The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-02

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ampton, Mass, last Thursday afternoon.
bringing his brother and family.
Prof. E. II. lIiglcy is expected to ar
rive in town tomorrow. He sailed from
| Bremen nearly two weeks ago.
A neat iron fence, the gift of Mrs. l..
f. Conroe, has been erected along the
south side of st. Stephens church.
The street sprinkler appeared yester-
day morning for the first time this sea-
son. The streets had become very dusty.
Hon. Albert A. Fletcher and Col. and
Mrs. Thad. NJ. Chapman returned. Sun
day morning. from visit to New York
city.
G. d. Miner and family are soon to 90
to Cape MAY, New Jersey, where Mr..
Miner will have charge Of hotel dur
ing the season.
Charles Goodrich of this place is the
proprietor of the skating rink which our
Bristol correspondent says is going up
in that town.
Geo. Huntington is rapidly failing. He
is recovering from the burns he received
by falling on the stove, but his general
health is declining.
The Champlain Valley Homeopathic
Medical Society will hold its annual
meeting at the Addison House on Tues
day of next week
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. LangwOrthv. ST.,
are visiting their daughter and son-in-law
in Worcester. Mass. They are to be alb
sent a week or ten days.
The county institute of the W. C.. T..
|. will be held at Bristol on Thursday
and Friday. May 5 and 9. \ general in
vitation is extended.
Rev. ). l.. b. Speare preached timely
sermon at the Congregational church,
Sunday morning. His subject was
Christian Citizenship"
Curtis Robinson was arrested, Tuesday
night, and jailed. It is charged that he
was drunk and disordcrly. lie will prob
ably be tried this morning.
Mr. Biddell, who left college about
year ago. is in town for few months
stay. Since leaving Middlebury he has
been studying law in st. Paul, Mimi.
A subscription paper has lately been
circulated with successful results for the
purpose of procuring funds to put the
track at the fair ground in better condi-
ton.
A. c. Harris and wife of birmingham.
Mass. are registered at the Addison
House. Mr.. Harris was formerly man
ager of the Cream Hill stock farm in
ShOreham.
Phelps Coolihan is building a 4OXS0
foot skating rink at Nergennes He has
gone out of the saloon business here and
A. b. Colby has the premises he former
ly occupied.
Rev. Mr.. Quinlan has moved to Bran
don and will preach for the first time to
his new charge next Sunday. 1t is eN-
pccted Rev. Mr.. Noe will begin his work
here on Sunday.
Columbus Smith of Salisbury was in
town yesterday. He and Mrs Smith
have Just returned from Florida, where
they have been during the winter for the
benefit of Mrs Smiths health.
A. V. Brown has made some excellent
photographs of the span recently sold
by {. r. Withorcll of Cornwall to De-
troit parties for $4,000. Mr.. Witherell
starts for the West with the horses, Mon
day.
The graded school was not in session
yesterday. days recess being taken to
enable the scholars to observe MAY day.
large party, composed of the school
children and others, went out to East
Middlebury.
The firm of Gavin & Co. as dissoly-
ed. MIR. Gauvin continues in the photo
graph business at the old rooms. Mr.
Burke went. yesterday morning, to Coble-
skill, \, \ ..GtO go into business there. He
will keep variety store.
But three persons were present at the
adjourned meeting, Wednesday night, TO
make arrangements for the observance
of Decoration day. We trust another
meeting will soon be held. and that all
interested will then come out.
+. St. Clair, manager of the Star" rink,
has bought of c. Gordon the blacksmith
shop at the entrance of the fair grounds.
Mr. Gordon will shortly remove to New
Haven street. where he carried on black
smithng business 10 years ago.
Any one interested in sheep who de-
sires to advertise and have plates insert
ed in the forthcoming report of the pub
lie shearing should make immediate APP
plication to G. NJ. Willmarth, Addison.
VT. or to the REGISTER office. Middle
bury.
F. A. Bonds skating rink is rapidly
approaching completion. The roof is
all on, and little now remains to be done
except the laying of the floor. He hopes
to have the building ready for use by the
end of next week. or the first of the
week following.
improvements. in the direction of
filling holes and wash-outs are being
made upon the village streets under the
direction of the trustees. The triangular
plot in front of the town hall has been
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