Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-06-01

Inc oman missionary society of
the Baptist church met Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Lasher on
South street.
One of the Standard Oil company's big
horses died in its stable at the Logan
house barns Friday afternoon, from a
very sudden but mysterious disease.
Married In West Haven, May 90. by
Rev. Henry NJ. Douglass, Mr.. Charles y.
Adams of East Whitehall and Miss
Florence NJ. Jackway of West Haven.
Eugene A. Rogers of Bristol. who has
here since early last fall in charge of
part of the stone work on the new Bap-
fist church, has finished his job and
went to his home Friday forenoon.
Mrs. Fred c.. Little of New Haven,
who has been here through the spring
assisting in Mrs. j. w. L~awrence's mil
linery establishment, has completed her
labors here for the present and returned
to her home in New Haven.
The representatives of the estate of the
late Timothy Sullivan of upper South
street, who recently sold the home place,
have purchased from H. w. Brewster
the tenement house next to the Hotel
Logan, known as the ." Mill house.
The cattle shipment made by the local
live stock dealers Monday consisted of
three carloads, one of dressed veal for
New Haven, Conn, and two of cows,
calves and hogs for the Brighton market.
Erwin G.. Piper accompanied his CON
signment.
The market men of this village have
joined the ranks of the progressive and
IN the future will close their places of
business on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday evenings at six o'clock. This
gives not only the clerks but proprietors
a chance for a few hours recreation on
these evenings.
Middlebury is gaining a snug place in
the affections of horse trainers and a long
string of quick steppers are daily seen on
parade in the working-out process that
precedes the racing season. Among the
more prominent trainers here is John
Porter formerly of Ticonderoga y. Y.
Porter is sanguine that he has several in
his stable that will make good during the
season.
The June term of Addison County
court will open on Tuesday next with
Judge Willard w. Miles of Barton. pre-
siding. 1t will be Judge Miles first
official visit to this court. County Clerk,
Rufus Wainwright has distributed Il e
court dockots to the various attorneys
this week. The docket contains 10
cases distributed as follows Court
docket, 10; chancery. p: jury calendar,
10: court calendar. %.
A special service was held in s..
Stephens church on Ascension Day
evening when the members Of Mount
Calvary Commandery, Knights Templar.
attended in a body. a special address
WAS delivered 10y Rev. w. T. Forsythe.
The choir rendered fine music and Mrs.
W.. K. Howard sang a sOlO in an eX-
Quisite manner. On return to the Ma
sonic Temple the order of the Temple
was conferred upon four candidates,
after which "a banquet was served,
Local talent in amateur theatricals
will be the event at the opera house the
rcoming week. On Friday evening. June
Sth. The KleptOmaniac" and Poor
Pillicoddy" will be presented 10y a cast
that contains the names of those that
have come to be classed as ''favorites -
The production will be under the
auspices of the Labaree Society and as
both plays are particularly clever efforts
upon the part of the playwright an
evening of amusement is assured those
attending. The seats have been placed
on sale at Sterns' drug store.
Middlebury Grange held a largely at
tended meeting, May %, 172 members
being present. A class of 16 received
the third and fourth degrees. Patriotic
quotations Were given at roll call The
question for debate was Resolved. that
automobiles ought to be excluded from
the public highways" The speakers for
the affirmative We're julius Seeley, Jr
and Eugene Eddy; for the negative, H.
E. Sessions and Noble Brooks. The ar
guments were good on both sides but it
was decided in the affirmative. Refresh
ments were served.
A union memorial service was held in
the town hall on Sunday afternoon, May
81. William P. Russell Post, No. $50,
attended in a body. The program opened
with prelude and the invocation was by
Rev. W. T. Forsythe. The scripture
reading was by Rev. w. H. Washburne
D. D., and the college male quartet
rendered selections. Rev. Thomas Simms
offered prayer. A solo by Mrs. A. D
Barter followed and Rev. Geo. R. Stall
delivered the sermon the title being
The Converted Sword" The weather
was decidedly unpropitious for a large
attendance.