Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-04-20
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LOCAL NEWS.

Kyle the latter's place on High street.
paying $3.50 for it.
Butter sold in this market on Monday
at Is to 25 cents, though dealers say the
latter was an extreme price.
The United Workers will give sociable
at Mr.. Oscar II. Cushman's this friday
evening, to which all are cordially invi-
ted.
y sugar party for the entertainment of
the Sophomore class of the college was
given at President Branerd's on Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. Arthur 7. Bristol of Vergennes
has rented the basement of the Allen
block and will buy butter and put it into
cold storage there.
Will WEIGH, formerly clerk at the Adj
olson House and later of the Stark House,
Bennington, has resumed his old position
at the Addison House.
The annual business meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Ladies auxiliary
of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held at the
association rooms tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock.
The docket for the June term of the
county court contains - court and 16
chancery cases. The term will begin
June ., and Chief Justice Homer E.
Royce is assigned to preside.
The meeting of the Abe Lincoln Re
publican club OH Wednesday evening did
not materialize, owing to a number of
causes. The date of the next regular
meeting is Wednesday evening, May 4.
1t is expected that Geo. W. Penniman
of Boston will deliver Il temperance adj
dress, under the auspices of the local
Prohibition club, at the town hall here
on Saturday evening of next week. He
comes into the State as State organizer
for the Prohibition party.
Mr.. George Hammond is getting up
plans for new barns to replace those
lately burned, and will probably build
this season. He will not build new
creamery as he intended, but use the old
one +, and will start up May 10.
Mr|Solomon Lapine of this village ann
Ms. Josephine Delphia of Bridport were
married at the Catholic church on Tues
day afternoon at 8 o'clock. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Father Clark of
Burlington. A largely-attended and
pleasant reception followed at the home
of the newly-wedded pair, on Court
street.
Mr.. Arthur w. Mcmillan of Minnesota,
who was announced to lecture at the
town hall on Wednesday evening, came
to town that morning, but on looking
the ground over decided that it was best
to postpone the lecture till some time
next month, when the going will be i'm
proved and other circumstances more
favorable for an audience.
The item in last weeks paper relative
to Mr.. Hammond's management of the
town farm was written under misappre-
hension of the facts. 1t seems that three
years ago the town voted to have man
hired to manage the farm for the term of
five years, and Mr.. Hammond was hired
by the selectmen then in office, not by
the present board.
Mr.. III. j. Bond, whose serious illness
has been mentioned, died at his home in
this village at s o'clock on Saturday
evening last. His age was 10 years.
The funeral was attended from the house
on Tuesday afternoon, Prof. Granville
Wager officiating and Prof. Boyce having
charge. The deceased was native of
Cornwall. He had been in poor health
for number of years.
The meeting for political discussion at
the Munger-street school house on Tues
day evening drew out quite crowd. The
time was occupied in earnest but friendly
talk on the merits of the positions of the
Republican and Prohibition parties.
Among the speakers were j. Il. Kingsley,
Samuel Bacon and Cornelius Billings for
the former party and Mrs. Button, III. III.
Bryant, j. f. Crane, O. p. Moore and
Manfred Foote for the Prohibtionists.
There was narrow escape from fire
at Mr.. j. Z. Negus' last Thursday even
! ing. Mr.. Negus was in the sitting-room