Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-01-22

Miss Clara Bruya attended the Newton
Barrows wedding Tuesday evening.
A very pleasant occasion was the sur
prise social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. j. Sanford on Wednesday evening.
The Essay club will meet at Mrs.
McGiton's Wednesday, the 9th inst at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Mems Gee club of Middebury
College will give an entertainment at
the grange hall on Tuesday evening,
Feb. I'd.
Mrs. F. G. Austin of New York is here
for a two weeks stav.
There will be missionary convention
here a week from next Friday. Full
particulars next week.
Frank Simonds has returned to New
Haven, Conn.
Many cases of measles are reported
from all over the village and outlying
sections are affected in the same manner.
Over one hundred tickets were sold
the first day the tickets were put on sale.
for Thomas K. Greene's lecture, Feb. 3.
George Holcomb of Vergennes is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Smith.
Miner Landers started, the early part
of the week for Texas, where he will
make his home with his two brothers,
who have property interests in that part
of the country.
f. A. Bond has been i'll for several
weeks. His son, Willard H. Bond of
New York City spent couple of days
here in the early part of the week.
Edward Crannelley, who is the section
forman on this part of the Rutland rail-
road, has purchased building lot on
Depot street, and plans to put up dwell
ling house as soon as the weather per
mits.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brandon National bank
held January 18th, j. E. Weeks was
chosen director for the coming year.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
postoffice unclaimed Miss lila Baker,
Master James Baker, Mr. II. c. Burrows.
MIR. George Ellis, Mr.. Heath, Mr.. Charles
l.. Hutchins, Mr. William Meekln, Mr..
c. o, Miller, Roy Sheldon, Frank w,
Temple.
Touissant Kidder and Mr.. and Mrs
George T. Kidder went this week tC
| Worcester, Mass, where they attended
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Kidder of that city. Mr.. and Mrs
Kidder, who celebrate, are both natives
Of this town, but left here many years
ago.
Remember the dime supper given by
the Ladies' Aid of st. Stephens Church
in the guild room, Saturday evening
from to Z 80. There will be plenty OF
room and plenty to eat and also plenty d
home made candy. Mrs. E. P. William.
son, Chairman of Committee.
DIR. Roland Dwight Grant delighted I
very large assemblage at the town hal
Friday evening, when he delivered the
lecture "Snakes in Paradise" as a num-
Der in the course of the Century club
DIR. Grant has been in town before,
though not appearing as lecturer, and
his fame had gone abroad. His clear-cui
reasoning, interspersed with brilliant
witticisms, we'll repaid the hall full OF
people who had braved the cold to hear
him.
Thomas E. Greene, the famous plat
from orator, who delighted Century
Club audience last winter, is coming
again, February 3. This time he comes
from the Lyceum Bureau, as he had al
open date at that time and Middlebury
had the good fortune to 'speak first.
Tickets are now on sale at Stems
Hurry, if you want good seats.
Rev. George R. Stair will be one of tn,
speakers during the great Chapman
Simultaneous Evangelistic campaign t,
; be held in Boston and vicinity com
mencing next Tuesday evening. Mr.