Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-24

Mrs. II. II. BRYANT went Thursday to
New York to spend few days with her
son.
Bernard j. Burns, student at Holy
Cross college, Worcester, Mass. is at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Burns, for the holiday vacation.
The price of eggs and butter took a
tumble in the local market Monday from
the prices paid last week Eggs
brought 35 cents and butter sold from 90
to 80 cents.
Mrs. Nellie Taylor and daughter, Gen
We've, of Fort Edward, N. Y, are visit
ing Mrs Fanny Langworthy.
Miss Sophia Wainwright of Bryn
Mawr college is with her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Wainwright.
A mare owned by L. ]. Gorham &
Sons and valued at $500, died Sunday
morning. The animal was of the Perch
eron Norman breed
| Col. S. M. Foote has been transferred
from New Orleans to the State of Wash
ington, to take command of Fort Casey.
large new fort near the entrance to
Puget Sound.
AT the recent meeting of Cairo Temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, DIR. D. C,
Noble was elected Illustrious Potentate,
the highest office in the gift of the
Temple.
Miss Nellie Mullgan has beepclerking
in G. f. RIch's store during the holidays.
Two tramps, names not given, were
arrested Sunday night and brought be-
fore Justice +. NJ. Foote Monday morn
ing. Each received sentence of thirty
days in JAIL where they will probably
be better provided for than they would
be in following their usual profession"
They will probably be taken to the house
of correction a. Rutland in the near flu
ture.
j. c.. S. Hamilton has returned from
New York city, where he went to super
intend shipment of ten Spanish Merino
sheep to Uruguay, South America. The
sheep industry in that section, according
to Mr. Hamilton, is improving and will
be much larger in the near future. Ad-
olson county sheep still occupy the front
of the stage.
Eli King of Norwalk, Conn, is visiting
his family in town.
Miss Agnes Calhoun of Orwell is spend
ing the holidays with her parents.
Miss Grace Buttolph, teacher in
Black River academy Ludlow, is the
SuCoI vi hci poi ShtS.
Mrs. Marcus Allen of New York is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Buckley of Pleasant street
Arthur MacQuivey of Stamford, Conn,
is with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
MacQuivey.
The Sunday school at Brooksville will
have Christmas entertainment Thurs
day evening, assisted by the Congrega-
tional Sunday school of this village.
Dewey Smith is superintendent.
The Ladies Library will not be open on
Christmas nor on New Years day.
Last Friday evening at the Cong
regational church occurred the annual
Mite box opening, and Christmas enter
tainment. After the supper, which was
served to the whole Sunday school at
long tables decorated with small Christ
mas trees, there was a stereOptican exhi-
bition and program of songs and reci-
tations. The mite boxes were found to
contain nearly enough to cover the pledge
of fifty dollars for a scholarship in Fiske
University.
A. r. Slader of Rutland has just been
reappointed by Gov. Prouty as men,
Der of the state board of optometry for
three years. He was originally appointed
for one year and his time expired this
month. The next examination by the
board will occur at Montpelier, January
10 to 81.
E. G. Ryder who was reported to have
left for Chicago Sunday night on &C
count of the serious illness of his daugh-
ter, Marjorie, did not go, having re-
ceived word that she was recovering
from surgical operation in hospital
in that city.
1t is reported on good authority that
the Brandon Italian Marble Co.'S mill
will be run on full time this winter, and
will probably be continued indefinitely.
The tank of the Rutland railroad COM
pany at the station which was in such
leaky condition that many gallons went
to waste every day, has been repaired
and the leakage stopped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Kodj banoff of New
York city are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. NJ. Chapman.
Miss Elizabeth Gill, stenographer for G.
w. Earle, is spending the holidays with
her brother in Worcester, Mass.
John w. Mccormack, 90 of Mddlebu-
nv college, principal of Dunn high school,
Dunn, Mass, is visiting friends in town.