The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-22


members at the morning service ut st.
Stephens, Sunday.
A special communication of Union
Lodge. No 2, will he held on the evening
of May y at 80 sharp; work ON the
f. A. degree
Mrs. Eugene Rourkc died yestesday
afternoon of pneumonia. Her brother
Thomas ii. Madigan of Boston, is in
town.
Miss Laura Bell left town on Wednes-
day for California. She will have a
home with her brother, b. A. Bell. who
is superintendent of the Gallatin ranch,
near Red Bluff in that State.
The town boys and the baseball club
of the high school played game on the
college grounds Saturday. The former
were victorious, the score standing 81
to 36.
The eddy is still full of pulp logs and
one comes down from up stream occa-
sioDally. The water of the creek has
fallen rapidly the past two weeks and is
now quite low.
j. +. Gauvin of the firm of Gauvin
Bros, Burlington photographers was in
town last week taking stereoscopic views
of the prominent buildings in town. The
pictures will soon be on sale here.
A number of the students and their
friends had dance at Negus' hall Tues
day evening. The music was provided
by a band of strolling players, and Colby
furnished the supper
Rev. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Severance of Man
chester Intend to spend the coming sum-
mer in Europe. Their son, Claude, who
was graduated from this college in the
class of SO, will 90 abroad with them
and will remain there to study.
Robert j. Barton was in town the other
day He is a student at the theological
school in Hartford. Conn. The coming
summer he will preach at Eden, Lamolle
county, where he is sent by the Home
Missionary society.
The central committee of the college
alumni request all resident graduates of
the college to meet at Eldredge q SHADES
Office on Monday evening. the 25th, to
make arrangements for the coming COM
mencement.
The price of butter in this market, Mon
day was substantially the same as the
previous week. But the offerings were
of better quality generally, so that the
prices averaged high. From 10 to Il
cents was paid, the latter figure for Sc
| lections.
We regret to announce that Professor
Austin finds that it will be necessary for
him to give up his connection with the
| college at the close of the current year.
| His health is such that he does not feel
equal to the work of his pOsition-that
| of professor of Latin-which he has held
since 1880.
Col. Webb's Great Overland Shows"
which were billed to appear here on Sat
urday last, failed to come. The concern
was attached at Pittsford or Brandon, at
the suit OF West Rutland parties, it is
| said. The "circus' had been on the road
two weeks, and it is reported that the
managers were sued every day during
that time.
Prof. f. ii. Higley has been made pro-
fessor of Greek and German at boys
school lately established at Groton,
| Mass. Groton is not far from Worces-
| ter, so that he will be able to retain his
| position as organist in the latter place.
The school to which he goes is conducted
on the English plan, and is amply en-
dowed.
The funeral of John Mcbride was at
tended from the Catholic church on the
forenoon of Friday last, the pastor, Rev.
+. X. Maloney, officiating. A large
number of friends followed the remains
to the grave. Mr.. Mcbride was valu-
able man for his employers and will be
greatly missed by them as well as by his
numerous friends and the travelling
public.
Hon. Harry Hale and wife of st. Paul,
Mimi, are in town visiting at Col. Albert
\. Fletcher's and G.. c. Chapman's. Mrs
Hale is "A daughter of the late Hon. Paris
Fletcher of BridpOrt. Mr.. Hale was once
IL member of the Addison county bar,
and lived in Orwell. They will return
home next week, and will be accompa-
MED by Miss Hattie Chapman, who is to
spend the summer with them.
The managers of the Rutland musical
festival, which comes off next week, have
arranged for round-trip tickets on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at
these rates, which include admission to
the concerts: From Middlebury, SLIGO;
Salisbury, $l.50; Leicester Junction,
Sl.35. On the Addison road tickets will
be sold for fare one way to Leicester
junction, where the round-trip tickets
can be bought,
Monday afternoon Beuah Wings
horse had an attack of blind staggers on
Washington street, and made things
lively for few minutes. Mr.. Wing was
thrown out and narrowly escaped injury
After the animal had been put in the
barn it had another attack, so violent
that four men who were present found
it convenient to move out of the build,
ing. The owner of the beast didn't
believe anything was the matter with il
except that it was little nervous"
There are eight cases on the jury cal
ender for the June term of the county
court, which opens on Tuesday, June 2
They are: Wheeler and Sheldon VS.. L
G. Hunt; Day and Goodrich VS.. Bentley
and Ripley, apis; John +. Daniels VS.
w. b. Chase; Timothy Boardman VS.
Byron Fleming; Samuel Shepherd, ir.
VS.. Rufus Sweet; Samuel Shepherd, jr.
apt, VS.. Henry Sweet ct al; Ebenezer ID
Richards VS.. Helen X. Jenney; l.. j
Sampson VS.. U. ID. Twitchell, apt. Pre-