Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-10-05
LOCAL NEWS.

There is no news with regard TO the
new passenger station here.
Butter sold here on Monday at IS to
20 cents for good to fine and q cents for
extra.
The Hawthorne club held its first meet
ing for the season on Tuesday evening.
1t was at Miss Higley's.
The students of the college and their
friends were very pleasantly entertained
by President and Mrs. Brainerd at their
home Wednesday evening.
MIR. J. B. Cherbino of Weybridge is
back from the Southwest, where he went
with sheep about six weeks since. He
reports the trade fairly good.
The first of a series of balls gotten up
by some of the ladies was held at the
town hall last night. The profits are to
GO toward scenery for the hall.
The students of the college are making
thorough preparations for the annual
field-day sports, which will be held on
the fair grounds a week from today.
1t is understood that Frank Emery of
this town has lately been released from
the State prison at Windsor. after having
served a ten-years' sentence for burglary.
The champion pear of the season is a
Flemish Beauty weighing II ounces. 1t
was one of a lot brought to Pitts &
Cooks restaurant by Joseph Adams of
Cornwall.
The village strustees have been trying
all the week to have a meeting and de-
eide what shall be done with the Upper
ditch, but up to yesterday they had not
succeeded.
Frank McCaflerty was arrested last
Thursday night by Night Waterman
Dickinson and the next day was fined So
and costs before Judge Knapp, States
Attorfey Wilds prosecuting. He paid.
Tbk funeral of Charles M%cGoldrick
was ATTENDED from the Catholic church
Monday forenoon. He died on Friday, of
consumption. He was a veteran of the
rebellion, serving in Co. E., ltrh YER
mont.
Mr.. J. a. Donahue came down Monday
from Essex J~unction-the present head
quarters of the firm-and reopened the
store in the Nallette block. He will re-
main all this month and perhaps a part
of next.
Mr.. A. j. Piper has bought of Mr.. Ar
thur Bristol the refrigerator which the
latter put into the basement of the Allen
block last spring and also taken the lease
of the place. He will open a meat mark
ct there tomorrow.
The new Volunteer Hose company held
its regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night and took in two new members. Its
membership is now 46. The company
Thanksgiving night.
The remains of w. II. Strain were
brought here for burial from Attleboro,
Mass, On Thursday afternoon of last
week. Rev. Mr.. Carpenter officiated.
Mr.. Strain was aged about q and was a
nephew of the late VIM II. Ellis of this
town.
Paramount Engine company is to have
a meeting for drill mex Tuesday even
ing, at which every member is requested
to be present. The company will parade
for inspection on the afternoon of We'd
nesday, the 24th inst, and that night will
hold a dance at the town hall.
There was a wedding at the Catholic
parsonage Monday afternoon, the eop-
tracing parties being Miss Mary, daugh3
terJbf John Boodreau of this village, and
Samuel Lavarne. The groom was for
nIerly proprietor of the barber shop at
the Addison House, but now lives at Ho,
Nyoke, Mass, where he and his-wife~W Will
gOiQa few days to reside.
The village trustees are in doubt, we
understand, as to whether they have
power under the existing charter to en-
force the abatement of nuisances and
regulate drainage. If this is the case,
wouldn't it be well for them to find out
just what power they do possess, and, if
they haven't enough, get the charter
amended at the present session of the
legislature?
There has been a change of clerks at
the Hanaford drug store. Mr.. Stow, who
had been there for several years. left on
Thursday of last week. 1t is understood
that he has gone or is going to
the Pacific coast, where his father