Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-08
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

F. A. Bond, who has been visitinn his
daughters in Boston and New York the
past month, has. returned home.
Miss Della Brousseau OF New York is
visiting her father, George Brousseau.
Miss Lizzie Tinney has returned from
several months in Boston.
Allan Calhoun is making extensive re-
pairs and improvements on his residence
on South street.
Unclaimed letters at the local postoffice
are for Miss Helen G. Rogers, Miss
Minnie Tilley, Peter Larose, Lent Petty
and E. H. Rose.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Youtt, who have
been visiting in Holyoke, Mass, have re-
turned home.
L. o. Allen is repairing his building on
Washington street that was damaged by
fire few weeks ago.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will be
held with Mrs. L. d. Dyer Friday after
noon, May Is at o'clock. A full at
tendance is desired.
Fred Hathorn has returned to Tun-
bridge after a visit with his brother.
M. H. Graham has moved into Mrs
Langworthy's house on the corner of
High and Seminary streets.
Mrs. Myron Langworthy is quite i'll.
Isaac Lavonche, Jr., hes a gang of
men at work repairing the house belong
ing to the Rider estate which was re-
Gently damaged by fire.
Emery Wisell has purchased the coal
business of A. j. Marshall. Mr.. Wisell
will act as station agent until his sue
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stood that Mr.. Marshall will retire from
active business.
DR.. P. L. Dorey has been having an
attack of rheumatism but is now inn
proved.
Michael Mcmahon has entered the en-
ploy of A. w. Carey, the blacksmith this
week.
Frank Bentley has brought several
fine trotters to Forest Park farm in
Brandon, where they will be trained for
the seasons racing.
Charles Remedy and family have moved
from the j. w. Lawrence tenement on
Park place to the Phillips house on
Washington street.
Miss Cordelia Bissette of Tlconderoga
is in town for a few weeks.
Prof. McGregor Means and wife are in
town.
A special meeting of the Knights of
Columbus will be held tonight for the
purpose of giving the second degree to
eight candidates.
The next tournament of the Gun Club
is Wednesday, LIST. Everybody is invited.
The monthly meeting of the Middle
bury Improvement society is postponed
until further notice.
F. A. Bond has returned from several
weeks visit in New York and Boston
with his daughters.
Miss Sadie Meacham will conduct her
next dancing class Tuesday evening,
May II, instead of Thursday.
Dr. d. G. Noble and Robert Mills were
in Rutland Wednesday night to attend
the Spring Ceremonial Session of Cairo
Temple.
Col. S. A. Ilsley has put in a new iron
gateway leading to the center field of
the fair ground which will be safe
guard against accident in time of large
gathering. The ground near the en-
trance to the center field has been level
ed as WELL
The annual meeting of the st. Ste-
phen's parish was held on Monday even
ing. The only indebtedness is 81 ,42O on
the new rectory. The following were
elected vestrymen: G. w. Mead, L. c.
Russell, j. Calhoun, Jr., w. F. Bentley,
N. Goss and j. Kelley. At subsequent
meeting the vestry appointed: g. w.
Mead, senior warden; L. C. Russell,
Junior warden; j. Calhoun, Jr., treasurer.
The delegates to the diocesan convention
will be elected at special meeting of the
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A seven-year-o son of Adelbert Brown
had his left leg broken in two places be-
low the knee while playing in the W est
cemetery Tuesday afternoon with his
young sister. They were playing about
a headstone and in some way the stone
fell upon the boy; his sister carried him
on her back fully quarter of mile to
the college campus, where Mr.. Loveioy
from the college, took the injured boy
home.
Six candidates received the preimi-
nary degree of the Knights of Columbus
on Tuesday evening of this week.
William j. Mullen, formerly presiding
at The Addison, will assume the multi
farious duties of liquidical mixologist at
the Brandon Inn at Brandon after this
date.
The Volunteers of 'S8 Hose company
held a well attended and highly success
full ball at the opera house Wednesday
night. Excellent music was furnished
by Cobb's orchestra. George Kidder
furnished suppers in the lower hall.
Joseph Haskins, aged about 70 years,
who shot his wife at their home ia Bris-
toll, April Ia, and was taken to the Jail
here, and who had been detained in Jail
since, having been unable to secure bail,
has at last been able to do 3d. Four or
five prominent men of Bristol have come
TO the rescue. Mr.. Haskins had always
been regarded as one of Bristol's good
citizens. 1t is understood that domestic
difficulties were to some extent factor
IN the situation.
Last Saturday night the heavy rain
turned to an equally heavy fall of snow,
which, with the strong wind, had the
effect of bringing many electric wires to