The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-18
Local News.

CllaS. I. IcCk Is III New NIk on uu>l-
ness and will he absent week.
G.. ID. Miner is home again. lie has
been i'm Ohio for the past two months.
Rev. W. W. Winchester of Backing
ton. Mass. has been visiting friends IN
town.
The summer term of the college open
ed on Monday. Nearly all the students
are back.
The Sladc a Barker block which was
badly scorchcd by the fire of last winter,
is being reprinted.
+. Il. Cushman returned Friday from
Boston. whittier he went to purchase his
summer stock of goods.
We publish elsewhere the call for the
Republican caucuscs to elect delegates
to the district and State conventions.
ON Good Friday Bishop Bissell preach
ed two excellent sermons at st. stephens.
The confirmation class numbered four.
The annual meeting of Mt. Calvary
Commandery, No. |. F. a y. NJ. Will he
held here next Wednesday. the Did inst,
ut 10 Il. m.
Calvin NJ. Goodnoe. an old resident OF
the place. was in town the early part OF
the week For eleven years past lac has
lived in Saratoga.
Tim Neville arrived back from Kansas
last Sunday morning. and on Monday re-
Sumed his old position of clerk at the
Addison House.
Miss Susie D. Parker has returned
from New York and will shortly resume
her classes in art. as will be seen by "a
notice published elsewhere.
Harry g. Langworthy is the lay del
egate and G.. {. Cady, alternate, of the
Methodist church to the Vermont con
J ference. now in session ut Montpelier
Prof Braincrd, town superintendent
of schools. held an examination of teach
ers at the graded school building. yester-
day. There were Is applicants for Ger
titicates.
The W. c. r. L. held prayer and bus
mess meeting Wednesday afternoon at
the house of Mrs. W. W. Thomas. There
was full attendance and an interesting
session.
One of our well-known citizens went
into place of business yesterday and
asked - how large box he wanted &c
hold ten pounds of maple sugar and fill
it up with dry goods"
The fence about the school house parl
was sold by auction the other day. &c
John W. Martin. for S1l. He disposed
of his purchase to {. G. Peck and |. d
, Twtchcll. who are removing it.
In the case of Hon. J. NJ. Dyer vs.
Phelps Coolhan. heard at West Salisbury
on Thursday last. before Justice ID. E
Gibson. verdict for the plaintiff wa
rendered 1t was an action of eject
ment
McGarry's Specially combination di'
not have a large audience at the tow
hall. Monday evening, owing, doubtless
to the superior attractions ut the Skatin!
rink. They gave Il good entertainment
however.
/ Monday morning a memorial serNlc
was held at the Episcopal church, it be
ing the second anniversary of the death o
a Rev. J. r. Franlilin.a former rector Tn
rector read sermon once delivered her
bv the deceased.
t Rev. j. W. Qunlau.pastor of the Metl
;. odist church. has been in attendance VI
on the sessions of the Troy conference
( at Amsterdam, \. y. during the pas
week. Rev. 5. W. Bidwell of East Mic
dlebuIY preached for him on Sunday
q The sale of useful and fancy article
:. and the concert by the Smith family, {
p the town hall. Tuesday evening was we
:, attended. Notwithstanding the storm, AN
passed OIL pleasantly The sale and ei
k tertaihment were under the charge of til
o ladies of st. Stephen parish.
d A Columbus Ohio dispatch to tn
# New \ ork Sun announces the separatio
i of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ID. Mussey. Mr.. Mu'
d sev is. we believe, native of this place
and his wife is the daughter of eN-Gov
lie Foster of Ohio. They were married
+ the fall of 1882. No special reason
given for their differences.
The series of temperance meeting
~ heretofore announced will begin ut III
~ Methodist church on Sunday eVenlr
next. the 10Th. Rev. Mr.. Frost, who
n to conduct them. is expected to arrive
" town on Saturday. After Sunday ev
es ming the meetings will be held in tt
town hall.
Sc Fast-day services were held in Il
~ Methodist church. Rev. Mr.. Speal
oi preached and Rev. Mr.. Palmer assist'
in the services. The subject of the sc
o mon was Rulers a Terror to EN
&c Works. As we shall print it in FULL
shall attempt no abstract. 1t was an e
his ceptionally able discourse and was atte
ly lively listened to by a large audience.
ce At the Congregational church. Sund'
morning the pastor, Rev. ). /.
lld Speare, preached an excellent serm'
,ie appropriate to the day and the choir re
81 deIed suitable selections. At st. Step
ems the musical programme publish
w. last week was carried out, and the rect
wv preached, The church was very han
ip. somely decorated with flowers. The
ay was also fine decorations at the Catho
church.
Frank A. Bonds skating rink is W,
a ,ss under way. The timbers for the frau
TO are on the ground and the carpenters a
es- at work upon them. He has decided
IN. make it 10 feet long instead of 100, a
Of to put in a gallery for spectators. 1t
his intention to make his rink popuI
! resort, where all who wish may go, /
ne where there shall be nothing to viii
nod the most fastidious can object.
nat The skating rink, Star of the 81
ate SON. in the old court house, was open
IN the nublic on Monday evening.