Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-05

Portland, Me-, for few weeks.
The Easter vacation of Middlebuy
college began on Thursday and con
tinues until Tuesday April 16.
Rev. Richard b. Esten has returned
from a business trip to Burlington.
The entire lot of household furniture
belonging to the DR.. Blanchard estate
was sold at auction Monday and
brought fair prices.
Moses Wimmett, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in town for the
past few days, has returned to Pitts
ford.
The Young Peoples chorus of the
Methodist church will present the
cantata, "Springtide Voices" at the
church Easter Sunday.
Monday, market day, butter brought
80 and 81 cents per pound and eggs Is
cents per dozen.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Chaffee were
/ in Starksboro Thursday to attend the
funeral of Laban Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Warren have re-
turned from weeks visit in North
ampton, Mass.
John Higgins has returned from
Arlington, where he went to attend the
funeral of his niece, Miss Anna
Culinan, which was held in that town
Tuesday morning.
The Woman's auxiliary of the Y. M.
c. A. will hold a regular meeting at
the Y. M. C. A. rooms on Monday, April
8, at o'clock.
Miss Mary Higley of Castleton is in
town for visit to relatives and friends.
Miss Eta Clark has gone to New
York for few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Thomas,
who have passed the winter in Pasa-
dena and other parts of California,
returned home Thursday evening.
B. S. Stewart of Washington, Conn,
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs William Smith are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival
of daughter, born Tuesday, April 2.
The Ladies Aid society of the Meth
odist church will meet with Mrs. H. M.
Seely next Tuesday afternoon, April 9,
at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Emily Eddy and her daughter,
Miss Florence Eddy, are moving from
| Weybridge street to the Munroe house
on Seminary street
A team of horses belonging to John
Lucia became frightened by passing
train at the New York milk station
Monday morning and started on a wild
run up Seymour street, freeing them
selves from the heavy wagon, but they
We're caught on Washington street.
! The wagon was somewhat damaged and
the harness broke.
A quantity of maple sugar and syrup
was brought into town Friday and Sat
urday and plenty of sugar can now be
had from the makers for Is cents per
pound and syrup for 81 per gallon.
Town Clerk Joseph M. Burke, up to
the closing hours on April /, issued
licenses for Middlebury dogs to the
number of 230, and the number licensed
at the same time year ago was just
one less.
AT Pearsons hall last Saturday even
ing the German club produced a one-act
play entitled "Versalzen' and the
Ruetli scene from Schiller's "Wilhem
Tell. Misses Harwood and Fish
played Rosini's Overture to Wilhelm
Tell.'
in accordance with the recommended
state conference the Middlebury Con-
gregational church now proposes to
adopt the weekly offering system for
raising the funds for benevolences and
the apportionment plan for the distri-
button of the funds thus secured, which
plan has met with almost universal APP
proval wherever given a fair trial
This plan is not in any way to supplant
or interfere with the plan now in use by
the Woman association.
The citizens committee and the COM
mittee of William P. Russell post, No.
80, G. A. R., met in the G. A. R.
hall Monday evening and organized
for the purpose of getting ready for the
observance of Memorial day. The
meeting was called to order by Com
rade Charles +. Youtt, and William l..
/ Cady was elected chairman, Thomas F.
Burns, treasurer, and Charles f Rich,
secretary. Several committees We're
appointed and the meeting then adj
jOurned until the call of the secretary.
About so of the farmers in this sec
ton met at the Addison house Monday
evening to take action relative to the
price they were receiving for their
milk. After some discussion it was
voted that they organize, which they
did, electing Charles Otis of Cornwall
as their president and John Hammond
of Middlebury, secretary and treasurer.
A communication was then drawn up
which was sent to the New York Dairy
company, demanding ST. per hundred
for their milk for the next six months
The company was given one week tc
make reply and meet the demand. If
they are not granted the request it was
the sense of the meeting that they
withdraw their supply of milk for one
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Dupaul and chill
dren of Leicester Junction, former resi-
dent of Middlebury, have removed to
this town and taken the MurklanC
house on College street.
Miss Mabe Wales, who has beer
visiting her mother, Mrs. b. F. Wales,
of Weybridge street for the past week
has returned to her duties in Proctor.