Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. James Dumas spent Sum
day with friends in Brandon.
H. G. Martin of North Ferrisburgh
visited relativs and friends in town on
Wednesday.
Middlebury has sent a good sized
delegation to the camp meeting at Spring
Grove during the week.
Mrs Lucinda Allen of North Ferris
burg has been a guest at Henry Ham
mond's and w. W. Martins during the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Cady and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. ". K. Foster and daughter,
spent few days this week at the Sumner
cottage, Lake Champlain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Ellis, who have
been visiting relatives in town for the
past few weeks, have returned to their
home in Washington, d. G.
Mrs. Boardman and her daughter and
family from Proctor have been spending
few days at Mrs Boardman's old home
in the east part of the town.
Mrs. l.. b. Boardman and Mrs. r. G.
Bromley of Burlington were guests of
+. r. Dickerman in Bristol on Friday
and Saturday of last week.
Kirk Piper, Carl Frost, Harry Cobb
and Ernest Reynolds, who have been
camping at Lake Dunmore for two
weeks, have returned home.
Clarence E. Gingras of Schenectady,
N. ", employed as a draughtsman in
that city is the guest of Mrs. Louisa
Bowler and Mrs. Clara M. Dumas of
this village
Ivar G. Gingras of Turner's Falls, Mass
after vacation passed with relatives in
this place, the guest of Mrs Louisa Bou
ver and Mrs. Clara NJ. Dumas has return
ed to his home.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed: Miss A. H. Barker,
Mrs. j. w. Magee, Mr.. Charlie Borta,
Mr.. Willie Hamel, Mr.. Cornelius McLane,
Mr. VIM. Ward (2).
Hon. II. NJ. Lewis and Mrs. H. E.
Briggs and Master Russell Briggs of
Madison. Wis, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Herman a. Peck, went
Thursday to Boston, Mass.
Burt Steele was arrested by Chief of
Police c. N. Dickerson Wednesday after
noon on a charge of the breach of the
peace and taken before Judge Foote.
! Pleading guilty to the charge he was
fined $500 and costs which he paid.
Miss Ethel Henckley, who has spent
the summer with her sister, Mrs Harry
c. Peck, went to Lake George Thursday.
After few days stay there she will
return to Pepperill, Mass. Mrs. Peck
and daughter accompanied her to Lake
George.
Prof. E. A. Burt and family have re-
turned from Oneonta, n. Y, where they
were called from East Galway, N. Y,
by the death of Mrs Burt's father, A. o.
Briggs. Mrs Burt's mother and sister
are with them for short stay.
Midshipman Bert B. Taylor, who was
called here by the death of his sister,
Miss Ella Barton, joined his shipmates at
New London, Conn, Wednesday. He is
on the U. S. cruiser Atlanta and has
been cruising since commencement.
Vice-president and Mrs. Fairbanks
passed through Middlebury on Tuesday
enroute to Ogdensburg and the vice
president stepped from the train for
few moments to enhale the unadutrated
air of Addison county and incidentally
to shake hands with few OF our citizens,
The editor is in receipt of several local
items signed Subscriber" For these he
is pleased to extend the thanks of The
Register, but in the future to insure the
publication of similar items it will be
necessary for the sender to sign their
name as guarantee of good faith.
Anonymous communications in a news
paper office are filed in the waste basket.
The home and foreign missionary
societies of the Addison County Baptist
Association will hold basket meeting at
the Baptist church, Aug. 81, commence
ing at 1890 a. m. The speakers in the
afternoon will be, Mrs. Reynolds, CORE
spending secretary of the Home Mission
M,o Topripr of
for the foreign society. All are cordially
invited to be present.
An amusing and largely attended law
suit was held in Bridport Tuesday. Myron
Crow VS.. Herbert Huestis and Cassius
Crane. Attorney c. l. Button appeared
for the plaintiff and Attorney L. c.
Russell for the defendants, Justice F. NJ
Foote presiding. The case was fully
contended, holding over until late
hour in the evening but not resulting in
jury agreement The case grew out of
neighborly quarrel from the injuries
inflicted on bull. AS the animal was
but slightly injured the case will not
reach County Court.
Manager Frank r. Stone of the local
opera house will open the fall season
with Lederman's New York Speciality
company on the evening of Thursday,
; Sept. 7. The company carries band
orchestra and arrangements have been
made for dance at the close of the per
, Torrance. Manager Stone has several
4 good things in mind for patrons of the
opera house during the season and will
D from time to time announce new book
ings in this paper. Next weeks paper
will contain an adv ertisement of Leder'
{ mans Specially company and their ole
!. of specialties
Our veteran townsman, Henry L.
a Sheldon, celebrated his Saith birthday or
: Wednesday of last week by attending the
dedication of the Ethan Allen monument
k at Burlington. His birthday occurred
3 on Tuesday but the observance of it by
his friends was deferred until the fol
, lowing day when several called in the
= evening to sample that famous bottle Of