The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
Local News


Co. is in town.
Frank G. Partridge of Rutland was
in town over Sunday.
The waters of the creek have fallen
rapidly during the last week
"A cold, wet May makes barn full of
hay" is quoted for the farmers consola-
ton.
Mrs, l.. f. Conroe has been making re-
pairs upon her house on Washington
street.
Frank NJ. Rowe. who spent the winter
at home here. is in Clarendon, running a
cheese factory.
Joseph b. Cobb has gone to Troy, n.
V. to play in an orchestra in that city
during the summer.
Col. r. NJ. Chapman and family are
back from Boston, after being in that city
nearly two weeks.
Jesse Stearns is in Rutland this week.
reporting the arguments in the railroad
case for the Her0ld.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Fisher of Bellows
Falls arrived in town on Monday and
Mr.. Fisher is still here.
VIM. IIanaford of Montpelier was in
town Monday and Tuesday, visiting his
brother. l.. IIanaford.
Mr. Kidder has nearly completed the
changes in his harness shop and carriage
repository, Merchants Row.
Junius +. Severance started Monday
morning for Texas. He will be absent
from town about month.
Unless it rains pretty soon the services
of the street sprinkler will be required to
lay the dust on the streets.
Eugene Twitchell and Stowell Wright
started Tuesday morning for Graintield,
Kansas with $50 Merino rams.
Mr. Il. Cartmel is back from New Or
leans. Like all who have gone from this
town. he expresses himself well paid for
his journey.
Trade was not very brisk here on Mon
day. the cold weather keeping people mt
home. Butter sold for from 10 to Is
cents Il pound.
Washington Engine company was out
in force Tuesday night to test the hand
engine. which was found to be III good
working order.
A coarse-wool eve owned by George
Hammond the other day dropped a lamb
that weighed. when six hours old, II
pounds II ounces.
Ben. Dodge, grandson of Col. Sardis
Dodge and Il former resident. was in town
over Sunday. He is engaged in business
ut Syracuse, \. y.
Peter Donnely. Sam Brassau. Frank
ParO and Max Naliquette are on the bills
to take part in a boxing match to be held
at Ripton this evening.
The Star and Amateur polo clubs will
play match game at Mr.. Bonds rink
Wednesday evening. May 10. The game
will be called at o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Speare went to Rutland Mon
day to attend the monthly ministers
meeting. and read an able paper on The
Safeguards of Doctrine
A. Ii. Nichols. who served his appren-
ticeship in the REGISTER office and is
now on the Troy Times force of printers.
was in town on Friday of last week
John W. Bell and Miss Alice Gordon.
daughter of G. Gordon of New Haven.
were united in marriage Saturday last by
the Rev. A. f. Carpenter, rector of st.
Stephens.
The Rev. Father Gatlney of Davenport.
Ia. conducted the services at the Catho-
lie church on Sunday. He is Il native of
West Rutland and an old acquaintance of
the pastor.
John II. Sargent is Just completing
numerous alterations in the interior of
his house, Park place. Among the I'M
provcmcntS are hardwood floors in the
principal rooms.
The Hon. lillian Slade. recently ap-
pointed cousul at Brussels. Belgium, left
here Yesterday for New York. whence he
will sail on Saturday for Europe. Mrs.
Slade will accompany him.
Jumbo, the lively rat terrier. is no
more. lie did not hesitate to face any
thing, and had been run over scores of
times by horses and wagons; but Tues
day morning he pitched into the mail
train and was killed.
The listers are engaged in making out
the grand-list book, and when that is
done theii labors will be completed. At
their session, Tuesday, to hear grievan-
ces, there were few present and no one
had much fault to find.
We are asked to give notice that there
will be a meeting at Col. Il. NJ. Chap
mans office, next Monday evening when
arrangements for the observance of
Decoration day will be made. All inter-
ested are requested to attend.
b. F. Wales took possession of the lio-
uor agency stock Monday. Those desir-
ing liquors must go to the side basement
entrance under Mr.. Wales store and ring
the bell, as the agency is to be in no wise
connected with his other business.
Lewis Gotta was arrested tuesday after
noon by Officer Dickinson. and arraigned
before Justice l.. +. Knapp, on the
charge of wife-beating. lie pleaded
guilty, was fined so and costs and paid
Jealousy seems to have been the cause of
the trouble,
George Collins, Jack Donahue and
George Lavonche. each about l3 years
of age, left town Monday on a trip to the
southwark. Their destination is said to
have been Holyoke, Mass, but they
were sent home when they reached Proc
tor Sutherland Falls.
A horse from Isaac Williamson's livery
stable was left standing on South Pleas
ant street Friday evening last, and ran
home. The carriage to which it was at
tached was overturned, but only little
damaged. Freshman Maynard of the
college had been arriving the animal