The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

arrested by Officer Dickinson, for intoXi- /
cation. He had his trial before Justice
j. T.. Stapleton. Monday morning. and
was found guilty. Sentence was suspend
ed and Forest put on his good behavior.
lie disclosed on one of his chums. who
was arrested pleaded guilty and paid the
customary fine and costs.
An exceptionally disagreeable storm.
Wednesday evening. prevented many
from attending the Old Folks concert at
the town hall Still there was a fair au-
dience. who were well pleased with the
entertainment. 1t was under the direc-
ton of j. NJ. Peck. The singers were
among the best of the town and vicinity
There is talk of repeating the concert
which we trust will be done.
The Lcnteu services at st. Stephens
are as follows: Mondays, meeting of
Young Mems society, at s o'clock. p. M;
Tuesdays, prayer meeting at o'clock,p.
m; Wednesdays. litany service at 10 a.
IN. Thursdays. short service and Bible
readings, ut I 80 p. M; Fridays. prayer
and address at p. m; Mondays, Tues
days. Wednesdays and Thursdays, even
ing prayer at o'clock.
The event of chief interest next week
will be the junior exhibition at Academy
hall, Tuesday evening. As for some
years past. admission will be by ticket.
Those who wish to attend and have not
been furnished with tickets will receive
them upon application to any member of
the faculty. The hop. following the eX-
hbition, will he in the same hall. The
Howard Opera House orchestra will
furnish the music for the exhibition and
also for the dancers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry 5. Foote are in
New York Mr.. Foote having been called
| there by the third and final decision in
| his favor of railroad suit in which he
has been engaged. involving half Il mil
lion dollars. President Arthur's firm,
Arthur. Knowles & Ransom, were the
opposing attorneys Mr.. Barnes, the
winning contractor. offers Mr.. Foote a
salary if he will remain in New York
and attend to his business; but his health
is not good enough to warrant his resi-
dence in the city.
The correspondent of an exchange
writes Residents along Otter creek be-
tween Middlcbury and Nergennes, report
The ice piled up almost level with num-
Der of the bridges, greatly endangering
their ,afety; and if the thaw continues it
is is more than probable all will be swept
away. which will force the ice out at
Vergennes and be productive of great
damage to property below the falls. y
We have not yet heard of any bridges
going out
The desire of the Young man to possess
firearms sometimes gets him into trouble
as it did one here the other day. a we'll
known citizen missed a revolver of peCu-
liar construction. The thief in a few
days bought cartridges and the dealer
who had been requested to look out fol
such revolver. informed the loser. The
property was given up when an officer
appeared; but as the boy begged hard
and made good promises he was not pros
ecutcd.
The remains of Miss Julia Goodrich
were brought from Nergennes yesterday
and inferred in the cemetery near Mr.
Hammond's. Miss Goodrich was Z
. daughter of the late AFRO Goodrich who
formerly lived Just east of this village
Latterly she had resided with her sister
Mrs. John Jackson of Vergennes. Hell
age was - years. Rev. j. w. Bennett
pastor of the Fcrgennes Methodist
!, church. olliciated at the funeral, and q
F. o. kimball had charge of the eXer
ciSes.
\. W. Caswcll. of the firm of Francis
Caswcll n lligginsOn of COnChO county
Texas. shipped carload of rams from
here to that State. Wednesday. The an
; imals are two years old this spring anC
are all recorded in the register of the
, Vermont Merino Sheep Breeders associ
alton. so that their purity of blood is un
questionable. They will first 90 t
= I.ampasas and be exhibited for sale for ;
"a,
! of will be taken 10 the firms ranch
, These gentlemen have heretofore shipped
' to Texas several carloads of sheep ant
have the reputation there of dealing il
an excellent article.
- Oliver Severance came home from
Texas last Thursday night having beer
;, absent only about three weeks He say
= sheep have wintered in Texas exception
. ally well. there having been none of thGs
:, storms which destroyed so many yea
% ago Texans think the tariff act of las
summer has had the effect of lcssenin,
= the price they get for wool about tiv
c cents pound. and they are strongly op
: posed to further reduction in the rate o
II duty. Recent legislation by the Stat
government against fence-cutting is in
J. creasing the value of land and tending t.
u make farming and stock-raiSing NOR
stable and not so vesturesome pursuits q
.. they have been under the system of fire.
# lands. Mr.. Severance is enthusiastic i
O praise of the State which he believes ha
f. as bright prospects for the future as an
: portion of the Union.
r. 1t is generally conceded that our Grad
J. ed school is one of the principal interests
if not the most important one, in oul
l. community. 1t is also true. we believe
J. that this interest has been wisely admin
It stered during the past year by tn
1t gentlemen to whom it has been entrust
T. eddy the public, Nothing should be a
Q lowed to interfere with its prosperity
,e Every friend of education among u
lie should be at the school meeting. at IN
school house hall, next Tuesday after
m ernoOn. at 2 o'clock, without fail. Tn
20 report of the treasurer of the Grade
,e district, now in the hands of the auditors
ID shows an income for the last year frOl
N tuition bills of S023, an increase owe
:, last wear. although the rates for tuitio