The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16
Local News


for the house he is building on the lot
south of the town hall. on Pleasant street.
Mrs. Edwin ComStork. formerly res
ident here, but lattcrly of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. is visiting relatives and friends in
town.
1t is reported from West Cornwall that
Rev Ahira Jones. pastor of the Baptist
church. is in very poor health and that
his recovery is doubtful
The Green Mountain Pulp company
began this week the erection of II pulp
mill at lluntington's falls. in Weybridge.
recently purchased by them.
Prof. +. IL. lIiglcy returned to town
on Monday; but went back to Worcester.
Mass. on the morning train yesterday.
He was accompanied by Mrs. lliglry.
A parlor meeting of the W. G. II. L.
will be held at DR.. Eddv's on the after
noon and evening of Wednesday next.
Gentlemen are invited to tea at six, es
pccially those who signed the pledge at
the recent meetings.
Owing to the repairs now being made.
there will be no morning service at the
Methodist church. Sunday. The Sabbath
school will meet at noon in the basement.
and a social meeting will be held at the
same place in the evening.
Prof. Foster has been absent from
town the past week. Prof. Stcbbins has
! had charge of his classes. Ii is rumOrcd
that Prof. Foster may accept a profess
sorship in another institution. We trust.
however, that this is only rumor.
On Saturday last an attachment was
put upon the drug stock of K. Orchard.
agent. and on Monday morning the store
was closed. 1t is understood that the as
sets are considerably in excess of the
liabilities. an that the business may 90
on.
\ baseball nine. made up of students
of the University of Vermont. Burling
ton, is coming to Middlcbury. tomorrow.
! to play nine composed of college stu
! dents and town boys. The game will
come off on the grounds in the rear of
the college buildings.
Frank \. Bonds rink is nearing com
| pletion and will be opened to the public
! tomorrow evening. The laying of the
! tloo" has taken some time. a. the work
! had to be carefully done. Mr.. Bond
makes an announcement in another col
umn, to which attention is called
The listers have completed their work
and the chairman of the board. Judge
| Knapp, is making the final computations.
! We can give but few figures this week.
! The number of polls this year is G92.
! against Gl3 a year ago. The total grand
| list is $50. los. %; in 1883 ii was $50. 00G.-
b.
There was " tin =" wedding. Tuesday
night. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lu-
Their +. Farnsworth. attended by Il large
number of friends. The presents includ-
ed Il fitting silver ice pitcher, with COB
lets and salVer to match; beaten silver
cream and sugar bowl. and other small
er articles. 1t was an enjoyable occa-
sion for all concerned.
G.. :. CARING. an Armenian whose pres
cnce in town has been mentioned, will
| deliver an address before the graded
| school this afternoon on the Turkish pcO-
pie and their customs. He is Il native of
! COnstantinoplc. lie comes to town to
sell Turkish goods which are advertised
elsewhere on this page.
We are requested to say that n meeting
will be held on Monday ev,nin% next,
the 18Th. in the hall above this Office, for
the purpose of completing the arrange
ments for the observance of Decoration
day. \ large attendance is desired. 1t
is only two weeks till Memorial dav. and
something ought to be done at once,
Mrs. II. 5. Foote is preparing for an
other concert to be given by the young
people in the town hall about the mid
die of June. The programme will
comprise the opcretta of "Laila, or the
Beggar," character songs in costume.
and am eminent sOloist will be engaged.
Further announcement will be made here
after.
Mrs. j. X. Barney of Providence. Il.
l., a woll-known temperance worker,
was in town on "Wednesday and met a
number of the young ladies at the home
of Dca. Crane in the evening. She spoke
in Bristol last evening and will be at
Starksboro tonight. She is to spend
some time in the State, speaking in sew
eral counties.
The Addison county Republican com
mittcc held Il meeting at Eldrcdge u
SHADES office. Wednesday. There were
present Hon. l.. ID. Eldrcdge (chairman)
ID. ii. Bennett of BridpOrt secretary,
II. c. Martin of Ferrsburgh, ID. W
Clark of Orwell and Harvey Falr of Lin,
, coin. The call for the convention will
be published next week
Fifty years ago yesterday occurred 4
snow storm long remembered in these
q parts. John W. Martin. whose 18th birth
. day it was, says that snow began failing
P on the afternoon of the It'll and contin
= ued all night. On the next day he wa,
out with his father digging the sheep Out
= of the drifts. which wee very deep. Be
fore the storm the season was advanced
a and the weather mild.
Frederick Hopper has leased his hote
and cottages at Lake DunmOrc to wy
l. man II. Merritt of New ork city. Mr.
e Merritt was in charge of the hotel las
l year. but not as lessee. He was also con
! nected with the house some years ago
u and is deservedly popular. Tom Rich
ardson of Brandon has leased the livery
II The hotel will be opened the first wcel
= in June but those who may 30 Their
il Decoration day will be entertained.
\ memcnto of the early days of Mid
i dlehury college has been presented t,
!, the museum. 1t is thought to be tn
d oldest printed circular known of that in
II Stitution. 1t is a commencement bal
: ticket of the first graduating class il