Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-16
MlDDLEBURY LOCALS.

James Duff returned from Wilton, n.
H., Monday.
A daughter was born Friday to Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Duckett.
Mrs. Mary Borden of Pittsford is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. James Hughes.
Mrs. Ellen Lahey of Rutland spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Rooney.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Halpin OF Leices-
ter Mass, are visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. Halpin.
Mrs. Mary A. Boylan has returned
from Fowler, where she visited her son
Robert and family.
Miss Josephine Poulin of New Haven
has entered the employ of Rogers &
Wells as bookkeeper.
Three carloads of stock were shipped
from this station to the New York and
Boston markets Monday.
The ladies of the Labaree society will
hold their semi-annual rummage sale
about May /.
Extensive repairs are being made to
the Tulley house at the corner of Semi
nary and Pleasant streets.
| President j. NJ. Thomas of Middlebury
College has been engaged to address the
students of Black River Academy, Lud-
low, early in June.
Saturday evening, the oath, the Mid
dlebury College Glee and Mandolin clubs
will give an entertainment in the opera
house at Ludlow.
The funeral of Clay N. Dickinson was
held Saturday, Rev. George r. Stair
officiating. The bearers were william
no1 -.
Martin Barrows, Walter Rose and Wal
ter Martin.
Frank Warren, who has been at his
home in Gassetts for some time suffering
with appendicitis, has returned, having
recovered his health.
Clarence NJ. Carpenter, a former jew
eler here, now a resident of Brandon,
was thrown from trolley car at Albany,
N. Y, Saturday, sustaining a broken
collar bone and badly sprained shout
der.
Grand Patriarch George Stearns of st.
Johnsbury made an official visit to Addi-
son encampment, No. 81, |. O. o. F.,
Monday evening.
Hendrickson, magician and shadow
graphist, will appear at the town hall
Friday, the 23d, for the benefit of the
athletic association of the high school.
The tile for the relief sewer on Pleas
ant street, between Seminary and Elm
streets, to connect with the trunk line
sewer on Seymour street, has arrived and
work on the improvement will be COM
menced in few days.
Joseph Brown, young man employ ed
by E. G. Piper, came to town Saturday
evening to inspect the ruins of the At
wood block. In walking over pile of
timber by Rogers & Wells mill he mis-
took the water in the hume for the
ground and stepped off into depth of
some twenty feet. He was rescued by
companions unnjured, except for the
drenching.
The large plate glass in the store of c.
F. Rich, which was cracked by the heat
of Saturdays fire, fell out into the street
Monday forenoon. Several people were
standing on the sidewalk and received
cuts from the broken glass. Mr.. Rich
received the most serious injuries, sus-
tanning deep cuts to the head, back and
right arm. George Wilson was cut on
the face, necessitating the taking of
several stitches by physician.
The house numbers for the free de-
livery service have been ordered by
Trustee w. NJ. jackson. Residents are
expected to pay for figures when they
are placed, the characters costing not to
exceed five cents each. Fifty-four street
signs have also been ordered. They are
four inches wide, of necessary length,
being blue enamel on metal base with
white lettering. These will be placed at
the intersection of all streets within a
few days. 1t is expected that the free
delivery system will be inaugurated
May /.