The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-11
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The water in the creek is somewhat
lower
Mrs. K. 5. Champion is sick with bill
ious fever.
Mrs. VIM. Rogers is coming back to
the city to live.
Philo Bristol is slowly failing, and is
now confined to his bed.
The roads in this vicinity are almost
impossible on account of the mud.
IL. stevens and wife returned from
their Western trip last week Thursday.
Geo. Powers has not purchased the
lot formerly owned by Isaac Cummings.
d. j. Meiggs has hired the James Pres
ton farm, lately occupied by d. 2. Har-
vey, in Waltham.
+. a. Woodbridge has an extended
pedigree of his Percheron stations ready
to send to all who may wish for one.
Geo. w. Ross is to connect his resi-
dence, on Elbow street, with that of Mrs.
oprague' on Short street, by telephone.
MIS-. Maggie Strickland is repairing the
inside OF her house. recently purchased
OF Chester Elmer of Middlebury. c. II.
>. Pierce is doing the work
Hon. q. w. Grandey has been Justice
OF the peace larger number of consecu-
tive years than any other justice in the
city. He was first elected to that office
in 1898.
The listers desire all. whether ladies or
gentlemen, who are liable to taxes to get
blank inventory and return their list.as
by not so doing they will be liable to the
penalty.
The Western school district held a
special meeting. Friday evening last. and
voted to raise Il sum sufficient to pay oil
their Indebtedness, which will be about
80 per cent on the list.
Harry Talbot. clerk in j. j. Wright's
hardware store, left for Lowell, Mass.
on Tuesday last. his father having secur-
ed situation for him in that tity. He is
good boy and his friends will miss him.
y. &. Norton. our miller. has been sick
Tor few days past with hard cold.
His son. Arthur. and daughter Mamie.
have also been confined to the house with
putrid sore throats. but all are better
now.
Several of our citizens attended the
sheep shearing at Middlebury last week,
and were much pleased with the strong
evidence there manifested that the sheep
industry of Addison county is ahead Of
the WnOle country.
John W. Ryan and john O'Connor
were brought before Hon. r. +. Wood
bridge. justice, on Monday. for violation
of the prohibitory liquor law. and plead
ed guilty to three offences and appealed.
giving 500 bail in each case. ". II,
Hare prosecuted.
Rum prosecutions are in order lust
about now. The increase in the number
OF saloons and the family disturbances of
one OF the patrons were the causes of the
move. and we are told that they are to be
kept up. and Il number of our best bust
ness men that heretofore have not been
very active in that direction are taking
hold of the matter.
At the adjourned town meeting, held
Tuesday, April s. Frank Rivers sent in
his resignation as city sheriff and IL. p
Fisher was elected to fill the vacancy.
{. /. Stevens also resigned as town grand
Juror, and James Crane was elected. r.
a. GOss resigned as school superintend-
ent and W. q. Fairbank was elected 1t
was voted to raise 100 cents on the dollar
to pay this years expenses.
The auction at the Jarius Preston farm,
on Tuesday of last week was well at
tended. and the property, consisting OF
COWS, hay and farming implements,
brought fair prices. This was an AS
signee's sale to close the estate of ID. +.
Harvey, insolvent debtor. q. F. 0. KIM
ball was the auctioneer; and he sells all
the personal property belonging to the
estate of the late Aaron Field, in Ferris
burgh, on the 10th.