Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-12-31
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LOCAL NEWS,

The iciness of the sidewalks is some
thing to be wondered at and feared.
The graded school, which had vaca-
ton this week, will resume work on Mon
day.
The national bank of Middlebury has
declared semi-annual dividend of four
per cent, payable January 3.
The Kickapoo Indians still hold forth
at the town hall, and very good audiences
are entertained every evening.
Trade has been rather dull the past
week, owing largely to the condition of
the roads, doubtless. Last Fridays
business was excellent notwithstanding
the rain that fell the greater part of the
time.
At the entertainment given for the Sab
bath school of the Methodist church, Sat
ruday evening, one of the features was the
presentation to the organist of the church,
Miss Noe, and to the chorister, Mr. j. W.
Lovett, of purse of S25 each.
The talk of erecting a toboggan slide
hasn't died out, but no one appears to be
willing to start the thing going. A
slide might be built at small expense,
and there is no reason why it should not
pay its cost and operating expenses and
something more.
None of the village police officers has
yet resigned, though some of them had
expressed an intention of so doing if the
jury discharged the respondent in the
Steele case. 1t is believed, however, that
they will take the advice of friends and
remain on the force.
All places of business were closed on
Christmas day and there was very little
going on. The Christmas services at the
churches were held in accordance with
the programmes announced last week,
and all the exercises passed off very
pleasantly and profitably.
The thaw on Friday last took off most
of the snow in the fields and on the roads.
Here in the village the sleighing is fair
ly good yet, but outside there is little
left except narrow strip of ice in the
roadway and that is mixed with sand in
many instances. People still use sleighs,
but it is hard going.
The bachelor proprietor of the Sheldon
museum had an unusual Christmas pres
ent left at the door of the Park House.
The package when opened was found to
contain two year-old-girl baby; outside
accommodations were not required, as it
was born and died more than 20O0 years
ago, in place once called Egypt.
The catalogue of the college for the
current year is out. 1t shows six students
in the senior class, ten in the junior, ten
in the sophomore and twenty in the
freshman; together with three ladies.
one in the senior class and two in the
freshman, and three special students
making total of 90 students in the in
stitutiOn.
James w. Mitchell, whose trial in the
county court last week on the charge of
pui iNoulltu III Il Ol
the jury, was on Wednesday admitted to
bail in the sum of $500 by Assistant
Judges Wright and Plat, who met here
for that purpose. The prisoners brother
in-law, residing in the north part of the
State, became his surety. The amount
of the bail Mitchell gave before was
$1,000.
A so-called caucus of "workingmen'
was held at the rooms of the engine
company on Tuesday evening for the
purpose of making nominations of candi-
dates to be supported at the annual vii.
lage meeting. These persons were NOM
mated for trustees: A. j. Marshall, Oar
win Rider, j. b. Benedict, Jas. NJ. Slade,
Peter Champagne, Chas. p. Langworthy
and Oliver Severance. We do not under
stand that candidates for the other offices
were placed in nomination.
The following business men of the viii
lage have agreed to shut their stores at G
p. m, except Monday and Saturday even