The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
Local News.

with are IN market tins week.
Mr.. Chas. Bruya will begin next week
| the erection of house on his premises,
South street.
The ice went out of the creek on Sat
urday. 1t was quite thin and rotten and
did no damage.
Prof. Parker has so far recovered from
his recent illness that he is able to be
down town.
The price of butter seems to be dcclin-
ing. Twenty-onc cents was paid for the
best in this market, Monday.
President Hamln returned home
| Tuesday evening. He spent the college
vacation in Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. Perry X. Fletcher of this town is
one of this seasons baseball nine of the
Institute of Technology. Boston.
Clerk Neville of the Addison House
has been i'll with rheumatism the past
week, and is not yet able to return to
duty.
Rev. 5. A. Parker will preach in Odd
Fellows hall IN Middlebury on Sunday
evening. April 10; subject, "'Thc Law of
Life"
We are indebted to Columbus Smith.
Esq. Of Salisbury for foreign papers. lie
was in Florence. Italy. at the time they
were mailed.
The maple-sugar makers are expecting
a fair season after all. Sugar sells at 10
and II cents pound and the best syrup
at 81 a gallon.
DR.. Gale is not in town. as has been
stated. He is at his home in Michigan;
and has been all winter and still is too i'll
to leave the house.
\ business meeting of the W. c. Y. L.
will be held with Mrs. +. +. Rich. Satur-
day afternoon at three o'clock. A full
attendance is desired
The spring examination of common
school t. aChcrs takes place at the graded
school building next Thursday. the 23d.
beginning at 8 O'Clock a. III,
Benedict Il McAllister's minstrels
played to- IA fair house AT the town hall ON
Monday evening. The entertainment
was better than the average show of this
sort.
Mr.. Otis Abbey recently bought of Col.
Knapp Il building lot on the east side of
South street, adjoining Mrs. lIiglcy' :,
and talks of building Il house on it the
coming summer.
The Kingsley Guards of Rutland. who
-
raise funds whercwith to build II drill
hall aud armory, are talking of coming
to Middlebury to play.
The listers say they are making good
progress with their work They have
gotten nearly all the lists in and are now
putting them into shape MesSrS. Scvel-
ance and Porter took those outside the
village and Mr.. Nallette the rest.
makes announcement of the reelection
of Deacon Samuel James of Weybridge
as county commissioner. He had 3G2
votes as against 81 cast for others. No
votes were reported from several towns.
The adjourned meeting of St Stephens
parish, on Friday evening last, was for
the consideration of financial matters. 1t
should have been stated. in connection
with the account of the parish election
that the Easter collection amounted to
about $500 enough to meet all indebted
ness.
The Lighting apparatus at the town
hall failed to work on Monday evening.
leaving the minStrels' audience in dark
ness till lamps could be procured. The
lights went out again Wednesday morn
ing during the dance. The machinery
has since been thoroughly overhauled,
and no further trouble is anticipated.
The dates and subjects of the lectures to
be given by Mr. Henry Hall of Rutland
are: Friday, April Il. vermont 100
Years ago or the First Legislature in
Rutland, October. ISL" Monday even
ing. April 20, Indians in Vermont: -
Tuesday evening. April n, Forts in
NermOnt;" Wednesday evening. April
! } } Ia
Brothers. The town hall has been en-
: gagged; and the lectures will begin at 5
O'Clock.
Mr., c. D. Nash of Milwaukee. Wis. a
son of .he late Gen, Nash of New Haven,
was in town early in the week. He was
one of the members of the stock cOmpa-
ny owning the Newhall house which was
. burned two years ago. The site of the
p house has been sold to an insurance com.
: pany, who will put a building upon it,
One of the objects of Mr.. Nash Journey
e east was to look over similar structures
l. in New \ DIRK and Boston before deter
: mining upon plan.
A memorial service to the late Rev. j,
7 r. Franklin was held ut the chapel of st.
Stephens on Tuesday evening, when q
i memorial tablet was unveiled. 1t Is OF
: dark marble wrought in the shape of q
! cross, and bears this inscription: "Ir
. memory of James Taylor Franklin
/. Died April II, 1882, Rector of this par
ish from Nov, 1871 to April, 1880 Thi.
chapel was built through his efforts.
= The tablet is supported on a diamond
=: shaped background of ash and is place.
on the east wall of the chapel, Mr.. AL
+ bert Chapman made the address Tuesday
evening. He told what Mr.. Franklin ac
y complished while rector and gave an eX.
:; celleut sketch of his and character.
y. The Undergraduate association of the
IS college held its annual meeting on Satur
= day. These officers were chosen: Presi
n dent, Jesse \. Ellsworth; vice-president
2. Charles Billings; secretary. NJ. Ii. Dana
g A board of editors was also elected. They
VI have organized as follows: EditoI-in
chief, IL. l.. Bailey; assistant, James Il
e Clark; Personals, W. NJ. Ross; Tow
8 and Campus, a. W. Varney; Exchange
" and Reviews, j. 5. Zelie; College Notes
/ G, f. Knapp; Sporting and Plumber, +
P ID. Howe; business manager, John A
k Fletcher; assistant business managers