The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-24
Local News.
Politics still quiet.

Politics still quiet.
Town meeting March Z.
H-Wood teams are numerous once
more.
Hon. l.. d. Eldredge Ia in Boston
this week.
Tho trains we're nearly all late on
Wednesday.
Tho College catalogues are being
distributed.
The jail has new inmate, the
horse thief Shaw, recently arrested.
The snow plow was out Wednesday
morning-an unaccostomed sight this
winter.
j. +. Negus and wife arrived home
from their wedding trip yesterday
morning.
Ed. Parker has been home ON q
visit. He is studying medicine in
New York.
The merchants are now reckoning
up their enormous profits on the past
years business.
If you want some of the incest
Florida oranges you ever saw go to
Manney's for them.
Treat your girl to sleigh-ride
soon, or you may not have chance
left in few days.
Yesterday was a lively day in the
village. Everybody seemed to be out
TO try the sleighing.
The Gutter Marble Co. have now
All office in Dyer's block, In one OF
Mr.. Eldredge's rooms.
They say the hop pole men are
wearing faces shorter than their poles
since the last snow storm.
About forty couples enjoyed O
pleasant dance at the Pierce House,
Monday evening.
Rev. G. D. Stafford of Burlington
will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday.
There is to be dramatic entertain
ment in Salisbury, next Tuesday even
ing, given by local performers.
Henry Sheldon let his flag fly to
the breeze on Wednesday In honor Of
the birthday of the Father of his Coun.
try.
-"Butter is riz." Forty cents IL
what it brought last Monday, and the
prospect is that it will 90 higher be.
fore it gets lower.
Tho Otter Creek Ice Co. have
succeeded in getting the ice house near
the depot filled before the thaw came
Perhaps ice will be low next summer,
and perhaps not.
There was a silver wedding party
at Jerome b. Cherbino's in Weybridge
Wednesday evening. We are obliged
10 defer report until next week.
The executive board of the Atwood
sheep club met at the Addison House
Yesterday, and adjourned one week
after transacting small amount OF
business.
President Hamlin occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church last
Sunday morning. In the evening the
meeting was devoted to the Mormon
question.
MI. oleulEcu W II Jul uas TcCcutly
opened quarry of building stone or
his farm which is said to be of superior
quality. He has already made severa
contracts to furnish stone.
There was q slight fire In TIT
passenger depot last Friday caused b,
defective flue. 1t was discovered
and extingushcd in time to prevent |
from getting beyond control.
The snow storm of Tuesday ant
Wednesday gave us about eight In
ches,of snow. Fortunately It was no
blown mp much, and slcighing 10 nov
the best by far of this winter.
There was pleasant and well ut
tended dance at the Pierce House oil
Tuesday evening last, ending at mid
night, which left the participants II
the proper frame of mind 10 ente
upon the austerities of Lent. -
Mrs. William Kyle died ON Mon
day last aged eighty years. She ha'
long been a resident of the place, an
and was an estimable and much re
spected old lady. Her funeral wa
held at the M. +. church on Wednes
day.
Mr.. f. ID. Douglas, of Whiting
went this week, by invitation, to delive
an address before an agricultural meel
ing at Canton, st. Lawrence Co., N
Y. They baye heard him sewers
times before. and of course, wanted {
again.
The cotton mill will evidently spi
cotton no more. The machinery hs
been sold to parties in Alabama an
will be shipped there soon. 1t is unde
stood that the building Is for sale.
is to hoped that some one will purchaf
It who will make 1t "go."
The lecture of Pres. Hamlin Of
nounced for Tuesday evening WI
postponed, on account of the storm
A considerable number gathered ,
the Methodist vestry, however, an
enjoyed sort of temperance "clal
meeting" under the leadership of NJ
o. F. Comstock.
Nothing could be more elegant an
tasteful, nor more comfortable ths
the Gardner Perforated settees an
chairs with which the ladies Of st. st
phen's have just furnished their chap
and Sunday school room. To see the
Is to admire them. They are also ga
to be very durable. This fine exhibit
their work Is sure TO make the Messr
Gardner many frianda In fhia Viciuif