The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-17
Local News.


O., has been in town this week.
There was quite fall of snow We'd
nesday highland Thursday morning the
ground was white.
Eddie ii. Counter, who died on the 18th
inst, was aged Is years, instead of 10,
as stated last week.
Landlord Farr of East Mddebury has
put a new floor in his hall and on Tues
day evening opened it as Il skating rink.
Edward f. Bond has been elected SUI
perintendent of the Congregational Sab
bath school in place of Prof. Eaton, who
resigned.
George W. Bennett of Manchester, the
decorator, is in town to do work on the
Methodist church and at the Addison
House.
The center basement under the Mcleod
block is being finished off for use as a
saloon. 1t is understood that Phelps
Coolhan has leased it.
q. w. Thompson of Ogdensburgh, n.
Y, is to open classes in penmanship at
the graded school building next Monday
attern on and evening.
NJ. +. Sprague of Weybridge and c..
f. o. kimball of Nergennes have gone
To Albany to remain for Il few days.
They will call on Gov. Cleveland.
DIR. +. W. llalsey has been confined to
the house for Il week past by illness. He
is now recovering and will in all proba-
bility be about again in Il few days.
John G.. Nancy has bought of Frank
Phelps his farm, situated in the east part
of the town. The price paid was $1,000,
The purchaser will take possession April
The Democratic flag was not flying
Wednesday morning. The Republicans
had theirs out and brooms attached to it
to Indicate their satisfaction with the re-
suit in Ohio.
y number of gentlemen of this vicini-
tv dubbed together to purchase the stall
lion " Daniel Lambert" and he was
bought, at Andover, Mass, yesterday,
by Joseph Battell.
On Saturday last j. L. Buttolph
shipped by express veal ling ram to l..
j. Burgess, North Hoosick. n. Y. and
on Monday one to c. NJ. Fellows of
Manchester, Mich.
The butter market was rather quiet
Monday, the storm preventing farmers
from coming in. Prices were the same
as last weekly cents for common to
good and 26 cents for extra.
j. 5. Phelps, a son of the late Judge
Phelps of this place and half-brother of
f. j. Phelps of Burlington, is in town
on brief visit. He is clerk in one of
the departments at Washington.
Thomas Collins, ~ years of age. died
on Tuesday at the residence of his SON
in-law, j. w. Wooster. He had been in
town little more than week, visiting
his daughter. The funeral was attended
from the Catholic church at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning.
DIR. +. f. Preston. for some time a
student in college here. has located at
New Haven street. He was graduated
from the medical department of the Uni
versity of Vermont at the last commence
ment and has been in practice at Vcrgen-
mes during the summer.
We would again remind our friends
that we cannot publish communications
that come without signature. Several
such have been received within few
weeks. Some, if authentic, would have
been well worth publishing; but there
was nothing to show by whom they were
written.
John G. Staplcton left town on Satur-
day for Merlden, Ct, where he will here
after spend the greater part of his time
lie has bought out the fire, life and cas-
ualty insurance business of A. W. Dean &
Co. of that city. lie still retains his in
tcrest in the firm of Stapleton q Brooks
of this place.
Solomon Dushang of Salisbury was
jailed here on Monday by Second Consta-
bic NJ +. Day of East Middlebury. Dus-
hang was arrested some time ago on the
charge of stealing II watch. His brother
became his bondsman. Now the brother
wants to leaye the country and so had
Solomon arrested and himself released
from further responsibility in the matter.
The Republicans of Vcrgennes had a
big demonstration Wednesday night.
Cannons were fired, whistles sounded and
bells rung. lion. q. w. Grandey
and Hon. +. L. Woodbridge made speech
es. The guns and whistles were distinct
y heard here and ut Bristol. The people
Of the latter place thought something
was the matter and teiegraphed to YER
gennes asking if the city was on fire.
The Putl6nd Herdld had the following
q
a number of prominent capitalists in
Rutland will ask for charter for a
corporation this fall to enable them to
conduct stock raising in the West" Hen
ry X. Harris, formerly of this village,
has been in Rutland endeavoring to form
a company to stock with cattle a tract of
land in New Mexico which he and others
control. Perhaps the company mem
toned is the result of his labors.
a Middlebury man. while in Boston,
the other day, came across former resi-
dent of this town, Edmund Deming. He
was barber in Boston for many years
up to the time of the great fire. Since
then he has earned his living by selling
papers in the stores. He is So years of
age, but is smart and active. He left
Middlebury in 1928 and has visited the
place only once since that date. Though
very few of those whom he knew here
are now alive, he is still greatly interest.
ed in Middlebury people and their affairs.
The selectmen have just completed an
excellent piece of work on the Cornwall
road. The hill leading down from