The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-03-12
Local News.
New maple sugar has appeared.
This is something like weather.

New maple sugar has appeared.
This is something like weather.
just enough snow to be tantalizing.
The February Undergraduate is
out.
Prof. c. ID. Mead has gone to AL
burgh.
The roads out Of town are fearfully
rough now.
Junior Exhibition will be held on
the evening of March 20.
John Chapman has finished his
winter school in Dorset, and is now at
home.
Last Friday Royal T.. Bentley, of
RiptOn, was seized with nervous pros
tration while in the Star Mill. lie was
taken home and has been improving
since.
The people down on Court street
are holding neighborhood prayer meet
ings. The next one is to be held at
Mr.. James Duncan's tomorrow eve
ming.
We see that our friend John Whit
ney, has returned home for visit. lie
has good position on a steamboat at
Jersey City, and will return to his work
in about two weeks.
The fire engine is said to be in I'M
reliable condition on account of the de-
cay of the wooden frame, and village
meeting is called TO consider the
matter of repairs.
Misses Ella Slade and Bertha
Blanchard both took the train south
Wednesday, Miss Slade going TO Boe-
ton on visit and Miss Blanchard &C
ing to Brattleboro to school.
Will Allen gives a st. Patrick's
ball at the Glen House in East Middle
bury, Wednesday evening the 17ih. His
balls are getting to be very popular of
la,e, and there will probably be large
number present.
Mrs. Jennie L. johnson int Ids to
start for Maine on visit next week,
and afterwards will go to Detroit,
Mich, where she will reside. Mrs.
johnson has many friends who regret
her departure. She offers her furni-
ture for sale in another column.
The sociable at Mr.. James Noon
ans, last Wednesday evening, was
very enjoyable affair, quite large
number being present. The evening"
was passed with games, music, etc.
1t is hoped that there will be more
of them.
If you want 10 get an idea of
Washington and the government de-
partments, you want to talk with Mr..
Darwin Rider, who returned from
there last week. He has clearer idea
than ever this is big country. Mrs.
Rider is still in Washington.
Last Friday closed successful
term of the Graded School. The next
term begins March %. A class in
German has been formed for the next
term with Prof. T.. ii. Higley for in
structor. Tuition in German is offered
at $3.50.
The regular monthly meeting of
the w. @. L. U. will be held With Mrs.
Prof. Parker, next Wednesday evening,
March IL, at three o'clock in the after
noon. Subject for conversation,
"Gitts." Gentlemen invited to tea at
six O'Clock.
The line of the Mddlebury Union
Telegraph Company is expected to be
largely extended in the village. Many
of those connecting have made or are
making their own instruments. The
company have adopted constitution
and rules by which it will be governed.
The vacated rooms over Alden,s
bookstore are undergoing changes and
improvements. The top floor is to be
made into photograph rooms, with n
waiting room on the second floor, and
two other rooms on the same floor are
TO be made into Office rooms, or some
thing Of that sort.
Capt. G.. l.. Harrington who has
faithfully and efficiently served the
town of Weybridge as constable and
collector for twenty-five years, was
reelected by unanimous vote, but
declined to serve longer, and IL.
Ii. Hagar, younger, but capable man
OF known integrity, was elected as bis
successor.
A meeting of the legal voters OF
the village of Middlcbury has been
warned, 10 meet at the town room on
Saturday, March 20, at O'Clock in the
afternoon, "t0 see what action they
will take in relation 10 the fire engine
which Is in an unsafe condition. Also
to see II the village will vote to exempt
the polls of the firemen from taxes this
year."
Last Tuesday evening was the last
meeting of the Munger street Lyceum.
A null house gathered to listen to the
debate, which, however, did not seem
to call out so many of the orators as
usual. These meeting, in spite an un.
fortunately frequent recurrence OF
storms on the appointed evenings, have
been very interesting and useful, and
with their close one the sources of en-.
dertainment Is cut off