Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-07-13
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LOCAL NEWS.

to the subject of macadamized roads, with
view to adopting them here if found
best after investigation.
The Rev. o. II. White will hold the last
services of his more than years supply
of the Congregational church in Middle
bury on Sunday next, July 10.
An important business meeting of the
w. C. T. U. will be held at Mrs. Geo.
Marshall's, July Is at 3 p. m. All men,
bers are requested to be present.
John B. Hayes has recently been
granted pension for injuries received in
the war of the rebellion. He draws ar
rearages back to December, 1862.
A good job of grading, road-making
and sidewalk-laying is being done in
front of the bank and the Addison House,
under the superintendent of Mr.. Calvin
Hill.
The long-continued dry weather had
almost spoiled many gardens in the vii
lage and rendered the streets extremely
dusty when the heavy storm of Wednes-
day evening came.
Mr.. II. B. Young, an English artist. at
present residing in Burlington, has paint
ed for Mr. Rider of the Addison House a
handsome portrait in oil of his horse
Mambrino Archy.
Rev. Martin E. Cady, who preached in
the Methodist church last Sunday, will
preach there again next Sunday and have
charge of the evening service. The pas
tor is taking vacation.
Mr.. John NJ. Bosley was the first man
to bring new potatoes into the markets,
though several of his neighbors in the
Seeley district tried to beat him. His
were offered for sale yesterday.
The general run of butter brought
from IA to II cents on Monday. Choice
5O-pound tubs commanded Is cents
Owing to the excellence of the weather
for having, business was not very brisk.
A fine portrait IN pastel of the late
Hon. Henry Lane of Cornwall is on ex-
hibtion at Brewster's. 1t was painted
by Hardegg of New York under the
supervision of Mrs. Rice, sister of
Mr.. Lane resident in that city.
Henry Simonds of Whiting was arres
ted Monday night in an intoxicated con
dition by Officer Dickinson and lodged
in Jail He pleaded guilty the next NOR
ming before Justice NJ. a. Brooks, pait
the customary fine and was released.
The stock brokerage establishment il
the Dyer block, which has been in opera
ton in town since last fall, is CLOSED
indefinitely. F. f. Worthington, tn,
manager, left on Saturday, going no ont
; knows whittier. The business seem!
not to have paid of late.
{ The Republican club will hold meet
ing at the room in the basement of tn,
town hall next Monday evening at
: o'clock, sharp. A full attendance o
e members is desired, in order that arrange
ments may be made for sending delega
!. ton to the rally at Burlington the 26tl
e inst
The ladies auxiliary disposed of con
q siderable amount of ice-cream at the Y
|. NJ. c. A. rooms on Friday afternoon ant
evening. On Wednesday, however, tn
e storm rather interfered with the sue
Il cess of the sale. The sales are to be hel,
every Wednesday afternoon and evenin!
= during the warm weather.
The first man in town to come on
c with Harrison badge was Hon. Calvi
- Hill, who showed his colors on the after
noon Harrison was nominated. Tn
!. badge was one he bought at Burlingto
d when the great rally was in progress
n there in 1910. 1t is rectangular in shape
with gilt frame, and on the black bach
II ground appear in white enamel 10
# cabin and the words, Harrison an
Reform"
Two more lots of stock left here las
5 Saturday for New York to be shippe
= thence to Buenos Ayres. Mr.. Page c
e Potter took six horses, including Add
n son Lambert; and Messrs. j. A
Y Wright and George McCue ship fiy
% horses. The steamer should have sale
Wednesday, but will not go till t.
morrow. Messrs. Potter and McCu
a will accompany the stock to its destins
n ton.
= The remains of Col. Walter Il. JOIN
If son, who died of congestion of the lung
st at his home in Milwaukee on Friday a
= ternOon last, arrived here ON the ma
train Monday afternoon. The tuners