Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. p. Northrop of
Buffalo, n. Y, are in town, the guest of
his mother.
Mr. W. II. Brewster returned home,
Tuesday, from his trip to Connecticut
and New York city.
Mr.. G.. w. Fasset has established him
self in business as a tinsmith in the shop
under the Allen block.
Mr.. :. G. Holyoke of st. Adams, a
prominent sheep-breeder of that section,
was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Darwin Rider, who went to Bos-
ton and Hartford where his horse Archy
has been, is home again.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. p. Upper went, Sat
urday. to Manchester. y. H., to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Murkland, and hus-
band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Fleming have
they had been for several months with
friends.
Mrs. e.. C. Leavenworth of Cleveland,
Ohio, arrived in town Saturday to visit
her parents, Hon. and Mrs. L. d. FL
dredge.
The docket for the December term of
the county court has been issued. The
cases number 133--ll3 court and 20
chancery.
Mr.. j. w. Martin, who went West
about five weeks ago to visit friends and
look after his property at Milwaukee, is
back home.
Not single Addison county case APP
pears on the docket of the general term
of the Supreme court to be held at Mont
pelier this month.
Mrs. Alexander of Akron, Ohio, mother
of Mrs. c. B. Wright, is visiting Prof.
and Mrs. Wright. A younger daughter
accompanies her.
Mr.. c. b. Southland, prominent Bos-
ton lawyer, and his wife and daughter
were guests at Col. L. NJ. Chapman's
the early part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah E. Dewey left
home on Monday for California, where
they will remain till next May. They go
to see the country and to visit friends.
Mr.. John \. Fletcher of the senior
class of the college, who has been during
/ the summer with his brother Paris on
ranch in Montana, reached home Sunday
morning.
Mr.. j. ). Phelps of Washington, ID. c.,
has returned to that city after spending
several days with old friends here. He
is private secretary to Secretary of War
! Endicott
Hon. ii. IL. Hale of st. Paul, Mimi, is
a guest at Mr.. G.. c. Chapman's. Mr..
Hale formerly practiced law in this
county, but has resided in the West for
many wears.
Prof. Granville Yager's family, which
consists of his wife, Il daughter and a
son, came to Middlebury with him on his
return from their late home, Townsend,
Mass, Monday.
a hunt on a large scale has been organ
lied and will come off to-day if nothing
happens to prevent. The leaders of the
contending forces are Messrs. j. W
Pitts and \. b. Colby.
Mr.. Joel. O. Stevens of New York city,
with his wife and daughter, is at the
Addison House for a few days. The
family have spent their summers in town
for "A number of years.
The three-cOrnered plot of ground near
ly in front of Mr.. Beckwith's residence
has been filled in and will be graded and
grassed. Postmaster Peck is prime
mover in the enterprise, which is very
commendable one.
Messrs. Oscar a. Burton of Burlington
and c. II. BrOwnell of Essex Junction
came to town, Wednesday, and started
out among the sheep men. They were
in pursuit of sheep to be sent to Mr..
Burton's ranch in Kansas.
The first snow of the season fell here
Saturday morning. 1t was limited in
quantity, but With the low temperature
that accompanied in gave "A foretaste of
the coming winter that was more sugges-
tive than agreeable.
Buyers reported butter "a little "off-'
Monday. The prices paid ranged from
20 to 20 cents, the latter figure only for
the very best, however. A large amount
was offered, and more people were in
town than on any previous market day
this fall.
Mr.. Hammond of the board of select
men has done commendable thing in
Strengthening up the cemetery near Mr..
Manfred Foote's, which is the property
of the town. 1t had become filled with
weeds, underbrush and rubbish, and
many of the stones had fallen over.
Mr.. George w. Bennett, the decorator,
who has spent the greater part of the