The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-04-21
Local News.

Winter has got out of the lap OF
spring.
The roads are getting in very good
condition.
1t is about time that street sprinkler
was got ready.
1t has been pretty fair April weathe r
the past week.
The grass is showing itself green on
the roadsides.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Chapman
have gone to New YORK.
&C. NJ. Waller, of California, and
Hon. Ezra Warner, of Chicago, were
an town last week.
We learn that A. B. Colby has moi
sold his ice business, as recently stated.
but still retains possession of the COOL
ness.
"wednesday was an exceedingly
dusty day, the wind being strong and
the hold of the dust on the street very
weak.
Quite number of Middleburians
attended the performance of "Col. Sell
lers" at the Rutland Opera House, last
evening.
The case of State vs.. q barrel of
alcohol, seized at II. Orchards drug
store, was continued last Friday for one
week, until to-day, to secure some WIZ.
nesses that were wanted.
Mics Mary Monahan has returned to
town and reopened her laundry. She
has been with brother in Burlington,
who has been afflicted by the loss of
three children by death in the last four
weeks.
Henry Ii. Nichols, who has latterly
been In the employ of Smith & Allen
at their factory, went this week to Bur-
lington, where he has a situation in
Kimball's sash and door factory. Henry
is good, steady young man and good
workman.
Smith & Allen have the contract
for building the new Baptist church.
They have purchased the binding now
on the lot for one hundred dollars.
Work has already begun in drawing
stone for the foundations, and the
church is to be finished by Sept. /. Rev.
Mr.. -Hibbard has secured over eight
thousand dollars to expend for the
cnurch ana parsonage.
Tho lecture by Rev. Merritt Hull
burd, at the Congregational church,
Tuesday evening, was in every respect
an excellent one. II covered all the
phases of the temperance question very
fully, and for completeness of state
ment and unanswerable argument. en-.
livened with plentiful flashes of wit and
humor, ii was such as Is rarely heard
on the platform in this town. 1t is a
pleasure to listen to a speaker like Mr..
Hulburd, and the large audience evil
IDENTIFY thought so, for though the ad-
dress was quite long, it held their
closest attention until the end.
We were misinformed as TO the
length of the journey A. b. Colby set
ont on when he learned of his opportu-
nifty after the discontinuance OF one suit
against him and before the service of
another warrant for illegal sale of in
toxicating liquors. He put in an ap-
pearance last week, and it appears that
he only intended TO be gone short
time on business. We regret the wrong
impression given by our item, but trust
Colby will be convinced before long
that 1t Is better 10 obey the law, and not
SUBJECT himself to wrong constructions
OF his acts in connection with suits for
violation thereof.
Something has been said about the
observance of Decoration day, but an.
other suggestion is made which, II
carried out, would be of much more
permanent value, and is heartily en-
dorsed by the prudential committee OF
the Cemetery Association. For the
time, instead Of flowers, let every per.
son take with them their working
tools, and spend the day in righting up
The leaning monuments, and other wise
beautifyirg the grounds. Every per,
son owning lots should send a man
and If those living out of town will
send dollar the committee will see Il
properly expended. Let us have full
gathering, that the resting place of oul
friends may be an ornament rather
than Disgrace to our village.