The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-11
Local News.

Next Thursday, the 18th the school
teachers of the county will be examined.
The summer term of the college will
open on Monday next. A few of the
students are back already
The ruins of II. b. Dodges old store
are being torn down. preparatory to the
putting up of the new block.
The brass band has resumed practice.
Their headquarters are in the room over
the steam fire engine house.
Chapman G.. Smith has taken possession
of the rooms in the Smith & Sheldon
block. lately occupied by John II. Sar-
gent.
Rev 5. l.. u. Speare will preach the
Fast-day sermon today. The services
will be held in the Methodist church. be-
ginning at II o'clock.
The market was not overstocked with
butter. Monday. by reason of the bad
roads. but fair amount was offered
The ruling price was y cents.
In our report of the she, p-shcaling
last week. X. Lanes eve No. 362. which
sheared II lbs. 8 or, was stated to be
two years old. She is only one year of
age.
Prof. Austin has reached California
and is at his brothers. who lives about
$50 miles south of San Francisco. His
health is much better than it was when
he left home.
Sam. Sheldon is the latest purchaser of
a bicycle. he having invested in an ex-
pert Columbia" There are now eight or
nine bicyclsts in town and the formation
of club is talked of.
Reports from all parts of the county
are to the effect that the mud is very
deep in the roads. 1t is said the road to
East Middlebury has been worse than at
any time since it was repaired.
A. V. Brown. the photographer. has
| sold his house and lot on Court street. to
Harrison White of Leicester, the consld-
Grafton being $l.400. Mr.. Brown will
occupy the premises till fall. and proba-
bly, longer.
Gov. Stewart arrived home yesterday
morning. He was accompanied by his
daughter. Miss Elga. who has been in
| New York for a few weeks. and his son,
Phil. who comes to spend his college
vacation.
| Among those in attendance upon the
shearing here. last week. was Col. Les
ter B. Faulkner of Dansville, n. Y. Be-
fore returning home he bought of E. \ &.
Bissell of Shoreham wo-year-old eve,
for which he is reported to have paid
5000. ~
| Rufus Wainwright. county clerk. has
this week removed his office to the rooms
in the court house. He now has very
convenient quarters. The rooms he va
Gated have been taken by secretary
Chapman of the Sheep Breeders associa-
ton.
Henry Burns shipped from this station,
Saturday, 80 head of sheep, chiefly ewes.
They 90 to San Antonio, Texas Mr..
Burns home. He had previously pur-
chased 100 head in Michigan. and will
take them on with these. He went by
way of Montreal.
Hon. John NJ. Dyer has brought an sc-
ton Of eJectment against Phelps Cooli.
han to obtain possession of the premises
now occupied by the latter in this village.
The case was heard at Salisbury, yester.
day, before Justice d. E. Gibson. Stew
art d. Wilds are Mr.. Dyer's attorneys
and James NJ. Slade. Coolihan's.
Mrs. Smith. with her talented family
of eight children, will give concert at
the town hall on Tuesday evening next,
the 18th, under the auspices of the ladies
of st. Stephens, who will have sale Of
useful and fancy articles and French
creams at the hall before the entertain
ment. Novel and interesting features are
promised in the concert.
The temperance meetings, which it was
announced would begin at the town hall
this evening. have been postponed. The
first will be held on Sunday evening. the
goth, at the Methodist church. They are
to be conducted bp Rev. c. c. Frost of
Norwich. Conn, and will continue ten
days. All, except the first, will be held
in the town hall
| 1t Is probable that there will he a large
attendance from abroad at the sixth AN
nual meeting of the grand lodge of Yer
mont. knighls of Honor, to be held in
this place on Wednesday of next week.
The sessions of the grand lodge will be-
gin at . o'clock. From 7 to . in the eve
ming the banquet will be given at the Adj
olson House. This is to be followed by
the promenade concert at the new town
hall gotten up by the local lodge. Green
Mountain No. S74. in honor of the grand
lodge.
A meeting was held Monday evening
to make arrangements for the Memorial
day observance in this village. Owing
to the weather, the attendance was very
small. Col. Knapp was chosen modera-
tor. He stated that 81 10 of the money
subscribed to pay the expenses last yeai
remained uneHpended. Mr. and Mrs,
Munroe were made committee on vocal
music, and Col. Knapp and +. III. Thorp,
committee TO secure speaker. The
meeting then adjourned till Wednesday
evening, April 30.
We find the following among the Per
sonals in recent issue of the New York
Eoening POST At the sixth annual clos
ing exhibition of the royal conservatory
of music at Leipzig the performance OF
Professor Edwin Higley, formerly OF
Middlebury. VT, seems to have met with
fattering reception. The distinguish
, ed critic. Paul Homeyer, commenting on
the exercises in the Leipglger TdgeLiau
-. remarks: " Bachs Doric Fugue was
rendered by Mr. Higlev with complete
correctness, as well on the technical as
! the musical side. His playing was dis
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