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

graph operator in the Office of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. at tine &. E.
Marshall store, has left her position in
Boston, where she went from here, and
taken a similar position in st. Adams.
Prof. G. b. Wright of the college and
A. /. Stuart were in attendance at the
Y. M. G. A. conference held in Buring
ton on Friday.
Deputy N. j. Boudreau installed the
newly elected officers of St. Peters Court
of Foresters at Vergennes
On Monday, market day, eggs brought
80 cents, and butter % to 33 cents.
Mrs. E. A. Tobin of Bristol spent Tues
day in town.
The cutting of ice on the river has be-
gun, and very fine quality is being
harvested. The ice is nearly 1S inches
thick and is very clear.
Mrs. Allen Hall has returned to Bur-
lington after visiting her relatives in
town.
The Home Circle of the Methodist
church met at the home of Mrs. II. A.
Peck on Tuesday afternoon.
The Woman's Home Missionary society
of the Methodist church met with Mrs.
o. P. Moore on Wednesday afternoon.
W. T. Holcomb of Ferrisburgh has
been spending several days in town.
Among the Middlebury visitors this
week are William II. Strong of Ames-
bury, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Williams
of Rockport, N. Y, and R. o. Stratton of
Burlington.
Very little stock was shipped to the
Boston markets on Monday morning,
due to the severity of the weather.
Addison County court reconvened on
Monday for a short time, after a weeks
intermission. Judge z. S. Stanton is OBJ
liged to be in Montpelier, and Judge F..
G. Dyer announced that another recess
would be taken till Monday afternoon,
Jan. 25, at two o'clock.
Mrs. Charles Webster of Castleton has
been visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. John Sargent, at The Logan.
r. G. Myrick, who was connected with
the N. S. Foote Real Estate agency here,
but is at present page in the legislature.
was in town for few days this week.
The Aid society of the Memorial Bap-
fist church held well attended and en-
ioyabe social in the lecture room of the
church on Tuesday evening of this week
Miss Alice Hodges is the guest of her
cousin, Mrs Thomas Murphy, in Bur
lington.
Deputy Sheriff G. S. Farr of Bristol
was in town over Sunday.
Miss Lucia Hincks has resumed her
duties at the Town Clerks Office after
being confined to the house by illness.
Since the good sleighing has returned
a large amount of stove wood has been
brought into town.
Edward Thomas sustained a fall this
week, from which he escaped with but
few injuries, considering that Mr.. Thorn,
as is rather a heavy man. While remOv-
ing the ice from the roof of his Torch the
ladder broke, throwing him to the ground
with great force. He struck on his back
and was rendered unconscious though nc
bones were broken.
Rev. S. M. Harris conducted the ser
vices at the Methodist church on Sun
day. taking the place of the pastor, DR.
w. II. Washburne, who was taken rather
suddenly i'll on Saturday. Mr.. Wash
burne is better at the present time.
Alphonse Beaupre, the tailor at the
clothing store of G. N. Atwood & Co.
has returned from. Burlington where he
has been for week. Mr.. Beaupre wa,
slightly injured by falling from the stepi
of a moving train at Shelburne a weel
ago Saturday, but has entirely recovered
Nelson Goss has a curiosity in tn,
shape of potato that had been lying OF
! "A dry plank since fall, which had sprout
ed in several places and two small bu
perfectly formed young potatoes haC
, sprung out.
George Duff of the class of 1908 Mid
. dlebury College and for years a residen
here, left here Saturday evening for Col
orado Springs, Colo, where he has pc
sition. His many friends here wish Mr.
Duff full measure of success and be
: lieve he will attain it.
} Severe winter weather has been tn
rule for about a week in this vicinity
On Saturday night and Sunday mornin,
two feet of snow fell and the mercur,
. was lowering around the zero mark mos
, of the time, with stiff breeze blowing
: Great drifts were formed all around tn
surrounding countryside, and little ira
Yelling was done the early part of tn
, week. On Monday night the mercury il
/ the south part of the village indicated 2
/ below zero On Tuesday there was
moderation in the temperature, and tn
, s:eighing was good.
AT the annual meeting of the Middle
Z bury Gun club, the following officer
were elected President, Robert F. Pin
: ney; vice president, Charles E. Palmer
New Haven; secretary, Cushing Hill
] treasurer, George N. Shambo; field cap
} tain, Robert F. Pinney. 1t was ais
voted to send Mr. Hill and Mr. Pinney +
2 Burlington to represent the club at tn,
convention of Vermont gun clubs to b
) held at the Van Ness House Wednesday
N. s. Foote was elected alternate. Afte
the meeting, the club repaired to tn
r Kidder cafe where lunch was served
| those present being guests of Mr.. Pinney
the newly elected president.