The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-02-02
Local News.

Mr.. II. NJ. Bailey, the late editor of
the REGISTER. won't on Monday to Bos-
ton. He has secured place in the print
ing establishment of Rand, Avery 81 Co.
of that city.
Tho Episcopal clergymen of this
diocese met in convocation with the
bishop at Rutland on Tuesday and We'd
nasday of this week. The preacher at
the opening service, Tuesday evening,
was Rev. w. j. Tilley of this place.
Mr.. John Jackson. a young lad of SO
years, joined the rest of the boys in their
sports coasting down the lane" one day
last week. and found the sport very eX-
hilarating and nvigorating, as he himself
says.
Mr.. Randall Hammond. son of Post
master Hammond, who has been in Cali
fornia, is on his way home. IIo is visit
ing Minneapolis, Chicago and other large
cities while returning to Vermont.
A mass meeting of the friends of pro-
lection was to have been held in Cooper
institute, New. York, last evening.
Among the speakers announced was
President Hamlin.
The Chicago Times of a recent date
has the following announcement "Mr.
A. B. Colby, from Middlebury, Vermont,
has bought out the sample room at 33l
State street, recently owned by John
Wall. Mr.. Colby is an agreeable and
courteous gentleman coming to Chicago
highly recommended"
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino strengthening association will
ha hal at ha in villa ara
on Wednesday, February II, at 10
o'clock a. M. for the election of officers
and the transaction of other necessary
business.
An error was made in the Supreme
court report. last week. 1t was stated
decisions were rendered" in number
of cases; instead, decisions were ''re-
served in those cases.
One of the cars composing the mail
train south, yesterday noon, was found
to be broken on arrival here and had to
be left behind. A wheel of the baggage
car on the mail north in the afternoon
broke when the train was near Pipers'
crossing, and short distance further on
the car was partially deraled. 1t was
gotten on the iron again, and brought to
the yard here. The train was DELAYED
an hour and quarter by the accident.
The thaw and heavy rain of Wednes-
day, while acceptable to the farmers.
household uses, rendered walking about
the village decidedly perlous. The
roads outside that were well trodden be-
fore the storm are still good, but those
which had not been much travelled are
rough.
The Burlington (Ia.) Hawkeye of JAN
uary 10 has report of fire the previous
evening in the residence of Mrs. Henry
w. Starr, whose family are we'll known
here. The fire broke out in closet on
the second floor and it was necessary to
drench the house with water to eXtin-
guish the flames; damage by fire and
water, about $1,000; insured.
The tenth annual masquerade and
sheet and pillow case party, given al
Academy hall on Tuesday evening, was
well attended and passed of pleasantly.
There were forty couples masked and
others coming in after the unmasking
made a company of nearly one hundred
dancers. The Howard Opera House
orchestra of Burlington provided the
best of music; and supper was furnished
in the building by Mr.. X. w. Pitts.
The managers of the lecture associa-
ton and their patrons were disappointed
by the receipt of intelligence, Monday
night, that Hon. Albion w. Tourgee,
who was to have lectured here on
Wednesday evening, could not come. 1t
was impossible on such short notice to
get another speaker for that evening
The probability is that Judge Tourgee
will not come to Middlebnry this winter.