Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-13

a. Ii. Colby was complained or yester- |
day for selling intoxicating liquors,
pleaded guilty and gave bail.
The w. C. 7. L. will meet with Mrs.
NJ. A. Monroe next Wednesday, April
IS; business meeting at 3 80. Gentle
men and all persons interested in the
cause are cordially invited TO tea at six.
With the fields here bare of snow and
the roads and walks in tolerably good
shape, we can afford to sympathize with
Waterbury, where six inches of snow
fell Wednesday night and the sleigh
bells are still heard.
The spring examination of common
school teachers for the town of Middle
bury will be held at the room in the
basement of the town hall next Wednes-
day, the 18th inst. 1t will begin at 8
O'Clock a. m. and close at p. m.
There was a successful dance at the
town hall last evening. Music was fur
nished by the Howard Opera House or
chestra of Burlington. The affair was
managed by Messrs. Howe and Groves
of the senior and sophomore classes at
college.
The selectmen have appointed George
Hammond manager of the town poor
farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Hooker are
running it. Several of the paupers have
recently died. a new inmate of the house
is Edward Fuller, who formerly lived on
Munger street.
The water in the creek has fallen more
than two feet during the past week. The
Green Mountain Pulp Co. will put into
the stream the logs piled on the bank at
Brandon, in the course of week or two,
probably, and drive them down to the
Huntington Falls mill.
Hon. d. w. Nash, administrator of the
John NJ. Dyer estate, has sold to Slas
w. Jewett of Weybridge and his brother
in-law, John A. James of the same town,
all the estates interest in the Playground
property in this village. The remainder
of the property is owned by Philo Jewett
of Weybrdge.
The next regular meeting of the Abe
Lincoln Republican club comes on We'd
nesday evening, the 18th, at the town
room. The club has invited Hon. w. p.
Dillingham; of Waterbury to address a
meeting under its auspices, to be held
here as soon as the roads settle, and he
will probably accept.
Will Leno of East Middebury is in
Jail here in default of $500 bonds. He
was arrested at that place on Saturday
on the charge of stealing tools from
Waldo Olmsteds shop, and after hear
ing before Justice ii. d. Maynard was
held for trial at the county court in the
amount stated. Not obtaining bail he
was committed.
Mr. Allan Calhoun of this town hsA
Engaged in the manufacture of the
Blanchard refrigerating cream raising
can, a cheap, efficient and durable ap-
paratus for cream raising. Trial accord
ed to dairymen before purchasing. Its
superiority in every respect over the Or
binary "creamer" should induce every
dairyman to give it trial before purch-
asing elsewhere.
Mr.. Arthur w. Mcmillan of Minnesota
will deliver his lecture on "Secrets of
Americas Success" at the town hall here
next Wednesday evening, the 18th. The
lecture is highly spoken of by leading
papers and by prominent men like Gov.
Ormsbee and others hereabouts who have
heard it. Tickets will be on sale at Han
Affords Monday; admission, % cents
children, 10 cents.
A woman giving the name of Mrs.
Scott was found here Saturday by Deputy
Sheriff Caldwell of New Haven, who
wanted her for stealing dress in his
town. 1t was discovered, however, that
the evidence against her was not very
positive, and she was allowed to go. She
said she had friends in Brandon and was
bound there. She claimed that she was
burned out in Detroit, Mich, and had
} made her way from there here on foot
being without money.
Joseph Fuller, who lives on the cross
road a little north of Beldens Falls, re
Gently sold a horse to M. G. Butterfielt
of this village for $3.50, and guaran
, teed the animal free from encumbrance
as is asserted. 1t turned out that Henry
Butler of Bristol held mortgage on the
5et for 800, and Fuller was arrested
: Az d. rial, Saturday, before Judge
Knapp, the penalty prescribed by statut,
was imposed-a fine of $500 and costs
States Attorney Wilds prosecuted ant
lg defended. Fuller appealed.