Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-04-28

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Degray on Monday evening.
John Houston of st. Agath. P. O.. is
visiting relatives in this section.
Franklin P. Williamson of Stamford.
Conn, is visiting friends in town for a
few days.
Mrs. Louis st. Mary has gone to Rut-
land for a weeks visit with relatives
and friends.
Royal Sturtevant is making extensive
repairs on his residence on Weybridge
street.
Professor Mcfarland gave an address
at Putney Friday last under the aus
pices of the Grange.
DR.. d. c. Noble has returned from
Florida, where he spent the winter.
He is much improved in health.
Arthur Hagen of Rutland has pur-
chased the William Mayo farm at Corn
wall and will soon move there with his
family.
| The mems societies of st. Marv's
church met at the Federation building
Sunday morning and marched to the
church where they received communion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wright and
daughter, Agnes and Lucille, of Odgens-
burg, N. Y, arrived in town Wednes-
day for few weeks stay here and in
neighboring towns.
Mrs. Eva McKirryher and Miss Nc
kirryher have returned to Rutland af-
ter visit with relatives and friends in
town.
The local board of water commits
sioners are completing plans to install
several new hydrants in various parts
of this village.
At the Congregational church next
Sunday business meeting will be held
at the close of the morning service to
hear report from the committee on
permanent supply.
Mrs. A. j. Gilligan and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shaw are moving
from the Dyer block to rooms in the
new Battell building over Cheney &,
Co. S store.
Herbert Sheltus, deliveryman at the
G. E. Marshall store, who has been laid
up for the past two weeks with an in
jured hand, is able to be about.
The water commissioners are having
all the shut offs about town looked up
and placed in a condition so that thew
can be found readily. They also are
planning to place several new ones
about town which has long been needed.
Mt. Calvary commandery, K. T., met
in the asylum Wednesday evening and
elected the following officers: Eminent
Com, F. W. Briggs; generalissimo, F.
j. Hubbard; c. G., A. J. Blackmer;
prelate, A., w. Dickens; S. W., E. D.
Blackwell; j. w, F. G. Brookins;
treasurer, Thad M. Chapman; recorder,
w. h. Brewster; S. B., H. w. Spooner;
S. B., R. R. O'Bryan; warder, B. B.
Brown.
j. c. S. Hamilton of Bridport went to
New York Tuesday night to supervise
the shipment of five out of his fine
flock of Spanish Merino sheep for two
different parties in Uruguay, South
America. Mr.. Hamilton now has the
largest flock of merino sheep in Yer
mont and has hitherto sent many ship
ments to South American States.
Rev. William Douglas Mackenzie, D.
D., president of Hartford Theological
seminary. who is to preach at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday, is one
Of the best known clergymen of New
England. He has the reputation of
being an effective speaker and has
been heard at many important confer
ences and conventions, especially at
gatherings of students and young men.
Dresses and good looks seem trivial
! things, perhaps, but it was the desire
to be good looking and to dress well
that led Marie Loise in '4The Thief to
throw discretion to the winds and steal
large sums of money to make pleasing
appearance before her husbsnd. THE
Thief" may be seen at the Middeburv
opera house next Thursday, May 4.
The Rutland Railroad company has
had force of wvrkmen this week
placing a new side track just north of
the passenger station, which will run to
what is known as the white lodges. and
when completed will be long enough to
accommodate several trains.
Deputy Sheriff N. j. Sanford accom-
panied by two officers from the house of
correction and E. NJ Day started early
Wednesday morning for Ripton in
search of the two escaped prisoners
from that institution. He had not got
far from Bread Loaf Inn when ne saw
two men coming down the mountain
road. Upon questioning them he found
that they were the men wanted and
brought them down to Ripton when he
notified the other officers that he had
the prisoners. They were lodged in the
Jail here and taken back to Rutland on
the flyer. One of the mems time would
have expired in July.
A special village meeting was held in
the town hall Monday evening and there
was very small attendance. The
meeting was called to order by Moder- I
ator John E. Weeks and the warning
was read which was to see if the village
would empower the trustees to buy a
steam roller. Mr.. LaFleur spoke in
regard to the purchasing of a machine
and in order to get the sense of the
voters moved that new one be pur-
chased. A discussion was then had for
a few inmates in which j. L. Buttoph
and John H. Fletcher spoke against the