Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-01-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. Perry Marshall of Stowe will
preach at Odd-Fellows' hall next Sunday,
morning and evening.
Mr.. ii. C. Sessions ten-year-old son
died at the home of the family, near East
Middlebury, on Monday, of diphtheria.
Post Russell, G.. A. R., has passed a
vote of thanks to E. w. Burke for the
gift of a handsome photograph album to
the post.
All ladies interested in the temperance
work are cordially invited to be present
at the meeting at Mrs. Clinton Smiths
Saturday, Jan. IS, at p. m.
Mr.. w. d. Lane has decided not to re-
build his greenhouses here, hut will go to
Rutland. He has already begun negota-
tons for ground to build on there.
Middlebury college had sent out 1892
graduates at the close of the last com
mencement, according to a count made
by one of the faculty the other day.
At the beginning of the present year
only two figures were required to repre-
sent the year, the month and day of the
month, the week and day of the week.
A large number of the Masonic frater-
nifty from this town and vicinity went
down to Brandon yesterday to attend the
annual meeting of the Western Vermont
Masonic Union.
1t is a fact not generally known that
the State, State school and county taxes
come due under recent laws some six
months earlier than they used to; hence
the appeal of Collector Munroe fol-
prompt payment, which should be heed
ed.
The ball of Paramount Engine Co., at
the town hall on Wednesday evening, was
attended by nearly forty couples, who
had very pleasant night of it. Birch
ards orchestra provided the music and
supper was served in the town room by
Mr.. Pitts.
The following police were appointed to
serve for the ensuing year by the trustees
at their meeting on Saturday evening
II. Z. Smith, Allan Calhoun, WIN. Cush.
man, w. II. Cobb, Clay N. Dickinson
Others will be appointed temporarily for
special occasions, if required.
a small dancing party met at the resi-
dence of Mr.. NJ. C. Foote on Tuesday
evening, in which not only the young
people participated, but Mr.. Foote, now
in his 18th year, laying aside his cane
went through the dizzy mazes with pleas.
ure to himself and his guests.
There was another snow blockade or
the railroad yesterday morning. The
high wind filled cut between Shelburne
and Burlington and the early morning
express north got stuck in it and had tc
be dug out. The morning mail south did
not arrive here till after noon.
The county Jail has now but two occu.
pants-John c. Flint, convicted of bur.
glary and awaiting the action of the
supreme court, and Obed Clark of East
Middlebury. who was put in the last
week in August in order that he might
have chance to refresh his memory as
to where he procured rum.
Mrs. Harriet Ashley, widow of the late
Harry Ashley of Town Hill, New Ha-
ven, died on Friday morning last at the
Hayward house, Academy street, where
she had had home for several years
The funeral was attended on Sunday
afternoon, the remains being taken to the
cemetery at New Haven for interment
The work of cutting ice and filling
ice-houses has been carried on with great
yigor the past week. Many farmers
come in from quite distance for their
ice. 1t is of fine quality, and they say
they can get it already cut and draw il
home from here at less cost than they
can cut it for themselves on the Fair or
elsewhere nearer home.
James NJ. Slade, Esq, chairman of the
Republican town committee, requests us
to say that there will be a meeting at the
town room in the basement of the town
hall on Wednesday evening, the 25th
inst, at O'Clock for the purpose of for
ming Republican club and electing
delegates to the meeting of the clubs OF
the State which is to be held at Montpe-
lier Feb. 10.
The roll of honor for room No. OF
the graded school was mislaid last week