The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-26
Local News.

been visiting ut Col. A. A. Fletcher's.
Miss Matte Mead is nome from Naticli,
Mass. where she has taught the past
year.
Phelps Coolihan is extensively repair
ing his house on South street and paint
ing it.
Miss Zelie of Bangor, Me-. has been
a guest ut Hon. John ". Stewards this
week.
Miss Emma Roberts of Burlington was
in town the other day, guest at DR., b.
F. Sutton's.
ID. n. Burke is home to spend the sum-
mer. He is principal of the graded school
at Mineville, n. Y,
Will G. Fletcher of Blue Island. I'll.
arrived in town Monday and will spend
some time here.
Herbert f. Smith was quite i'll the ear
ly part of the week with diphtheria, but
is now able to be out.
Mr.. Dean, the photographer, has been
making some excellent views of build
ings and scenes hereabouts.
Col. r. NJ. Chapman went to st. Johns
bury this week to attend the Masonic
ceremonies there the 2lth
Tomorrow evening is the last skating
session of the season at Mr.. Bonds rink.
1t will then be closed till fall,
Mrs. c. S. Murkland of Chtcopee, Mass,
arrived in town Wednesday and will re-
main through commencement.
Myron Langworthy. jr., who was i'll
early in the week, has returned to his
post in c. p. Langworthy's market,
Miss Nettie, daughter of B. F. Van
Vliet of Shelburn has been visiting at
Col. Dodge's. She returned home We'd
nesday.
Miss Kate Mulcahey, who has been in
New \ ork city for several months past,
is home to remain through the warm
weather.
John II. Sargent has bought the tin
working tools of Earl 81 Barnum and
opened tin-shop in the basement of the
Allen block.
Thibaut IL Nante, a firm of travelling
photographers from Burlington. have To-
Gated on the premises of l.. Il. Sayre.
They carry portable gallery.
The work on the concrete walks is sub
stantially completed. The yard in front
of Col. r. NJ Chapman's block is to re-
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Miss Lizzie OLeary went to Brattle-
Dor Monday to visit her sister, whom she
may accompany on a trip to California,
where they have friends residing.
A good delegation went from East
Middlebury and this part of the town
Monday to attend the national encamp-
ment of the &. a. Il. at Portland.
The examinations at the college end
to-day. Principal Shaw of the Nergennes
graded school and Rev. Mr.. Fisher of
| Ludlow are the examining committee in
attendance.
The Amateur and Star polo teams went
out to East Middlcbury Wednesday eve
ming to play Il match ut the Tisdale rink.
The Amaters won. taking the game in
straight goals.
Chapman G.. Smith finds himself so oc-
cupied with other business since the
death of his father that he is to close out
his store here and will have an auction
Monday as beginning.
The sale of tickets for the commence
ment concert began with a rush Wednes
day at Hanaford's and has kept up stead
lily since. Good sittings are still to be
had, but early application should be
made.
A party from Massachusetts arrived al
T. this station going to Bread Loaf Inn
Wednesday; yesterday Philadelphi;
party came to 90 to thc,same place, ant
} Rev. DR.. Thomas and family of Brook
Ign are expected this afternoon.
Curtis Robinson has gone to parts un
known. Last Friday he was drunk a
the college baseball grounds and tried t,
get up fight. In the evening an inef
fectual attempt was made to arrest him
7 and that night he disappeared. He ha
not returned.
James Hughes, who was visiting il
e town Sunday. fell from a staging Tues
: day at Keesville, n. Y. where he is em
= ployed, and was seriously hurt. Iii
head was cut open and other injuries in
: flicted that may cause his death. Mrs
< Hughes, who was at her fathers, Jane
= McMann, was telegraphed for.
Mrs. Thomas Ross, whose HUSBAND
L formerly did business in this town, drop
: ped dead at her home in Rutland on
!, day last week. Heart disease is sup
posed to have been the cause. Mr.. Ros
+ was killed by the bursting of an emer
a wheel in the shops which he owned a
d Rutland, three years ago last winter.
e There was game of baseball at tn
college grounds on Friday last betwee
+ the high-schOol club and the Port Henr
i nine. The latter were obliged to leav
a for home at a comparatively early houl
= so that only five innings were played
At the close the score stood Is to II i
;, favor of the Y orkers. Jesse Stearns ACT
r. ed as umpire.
y Dennison Rice of Granville, &c year
old, walked from that place Tuesday
visit at Mr.. Osborne's in this village. MI
k Rices father, Deacon Joel Rice, was til
: first settler in the town of Granville, an
E for some time after he took up his res
: dence there his nearest neighbor on tn
Il north lived 40 miles away and the neare'
on the south 20 miles away.
Two youths employed by the Cutie
X Marble company got Into a fight Wee
IF nesday evening in the mill. Both wei
e, complained of and arrested. Yesterda
ise morning they were arraigned before Ju
y, tice j. f. Stapleton, but the trial WI
~ postponed till tomorrow. Grand JurC
Slade appeared for the State and Judl
TX Knapp for one of the respondents.
~ A resident of the village, who CLAIM