The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-25

Ullltu Nv lWt U2tIlS VI iNt IntoibNIiN
family, who appear here ncxt week FRI
day evening.
Those Interested in the making of
good coffee, and most housekeepers are,
would do well to read Beckwith q Co.'S
advertisement
Rev. Mr.. Quinlan, pastor of The Meth
odist church, will preach at the school
house in the Levett neighborhood next
Sunday at 3 80 p. III.
Presiding Elder j. j. Noe preached at
the Methodist church last Sunday. His
sermon. an excellent one, was from |.
Corinthians, chapter xiii.
Rev. George S. Pine of New Canaan,
Conn. is to conduct the services at st.
stephens next Sunday; communion at
close of morning service.
Mr.. G. G.. Peck, who had the misfer-
tune to sprain his ankle some three
weeks since, is recovering. and will prob
ably be out in a few days.
The foundation of the new court house
is nearly laid. If the weather does not
hinder work, it is expected the floor tim
bers will be laid by the middle of next
week.
j. OfConnor & Co.. the bakers. send
their cart on trips about the village on
Tuesdays and Saturdays, instead of
Tuesdays and Fridays, as was recently
stated.
The resident Alumni of Middlebury
college will meet at the Probate Office
Monday evening, May Is, 1888, at 80
o'clock. TO make necessary arrange
mcnts for the approaching anniversary.
The next meeting of the Musical club.
and The last of the season. will be held
on Tuesday evening, the 10Th, at the
residence of Prof. II. NJ. Seely. A full
attendance is specially requested.
Rev. Mr.. Wild, pastor of the Charlotte
Congregational church, preached here on
Sunday last, in exchange with Rev. Mr..
Speare. Mr.. Wild wa graduated from
this college in the class of 81, among the
members of which were Judge Dunton
of Rutland and Hon. l.. ID. Eldrege and
IL. S. Foote of Middlebury.
The railroad bridge south of the pas
senger depot narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by fire on Sunday morning. Sparks
dropped by the morning express north
set fire to one of the sleepers in the north
end of the bridge. and the flames were
Just beginning to creep up the posts. when
II woman happened to pass and gave the
alarm.
Among those registered ut the Addison
House during the past week have been
NJ. ID. Brooks of Boston, president of
the Cutter Marble company; John N.
Baxter and lockwood Barrett of Rut-
land. Hon. G.. W. Writer'S of Milton.
Hon. T.. j. Ormsbee of Brandon. Hon.
c. s.. Colburn of Pittsford and Col.
Lucia of Vergennes.
Messrs. Smith & Allen, the builders,
have se%venty-fOur men on their payroll.
They have recently bought of Mr.. {. G.
Peck the building near the freight depot
known as the Batchelder clapboard mill.
1t is 81 by 100 feet in dimensions. Chas.
Rogers of New Haven has been hired to
move the building to a position opposite
the freight depot. Smith & Allen will
use it rs a ~storehouse; the Green Noun
tain Pulp Co. will occupy a portion of it.
The trustees of the cemetery associa-
ton. Messrs. Rufus Wainwright, Edwin
Vallette, +. W. Judd and A. 5. Tracy.
held IA meeting on Monday evening and
decided to set Il man at work in the Gem
etery. He will probably be employed
through the season. The trustees are
soon To meet Mr.. Thad. NJ. Chapman.
owner of the surrounding land. and fix
upon some plan for charging the Gene
terry. There are no vacant lots within
the present limits.
A petition is in circulation asking the
selectmtn to lay out a road from a point
near the freight depot around the foot OF
Chipman's hill and Onnec with the
B~rooksville road. The distance Is about
Il mile and a half. 1t is claimed the pro-
posed route would avoid the hill anC
greatly facilitate business. The present
road is much used by people from New
Haven and Bristol, and there is n large
amount of lumber and freight drawn
over it from Little Notch to this depot.
The estate of Rev. DR.. Thomas A
Merrill. the old-time pastor of the Con
gregational church. was closed up
Wednesday. having been in court TO
about % years. According to the ac
count rendered by the administrator
! Rev. DR.. A. b. Lambert of Rupert. TIT
estate was indebted to him in the sum o
Sl.167 81; as allowed and finally adjust
ed. he owed the estate 81 $50. -, IA differ
ence of 81, 05S.4G. The Vermont Domes
tic Missionary society is the %residuarl
legatee and will receive the 81 .S90.j2
1 Preparations for commencement hav,
begun. Jlle seniors nave secured TN
Blaisdell orchestra of Concord, n. ii.
for the graduating exercises, the con
! cert and the hop. The soloists at TIN
concert will be Mrs. IL. King of Boston
. soprano, and Mr.. Willis Clark of Boston
: tenor. The orchestra is of ten pieces
including two French horns. Tn,
Sophomores have given up to the Fresh
men The Parkerian prize. and will them
selves compete for the new Merrill
5 prize. Messrs. Ellsworth, Loveland
Ross and Benedict of the Freshman
: class. and the whole Sophomore class
q will appear. Both classes will speal
Tuesday evening. the usual time TO
e Parkerian speaking.
p The Castleton correspondent of tn
Rutland Herald says: Intelligence o
U the sudden death of the late Mrs. JOsepl
Steele ut MiddleDury was received il
e Castleton two weeks ago. The Steel
T. family resided in Castleton from 1928 t.
1854. and consisted of Mr.. and Mrs
Steele, one daughter and three sons, al
= of whom were literally educated a
= Castleton seminary and Middlebur
college. The eldest son was a physician