The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03
MIDDLEBURY. VT. APRIL 3. 1885
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in the city last Saturday.
The listers are desirous that all who
are liable for a tax should Immediately
hand in their lists.
j. Ii. Donnelly, our enterprsing mer-
chant tailor, is making many improve
ments in his salesroom.
! The great thaw has made the drifted
roads almost impossible, and all busi-
| ness will be dull for time.
There is prospect of some changes in
the town officers lately elected, at the
adjourned meeting, April 0.
Somers Spaulding of Panton died sud
denly last Monday. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the cause.
The officers of the Champain Valley
Agricultural society met at the Stevens
House on Thursday. April ,, at o'clock
p. IN.
X. ID. Preble was in town last Tues
day. lie has hosts of friends here as he
used to clerk for +. X, Haven and II. G..
Ts lbot.
f. Y. Lane, formerly clerk for C.. A.
Booth g. Sen, died at Sydney, Australia.
Monday last. He was brother of Mrs
w. w. Booth. Consumption was the
cause of his death.
+ The great horse trot on the ice, last
Saturday, was SOaker, as the water was
nearly six inches deep on the track. All
the horses were victorious, as near as we
can learn.
Hon. G. w. Grandey, Mrs. Grandey
and their son, Jesse, made their eldest
son, u. w. Grandey, jr., visit at Port
Henry, n. Y, last week Wednesday, re-
turning Thursday.
Mrs. A. K. kimball is to move her
stock of infants wear and fancy goods to
Concord, n. III. Col. l.. Il. Henderson is
to go to the same place with his stock of
jewelry and plated ware
G.. f. o. Kimball, auctioneer. on Mon
day sold the American House property,
consisting of the large and commOdious
buildings and about eight acres of land.
to j. M. Dyer of Salisbury for SO, ,250,
C. Il. S. Pierce is home again from
Springfield, Vt, where he gave the can
tata, "Joseph's Bondage" He was to
have gone TO several other towns in that
vicinity, but was suffering with a throat
trouble that made it necessary for him to
come home for a time
The funeral of Mrs. Stephen Burroughs
took place on Sunday last at IL o'clock
remains were taken to Panton cemetery.
near the Spencer's, for interment. Her
son, Judge, who lives in California. ar
rived home Friday night.
G.. f. O. kimball. who was partially
disabled by a severe strain short time
since, received a draft for one weeks
indemnity from the L IS. Mutual Accident
association, he being one of the policy
holders in this city. Their promptness
speaks much in their behalf.
Your correspondent Is under great OBJ
legation to Hon. G.. W. Read of Addison
for barrel of nice apples and, with 9TH
er edibles the neighbors have been kind
enough to send in, he will be enabled to
pull through the winter if it does not
linger in the lap of spring TOO long.
About two o'clock Tuesday morning
an alarm of fire was given. 1t proved to
be in a house west of the Reform school
building, occupied by Chas. Jordan. The
fire caught from defective stove pipe in
the chamber. The building was owned
by Green x Roberts and was insured in
the Vermont Mutual for 800. Mr.. Jor-
dan had small insurance on his house
hold effects, a part of which were saved.
Tne annual school meeting occurred
idsJ lucSudJ evening. lie lOIlONluS
officers were elected for the year ensu-
ing Moderator, G.. F. o. Kimball clerk,
Andrew Ross; collector, 5. d. Miner
treasurer, c. A. Booth; auditor, j. 5.
HickOk; prudential committee, F. A.
Goss, NJ. Il. Bristol. Lawrence BARLEY.
1t was voted to raise 80 cents on the dol
lar of the grand list for the purpose of
running the school the coming year.
A very pleasant evening was spent by
many of our citizens last Friday evening
at the Reform school, it being the occa-
sion of the annual examination of the |
boys and girls. They showed degree
of advancement from last year. reflect |
ing great credit on the superintendent |
and his corps of able assistants. This
Institution is among the very best in the
country and productive of great good ,
among certain class of our young boys /
and girls; and every one who has had the |
privilege of examining it speaks in the |
highest praise of its management.