Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-12-08
ABOUT TOWN.
Items of Local and Personal Interest TO
Middlebury People.

miuuleDury Ieople.
Mrs. G. S. Wainwright has gone to
Albany for ten days stay.
Mrs. Jennie Cushman is confined to
the house with sprained ankle.
John Peck of New Haven was the
guest of Mrs. H. C. Peck Thursday.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Dyer on Friday afternoon, Dec. 10 at
o'clock.
Mllin Atwood of the Vermont Bust
ness college came home for the Thanks
giving vacation.
A light fall of snow on Sunday after
noon and evening resulted in bringing
out sleighs Monday.
Miss Louise Lee has returned from a
short stay in Mortified where she was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Cady.
Miss Eta T. Costello of this place has
enrolled as a student at the popular and
successful Albany Business college.
Mrs. f. p. Cushman was in Leicester
Tuesday of this week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. George Swinington.
The ladies of the town are invited to
see Miss Noonan's display of fancy
work of all kinds in Brewster q Cos.
store. advt. 90 %
Miss Goldia Munroe has returned from
Poultney after a weeks Thanksgiving
visit with some of her school friends
there.
Rev Robert l.. Thompson of Brandon,
IA graduate of Middlebury College, will
preach in the Methodist church this
friday evening.
Mrs. George Dunlap, who has been
conducting a variety and novelty store
ia the Gee Sisters block for several
months past has retired from business.
The ladies of the Foreign Missionary
society of the Congregational Chuch
held "A Thank Offering meeting last 'ues-
day afternoon with Mis- a. W Dickens
The choir boys of st. Stephens church
entertained the senior members of the
choir and the church usher at 1t supper
at the Rectors, Rev. w. T. Forsyihe's,
tuesday evening.
The ladies of the Home Missionary
society of the Congregational church
will hold a supper and sale of fancy
articles in the vestry of the church this
friday evening, supper will be served
at 6 o'clock.
Only one car load of live stock, which
consisted of cows and calves, was ship
ded from here to the Brighton market
Monday morning. This was the smallest
shipment this season from the local
station.
MIR and Mrs. d. NJ Strong of Salisbury
have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Mabel Cora, to
George Merriam Whitney to take place
December 10, at the Congregational
church at Salisbury.
Town Treasurer. c. + Pinney. reports
about one-half of the taxes paid in up to
the 9th instant The Treasurers office
will be open evenings of the l4th and
/ 18th inst, to enable those to pay who
are unable to call during the regular
business hours
The ladies of the Labaree society of
tn Congregational church will hold
an annual business meeting Wednesday
afternoon, Dec. 10. at 3 80 at the home
of Mrs. f. A. Farnsworth. a large
attendance is desired as important bust
ness is to come before the meeting.
There was no change in the prices
paid in the local market Monday for
butter and eggs from those paid the
previous two weeks, the best dairy
butter bringing 81 cents per pound and
newly laid eggs 30 cents per dozen. The
market was dull and the sales light.
The Ladies' Benevolent Association of
the Congregational church are to have
a sale of fancy and useful articles in the
ladies rooms under the church Dec. 18th
and 10th. Wednesday evening supper
will b. served. All are asked to attend
and help add to a general good time.
Two hounds dogs made terrible
slaughter Of sheep between Friday night
and Saturday morning last at the Phelps
Nash firm about "a mile east of Bedens.
When Mr.. Thompson who operates the
farm went To the barns Saturday morn
I'M he found number of sheep living
about the barn yard dead An investi-
CATION resulted in finding 81 dead sheer
and eight others So badly bitten that
they died during the day. Several Other.
will probably die The two hound dogs
were still IN the neighborhood and &
! number of farmers armed with gun,
( succeeded in wounding and captLrinl
one the other was identified.
One of the social events OF the season
occurred Thanksgiving evening wheI
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Drolette celebrated
their twenty fifth wedding anniversary
; Their commOdious home was we'll filled
and from early in the evening an or
chestra in the upper hall made it lively
" throughout the house. Mr.. and Mrs
Drolette received their guests in tn,
north parlor under an arch of evergreen
and running pine and the decorations il
this room were carried out in green anC
p white. The sitting room and hal
, were decorated in red and running pin'
and one Of the attractions of III