Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-24
LOCAL NEWS,

Ii ldll u bhC SOiiOSO WIN OBSh
one week from next Thursday-Sept. 6.
Mr.. Twitchell has sold a building lot
on his premises north Of the college. The
consideration is not stated.
The Addison county ministerial associ-
alton meets at the Y. M. G. A. rooms
here next Tuesday at 10 a. m.
The most of the butter brought in here
on Monday sold at IA to 16 cents, though
a very extra tubs brought II.
The catalogue of the Graded SCHOOL, has
been printed and will soon be distributed.
Repairs are in progress on the school
building.
The committee appointed to see what
we want for a railroad station has not
yet visited South Royalton and Shelburn
to see the new depots at those places,
but will do so shortly.
A special meeting of the w. c. II. U.
will be held at Mrs. H. II. Bryant's next
Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 3 p. m. As i'm
portant business will be presented, a large
attendance is desired.
There is a case of genuine diphtheria
on Court street. Mary, the 13-years-old
daughter of Mrs. Alvin NJ. Williamson,
has been sick with it for over a week,
but has passed the crisis and is re-
covering.
Voters and all others interested should
read the notice of the board of civil au-
thority, in another column, relative to
the revision of the check list. As the
list must be printed, no changes can be
made in it after next Wednesday.
The Commercial Union Telegraph Co.
have run wires from their line-which
passes through the eastern part of the
village-to the Addison House and will
shortly open an office there. 1t is under
stood that one of the Misses Bruya will
be the operator.
1t should have been stated in the item
regarding the disclosure upon Landlord
Sargent, last week, that he took an ap-
peal. We did not understand that he had
done so up to the time the paper went tc
press, but find that he did as o as the
sentence was imposed.
A gang of men under the direction o.
Isaac l.. Rogers began Saturday to repair
the Main street creek bridge. The new
planks are of oak, which will last enough
longer, in the opinion of the selectmen
to make up for the difference in cost ovel
spruce. Some of the cross timbering was
renewed also and a new brace was put il
under the north arch to replace the on,
knocked out by the ice last spring.
Messrs. Smith & Allen have beef
awarded the contract for the erection o
the government building at Montpelier
They put in two bids, one of sos, 800 TO
the building with a granite superstructur
and the other for $92, 800 for a buildin!
of marble. The latter is the one accepte,
by the supervising architect of tn
treasury. The contract specifies that tn
structure shall be completed within i
months of the 18th inst.
The total taxes to be paid by residents
of the village on the lists now in tn,
hands of Collector Munroe amount t,
1884 per cent on the grand list. Their,
are four JAMESTOWN, highway, villag
and school district. 1t will be remem
bered that the town and district voted
discount of . per cent on taxes paid OIL
or before Sept. l and that the district in
structed the collector to charge interes
on taxes not paid by that date.
The Republicans resident on Cour
street did themselves proud on Tuesda,
evening, when their flag was flung to tn
breeze with appropriate ceremonies.
is a large and handsome banner, bearin,
the names of the Republican nominees
and hangs across the street near tn
Pierce House from two tall, fine, painte,
poles. A stand for the speakers ha'
been erected just south of the hotel
James NJ. Slade, Esq, presided. Tn
speakers were Rev. G.. w. Brooks O
Charlestown, Mass; Chas. NJ. Wilds
Esq, MIR. Slade and Mr.. Jas. Il. Kings
ley. Mr.. Brooks in a foreible and mos
excellent speech told why he was n Re
publican and not a Prohibitionist. ii
charged that the chief aim of the third