The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-09

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j. w. Boyce. who went West few |
weeks ago, likes the country so well that
he will remain aud mas taken up his res
idence at Manson. Calhoun county, |
Iowa.
The first heavy frost of the season came
Wednesday night. Yesterday morning |
the ground was white with it. The
leaves are rapidly dropping from the
trees.
Hon. l.. d. Eldredge left home Tues
day for an extended trip West. He goes
on business for the college. of which he
is treasurer, and will be away several
weeks.
+. w. Burke of Cobleskill, n. Y, is
in town. His sister, Miss Mary, has
gone to Cobleskil to- visit the other
brother there. who is principal of the
graded school.
The Amateur" polo team of this
place and the "Scarlets" of Bristol have
had two match games Each has won one.
They are likely soon to play rubber
for purse of S25.
Capt. d. +. Barrett, who has been
visiting his sister. Mrs. Peter Champagne,
and other relatives here, started Satur-
day for Washington to resume his work
in the pension office.
Water was let into the reconstructed
flume on Tuesday. The new structure
is much stronger than the old one. which
had stood for 10 years and suffered
good deal from fires in its vicinity.
Jewett Wilcox of Chicago is at his
sisters. He has managed the great hotel
at Lake Minnetonka, the summer resort
near Minneapolis, and reports the most
successful season since the hotel was
built.
Mrs. F. Hamilton of Rutland. of whose
serious illness mention was made last
week, has steadily improved since then
and is in a fair way to recovery. Her
mother. Mrs. Buttolph, is still with her
IN Rutland.
The docket for the December term of
the county court is out and in the hands
of the lawyers. The cases are more
numerous than for several years. There
are 13l on the court docket and II on the
chancery.
A. b. Colby has bought the grocery
stock and meat market fittings of S. II.
Bracey. who will soon leave for the
West. Mr.. Colby will put in a new and
fresh stock and fit up the store in first
class shape.
Twenty-Five and thirty cents a bushel
are the prices paid here for potatoes
Complaints continue to be made that they
are rotting badly and some think they
will be worth 81 Il bushel before the next
crop is ripe.
J The barns on Mrs. A. NJ. Beckwith's
property in the rear of the probate block
have been torn down. An addition is
being built on the rear of the probate
block for use as a store-room by the
tenants of the block.
James 5. Phelps. native of this town
and brother of Hon. f. j. Phelps, has
been in town this week. He has been
for many years in government office at
| Washington and is now private secretary
to Secretary of War Eudicott.
Mr.. Bonds skating rink was formally
lopened for the season Wednesday even
ing, when there was good attendance.
1t is to be open every Wednesday after
noon and evening from now on. with
skating sessions from , to and 7 80 to
III p. m.
Darwin Hill and wife are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Rider at the Addison House.
Mr.. Hill was for some time clerk ut that
hotel and then went to Glens Falls, n.
V. where he had a similar position till
i'll health caused him to give up work al
together.
A new timetable went into effect on
the Rutland road Monday. The changes
are few. The morning mail goes south
at 10 o'clock. instead of 9:J1; the mail
north at 3 % p. m, instead of BIS. and
; the Montreal express at 6 ID p, IN. in
; stead of 6 IL.
The Star" polo team. as we'll as the
"Amateurs', has been reOrganized, Il:
follows Albert Sampson. captain and
first rush; w. Gotta, second rush; Edw&IC
Fuller, half back; F. Lavonchee, fovel
point; Curtis Piper, point; A. Speyer
goal; Curtis Piper, secretary.
Prof and Mrs. LA. Austin went Mon
day to Bennington, whence they go mex
week to Winter Park, Fla. for the winter
Their son. LOUIS, who is a member of the
freshman class at college, will soon ioir
= them at Winter Park. but will return tt
resume his studies in the spring.
e Rev. Horace Crane and wife. whC
have been with friends in East Middle
p bury, Weybridge and New Haven tn,
, past week, go hence to Central City. Ne
braska, the field of Mr.. Cranes future
laDOrS. lie mas Decn III syracuse, n. 3D..
, since his graduation last summer.
J. +. Ainsworth and family started
yesterday for Winter Park. Fla. wher
they intend to remain permanently. T.
I n. Ainsworth went Monday TO Boston
where he has the position of bookkeepc
t for one of the concerns with which NJ ID
}, Brooks, manager of the Cutter Marbl
company, is connected.
Manney Bros. have rented the Who'll
t of the main floor of the Allen block. an
Mrs. Dugald Stewart the owner. is nov
n fitting up the south part for their use
s There will be a large dining room i
front and kitchen in the rear. The ROOF
% now used for serving meals will b
= thrown into the store. thus giving theI
needed additional facilities for this par
of their business.
- Joseph Gotta tried to train a colt Satul
~ day. but had bad luck. He hitched it t
a cart. made for the purpose, at the fai
= grounds 1t took fright soon after. anC
in turning into Merchants Row. knocke
down a length of the fence about G.. 5
ANoi.n ria.I,t hon hi 10.