Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.

Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. c. Z. Prentiss is spending a few
days in Washington, ID. c.
Col. Thad NJ. Chapman and family ar
rived home Tuesday afternoon.
Judge Knapp will deliver the Decora-
tion-day address at Warwick, Mass.
Butter was still lower Monday than the
week before, the best selling at Is cents.
holland Bros, have just finished paint
store.
Geo. c. Walker, who travels for a Bur-
lington firm, is in town visiting his
family.
The ice-men have begun their summers
work. II. c. Langworthy drives the de-
livery wagon.
VIII Powers, who has been in Phila-
delphia, New York and elsewhere for a
year past, has returned home.
a. p. Upper, Esq, has been in Man
chester y. H., this week on visit to
Rev. and Mrs. G. 5. Murkland.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Vallette, who had
been in New York since the early winter,
came home Saturday evening.
Harry X. Dorr of the 5. NJ. Dorr In
vestment Co., Rutland, was in town Fri
day and Saturday on business.
Prof. and Mrs. Scion Albee have gone
back to Langdon, y. H., after having
spent the winter at Prof. Parker's.
Jerry LaRocque, employed by DIR.
Sheldon, cut his foot with a hatchet the
other day, but is able to be out again.
\ Kentucky sheep-breeder has lately
bought II ewes of c. a. Chapman, who
will shortly ship them to the purchaser.
Mrs. James Mcdonald passed her Goth
birthday on Monday, April 2G. She is
believed to be the oldest person in town.
James Donahue, who went to Marietta.
Ga, several months ago to enter the en-
ploy of a marble concern, has returned
home.
Mr.. Parsons, secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A., has rented the Rowley place, late
ly vacated by +. f. Bond, and has moved
his family thither.
The effort to organize hose company
here has apparently been given up, for
the reason that the cast would cost more
money than could be raised.
DIR. V. W. Blanchard has been quite i'll
for several weeks at his home near this
village. He is afflicted with rheumatism
and was in bad condition at last reports.
Thomas Wilson was fined So and costs
on plea of guilty of INVESTIGATION before
Justice j. +. Stapleton, Friday, Grand
Juror j. NJ. Slade appearing for the State.
y Mr.. Townsend succeeds j. w. Pitts
as clerk at the Addison House. Mr..
Pitts took the place only temporarily.
He has not yet decided what he will do
next
One of F. A. Bonds horses was fright
ened by the mail train Friday afternoon
and ran out to Geo. Hammond's. Be
You'd some scratches the animal was not
hurt.
Mrs. Abram Williamson, of whose Sc
we're illness mention was me de last week
is slowly but steadily gaining, so that
her friends regard her ultimate recovery
as certain.
Communion services were held at the
congregational church last Sunday and
II persons were received into member
ship, making IA total of 7G new members
since the current year began.
John Hulihan and family have moved
to Rutland. F. l.. Champagne and wife
will soon go to the same place, where he
will enter the employ of Mcclure Bros,
dealers in musical instruments.
Mrs. \. l.. Parsons received dispatch
from Auburn, Me-, yesterday, saying
that her mother was at the point of
death. Mrs. Parsons left on the express
train, last night, for Auburn.
Mr.. Calhoun's men have been obliged
to suspend work at Montpelier to allow
the blasting out of space under the floor
of the corridors of the capitol for the pas
sage of the return steam pipes.
The steamer company had the engine
out, Tuesday evening, for trial. 1t was
stationed at the tank south of the Addi-
son House and was used to lay the dust
in that vicinity. 1t was in good working
order.
The New York World is to run Sun
day train up through here with its Sun
day issue and will begin next Sunday.
Those who want a Sunday paper will
then be able to get one that is good for
something.
The work of frescoing the Congrega-
tional church progresses but slowly, ow-
ing to the condition of the plastering.
At the Catholic church the repairs are