The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-12-26
Local News.

The postoilice will be closed on Christ.
mas day from 10 80 a. NJ. to p. m, and
will close for the night at 20 p. m.
Miss Matte, daughter of Principal
Mead. is spending her holiday vacation
at home.
The bulk of the butter sold in this
market on Monday brought from IS to
20 cents. a few fancy lots, however,
sold as high as % cents.
Mr.. Paris Fletcher, son of Col. A. A.
Fletcher, is visiting his parents. lie is
manager of the Crescent Ianch, in Mon
tana.
Hon. John w. Stewart arrived home
from Washington Saturday night. and
will probably remain till after the holt
days.
The graded school has a holiday re-
cess extending from Wednesday of this
week to the Monday following New
Years.
Rev. 5. a. Parker will preach in odd
Fellows hall on sunday evening, Dec.
IS, at o'clock; subject: Hope as an
Inspiration through all the Years.
John Judge, ir. is instructing the new
band, which is composed of dozen
quite young men. They are making
good progress under his tuition.
The fall term of the college closed on
Tuesday. Most of the students returned
to their homes to spend the vacation.
The winter term opens January s.
There were good many people in
town on Monday. notwithstanding the
storm and on Tuesday and Wednesday
business was very brisk with our mer-
chants.
Quarterly meeting in the Methodist
church next Sabbath; sacraments of
baptism and the Lords supper in the
forenoon. and preaching by the presid-
ing elder, Rev. J. w. Bennett, in the
evening.
Mr.. Charles a. Morrison. who former
merly lived here. but has emily been
employed in a responsible position in Il
railroad Office in Minneapolis, Mimi, is
making his friends in town a several
weeks visit.
Mr.. l.. o. Thompson of Weybridge is
: the happy pOssessOr of "A silver-grey fox
skin, the wearer of which he was FORUM
ate enough to capture the other day.
He values it at $50. The color of the
body is a handsome dark grey, with jet
black tail and ears.
We failed last week to note the mar
riage, on Wednesday evening. the 18th.
of Miss Eta, daughter of Mrs. h. A.
Goodrich, to Mr. Frank Atwood jr.. of
salisbury. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Mr.. Noe, pastor of the Metho-
dist church.
Mr.. Gardner 5. Fassctt of Enosburgh
was in town on Monday. and was among
those present at the Forefathers' celcbra-
ton. He was the guest of Prof. Seely
while here. Mr.. Fassett was a mem
Der of the State board of Agriculture
during the time the professor was secre-
tary of that body.
An error was made in some " dodgers"
printed at this office the other day for
l Mr.. Bond, announcing special skating
) sessions at his rink an Christmas and
New Years days from to o'clock p.
m. There are skating sessions regularly
on Tuesday, II'edAeSdQy and Saturday
evenings-not on Monday evenings, as
. the " dOdger' states.
The shCep-breeders of the vicinity met
in considerable numbers at the Addison
House on Tuesday to heal the report of
the committee appointed to make selec-
\ tions of sheep for the New Orleans.
q Nothing of public interest was done. the
committee desiring to obtain further in
formation from Mr.. Cross. the superin-
tendent of the sheep department of the
- exposition, before making their report.
3 There has been great deal of weather
I hereabouts the past week. On Saturday
morning the thermometer went down to
% below zero. But shortly after noon on
i Monday it was raining. Luckily it grew
colder before Tuesday morning and the
sleighing was preserved. And now. when
it is cold enough for all practical pur-
poses. an arctic wave is reported travel
ing from the Far West in this direction.
The charter of the national bank of
this town expires on the 9TH of April
= neXt.twenty years from the date of its or
Z ganization under the national law. The
directors have recommended that the
=, stockholders avail themselves of the
# privilege of extending the charter for a
a term of twenty years from April next
and this will in all probability be done.
: The annual meeting of the stockholders
e occurs on the 18th of January.
r OF Howorth's Hibernica. which will be
at the town hall on Saturday evening of
] this week, the Manchester On. H. Mr.
j rOr says: "HOworth's double show was
y presented in the opera house last even
ing to greatly pleased audience that
Y was so large in number that almost every
= available sitting was taken. Howorh's
= Hibernica has visited this city before,
consequently the amusement-gOing peO-
! pie of Manchester re familiar with the
y characteristics, but the programme on
/ past visits has never been so good as {
= the present time"
Mr.. II. ii. Raglan will give one of his
+ famous illuminated tour lectures at the
!, town hall on Tuesday evening next, Dee,
x 30. The subject will be Paris. the Mag
nificent." Those of our readers who
have seen and heard one of Mr.. Ragan's
i illustrated lectures do not need to be told
Il that they are first-class in every respect
d and we can assure those who have not
4. that they will not be disappointed. He
was in Rutland Monday night. and the
e Herald of Tuesday says; Those who
d were in attendance at the opera house
r last evening were favored with an enter
a tainment of unusual excellence in Mr.
Sl ta1 IL,