Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-09-28
LOCAL NEWS,

open their store In the Nallette DlOck
mex Monday.
New steps are being built in front of
the Episcopal church. The old ones had
become rotten.
Mr.. j. III. Stewart has, we understand,
secured the ISL Plunkard" Comedy Co.
for the town hall the evening of Oct. IL.
The prices of butter here, Monday,
were the same as the week before-1S to
10 cents for good to fine and 20 cents for
selections.
Local sportsmen are beginning their
fall campaign. Squirrels are said to be
scarce. Foxes are numerous and par
fridge plentiful.
Miss Bruya, the only remaining suffer-
er from diphtheria in the village, con-
tinues TO improve. Young Louis Will
hanson, who has typhoid fever, is also
better.
The q%uadrennial weighing of the mails
on the postal cars is in progress. 1t is
done for the purpose of getting at a basis
for the compensation to be paid railroads
for carrying them.
The waters of the creek are high in
consequence of the recent heavy rains.
The Union flag which has been flying
from a staff in the middle of the eddy all
summer was carried away by the rise.
The posters are up for the college field
day sports, which will be held at the fair
grounds a week from next Friday, that
is, on October II. The Middlebury band
has been engaged to furnish the music.
Steam-heating apparatus will be put
into the graded school building at Bristol
this fall by Mr.. Allan Calhoun. He is
now in Manchester, n. H.. superintend.
ing the plumbing work in the house
which Rev. c. S. Murkland is building
there.
Howorth's Hibernica has always beer
a popular and excellent show. That il
has improved Of late was demonstrated
at the town hall Saturday night. The
house was large and all went home wei
pleased with what they had seen ant
heard.
Rev. A. Def. Palmer last Sunday ten
dered his resignation as pastor of the
Baptist church, to take effect December
l. Mr.. Palmer has been a good either
and a faithful pastor and will be missed
by the townspeople as we'll as by those
to whom he has ministered.
Several of the ladies of the village are
getting up a hop, to be held at the tow
hall two or three weeks hence. Tn,
proceeds they propose to give for thu
purpose of procuring scenery for tn,
hall. The idea is good and the ladie.
having the matter in charge will carry
it u successfully.
The next excursion to New York viii
leave Rutland on Tuesday, Oct. 8, anC
will 60 by way of the Bennington & Rut
land railway and Citizens line of steam
ers. Tickets and staterooms can be ha(
of Station Agent G. E. Marshall. Tn,
sooner the latter are secured the bette
they are likely to be.
The village trustees will meet tonigh
to consider the advisability of GOVERN:
the ditch through Mr.. Tupper's premises
from the site of the old dry bridge" t,
; the creek. The subject of this ditch wa
! brought up at the last annual villag
meeting and the trustees were instructe,
/ to give special attention to it.
3 DIR. w. Ii. Sheldon's valuable st. Der
nard, Koenigin, was accidentally kille,
+ by poison Friday night. A neighbor
! Henry Merritt, bought strychnine at tn
doctors store and put it on meat to poi
son cats. He says he placed the poisone,
t meat in his cellar. At any rate, the do,
got hold of it and died before morning.
Mss Lizzie, Oldest daughter of jane
IVilson, died on Wednesday forenoon, j
, Gthe home of the family near the bakery
{ of typhoid fever. She had been i'll OIL
s ly eight days. Her age was 80 year:
i same disease, has passed the crisis and
on the way to recovery. The death O
\ Lizzie is a severe blow to the family, t
|, all of whom she was a great help. tn
mother is an invalid and the younger ST;
a liter is not strong. The funeral willb
'Nattended from the Catholic chnrck at
o'clock this morning. =
+ The Congregational parish is now fire
. from debt. The amount necessary to pa
u what it owed-S3120-was all raised a
the two services last Sunday. After
short sermon in the morning, the pastor
Rev. MI. Keith, called the attention of tn
0 congregation to the subject and asked 70