Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-19

The price of butter in this market Mon
day varied considerably according to quail,
ity, the best selling as high as "a cents
and poorer grades down as low as IL
gents.
Prof. f. II. IIigley, formerly of this
college, but now of Worcester, Mass,
will deliver the address before the alumni
of the college next commencent. He was
graduated in the class of 1868. t
Mrs. A. c. Dow, who went to Ogdens-
burg, n. Y. i'm the fall to spend the win
ter with her sister, has returned to town,
having been called hther by the death
of Mrs. 5. ID. Austin.
the thaw came. The machinery at the
large one near the passenger station en-
abed its owners to put in about $50 cakes
an hour, so that the work was quickly
done.
Chas. Bruya and Edgar L. Stewart
have formed a partnership and will carry
on the furniture-repairihg business in the
shop which the former recently opened
in the basement of b. F. Wales build
ing.
a telegram received yesterday an
nounced the death at the Woman's hos
pital, New York city, at six o'clock
Thursday morning, of Mrs. G. II. Sprigg
of Weybridge. The remains arrived on
the early train this morning.
Rev. Joseph Cook lectures at the town
hall tonight on the subject "Does Death
End ALL" The sale of seats has been
large. The lecture will begin promptly
at eight o'clock and it is earnestly re-
quested that all be in their seats at that
time.
Geo. f. Knapp has returned home
from Germany. He went abroad early
last fall to study and for his health, but
found that the climate did not agree with
him and was obliged to come home. 1t
was his intention when he went to re-
main away a year.
The library of the sheldon Art Muse
um has just been presented with a valu-
able collection of two hundred old books.
charts, ancient hieroglyphics, etc. mostly
English, from 80 to $50 years old. The
worthy donor is Mr. Samuel Miles of
Monkton, Vt.
;. II. Bracey arrived in town Saturday
and will stay till early next week, when
he will return West, taking his family
with him. He is engaged in railroad
building, and will shortly begin work on
section of some $50 miles running from
st. Paul west.
The executive committee of the sheep
Shcaring association is to hold meeting
at the Addison House at 80 o'clock on
the afternoon of Thursday. the 25th inst,
to hear the cases of those members who
have not paid their yearly dues and to
eNpcl those who do not pay up.
Daniel w. Adams has sold his place on
South street to ThoS. TOwle. getting $500
for it, Mr.. Adams and family left town
Tuesday for Ravenswood. H.. where
they are to reside. Mr.. Adams will 90
into the boot and shoe business there.
Many friend, here will wish him success
in his new venture.
Clinton G.. smith and Chas. NJ. Wilds
were at Rutland several days last week
and the early part of this to hear the evil
dence in Il suit against resident of that
village brought by Saratoga architect
who built house for her. Messrs.
Smith and WildS were appointed referees
by the court to take the evidence and re-
| port the facts.
Rev. Mr.. Lane, the new pastor of the
Catholic church, has made extensive re-
pairs on the interior of the parsonage and
will fix up the grounds about it when
spring comes. He will also, on the adj
vent of warm weather, paint the wood
work on the outside of the church build
ing and otherwise improve the looks of
the structure.
Mr.. F. W. Atwood of West Salisbury
has received sufficient encourage to war
rant him in building creamery and will
do so soon. He has bought an acre of
land near the freight depot of \. ID.
Stearns and has an ice-house up and
ready to FILL The creamery building
will be 30X10 feet in dimensions and two
stories high. Its erection will begin as
early the coming spring as the weather
will permit.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian association met at the vestry of
the Congregational church on Monday
evening to chose officers for the ensuing
year. The election resulted aS follows :
PRESIDENT, Prof. w. W. Eaton; vice-presi-
dents, acknowledgements, H.J. Chapman
secretary, f. +. Bond; treasurer, q. f.
Marshall. \ committee consisting of
Prof. Brainerd, F, \. Bond, ii. j. Chap
man, G.. f. Marshall and DIR. W. II.
sheldon, appointed before the organiza-
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