Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-08-13

Central market in the Smith Il Sheldon /
block, bought the tools. etc, of W. G. |
and on Tuesday opened the |
place for business. Mr.. Mcclure, the
late occupant, has moved into the rear
room of the adjoining store
The services at the Y. NJ. c. 4. rooms |
the past week were as usual. Next Sun
day afternoon Rev. Mr.. Noe will speak. |
The young mems meeting will be held
at 4 10 Wednesday evening. Secretary
Parsons will go to Ripton Sunday to hold
meetings in the Congregational church.
The check list for Middlebury is prin-
ted as a supplement to the town edition
of this weeks REGISTER. 1t shows Sl2
names, a larger number of voters than ii
was supposed the town contained. But
in all probability many will be stricken
off at the meeting of the board of civil
authority on the 2lst for correcting the
list.
The new local base ball club is fully
organized and is called the "Star." The
members and positions are: George Nc
Cue, Jr., captain and catcher; Harry A.
Fletcher, pitcher; Will Ellis, short stop;
George Dickinson. first base; Charles
Collins, Jr., second base; X. NJ. Lang
worthy, third base; Ernest Wright, right
field: John Donahue, Jr., center field
and Ed. Fuller, left field
Mr.. II. c. Tenant and family left
town on Tuesday and will go to Holy
oke, Mass, after a brief stay in Buring-
ton. Mr.. Tenant came here as manager
of the Blanchard Portable Building Co.,
but was disappointed in his expectations.
The Wainwright house, corner of Wash
ington and High streets, which they
have had, will, it is understood, be occu-
pied by Prof. Eaton the coming year.
y new and dangerous counterfeit of
the series of 1882 is announced. The
denomination is a five dollar note. with
bust of Garfield at the left end of its
face. The spurious note purportS to be
an issue of Central National bank of
| Norwalk. CT. Its charter number j.
wrong; so also is the motto in the pink
seal. In fact. this bank never issued a
note of the series of 1882; hence these
There was a pleasant musical enter
tainment at the Addison House parlors
Wednesday evening. First on the pro-
gramme was piano duet by Prof. Orth
and Miss Orth then a quartette com
posed of Mrs. Pitts and Miss Worthing-
ton. Messrs. Munroe and Graham. sang,
and Miss Hattie Chapman played So
lection from List. Elegant refresh
ments were served after which Prof.
Ortiz gave pOlonaise by List and Miss
Chapman and Prof. Orth a piano duet.
There were present, besides the guest.
of the hotel, many townspeople. Miss
Worthington is from the West. is IA pupil
of Prof. Orth and plays the organ at the
Congregational church during Mrs. Mi
ner's absence.
The government is about to issue q
new postal card, the design of which i,
thus described: \ head of Jefferson oc
CupieS IA central place on the upper third
of the card. Over this head. in light let.
tiers, are the words 'United States" II
panels, supported by Scroll-work at til,
left and right, are the words postal
card" in distinct letters. Under tn,
head are the words. zone cent" and be
meath the border line inclosing the DIES
ignation of value is the line. nothing
but the address to be on this side" Tn,
design is graceful and light. and its ad
vantage over the old one is that the ide;
of putting the stamp off at one side ant
the designation of the article at the op
elusive design with the strongest featur,
; of it in the center. The new card ma,
also be printed in black ink on white pa
2 per. There is a large stock of the oil,
!, not likely to come into use for severa
+ weeks.
The last hearing on case that ha
4 caused some talk was had at the office O
e \. p. Upper, Esq, Wednesday after
e noon. On the 10th of July Johnny Rae
i. of East Middlebury was arraigned b,
:. fore Justice II. ID. Maynard on the charg
of having been Intoxicated on the ever
. ing of July %, pleaded guilty and dis
closed that he had drank nothing to caus
- intoXication except champagne eide
which he procured at SHELLS blliar
rooms in this village and which was fu
= nished, in the absence of the proprietO
> by Bert Sampson. On the 9th inst. SAM
son was arraigned before Justice Ma.
:" nard for selling. 1t then appeared fro
l. the testimony for the defense that RAJ
was drunk in the morning before
, went into Smells place. At Wednesday
= hearing it was further shown that Rae
was drunk on the forenoon of July 2;
y that he did not go into the billiard saloC
Ian IL hot no hot