The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-06-06
Local News.

Hon. John w. Stewart is attending the
Republican national convention at Chi
cago.
The streets are getting very dusty and
the sprinkler can hardly do Justice to
them.
The grounds about the new court
house have lately been graded and seed
ed down.
Prof. Foster preached in the Winooski
avenue congregational church, Burling-
ton. on Sunday last.
Bishop Smith. whose death is mentioned
elsewhere, was rector of the Episcopal
church in this place many years ago.
The Cutter Marble Company is erecting
large derrick at its mill in the village. A
gang of saws has lately been put into the
mill.
4 number of our Democratic fellow
citizens went TO Montpelier yesterday to
attend the State and district conventions
of their party.
Clarence G.. Lcavenworth went this
week to Toledo. Ohio, where he will as
sist in the management of the local
branch of the Producers Marble com
pany of Rutland.
The baseball club 90 up to Burlington
today to play game with the University
club fol so. They were up week ago.
but the game was not finished. This
of today is distinct contest.
G.. NJ. Rowland who was graduated
from the college last year and has since
been studying theology. was in town
several days recently. lie will spend
his vacation in business in northern New
y DIRK.
Smith q Allen are building for Col.
Ii. F. Dean of West Cornwall Il commod-
ious and substantial horse-barn. The main
portion is 81 Y 80 feet on the ground
and two stories high. with l. 22X32 feet i.
=. n. Cobb is overseeing the work.
Messrs. Fletcher. MACEDONIAN. Bailey
and Dana of the college went down to
Rutland Oh Decoration day to make the
run to Fairhaven with the Rutland BIZ
cycle club. They returned home Satur-
day. covering the distance between here
and Rutland in five and one-half hours.
In the century magazine for February,
1882, WILDE found the play" Esmeralda"
to be produced at the town hall next
Wednesday evening by a local company.
Those who purpose to attend will do
well to read the play before the perform
ance. which they can then better under
stand and enjoy. The proceeds are to go
to the ladies' library.
There was another burolorv in TOWN
this week. Tuesday night some person
or persons entered the office of c. G..
Peck's Star mill by breaking in win
dow. They tore down drawer former
ly used as a depository for money and
broke the lid off desk. They got moth
ing for their pains. The safe was not
molested; neither was the money-drawer
in the grinding-room, which contained
a quantity of change. Appearances in
dictated that it was the work of boys, or
at least amateurs in thieving.
The academic wear of orr Graded
echool which closes on Friday the IYth
has bnen one of somewhat moro than
usual nrosneritv Not only has tho MN.
her of nunils from the district been Iaru-
or hut there has been a greater number
of scholars from outside than ever he
fore. Quite a number of families have
moved into town for the express purpose
of enjoying the excellent opportunities
here afforded for the education of their
children. 1t is the settled policy of this
community to support this school liber-
ally and keep it up to its highest point of
efficiency. The amt al examinations for
promotion in grade began on Wednesday
of this week and will be continued dur
ing all next week.
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