jail.
The Morrison house which must be
removed from its site on South Pleasant
street, and which will be replaced by the
new Baptist church, will be sold at
auction on Wednesday the 18th.
LCol. S. A. Ilsley has purchased the
Morrison house of DR.. F. f. Farmer and
upon the site will build the new Baptist
church. DR.. Farmer announces that he
intends to leave town and will locate IND
St. Johnsbury.
William Fagga has returned from
Burlington where he went several days
Fletcher hospital where she was opera
ted upon Tuesday. She is doing as
well as can be expected.
Mrs. Eugene Shambo gave a party at
her home on Washington street Tuesday
afternoon III honor of the two young
Misses Bruya, who are visiting their
grandparents here for few days. Vari-
GUS games entertained the party and re-
freshments were served.
Chief Of Police c.. n. Dickinson this
week received the news of the death
of his only sister, Mrs. j. f. Priestman
at Toronto, Can. She died the latter
part Of April but owing to the letter
going astray he did not know of her
death until Wednesday of this week.
Arthur, the five year old son of Rev.
and Mrs. w. T. Forsythe, while playing
Wednesday near his home at the corner
of Washington and Court street fell
from a treeand struck in such way as
to severely bite his tongue. DR.. Dorey
was called in and dressed the wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Bates, Miss
Violet Bates and Everett c. Bates of
Mount Vernon n. H.. who were at the
Hotel Logan the first half of the week,
started Wednesday afternoon on their
homeward trip by automobile. E. F.
Billiard of Troy, n. Y, who joined the
party here, returned to Troy by train.
Cullen O'Brien's team, driven by Perley
Witherell. came into town with a load of
nay Monday morning and drove onto
being bel nearly off the scales the platform
broke, letting the load down, necessitat-
ing some time in extricating it and start
ing it to It's destination, A. A. Fletcher's.
The wagon and load weighed over 5000
pounds.
All having any interest in the ceme-
terry on Foote street are requested to
meet there at p. m Saturday, June 10,
for the purpose of cleaning up the
grounds. Immediately after this there
will be business meeting at A. n. Nc
Quivey's for the purpose of recognizing
the Central burying ground association
and to transact any other necessary
business. \ full attendance is desired.
Hadey's moving pictures at the opera
house on Wednesday evening drew a
good sized audience despite a downpouI
Of rain which happened along Just as
people We're preparing to attend the
performance. While many of the pic
lures shown had been seen here before
the new ones were interesting and the
entertainment was pleasing and in
structive. Mr.. Hadley has arranged tC
appear again in Middlebury in January
next and promises an entirely new pro
gram.
The Self-winding clock company o.
Brooklyn, ~ y, have installed auto
matte clocks in the stores of Beckwith &
Co., r. S. Benedict, Henry F. JOY
G. E. Stevens and at the Brandon Italian
Marble Companys office. The clocks
are on an electric current, connected
with the "master" clock at the Western
Union telegraph Office at Marshal's store
Correct time comes by telegraph from
Washington, ID. c., every day at nool
to the "master" clock, and the different
clocks are corrected automatically ever,
hour by the "master" clock.