Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-09
ABOUT TOWN.
Items of Local and Personal Interest TO
Middlebury People.

Items of Local and Personal Interest to
Middlebury People.
Miss Sadie Dunlap is visiting Miss En-
ma Russell in Bridport this week.
Miss Ida Lewis spent Sunday in Bran
don the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bissell
Plattsburg for a two weeks stay with
relatives.
Miss Julia Brown of Burlington is in
town for stay of a week or ten days
aud is stopping at The Logan
Mrs Frank w. Thomas, who has been
threatened with pneumonia for the past
few days, is now able to be out.
Mrs. NJ. A Munroe has returned from
a two weeks stay in Boston where she
was called by the illness of sister.
Matthew c. Riley of Pittsburgh. n.
Y, former longtime resident of Mid
diebury, is in town the guest of frieuds.
George NJ Delaney of Burlington and
! Darwin Rider of Brandon were in town
yesterday called here by Mrs. Higgins
death.
Charles F. Rich was down to his store
J Wednesday afternoon for the first time
in eight weeks. lacking one day. Mr..
Rich is much improved.
Mrs. NJ. G. Graham, wife of the ex-
press agent. arrived home Wednesday
afternoon after a visit to relatives and
| friends in st. Adams Essex and Georgia.
The local board of pension examining
surgeons had three ola soldiers before
them for examination at their first semi.
monthly meeting for February on We'd
nesday.
George Dunlap, the lucky fisherman,
secured prize from the Otter last Tues
day, our coolest day, in the form Of
fine big pickerel that tipped the scales at
five pounds.
Mrs. n j. Robinson of Arlington and
Mrs NJ NJ. Ballard of Rochester, N. Y,
are in town having been called here by
the death of their sister, the late Mrs.
John Higgins.
State Auditor Horace F. Graham of
Craftsbury has been in town this week
auditing the accounts of the last Deem
Der term of the county court and of the
justices of the peace.
Word was received in town Sunday
of the sudden death of Lauren Redfield
of New York city. Mr.. Redfield was
graduate of Middlebury College in the
class of 81 and member of the Chi
Psi fraternity. He was also a resident
of Middlebury for number of years.
At the meeting of Union Lodge, No 9,
F. and A. NJ, Tuesday evening the
second degree was worked upon five
candidates and following the degree
work luncheon was served. Potter
Chapter, No. 90. r. A. NJ contemplates
a trip to Rutland on the 2Sth to partici-
pate in degree work.
The Woman's Aid of st. Stephens
will present an entertainment in the
opera house Tuesday evening, Feb. 20,
consisting of two farces, The Obstinate
Family and "a Five O'clock Tea" the
latter by William Dean Howells. The
Haydn orchestra of Middlebury college
will furnish the musical part of the
program and Mrs. Walter +. Howard
will render solo.
The members of Addison Court, No.
1l12, Catholic Order of Foresters, are
busy with the preparations for their
sixth annual concert and ball which will
be held in the opera house on Wednes-
day evening, February 2lst. The Mid
debury orchestra will furnish music for
the concert and dancing. The grand
march will start at 9: l5 O'clock following
the concert. a collation. will be served
in the lower hall.
The following Associated Press dis
patch dated from this town appeared in
the afternoon papers on Tuesday: Mrs.
John Higgins aged 80 years the wife of
the proprietor of the Addison house in
this place, died at o'clock this morning
from a shO TX of paralysis suffered several
weeks ago Mrs. Higgins was known to
every commercial traveller in New Eng
land through her connection with the
Addison house and her death will come
as personal loss To the hundreds who
knew her"
The Lorne Elwyn company, support
ing Miss Gladys Grey in a repetoire OF
popular productions, have been the at
traction at the opera house this week ano
crowded houses have greeted each per
Torrance. Manager Frank X. Stone oi
of the opera house is to be congratulated
, in securing the return engagement OF
Mr.. Elwyn and his company as Middle
bury people are interested in following
the career that Miss Grey (Miss Larock
has mapped out for herself. In the tire,
, plays presented, The Fatal Likeness
Sherlock Holmes in The Crimson Stail
and The Hand of Man, Miss Greys worl
was decidedly clever and her versatility
was shown to a marked degree. Sup
ported by Mr.. Elwyn whose histroni'
talent needs no laudation and a company
of actors and actresses fitting into theil
several places each performance was wei
worthy of the large audience tina
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