The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-12-18
Local NeMs.

Miss Elga Stewart went to New
York Saturday for weeks stay.
Geo. A. Mcdonald of New York is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. James Mcdonald.
Hon. John w. Stewart is expected
home from Washington tomorrow for a
brief stay.
The fall term of the college closes on
Tuesday next. the 22d, anu the winter
term will open January I.
The top price for fresh-made butter,
Monday. was Is cents. Fall-made is worth
| % cents, but there is almost none to be
had.
The State board of agriculture is to
hold two-days' institute here some
time during the winter. The date is not
yet fixed.
Fannie. daughter of E. p. Williamson.
entertained her friends on Saturday last
in honor of her 14th birthday. The pres
ents were fine.
The second dance under the manage
ment of the jolly club was held at the
Star rink on Friday evening. 1t was not
very largely attended. The club will hold
another at the same place on Christmas.
Miss Hortense Drake. teacher of room
No. 3 at the graded school, has been
quite i'll for week past; but is slowly
improving. Her place as teacher is taken
by Miss Nina Brand, one of the high
school pupils.
Col. L. NJ. Chapman has been been bust
ly engaged lately in marking the lines of
| his mountain wood-lots in Ripton and
Goshen with tin plates upon the trees, so
that timber thieves will have no excuse
for trespassing upon his possessions.
The young girls of st. Stephens Sun
dav-schoo gave very successful enter
tainment at Mr.. Bonds rink on Tuesday
evening. There were over 200 persons
present and the sales of candy. etc., were
large. The total receipts were more than
$50. and the net proceeds will not fall far
short of so. The affair was well man
aged and in every way creditable to those
who had it in charge.
Henry l.. Sheldon has lately come upon
probably the oldest bit of printing. or,
rather. engraving. of Middlebury origin.
1t is cOpper-plate. engraved by j..
Nichols of this town. about 1896, for the
local Masonic lodge, and is certificate
of membership in the order. The en-
graver was for many years a gunsmith
here. His work in this instance is fine.
The records of the lodge show the pur-
chase of the plate and of press adapted
to printing from it.
Nj. ID. Fuller the Burlington teacher OF
vocal music. met a large number of the
Young people at Mr.. Bonds rink. Mon
day evening to discuss the question OF
= forming class. f. f.. Bond was put il
charge of the matter. Tickets. costing
81 80 each. may be had of him and thos,
who wish to Join the class are requested
7 to leave their names with Mr.. Bond a
once. II sufficient number signify by
Saturday night their intention to tax,
| lessons Mr.. Fuller will open the schoO
at the rink on Monday evening next. |
: is hoped that the movement may be sue
cessful, and all lovers of music ought t,
help it along.
. Russell Post G.. a. II. is in very flour
ishing condition. 1t now has over siXt,
members, and new ones are constant,
+ coming in. The charity fund was increas
ed about S34 as the result of Mr.. Murray
# lectures last week. The post, at its meet
e ing on Thursday evening of last week
reelected for the ensuing year the off
d GERS chosen at the organization in July
is They are Col. a. ). Tracy, commander
Chas. IL. Williamson. senior Vicc-con
/. mander: John Ii. Sargent. JUNIOR ice
II tolIIlDdINlfI, NItoISt W L llltN. uuilltl
master; +. Z. Russell. surgeon; Waite
t. W. Martin. chaplain; William l.. Cady
Is officer of the day Julius W. Williamson
officer of the guard.
:, There is deal of feeling in town owe
J. the proposal of the railroad company t
raise the bridges in this village. I'll
J. one near Beckwth q CO.'S must be twcI
/ ty-seven inches higher. they say; an
! hn = i,rlt IA,
A. Some years ago the legislature passed a
= act providing that all railroad bridge
built or rebuilt, should be so constructe
as to leave a space of ut least seven f.,
between the running board on the toI
. of the ordinary freight ears aud the low
10 est timbrrs of the bridge. the object
!. the law being to prevent killing :
many brakemen. And it was furth,
er enacted that within il certain period a
b. bridges. whether rebuilt or not, shou
10 be raised TO the height stated. That tin
is up; hence this movement. But it
III claimed by those who ought to kno
r., that tie bridges in question are not raj
y road bridges in the meaning of the az
but highway bridges. 1t is plain al,
10 that the elevation of the Main sire
/, bridge to the height proposed would :
70. riOusly interfere with the use of Il
b street; ana IL Il argued tllat the cOmpal
could, if they chose, lower the grade
p the track and and let the bridge sta
he where it is. OF course this would co
On more than the other way, but the tow
ID didn't lay the track and isn't accountab
for the grade. Anyhow. it doesn't i
il, tend to let the bridge go up if it can
+. prevented. Hon. K. r. Hard has be,
d. retained by the selectmen and the col
Is pany enjoined. A number of st. Alba
ny officials were down Friday looking Il
=. ground over. and Superintendent Blu
l." dette and Bridge Builder Roys of Il
re Rutland division were in town Tuesda
A. The latter said that the timber was
,es out for the new structure, but that wo
ats would not begin for IA few days. The
lg- is another view of the company's tacti
that is at least worth stating. 1t will
las remembered that freight brakem
lily living in New Haven was killed at a Sit
ke liar bridge in Brandon last spring. L
M heirs have brought suit against the col
o nu pany. 1t is surmised that the threats
to the bridges here are made in part wi
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