Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-22

meeting, which comes week from next
Tuesday. The town officials are now
wrestling with the accounts for the past
year and the usual report of their doings
will appear in due time. There is little
agitation about town affairs as yet.
Messrs. Fowle and Gray of Boston and
Dove of Andover, Mass, were in town
on Wednesday looking oyer the cotton
mill property. 1t is understood these
gentlemen came here as the representa-
tives of a syndicate of Boston capitalists
who think of starting big business in
town. AS yet there is nothing definite
to be said of their plans.
The first of the Fortnightly course
of lectures at the Y. NJ. C. A. hall was
delivered, before a good-sized audience, on
Tuesday evening, by Hon.Water f. How
ard. His subject, "The Hero of the Cen
tury," was admirably handled. The hero
was John Brown, whose career was fully
and interestingly detailed. The next lee
ture in the course is to be by Rev. II. G.
Thompson. His subject is not announced
as yet.
The so-called German. or "mock,"
measles have appeared in several places
in town within few days. But the dis
ease is nothing to be afraid of. 1t makes
the patient look a little off color for day
or two, but the whole course of the dis
ease is run in from two to three days.
The school children at Mr.. Kingsley's,
who blossomed out with it Wednesday,
were back at their studies yesterday and
were all right again
1t is needless to say that Col. Tracy's
numerous friends here are glad that he
received the election as commander of
the State department, at Brattleboro, last
week. His record as soldier is of the
very best and he richly merited the hon
or bestowed upon him. He has made
excellent choice of assistants, too. Mr..
Carr, whose duties are largely clerical,
will perform them in thoroughly salts
factory manner, and Mr.. Bird is no less
competent man for his duties.
! - W. X. Dunton of the class of 80, who
is about to leave college to go into the
banking business in Nebraska, was given
a banquet by his class Wednesday eve
ming at the Addison House. C. S. Sever
ance acted as POSTMASTER and the follow
ing toasts were responded to The La
dies" F. F. Douglas; "The Faculty." A.
f. Cushman; $685." p. G. Hoyt. An ora
ton was also delivered by w. F. Alden
and r. NJ. Collins gave the prophecy
Mr.. Dunton also made remarks expressive
of sorrow at leaving college. =
The many friends of Mrs. F. C. Gulley
of Addison will be pleased to learn of
her comfortable condition, after so grave
an operation as amputatiOn of the left
breast and complete removal of the Az
Hilary glands, her trouble being scrr-
hus tumor which had made very rapid
growth during the last few weeks. She is
being cared for at the residence of DR.. NJ
ID. Smith, where the operation was per-
formed last Tuesday morning, under the
antiseptic method, by DR.. j. B. Wheeler
of the Mary Fletcher hospital Curling
tom assisted by Drs. M. d. Smith and
E,P. Russell of this place.
"a bachelor gentleman in town, who at.
tended the Kirmess Tuesday evening, re-
ceived letter of warning through its
post office, bearing the seal of skull and
cross bones and the signature of the
warning committee of the "white caps
1t said that bachelors had come to be
considered a nuisance in town, and, un
less he selected wife before the close OF
the kirmess he would be driven from
town. Not having complied with the de
mand, and being of rather timid nature
he has since, not dared to venture ou
without having a strong body guard
fearing he may be kidnapped by SONG
determined manageable lady or foreet
to leave the burg.
Y John Thompson, for many years one
kOf the characters of the town, died or
Saturday at his home on the road to East
Mddlebury. The funeral was attended
from the house of Mr.. VIM. L. Cady or
Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Carpenter
officiating. Mr.. Thompson fought with
the English army during the Crimear
war and was soldier in the Rebellion
He is said to have had considerable prop
erty at one time in the vicinity of Yer
gennes and to have given it to his wife,
who was insane. AT any rate, he appear,
ed here some years ago and has since
made Middlebury his home. He lived
most of the time in great poverty, in the
village for long while; but upon receiv-
ing pension few years since bought
the home in which he died. He lived
alone, seeming to be content with the
company of dogs, cats and poultry
Whether his wife is yet alive no one here