Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-29
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS.

Russell Circle of the G. A. r. held
very pleasant box social at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Hayden on Court
street on Tuesday evening OF this week.
William Powers, formerly an employee
of the Brandon Italian Marble company,
but of late living in West Rutland, has
again taken up his work here.
Frank Hebert is in Bridport for tay
of a few weeks.
The warm weather of the latter part
of last week and the early part of this
caused the cessation of the ice harvest
for few days. The ice had decreased
in thickness by more than half.
The Ladies' Aid society of st. Stephens
parish gave one of the series of suppers
that the society has been arranging this
winter. The supper was well attended
and enjoyable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip F. Thornton and
daughters of Oneonta, n. Y, have been
visiting relatives in town this week.
l. H. LaFleur, Esq, has been confined
to the house this week with an attack of
the grippe.
The many friends of Postmaster Lewis
Skiff will be pleased to learn that his re-
appointment has been confirmed by the
Senate.
The cattle shipment Monday consisted
of three carloads to the New York and
Brighton markets.
Mrs. Fred Owens has returned from
Vergennes where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. George Cough.
Miss Evelyn, Dumas of Bristol was the
guest of DR. and Mrs. Howard Averill
over Sunday.
Quite number of the young people
are taking more or less enjoyable vaca-
tiOns due to the prevalence of the meas
| les.
A daughter was born on Monday of
! this week to Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin j.
Wimmett of Court street.
! Mrs. E q. Piper has been confined to
! the house by rheumatism.
William Tyrel. Jr., has given up the
show business for while, and returned
to his former position at the Brandon
Italian marble company.
About fifty young people from Middle
bury and vicinity gathered at the home
of MIR. and Mrs A q. Freegard of Wey.
bridge ON the evening or Jan. Goth.
Games and other amusements were in
dulged in until rather late hour, when
/ reporting good time.
At the annual meeting of the Philathea
Society If the Memorial Baptist church
the following officers were CHOSEN: Presi-
dent, Miss Goldia Monroe: vice president,
Miss Irene CrosSman; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Fay Butterfeld.
Jonas Hathorne, who has been i'll for
the past month, is better, though not as
yet able to work.
On Monday, at the Piper market,
dairy butter brought % "A cents, cream
cry butter, 80 to 30 cents; eggs were 81
cents.
a lively thunderstorm visited this vii
lage early last Sunday afternoon, though
the mercury was quite low for such an
occurrence. The mixture of rain and
sleet lasted but short time but the
lightning was quite sharp.
OF DIR. Thomas f. Green, who will
speak here under the auspices of the
Century Club on Wednesday FEBRUARY
3D., Admiral George Dewey says: Il am
strongly impressed with the force and
beauty of your address. Your ringing
words are such as cannot fail to instill
patriotism in the heart of everyone who
hears YOU
TIltCtIlCldH ray =. warren has Deen
installing the new and greatly improved
Tungsten electric light in the stores of
+. w. Beckwith and the Wilson Root
store. In the Beckwith store, where for
merly six arc lights had been in use on
the first floor, six Tungsten burners have
been installed, giving far superior light,
without the buzzing noise that usually
accompanies the arc light, besides being
vastly more economical.
The village trustees of the first meet
ing of the board since village meeting or
| ganized as follows: Chairman, Charles E.
Pinney; clerk, Joseph Nj. Burke. The
following appointments We're made by
the board: Police, G.. \. Dickinson. James
McChnchey, William Aunchman, Fay c.
Warren and NJ. T. Butteriield: road COM
missioner, DR.. f. H. Martin; fire war
dens, Ira NJ. Taylor DR.. L. + Mellen,
William III. Thomas, C., F. Rich and
John IL. Sargent.
A letter from the venerable Mr.. :. W.
Bilwdl of East Nhddebury recalls a
snowstorm of May Il, 1881, when the
snow began to fall ON Thursday and con
tinued until Friday night; foot Of snow
fell in all, but it did not stay on. the
ground long. On sunday the snow dis
appeared rapidly, and the roads and
bitches were one sheet of water. Many
sleighs were out to enjoy the novelty of
a sleigh-ride in May. The farmers were
most pleased to see that their enemies,
the crows, had lost their hatchings. The
season afterward developed into a splen.
did growing time Mr. Bidwell writes
the Register that he penned the letter
, without the aid of glasses quite a feat
for gentleman over 80 years of age. II
) is hoped by all that he may enjoy the