Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-22
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LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Rev. George NJ. Boynton of Boston,
Mass, will preach at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr.. Perkins of Burlington preach
ed at the Congregational church last Sun
day, Rev. DR.. White going to Winooski
to preach.
The best butter sold in this market on
Monday at II cents. The bulk of the
large amount brought in went at 10 and
16 cents.
What with the circus and commence
ment, too, next week, the time is likely
to be fully occupied from Sunday to
Friday morning.
Frank McCatferty was arraigned before
Judge Knapp on Tuesday on the charge
of ntoxication. He pleaded guilty and
was fined the customary So and costs.
The Central Vermont railroad has set
tied with Mr.. Burdick of this place, who
was hurt in the accident at Rockingham
last spring. 1t is reported that he was
paid 5000.
The bulletins from Chicago are posted
on a board near the post-office, which is
constantly surrounded by crowd of
anxious seekers after information from
the seat of war.
Rev. F. w. Weeks of Enosburgh Falls
OBLIGATED at st. Stephens last Sunday, in
the absence of the rector. Rev. Mr..
Carpenter is expected home in time to
ofiiciate next Sunday.
The closing exercises of the Graded
school will be held at School-house hall
this evening, and, as always, are sure to
bring out large audience. The doors
will be open at o'clock and the eXer-
cises will begin at Z 80.
Inc ladies of st. Stephens parish had
planned to givesa strawberry and ice
cream festival in the park near the
church last evening, but the prospects as
we go to press are that the entertain
ment will have to be given up on ac-
count of the rain which has fallen all
day.
Mr.. j. b. Wheeler, A. NJ, graduate
of Brown university in the class of 1874,
and for fourteen years successful teach
er, has accepted the principalship of the
Graded school to which he was unani-
mously elected by the prudential COM
mittee and the trustees of the Addison
County Grammar school at Joint meet
ing held June 8.
The larger part of the bill board for
Wallace & Co.'s circus was thrown to the
ground during Saturday night. If the
guilty ones can be caught they ought to
be severely punished, for such acts of
lawlessness are getting to be altogether
too frequent. The structure was not an
ornament to the village, perhaps, but so
long as the authorities permitted its
erection it should be protected.
Messrs. Allan Calhoun and Walter "
Wright have entered into partnership,
under the firm name of the New Eng
land Creamer Co.." for the purpose of
making and selling the Blanchard cream
raising and food-shipping apparatus.
Their territory embraces the New Eng
land States. They have leased the large
shops near the freight depot and will at
once enter upon the manufacture of the
apparatus on large scale.
Those who went to the Methodist
church on Monday evening in the expec-
tation of hearing temperance lecture
by Mrs. Wallace of Indiana were disap-
pointed. But she gave a very fair and a
very able statement of the woman suf-
frage question from her standpoint, that
of thorough believer in the righteous
ness of the cause. The audience was
large and listened attentively to what
the speaker had to say.
The members of the United Workers, a
charitable organization composed of the
younger ladies of the Congregational
church, and their husbands were hand
sOmely entertained at the home of Mr.. f.
j. Matthews and family on Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Abundant and
excellent refreshments were provided by
the ladies and were served at tables set
under the trees in front of the house. All
present had very pleasant time.