Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-22

Congregational church will meet on
March rs with Mrs. M. A. Munroe.
Subject, Medical Work in Turkey.
Leader, Mrs. E. d. Twitchell.
The Missionary society of the Congre-
gatonal church will hold a sewing meet
ing in the church vestry this (Friday)
afternoon, beginning at 80.
Special communication of Union lodge,
No. 2, f. e. A. M, will be held in Ma
sonic hall Tuesday evening March 26, at
8 o clock. Work, Master Mason degree.
Stated conclave of Mt. Calvary Com
mendery, No. l, X. T., will be held in
the asylum Wednesday evening, March
81 at 1880 sharp. Work, Red Cross de-
gree.
The concert given by the College Glee
club in the town hall last Friday night,
program was well rendered and de-
served the liberal applause which every
number received.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. j. Mulcahy are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival
of son, at their home in Hardwick,
March Il.
D. T. Mccormick of East Dorset was
in town for a visit to relatives and
friends.
Prof William E. Partridge, vice
principal of the Troy Conference
academy, was the guest of DR.. and Mrs.
ID. H. Corkran this week.
The Essay club will meet at the home
of Miss Margaret Sheldon on Wednes-
day afternoon, March 27.
Mrs. William Thomas of Rutland is
spending few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bullock on Water
street.
Frank Reid of Great Darlington,
Mass. is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Charles
Bullock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Harrington of
Lake Dunmore were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Brush last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Kendall spent
Tuesday with their daughter, Mrs.
Charles Brush.
Charles Brush was in Brandon Tues
day on business.
Mrs. E. P. Seymour, who has been
i'll for the past three weeks, remains
about the same.
Mrs. Homer Flynn of Essex Junction
visited friends in town the first of the
week.
The funeral of Mrs. Jed Shorkey of
Whiting was held at st. Mary's Catholic
church Monday morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Father j. D. Shannon officiated and the
burial was in the family lot in the
Catholic cemetery. The bearers were
Alex Blair, George Blair, Moses Car
rier, Fred Shorkey, Arthur Wimmett
and William Sim. There was large
attendance of friends and relatives.
Don't forget that the time for regis
tering dogs is before April 1st. If you
obtain license before that date, it will
cost only one dollar. After April 1st
two dollars is the fee, and if person
neglects taking out license before
May 18th at either price, a fine of
fifteen dollars will be the result and the
dog killed The tax on female CANNES
is four dollars. The listers will look
sharp after the dogs this year. Save
the fine and the dogs life by paying
before April LIST.
DR.. Morgan, the well-known old time
free show man, will appear at the local
opera house for one week, beginning
Tuesday, March &c, and ending April l.
Middlebury will experience another
building boom the coming summer.
Work will be commenced on the addition
to the Battell block on Main street.
This will be of brick to match the other
part of the building. 1t is stated that
when this annex is completed Middle
bury will have one of the biggest, if not
the biggest, blocks in the state. The
contract for the central heating plant of
the college has been awarded. This
will cost about $25, 900. Plans are
under way for a new chemical labora-
tory at the college. The interior of the
new Middlebury high school building
will be completed Work on the Nc
Cullough gymnasium will be completed
| in June. Several new houses are to be
erected. A movement is on foot to
petition the Rutland railroad for new
station of brick to replace the present
wooden one.
Prof Raymond Mcfarland of Middle
bury college gave an interesting lecture
at the Memorial Baptist church on We'd
nesday evening. His subject was,
along the Labrador Trails. "
Fred Hammond purchased the John
Shedrick farm, formerly know as the
DR.. Taylor place, on Wednesday after
noon. the amount paid being $3950.
Letters as follows are at the local
post office unclaimed: Mrs. Ella Carr,
Mrs. Carrie Daniel, Mrs. Myra Gilman
Mrs. William Munson, Alvin B arton,
G. F. Coburn, George Hunt, H. O'Brien,
A. Phelps.
Judge j. E. Weeks spoke before the
Anti-Saloon league as member of the
State penal board at the Y. M. C. A.
rooms in Burlington Tuesday evening
on the Proper Treatment of the
| Habitual Drunkard "
G. w. Fassett and P. E. Dillon left
Wednesday morning for Waltham where
they have a contract to install a water
pressure system on the estate of G. w.
Loomis of New York city.
Ralph C. Holmes, who has been con-
nected with the local postoffice as chief
clerk for several years, has resigned
his position and will leave April l for
st. Adams, where he will enter the en-
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