Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-01-26
ABOUT TOWN.
Items of Local and Personal Interest Z,
Middlebury People.

on Main street
F. D. Searle of Rartland is visiting
friends in town.
A. II. Bristol is confined to the house
with erysipeas.
Mrs Bergerin and son, Hero, have
moved to Bristol.
Mrs NJ. c. Graham is visiting friends
in ST. Adams Bay.
Curtis Bly, of Ticonderoga, N. Y, was
IN town this week.
Charles Rich is improving daily. He
is now able to be about his home.
c. L. Green, former resident now of
Burlington, was a visitor in town during
the week
r. Il. Howard, a special representative
of the boston Herald, called at this office
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ball of Ferrisburg
visited his sister, Mrs A. A. Boardman
the first of the week
Misses Agnes and Eleanor Graham
returned Saturday evening from a
months visit in Boston.
Chief engineer Of the fire department,
Frank Stone, has appointed Michael
Ilaher as his assistant.
The condition of Mrs. John Higgins,
who has been sick the past eight weeks,
remains about the same.
Rev. w. T. Forsythe addressed Il
missionary meeting Wednesday evening
at st. Paul's church, Burlington.
Rollin Newton, assistant butter-maker
at the creamery has gone to Durham, n.
H., where he will take course in butter
making.
The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. Robert
Rogers Wednesday, January 81, at 2;30
o'clock.
Wait for the drama to be given in the
town hall on Feb. 20, under the auspices
of the Woman's Aid of st. Stephens
church.
Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe was called to Bos-
ton Wednesday by the serious illness of
of her twin sister, Mrs. Charles II.
Andrews
Mrs. r. Boardman and daughter
have returned to l.. b Boardman's after
spending several weeks in Leicester the
guest of friends.
The firm of w II. Thomas & Co. has
been dissolved by mutual consent. On
and after this date the business will be
conducted by Thomas and Weeks.
John O'Connor has leased his farm in
the east part of the town to Charles
Pratt. Mr.. O'Connor has leased the
Barton house on Seymour street and
will soon occupy the same.
One hundred dollars an hour seems al
most incredible in this town but that is
what Russell II. Conwell will receive
from the Century club for his lecture,
| Feb. LIST. 1t must be good.
Plans are being made by the local
council of the Knights of Columbus for
celebration of the anniversary of the
founding of the council. A banquet
with appropriate exercises will be held
in their rooms.
Beckwith & Co. have been enjoying
remarkably good business the past week,
due to their full-page advertisement of
their January clearance sale They have
some bargains, they make it known and
they sell the goods.
Mrs. Anna Atwood and w. H. Thomas
entertained large number of friends at
their home on South Pleasant street last
Friday evening. Whist was played, &c.
Brown winning the first prize and DR.. l..
E. Mellen the consolation.
Next Thursday evening, Feb. / the last
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course will appear in the person of
Russell II. Conwell. 1t will be long
long time before Middlebury audience
will have such another opportunity. Mr..
Conwell has been favOrably mentioned
as a successor to the late DR.. Harper.
We quote the following from the Phila-
delphia Times ''The only lecturer in
America who can fill hall in this city
with three thousand people at dollar a
ticket" His subject will be THE Silver
Crown" Tickets at Stems.
Monday evening, January 90, the
following officers of Addison Encamp-
ment, No. 81, were duly installed by
District Deputy Grand Patriarch A. l..
Hazeltine of Swanton c. p, Guy c.
Woodwork; S. W., b. H. Lane; H. p,
L. NJ Lillick; Scribe, C. E. Youtt;
Treas, L. f. Mellen; j. W., A. T. Cal
houn; LIST W., G. II. Lamorder; 2nd W.,
w. l.. Cady; 3rd W., H. l.. Hunt; 4th
W.. Frank Lasher; 1st G. to T., W. F.
Bentley; 2nd G. to T., H. A. Peck; |. S.
, II. w. Carrier. The installa ton cere-
monies were followed by a very social
hour and banquet.
Frank R. Stone has lately added q
valuable trearm to his already large
assortment. 1t is typical old blunder
buSS OF the hint lock design and Is tht
gift of friend in the West. The butt anc
stock are inlaid in scroll fash ion with
brass and the funnel shape barrel i,
rudely engraved with fantastic figures
. 1t is % inches long over all while the enc
! Of the barrel is inches across. 1t is in
emarkably good state of preservation
and will be neat addition to Mr.. Stone'
Z collection of % shooting irons The
!. donor states that its history can b.
= traced back over 800 years.
For cleverness, simplicity and valu,
the Security Packet Skirt Fastener ha
Z every thing beat a long ways. 1t consist
. of two metal strips, which are to b.
/. sewed to the edges of the opening of TIN
skirt, so arranged that the simpl
p drawing up of small metal slide close
e the gap to remain closed In this name
= the skirt is closed and opened quickl,
and securely and banishes one of tn
greatest troubles to- the wearers of skirts
4 Its simplicity will appeal to any one bu
g its value is demonstrated by experience
C c. NJ. Carpenter, the jewler, has tn
agency for this region and he will b