Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.

payable on and after July 2.
Joseph Larock has sold his place on
Seymour street to Fred Marsailles; the
price paid is not stated
Several local veterans went from here
to Burlington on Friday to attend the re-
union of the 9TH Vermont regiment.
Considering the fact that it was so near
the Fourth, a large quantity of butter
was brought in here on Monday. The
price ranged from Is to II cents, the
latter for the best only.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
NAMED at the post office one month I'M
called for j. D. Denison, Miss Charlotte
Lucas, Arthur Hier, Mrs. E. G. Brown,
Geo. F. Atwood, David Vaughn, limo
thy Ploof, Alfred Marsail, Archie Nc
Cullom.
Patrick Donnelly, formerly we'll
known resident of Middlebury, and now
of Warren, made his annual 4th of July
pilgrimage on foot, as usual, to his old
home here this week. He was 81 March
last and appears as lively and clipper
as most boys.
Rev. w. w. Winchester preached at
the Congregational church last Sunday.
1t is understood that Prof. Austin will
preach next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Keith,
the new pastor, is expected the 18th inst,
and as soon as he arrives he will enter
upon the duties of the pastorate.
Mr.. Donahue of Donahue e. Co. will
come down from Essex Junction today to
close up for the present the firms bust
ness here. He will leave the heavy goods
and sell them here in the fall. The rest
of the stock will be taken to Essex juno
ton, where the firm has rented store.
The Republican club did not meet on
Wednesday evening, owing to the absence
from town of many of its members. A
special meeting of the club will be held
at the town hall on Monday evening
next at Z 80 o'clock. A full attendance
is desired, as it is intended to make ar
engagements for rally at some date in
the near future.
The Seeley district is doubtless well
supplied with fish for dinner to-day.
Messrs. Isaac Seeley and Peter F. Good
rich and DIR. Kingsley went up the creek
fishing, the Fourth, and when about mile
above the Douglas boat house in Whit
ing they hooked a pickerel weighing %
pounds. 1t was one of the largest caught
in the creek for long time.
The Lake Dunmore House has been
refitted and newly painted with all its
attached cOttages) and is in the best OF
condition for the reception of guests
1t now has some 20 or 80 summer visitors
and more are coming. Under the manage.
ment of Mr.. John Higgins the house is
sure to prosper and those going there
will be certain of tirst-class entertain.
ment.
The funeral of Mr.. NJ. Ii. Eldredge's
son was attended from the house, Sey.
mour street, yesterday morning at II
O'Clock, Rev. Mr.. Thompson officiating
The child died on Monday of cerebro.
spinal-meningitis, after an illness of a
little more than three days. The family
moved here in April from Peekskill, N.
Y, where they went from Brooksville a
few years ago.
The campaign has fairly opened in
Middlebury. Mr.. Clay yesterday swung
out his large flag on line stretched from
Union block across to the Dyer block
A new flag-pole has been procured and
will shortly be set near the Allen block
in place of the one now up, and the big
Republican flag will be swung across the
street on line from the top of the pole
to Beckwith e. Co.'S block.
The Fourth was ushered in here al
midnight, or perhaps little before, by the
ringing of bells and the firing of cannon
Many citizens thought it was an alarm Of
fire and were further mislead by seeing
the flames from huge bonfire which
had been kindled in front of the post
office. However, no one was seriously
harmed. The racket was kept up al
night, and during the day and evening
the small boy persevered in the business
of shooting crackers and toy pistols. Ii
the evening some handsome fireworks
were sent up at different points, notably
on High and weybridge streets. Tit
village was pretty quiet the most of tn,
day. A few from here went to the hos,
tournament at Plattsburgh, more Joined
the Catholic excursion from Vergennes
while others went fishing up on the lax,
or up the creek.
Wallace & Cos. circus, which showed
here on Thursday of last week, gave {