Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-18
LOCAL NEWS,

The parks have been moved and
placed in fine shape.
Miss Edith Wright of Medford. Mass.
is visiting at Prof. Wright's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Clay of Cleveland.
o.. are visiting at his fathers. V. V. Clay.
The Addison County Medical society
will meet on Wednesday, June %. at the
Addison House.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Cook were in
town on Friday and were entertained at
Rev. Mr.. Speare's.
Lieut.. Geo. VI. Fletcher has resigned
his office in the National guard of the
State. and his resignation has been
accepted.
b. +, Wales and family have removed
to Mr.. Roses house. on the south side of
the School-houSe park; but will remain
there only till fall.
Children's day will be observed on
sunday at the Methodist church. The
special chidren's service will begin at
o'clock in the evening.
The Hawthorne club and invited
guests, twenty-four in all. went on their
annual picnic, saturday. and had an cX-
ceedingly pleasant day at Lake DunmOre.
The price of butter in this market was Il
little better Monday than the week be-
fore. The best sold at II cents and
very few selections at slightly higher
figures.
Supt. and Mrs Burdette Mr.. and
Mrs. John y. Baxter and number of
other Rutland people were in town ON
Friday evening last. guests at Mr.. j. L.
Bnttolph's.
Rev. Mr.. Speare and Mr.. F. \. Bond
went to Rutland yesterday as delegates
from the Middlebury church at the in
Stallation of Rev. Mr.. Phillips as Rev.
DR.. JOhnSon'S successor.
The spring term of the graded school
closes with public exercises at the school
hall this evening, beginning AT : 80
o'clock. y full and interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared.
The senior class of the college have
engaged for their concert the Blai>dell
orchestra of Concord. y. H.. the famous
Ruggles Street quartette of Boston and
Mrs. Maud NJ. Starkweather, soprano.
of Boston.
AT the Congregational last sunday the
/ pastor. Rev. Mr.. Speare. spoke of the
meeting of the American Missionary
society. which he attended the previous
week at Saratoga, and of the work of
that society.
The sun grist mill has again come into
| possession of the III. \. sheldon estate
through the foreclosure of mortgage.
Mr.. Rose will continue to run it. DR..
sheldon. who has charge of the property.
has re-Opened the sheds connected with
the mill.
Deputy sheriff Rider went down to
Fort Ann. y. Y, the other day after Il
man supposed To be one of those who
swindled Mr.. Bingham of West Cornwall.
recently. There seems TO be some doubt
whether this is one of those WORTHLESS.
He gives his name as Miller.
The college nine went to Rutland,
Friday, to play with the nine of that
town and were defeated by a large ma
jority. AT Burlington, Wednesday, they
again met more than their match in the
university nine, though the score stood
only l6 to II in favor of the latter.
The examinations of the senior class at
the college closed on Monday, and Tues
day morning Prof. Weber went to his
home at Northampton, Mass. He will
return to preach the baccalaureate sermon
"A week from next Sunday. The exami-
nations of the lower classes will be held
next week.
There was pleasant gathering at the
home of Mr.. Henry w. Hammond on
Wednesday evening, when his daughter,
Miss Martina. was united in marriage to
Willis |. Cady. Many friends and rela-
tives of the contracting parties were pres
ent. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Mr.. Noe. There were numerous
fine presents, useful and ornamental,
among them a number of gold eagles
from the brides grandfather, John W.
Martin, Esq.
Among the pleasant social events of
the season was the reception given on
Monday evening, the Nth inst, by Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Cushman, the occasion
being the fifteenth anniversary of their
wedding. Notwithstanding the unprO-
pitious state of the atmosphere, a goodly
company of the friends and relatives of
the happy pair assembled at their resi-
dence on Washington street, and a de-
| lightful evening was enjoyed by all. In
addition TO the many good wishes, the
guests left behind them substantial re-
minders of their good will in presents
both useful and ornamental. At sea-
sonable hour the party broke up, ex-
pressing the hope that their host and