The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-08-08
Local News.

j. II. Batchelder of st. Louis is in town
for few days stay.
Blackberries are quite plentiful. They
are sold at - cents quart.
Geo. w. Powers of Boston is at his
brother-in-law's Justus Cobb.
A. W. Caswell of Lampasas, Texas, is
registered at the Addison House.
The price of butter, Monday. was Is
cents, though few lots brought 10.
Principal Cove of Beeman academy
New Haven, was in town yesterday.
w. C. Langworthy and family spent a
few days of last week at Lake George.
The Misses Starr of New York city
are visiting at their aunt's Miss +. Starr
Mrs. S. A. Harris of California is visit
ing at +. X. Clay's. She is sister of
Mrs. E. II. Hard of Burlington.
j. f. Parker of the pension Office
Washington, ID. c., arrived in town Tues
day night and is at his fathers, Prof
Parker.
President Hamin is to speak on the
subject of Temperance at the Baptist
church in Whiting next Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
George McCue and A. b. Colby have
leased the restaurant privileges at How
ard park, Burlington, during the State
fair and will sub-let them.
Rev. Martin +. Cady, A. NJ, at present
pastor of one of the Chicago NJ. T..
churches, will preach in the Methodist
church here next Sunday at 10 40 am.
Congressman Stewart and Prof. Brain
erd are at the camp on knights island,
off st. Adams bay. Prof. Eaton is also
a member of the company gathered
there.
Peaches of very good quality are al
ready in the market. Reports from the
peach region say the crop is large and
the quality better than for three or four
years past.
The rooms in the small building Just
east of +. w. Bird Il Co.'S store are be-
ing fitted up for use as a saloon. 1t is
understood that Joseph Brouillett will
occupy them.
The W. c. Il. L. will hold their annual
meeting with Mrs. +. f. Rich, on Semi
nary street, next Wednesday afternoon
and evening. A cordial invitation is cX-
tended to all.
Messrs. Peck and Chapman have one
of their electric pumps at work in Mr..
Battelfs garden. 1t is driven from a
dynamo in the wooden mill. from which
a wire runs to the pump.
The creek was very low last Monday.
so much SO that one at least of the mills
was obliged to shut down for time.
The recent rains haYe raised the water
and no difficulty is now experienced.
We find the following in the Sioux
Falls Cd. To- Daily Press of August 2:
NV. 5. Alden, stationer from Middle
bury, Vt, made the Press Office a visit
yesterday under guidance of Squire
Henry"
Joseph Broullett was up before Judge
Knapp, Monday, on the charge of selling
intoXicants. He pleaded guilty to three
offences, was fined in the usual amount
and took an appeal. Grand Juror Cobb
for the State; Chas. NJ. Wilds for re-
spondent.
G.. f. lathrop of the class of 81 start
ed from his home at Brandon on Wednes-
day for trip West. He goes first to
Concordia. Kansas. and may accept POI
sition there. Mr.. Piper of the same class
is to teach IN COrinth, this State, the
coming year.
Mrs. Lydia Sprague, widow of the late
5. l.. Sprague, died in this village yester-
day morning, after long and painful
illness. The funeral will be attended ut
$3.50 O'Clock this friday morning from
the residence of +. Il. Clay, Court street.
The deceased was 80 years of age. She
was sister of +. X. and V. V. Clay of
this village. Mrs. j. j. Farr of East Mid
dlebury and Mrs. Harry Evarts of Walt
ham.