Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
FAMILY GROCERIES

Julius w. Williamson has gone to Rut.
land and Warrensburgh, n. Y, on a
short visit to his daughters.
The band held an interesting business
meeting Monday evening and chose
their old leader and business manager.
j. B. Cobb, to act in the same capacity
for another year, with an increase in
salary. The outlook for a good band
this year is quite encouraging.
j. w. Lawrence of Hotel Logan has
begun repairs on his tenement house
east of the hotel and is also making i'm
provements about the hotel itself
William Foote has returned to Bellows
Falls and his school duties.
Mrs. Smith Seeley, aged sc years, died
Saturday at her home in the south part
of the town. She is survived by hus-
band and two daughters. Mrs. Grant
Boardman of Rutland and Mrs. G.. b.
Reynolds of Philadelphia. The funeral
was held at her late home Tuesday after
noon at 80.
Seven carloads of live stock went from
this section Monday, four to the Brighton
market, Boston, two to New York and
one to New Haven, Conn.
In the local market Monday eggs
brought II cents per dozen, one cent bet
ter than week ago, and butter brought
from % to q cents per pound. The re-
ceipts were quite heavy.
James Hughes and son, Edward, have
arrived home from Saranac, n. v, where
they went to attend the funeral of Mr..
Hughes sister, Mrs Katherine Gavin
The sidewalk at the postotfice corner
caved in Monday afternoon supposed to
have been caused by water undermining
it.
Many repairs and alterations are being
made on the barns and sheds of the
Agricultural society. Among other
great improvements fine new Judges
stand will be built, that will be the best
in the State. The promoter of all this
work, Col. S. A. Ilsley, says that nothing
will be spared to make our fair grounds
the very finest in this part of the -coun-
try.
Judge w. H. Bliss went to Montpelier
last Monday where he will remain till
his cases are heard in Supreme Court
He expects to argue three important
suits. 1t is hoped that an opinion will
be read at this term in the noted case of
the farmers against the Middlebury
water power owners.
One and two cent postage stamps Of
the jamestown commemorative series are
now out. The series will also include
a stamp of the five cent denomination
which will be on sale later. The one cent
stamp is green in color and bears pic
ture of Capt. John Smith, the dates of
his birth and death and the founding of
Jamestown. The two cent stamp, car
mine in color, bears a representation of
the landing of the English at Jamestown
in 1907.
Our Congressman, ID. j. Foster, spok e
Tuesday evening to fair-sized house,
considering the unpleasant weather, on
the panama Canal" illustrating his re-
marks with pictures, charts and maps.
1t was expected that Mr.. Foster would
give an address that would be interest
ing but the talk, interspersed as it was,
with the witticisms that are SO charac.
teristic of Mr.. Foster, and given in the
fluent style which has won so much
admiration, far beyond the limits of his
own State, was a genuine treat to all
who braved the storm to hear him. At
ter the talk Mr.. Foster kindly passed
around for inspection many photogra-
phic views illustrating the wonderful
work now being done by our govern
me1t in the canal zone.
N/Mrs. William Kinsley died Sunday
might at the age of 70 years. She is sur
vived by husband and brother, OAR
win whitehall. The funeral was held
at her late home Wednesday morning at
ten.o'clock and the burial was in the
family lot beside her first husband, Mr..
Eastwood, in the Foote Street ceme-
terry.