Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-11-17
ABOUT TOWN.
Items of Local and Personal Interest to
Middlebury People.

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day visitor in town.
Harry c. Peck of Burlington was in
town the first of the week.
Mrs. H. c. Peck and daughter, Myrtle,
spent Sunday in New Haven.
Mr.. and Mrs L. B. Boardman were in
Pittsford on Friday and Saturday of last
week.
Mrs. +. G. Nassau, who has been quite
sick for the past two weeks is able to be
out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Sargent have re.
turned from weeks visit with relatives
at Bayonne. n. j.
Mrs. f. j. Hubbard entertained mum.
Der of friends at her home on South
street Saturday afternoon.
Stanley d. Nichols returned to Rox.
bury Tuesday morning after few days
visit at the Episcopal rectory.
The annual cleaning of the court house
has been under way this week and every.
thing will shortly be in readiness for the
December term of court.
The ladies are invited to visit the
Register Book Store to inspect. and be
instructed IN the art of making novelties
for Nmas gifts of crepe paper.
Mrs. b. l.. Fleming has closed her
home on Washington street and gone to
Auburndale, Mass, where she will spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs J. f..
Cobleigh and family.
The four year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Nelson Gotta OF Seymour street fell
down a fight of stairs at her home
sunday afternoon and broke her left
arm at the elbow joint. Doctors NJ. II.
and 5. 5. Eddy attended the child.
The Essay club met last Monday after
noon with MIS-. w. II. brewster. a de-
scription of the Sistine chapel was read
by Miss Marriott Head, paper on
Michael Angeles painting, The Last
Judgment, was read by Mrs Eugene
Twitchell. The next meeting will be
held with Mrs. Leroy Russell, Nov. 81.
A dozen or more from this town went
to East Middlebury on Wednesday eve
ming where III company with some 20
people from that village they were enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Peck.
The affair was under the direction of the
| ladies of st. Barnabas guild and it is
eminently proper to remark that as cooks
they stand dangerously near the top
notch. After partaking of the supper
the evening was passed at whist and
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when the Middlebury delegation reached
home.
Louis Fl. Stalker, for five years past
the efficient and popular mail carrier
ON rural mail route No. l. which covers
sections of Weybridge, Addison, Bird
port and Cornwall closed his connection
with the post Office department on Wed
nesday of this week He will sail from
New York on Saturday, Dec 9th for
Florida where he will pass the winter
in Manatee county. Mr.. Stalker CON
templates locating in the south. Ben
| jimln Hagar of Weybridge has received
the appointment as Mr.. Stalker's sue
cessor.
The first number on the winter pro-
gram of the Century club course is a
JOINT debate between Hon. Champ Clark
of Missouri democrat, and Hon. c. b.
Lands of Indiana. republican. and the
subject of the debate will b. "tepubli-
canism vs.. Democracy" 1t will occur
next Wednesday evening, Nov. - Both
of the speakers are members of Congress
and both have won an enviable reputa-
ton upon the lecture platform 1t is
cafe to say that the opera house next
Wednesday evening will contain one of
the largest audiences that has ever
gathered within the building.
A conference of Christian workers will
be held in the Congregational church
Monday and Tuesday, the general theme
being The Note Of Evangelical Appeal. e"
The Rev. @. Glenn Atkins. ID. D.. of
Burlington, will give an address Monday
evening at 1880 O'Clock On Tuesday at
10 a. M, the Rev. C. n. Thomas of
Bristol will speak upon Scripture in
Theology At eleven o'clock the Rev.
Benjamin Swift of Orwell will preach.
At 3 p. m. the Rev. r. r. Davies, a
Weshman, will speak upon "Revivals in
Wales and Elsewhere. At 1870 p. IN.
DIR. Atkins will deliver the closing ad-
dress. 1t is expected that conferences
regarding methods of work will be held
after some of these addresses.
According to arrangement the drawing
for seats for the Century club course
occurred "Wednesday afternoon in the
basement of the townhall. While the
snow and wind made the weather unpleas-
ant within the'room only good nature and
warmth prevailed. The ''square deal ="
arrangement for the drawing of seats
worked satisfactorily and while of course
there might have been few disappointed
ones all had an equal chance in the selec-
ton of their seats. Horace Dow, who
resides east of the village. drew first
choice. Between three and four hundred
seats have been sold and checked off on
the plan of the hall. Artist Jackson.
DIR, Storms and II. G. f. Hoag assisted
the ladies of the club in the drawing
ceremonies. An amusing feature of the
drawing was the fact that the majority
of the members of the club were way
down toward the end of the list in draw
| ing seats.