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


in this market, Monday. The ruling
price was 30 cents.
Eugene Twitchcll came home Satur
day morning from Wisconsin, whittier
he had been with sheep.
81 George s. Barton. the local express
messenger. has removed to his place on
Seymour street, where he will make his
permanent home.
There has been two deaths in the
southeast part of the village this week
those of Mrs. Chaunccy l.. Branch and
Mrs. Mortimer Brown.
Miss Ada 4. Brainerd is spending a
few days in town at her brothers. Prof.
Brainerd. She will soon enter Wellesley
college to take special course.
DR.. II. \. Cutting of Lunenburgh and
+. NJ Goodwin of Hartland were in
town Wednesday. The former was to
lecture at Cornwall last evening.
5. T.. Daunis went this week to Iouisi-
ana. to remain for some time. The re-
cent floods have done serious damage to
his property there, requiring his pres
ence.
Fast-day services will be held in the
Methodist church on Friday. the 18th
inst. mt II II. IN. discourse by Rev. ). l..
B. Spear; theme-"R Rulers Terror to
Evil-Docrs."
John G. Stapleton went to New York
Tuesday on business trip. His sister
Miss Julia. started on the same train FOR
St. Paul. Mimi. where she has sister
engaged in teaching
A series of temperance meetings. CON
Quoted by Rev. c. {. Frost of Norwich,
Conn, will begin on the evening of Fri
day. the llth. and continue for ten eve
nings. They will be held in the town
| hall.
Prof. +. IL. Higley will leave Germany
for home about Easter. and will probably
reach here by the first of May. His en-
yagenent AS organist of a church in
! Worcester. Mass. begins May 10. so that
his stay in Middlebury will not be long.
The invitations are out fol the prone
made concert to be given in the new
town hall on Wednesday evening. the
10th. by Green Mountain lodge.k. of H.,
in honor of the grand lodge. which
meets here on that date. y large at
tendance is looked for.
1t will he noticed that two young men
well and favorably known in the com
munity-John c. Stapleton and Milton
A. Brooks--have formed a partnership
and will conduct a general insurance
agency. They are to have offices IN the
present probate building. and will. no
doubt. do large business,
Every person. male and female, hay
inc property of any kind and descrlp-
ton. is expected to return his or her in
ventory of taxable estate forthwith; and
time and expense will be saved by hand
h., l,at lnn
clerks office. at IN early day. They
might all be received in one weeks time.
4 Washington dispatch says: AT
Senator aud Mrs. Morrills dinner party
in honor of the President on Friday even
ing, there were present President Arthur
and Mrs. McElroy. Chief Justice and
Mrs. Waite. Senator and Mrs. Hale, Sen
ator and Mrs. Miller of California. the
: Russian Minister and Nine. de Strive.
Representative Stewart of Vermont and
Miss Swan. sister of Mrs. Morrill,.
o. The lower story of the old court house
has been leased by +. st. Clair, Bral-
don man. for use as roller-skating rink.
! The partitions have been moved toward
the front. increasing the size of the room.
hut leaving ante-rooms of sufficient size
| The carpenters are now at work and Will
make extensive repairs and improve
ments. The rink will be opened to the
! public on Monday, April IA.
All veterans and others. both ladies
and gentlemen. interested in the observ-
!; ance of Decoration day in this village.
i are requested to meet next Monday eve
ming. the Eth at o'clock, at the hall
formerly occupied by the Good Tenn
= plars. in the same building as the REGIS
i TER office, to appoint the various com
mittees and make such Other prepare
+ lions as may be thought necessary. y
i Mrs. 5. r.. Bolton died at the home OF
d Me family on the Bridport road, Mon
Iday afternoon, after an illness of iifterI
e months. of dropsy. Her age was &:
/ wears. She leaves husband and two
daughters, besides other relatives ant
many friends. to mourn her loss. Sh'
' was sister of Deacon c. NJ. James o
y Cornwall The funeral was ATTENDED
from the house at two o'clock Wcdnes
dav afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Speare ofiicia
v ting.
II The burned territory on Main street /
to be built upon. Frank A. Bond Ia
"a leased of Il. II. Mcleod Il strip of LAM
Y next to the McCue q Sargent block ~
If feet deep and 80 feet front. Mr.. Bon'
will build thereon "a skating rink OF I'll
is full size of the land leased and one stor
" high. Smith q Allen have the contrac
,e and are now at work. Mr.. Mcleo
himself will put up two stores OF y J.
le front each, 80 feet deep and two storie
s. in height. Calvin w. Foote has the con
tract for erecting these.
I'd The village trustees have made al
lie rangements for a survey of the propose
re ater-works and the preparation of est
d. mates of the cost. a representative G
r. ID. Wood x Co. of Philadelphia, til
il. firm that put In the Brandon works, mt
IN the trustees on a recent evening. ii
90 proposed that one of the engineers en-
ployed by the firm make the survey an
specifications. Bids could then be aC
u yertised for. If his firm were awarde
e- the contract, then no charge wonld !
,st made for the survey; if the contra'
he went to another. or nothing further Va
done, Wood & Co. were to be paid
W. specified amount for their work. The pr
wv posal was accepted and the survey wi