Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-01-11
LOCAL NEWS.


North Pleasant street purchased by him
of the John Jackson estate.
The Congregational church observes
the week of prayer with services on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings.
As heretofore announced, the annual
meeting of the Ladies' Library associa-
ton will be held at the rooms tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Butter is worth from Is to 20 cents for
the general run and % cents for selec-
tons and new-milch. A little of the lat
ter is beginning to come ia, but most of
the offerings are poor.
The trustees of the Graded school are
taking measures to enforce the truant
laws of the State, with view to secur-
ing the attendance of all children who
ought to be in school.
Col. Fletcher, chairman of the board
of village trustees, requests us to say
that the ordinance prohibiting SNOWFALL
ing on the streets will be enforced. The
Young folks will govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
The annual meeting of the county ag-
ricultural society will be held at the
Pierce House on the afternoon of We'd
nesday next, beginning at o'clock. A
full attendance of the members is ear.
nestly desired.
Those interested should bear in mind
that the annual meeting Of the Vermont
Atwood Merino Sheep club comes or
Thursday next at the Office of the secre
tary in the county court house, beginning
at 10 o'clock.
Rev. DIR. Archibald preached at the
Baptist church last Sunday and will
probably do so next Sunday. Rey. Mr.
Wells of East Dedham, Mass, who
preached here recently as candidate
has accepted call elsewhere.
The W. G. Il. L. will meet with Mrs
j. c. Houghton Wednesday, Jan. l6. A
Bible reading at p. m. will precede the
business session. Refreshments will bt
served at the usual hour. All are invit
ed to these and also to the exercises fol
lowing.
Seven persons united with the Congre
gational church last Sunday-three by
letter and four by profession of faith.
The pastor gave brief review of the
past years history of the the church
Over $1,000 were paid by the church and
society in 1888 for home needs and beney
olent purposes.
We are indebted to correspondent foi
a well-written account of a surprise par.
ty in district No. 3, but lack of space
compels us to defer till next week its
publication, and also that of an obituary
of Mrs. Towner, mother of Mrs. j. w
Peck of West Cornwall.
What with the pulp mills and the hay
wool and produce business, Middlebury
is getting to be quite station for freight
The shipments from here during Deem
Der were 100 tons more than during the
corresponding month of 1887. The total
shipments for 1883 were over 1900 full
carloads.
The amount of fines and costs paid in
to County Clerk Rufus Wainwright for
the last six months of 1888 was 81 ,44S .O4.
This includes those paid in by justices as
well as what respondents brought into
the county court contributed, and not
all of it came from rum cases, though
most of it did. A year ago the amount
was S2,33s.l7.
Mrs. Myrtle Lowell was in court We'd
nesday on complaint of her mother, Mrs.
Wealthy Adams, and was fined IS and
costs for assault. 1t seems the parties
had an alteration, ia the course of which
the daughter struck her mother with a
boot, the heel leaving its impress on the