The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-18
Local News.

New maple sugar Is plentiful.
Eggs are eggs. They are also twen'
ty cents.
Did you ever see such poetry a.
Thsd writes?
Spring term of the graded school
begins next Monday.
Remember the sugar party at Mr..
Alvin Williamson's, tonight.
Smith & Allen have purchased part
of the machinery for their new factory.
George E. Hammond, at the post
Office, wants to sell you ticket to Eu.
rope.
Come out the town meeting next
Tuesday aud vote for more decent
roads.
The small boy now plays marbles
on the few comparatively dry spots on
the streets.
Just compare the improved streets
with the original clay roads for tho
next few weeks.
IT. NJ. Chapman is meditsting over
project to add building TO the front
Of his recent purchase, the Styles block.
to extend to the street, and partly over
the railroad.
Smith Il Allen put In bidfor the
new building of the Reform School at
Vergennes. It is said that superintendent
Fairbanks plans cannot be carried out
for the $4,000 appropriated for the purt-
pose.
We have received from the Glare
mont, N. H., Stationery Co., copy
OF the New Hampshire Register and
Business Directory for 1881. Like that
for Vermont 1t is one Of the annual In
dispensables.
President Hamlin las succeeded In
securing the sum required for the con
templated improvements upon the col
lego buildings, and the work will prob
ably begin after a meeting of the corpo'
4 ration has beeen held.
Snow, slush and beautiful sunshIn,
have been the order for q week
Spring 10 evidently coming. 6evera
species of of birds have already mad,
their appearance, led by the psrson
like but depraved and deceitful crow.
Mr.. y. X. Raymond of Brooklyn, N
Y. has been In town for some tim,
past looking up some Of the hne horse
Of which be has already bought mum
Der, among them being j. q. Yelling
tons roam horse, span OF Isaac VIII
Hanson, two Of Henry Sopsr Of Bristol
and others. Most Of the ane auimsl
h. rnnAtu hof..x rsAaI m 4.
the Addison House for his benefit.
"A sugar festival will be held by th,
ladies of the Temperance Union, In tn
vestry Of the Congregational church, q
7o'clock NEXT Tuesday evening. Al
entertainment called 1.-THE old fashione.
school" will be given frst. The pub
lie are cordially invited to come. 2
cents IL the admission to the whole
Please bear It In mind. The ladie
wish to welcome large audience. Al
ter the close Of the old fashioned schoo
warm new sugar will b. served to sll.
The w. C. T q. met at the res
dence Of Rev. Milton Severance, las
Wednesday afternoon. The meetin
was opened BY Scripture reading an
prayer. Various reports were rea
and adopted. The report Of the mi.
sionary committee was as usual YER
Interesting. The business being di'
posed Of prayer was again offered an
recess was taken until supper. Afte
supper Mr.. Severance spoke encoul
ageingly Of temperance work, and D.
Hamlin read . portion Of Gov. 8
Johns message to tina legislature
Kansas, the part relating 10 constitl
tioual amendment. Some two montl
ago the w. Q. T. U. Of MiddIebul
sent greeting and congrstulstion
Gov. st. John, which he acknowledge
BY returning his conn liments al
sending the speech above alluded to.