The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-31

The local postollicc received call from
Postoflice Inspector Lamson of Hinsdale,
N. H., this week.
Rev. Mr.. Spcare goes on his vacation
next week. He will spend it in the vicin-
ity of Portland. Me.
New ventilators have been put in at the
graded-school building and the floors of
the basement ccmcntcd
Mrs. w. ID. Lane returned Saturday
night from her visit to friends in Connec-
ticut.
Mr.. aud Mrs. +. j. Taylor of St Louis.
Mo-, are visiting Mrs. Tavlor's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Farnsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Stewart returned
Monday from their trip to Boston. They
are to live at DR.. Sutton's.
! Rev. and Mrs. G.. 5. Murkand are at
A. p. Tupper's and will remain in town
two weeks.
No police-court business has been done
either here or at East Middlebury the
past week.
will II. Brewster has lately placed on
the creek a new and very handsome boat.
built of cedar.
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Sheldon arrived
home Thursday night, the 23d, after a
two-weeks' absence at Cape May, n. j.
DR.. Mellen and family are at home
again. after three-weeks' absence among
friends in New Hampshire.
John G.. Morrison, teller of the Rutland
county national bank, Rutland, who was
home on account of illness, has recovered
and returned to his work.
w. IL. Ellis gray mare "Nellie" is
among those entered in the 2.3G-class
race at Rutland, August s. The races
begin the 18th and continue two days.
The special village meeting, of which
announcement was made last week, comes
tomorrow evening and will be held in the
room in the basement of the town hall.
NJ. A. Brooks, acting as agent, has sold
the NanVliet house and lot on South
street to Frank Ladue; consideration not
stated.
W. b. Rose, for the past three years in
the employ of G. G. Peck at the Star
mill, has rented the Sun mill of l.. H.
Stowe. and will run it.
Albert Chapman and his brother-in-
law Rev. James Mulchahey of New \ Ork
city. returned to town Wednesday night,
after having been in the Adirondacks for
two weeks.
Col. Il. NJ. Chapman is building two
| tenement houses on South street. They
ought to prove profitable investments, as
such houses have been scarce here of
late.
a few men are still at work in the mar
BILE mill completing orders. Nothing has
transpired as to the plans of the new
owner of the property, Mr. Fowle of
Boston.
Miss Ruth =. Bennett is visiting at
Miss Callenders. She taught at Maren-
60 Iowa. last year and returns to
the same place next month for another
years work.
Charles ID. Pillsburv, who was gradu-
ated from the college in the class of 81.
has just been admitted to the bar in Ohio
and entered upon the practice of law at
Prospect, that State.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Porter. Mrs.
Constantine and daughter and Mrs. Belts,
all of New DIRK, and Mr.. and Mrs. n III.
lIurd of Colorado are visiting friends in
Middlebury and its vicinity.
Louis Austin. Will and Perry Fletcher
and John Fisher of Bellows Falls went
Monday morning to Thompson's point.
on the Charlotte shore, where they will
spend months time.
Mrs. NJ. A. Holden has gone to Wind
sOr to reside with her son. DIR. Clarence
She was accompanied thither by hel
daughter Miss Matte, who will probably
remain there.
W. c. Danyew has moved into the O
Wooster house. South Pleasant street
He set out to repair his own house. founC
that it must be almost built over and has
! moved out to give opportunity for thor
4 ough overhauling.
Hon. j. w. Stewart and son. Phil. arr
in the Adirondacks on fishing trip. They
went Monday, having reached home from
the camp at Knights island Saturday
: night. Miss Jessie Stewart went to BlOcl
island. Friday, in company with Mis-
Steele.
, The steam yacht of which mention wa
D made last week has not yet arrived
t There is. however, another craft of thi
character on the creek. Joseph Brouille
having bought the " Frank E. that ha
: been used on Lake Dunmore. This boa
is 81 feet long and ) l-2 feet beam.
< The butter market was dull here Mon
e day. The leading price was - cents, |
4 being paid in some instances for seleC
q tions. Buyers complained that the offer
y ings were of poor quality, the result o
!, the warm weather rather than lack 0
e skill on the part of the makers.
It Charles d., and not w. D., Lane is tn
o purchaser of the Stearns lot and sprin!
:, on Chapman hill. Mr.. Lane believes tina
the spring will yield large quantity o
II water when it is properly cleaned out
g He has a gang of men doing this and lay
d ing pipes down TO North Pleasant street
! Two young children of Edward w. an,
" Katie M. Stow have died the past week "A
# Il. ii. McLeod's-Henry W., aged
e months, on Saturday, and Guy Lids
II aged 3 months, Tuesday night. Tn
h causes of death in both instances wer
d whooping cough and cholera infantum.
There was pleasant wedding in tow,
: yesterday afternoon, the contracting par
ties being Samuel j. Preston, principal o
lsl f.rl, nt