Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-01-04
lMIOOLEBURY LOCALS.

more Lodge, NO. II, l. y. y. r., held In
heir hall in the Dyer block Friday even
Ing the following officers were elected:
N. g., Charles Hooker: V. G., c. w.
'Hulburt; secretary, w. F. Bentley;
treasurer, C. F. Rich. After the election
an oyster~ supper was served. Music
was furnished during the evening by
Robert Calhoun.
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety met with Mrs. O. H. Atwood on
Wednesday afternoon.
P. D Hawkins of Boston is in town
for visit to old friends
E. P. Cushman has returned from
business trip to Boston.
NJ. T. Butterfied has sold his farm on
South street to Prof Hurtig of Chicago
for 5000 Mr. Hurtig has also bought
the Chapman farm, for which he gave
50 900, and the c. d. Mead farm. He
intends to join them in one large stock
farm and will build house on the first
place mentioned. NJ T. Butterfeld has
| purchased Ilt Ia lOl ldlIl III llic ilOltl
part of the town and has taken posses
sion.
Mrs Taylor and daughter of Fort Ed
ward, n. Y, are the guests of Mrs. Tay
lors mother, Mrs. Fannie Langworthy,
of High street They were called here
by an accident to Mrs Langworthy
while walking on the icy walks near her
home.
George Hammond has accepted posi-
sition as general manager of one of the
finest stock and fruit farms in Delaware.
He left on Saturday last for Delaware.
Miss Kate Mcconnell of Burlington is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Francis
Downs.
Mrs. j. d. Houghtalng has returned to
her home in Springfield, Mass, after a
weeks visit in town.
A we'll attended watch meeting was
held at the Methodist church Monday
evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Baptist
church held their annual meeting with
Mrs. l. L. Rogers at her home on Court
street Wednesday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Century
club was held with Miss Grace Foote
Wednesday evening.
Dr. and Mrs. Tobin of Bristol were
New Years visitors in town.
Master Densel Calvin has returned
l from weeks visit in Bristol.
Miss Florence Fisher of Vergennes and
( Miss Helen Williams of Burlington, cen
= trail telephone operators, were New
Years visitors at their homes.
o Mondays contribution to the stock
market from this station consisted of
!. three carloads of cows, calves and hogs
s for the Brighton market and one for the
New York market. Z. G.. Piper &C
+ companled his shipment to the Hub.
, Market day brought slump in the
e egg market, 81 cents per dozen being
:. the ruling quotation. Butter offering.
brought 25c per pound
). r. S. Benedict and family were New
Years guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Ben
q edict at Cornwall.
II Miss Agnes Hughes returned Monday
from ten days visit with her aunt, Mrs
: William Hope, at Averill Park, N. Y.
Have you paid your taxes yet
The postoffice department at Washing
ton has formulata1 Gonna Dau r1Iac ra
garding box rents in postoffices and ;
new schedule of prices has been inaugu
} tied Heretofore many small office
We're charging rate in excess of tina
called for in larger cities and towns
hence the reason for a establishment of tn,
rates. BY the way your box rent be
came due on Tuesday and you have unit
the 10th inst to pay it.
Midshipman Bert B. Taylor, who ha
been on furlough at his home here left
Saturday to join his ship the Illinois TO
"a trip in southern waters.
Miss Rita Monroe has returned will
her brother, Charles Monroe, to Chicag
for an indefinite stay
AS mentioned elsewhere George A
Goyett has severed his connection will
the firm of Piper & Goyett. c. A Pipe
will continue the business and there will
be no change whatever other than tina
of adding to the working staff frs
class undertaken. Miss Della Seeley be
comes the bookkeeper and Mr. Piper in
forms The Register that he is prepared t
handle undertaking in the same careful
manner that has heretofore been done b.
the old firm. Next week he will have al
interesting announcement to make in hi
regular advertising space in this paper