Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-26

the heavy rains. The water is high and
very muddy.
The members of the college faculty
were entertained by the students at
supper in the boarding hall Wednesday
evening.
The farce, 'Our Uncle" is to be given
at the town hall next Wednesday evening
by local company. Full particulars are
given in the advertisement in another
column.
The freshmen class at college has been
increased lately by two new members
Miss Emma Dorsey of this place and
Mr.. Kelton, who comes from Massachu-
| sets.
We learn that about % singers were at
the rehearsal for "Queen Esther Tues
day evening, and that on Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday evenings of next
week they will rehearse in the basement
of the town hall.
Mr.. F. w. Atwood was the purchaser
of the lot of land of about six acres, sit
uated near the freight depot and bOlOng-
ing to the estate of Lorenzo Stearns,
which was sold by auction last week. He
paid $50 an acre for it.
Monday was tolerably busy day with
our merchants, though the condition of
the roads did not tend to bring people
out. The price of butter was unchanged,
20 and q cents being paid for the gener-
al run and % cents for selections.
At the annual meeting, in Burlington,
last week, of the Woman's auxiliary OF
the Episcopal board of missions 500 was
appropriated for use by Rev. John w
Chapman, formerly of this place but now
engaged in work among the Indians OF
Alaska, and S25 to Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
to be added to the building fund for the
chapel at East Middlebury.
. Two intoxication cases were disposed
of Monday morning before Judge Knapp
, James Farrell of this village was finet
S. and costs on plea of guilty, and
paid. Michael Deely, the other respond
ent, lives out under the shadow of Snake
mountain in Weybridge. He was helt
for trial later. States Attorney Wild'
appeared for the State.
: The Star Theatre company played "Tht
Galley Slave" very acceptably at thu
town hall on Friday night and on Satur
day evening produced "Dr. Jekyll anC
: Mr.. Hyde" to large house. They wen
hence yesterday to Ticonderoga, wher'
they will appear tonight in the last
named play, to the production of whicl
they propose to devote their energies ex
clusively.
The Andover and Boston men who nov
e control the fortunes of the Cutter Marbl
company have just taken renewal O
y that concerns lease of the old cotton mill
1t is understood that active operation
will be resumed in the spring both at tn
mill and the quarry The company,
is said, intend to make monumental an
"a other work, and, besides, to use the re
fuse marble for the manufacture of lime
All persons interested in the Youn
- Mems Christian association, and the pull
lie generally, are promised treat in tn
a. form of a recital by Miss Elda S. Brow
1t of Springfield Mass, together with
suitable music programme made up b
n contributions from our local talent, to b
given in the Y. NJ. G. A. hall on Wedne;
- day, Nov. I, at s o'clock p. m. Furthe
particulars will be given in our mex
,e issue.
Our out-of-town friends who drive i
" here for pleasure or business complai
ia that their horses haye to be hitched
rs uncomfortable places. Most fault
I'd found with the line of posts north {
st. Stephens church. The mud nea
~ them is deep, and the bullding-up of I'll
ar road has caused the ground to pitch TOW
ard the posts, so that the hind feet {
horses hitched there are raised a foot c
less higher than their front feet.
in There was a great scarcity of ma
BIS matter here last Friday forenoon. FL
g. some reason or other the mail was NJ
= thrown of the early train north as usua
w and when the train reached Shelburne
to was derailed, blocking the track. III
40 a. IN. mail south was four hours la
in consequence. The accident to IL
New York express was caused by
loose switch pin. Three cars-two slee
~, ~ ers and a passenger coach-were throw
h. off. No one was hurt, however.
off Col. Thad NJ. Chapman has lately pu
~ chased in Canada flock of fine Shro
Ia shire sheep. 1t consists of Is animal
l6 ewes and two rams. They are a