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

seriously i'll for a week past with pneu-
mona. For the last few days he has i'm
proved quite rapidly. His mother is here
caring for him.
Rt. Rev. W. II. \. Bissell of Burling-
ton, bishop of Vermont, confirmed class
of 2G persons at st. Stephens Monday
evening, when large congregation was
present. TIis is the largest class for
more than forty years.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned in the postoflice one month I'M
called-for: Mrs. Lillian Archer, Mrs.
Boswell, Miss Caroline Bryant (2), Mrs.
George Clark. Mrs. Cronk, Mrs. Hattie
Fits, Martin Keller, j. ). Taylor.
The special delivery postal arrange
ment seems to be a failure. The Middle
bury office sold only three of the stamps
last month, two in March, two in Febru-
airy and four in January. kilograms
don't cost much more and are speedier.
The New England Telephone Co. talk
of buying the telegraph line which the
American Telegraph Union built between
Rutland and Burlington. If they do so,
we shall probably have telephone com
munication with towns north and south
Miss Mary E., daughter of w. B. Mus
sey of Rutland and once resident of
Middlebury, was married in the COngre-
gational church, Rutland Wednesday
evening, to Walter f. jackson of Boston
Miss Mussey is neice of Mrs. f. p.
Russell.
Announcement is elsewhere made of
the death of a young man once we'll
known in this vicinity-Will f. Tobin.
lie was born in this village and lived
here several years, being employed part
of the time as clerk in Beckwith q Co.'S
establishment.
Scarlet fever prevails to considera-
BILE extent in the village. Martin O'Con-
nor's oldest daughter is very sick with
it; Rutie. son of Rufus wainwright,
Esq, is just getting up from an attack;
Abram Williamson's two boys and niece
are i'll and also one of Mr.. Alden's chill
dren. There are probably other cases of
which we have not heard.
lieut.. Frank Cornell of East Douglass.
Mass, is in town on visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Smith. Old army men
will remember him as a soldier, and Il
good one. When the war broke out he
lived in BrookSville, and he went to the
front as orderly sergeant of company X
of the Second Vermont In 1862 he was
made lieutenant in the same company.
This is the makeup of the college base
ball club which will play in the league
games: Willis VI. Ross, sc. captain and
catcher: G.. Willis Mead, Sc. pitcher: W.
ID. Rich, 50, first base: W. :. Alden. 50.
second base: +. +. Howe, IS. third base /:
James L. Clark, 81, short stop: F. F.
Douglas, 50, left field; W. b. Cliff, IS.
center field; +. d. Howe, 81, right field.
Rev. Mr.. Speare will speak at the lecture
room. on Wednesday evening next. upon
the subject 1.-The Power of Oratorv. The
lecture Is to procure money wherewith
to compensate the ianitor of the church,
Mr.. Cushman, for his extra labors during
the revival meetings in the winter. 1t
ought, and without doubt will be. largely
attended. 1t will be followed by a
sociable.
Chas. ID. Lane is to supply a number
of families on North Pleasant street with
water from his spring on the Stearns' lot
near the base of Chapman hill. The pipes
have been extended along the street for
this purpose. Mr.. Lane bought the
spring in the first place to furnish water
for his sons greenhouse, but it is found
to yield more water than is needed for
that alone.
Mr.. Rider has bought of G.. 5. Vain
wright the barn on the latter's lot, and it
is to be moved upon the east end of the
Addison House premises for use as a
granary. The fence along the highway
east of the hotel has been taken away
and the shrubbery in the little park in
the rear of the house trimmed. Painters
are now at work on the house both in
doors and out.
Three young men went out on the
creek Saturday evening to spear fish by
the light of Il torch fixed in the bow of
their boat. One of them got up from his
seat to fix the lighting apparatus, where
upon the boat gave lurch and over he
went headlong into the muddy stream.
As he emerged from the water and clay
his first request was, Boys, don't give
me away" They didn't and we shall
not; and yet the exploit should be re-
corded.
On Tuesday of last week NJ. r. Butter
field let w. f. Dewey of this place and
one Dwyer of West Randolph have a
horse from his livery to drive to Roches-
ter. The next he heard was that the
horse died Thursday morning at Roches-