Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-01
LOCAL NEWS.

The bright sun and warm air of yester-
dry made the sleighing about the village
look weary.
The business of ice-cutting is near
ly done for the season. An immense
amount has been stored.
The annual communication of Union
Lodge, No. 2, F. and A. NJ, will be held
at the hall on Monday evening next at
Z 80 o'clock.
No Jury cases were ready for trial on
Tuesday in the United States court,
which opened that day at Burlington, and
the jurors were discharged till the Goth
inst.
Mr.. George Hammond has brought
here some of the horse stock which he
will take to South America. We under
stand he will sail on the steamer leaving
New York an the 9th inst.
Lent begins next week, Ash Wednes-
day being March 6. There will be a
short service every day during lent at St.
Stephens church; Ash Wednesday SER
vices at 10 AS a. m. and Z p. m.
Local wool-buyers are still doing some
business, but they find manufacturers
are well stocked and that it is hard to dis
pose of their purchases. Fine unwashed
isn't worth much over Is cents, they say.
The finest new-milk butter is worth
% cents in this market; winter butter, Is
to 20 cents. Eggs have gone up and sell
at Is cents for shipment. Butter retails
in the stores at % to IS cents and eggs at
II cents.
"The Roman Church and America" is
the subject of the lecture in the Fortnight
ly course which Rev. L. G.. Thompson
will deliver at the Y. NJ. c. A. hall on the
evening of Tuesday next, March 5. The
hour is s o'clock.
Deputy Grand Commander w. F.
Lewis of Rutland made his official visit
to Mt. Calvary Commandery on Tuesday
evening. He was accompanied by a
number of members of the order from
Rutland and Brandon.
Mr.. j. T. Kingsley entertained a good
audience at the Y. NJ. C. A. hall on Tues
day evening, when he lectured on the
subject, (which was the greater general
Washington or Grant" He held that
Washington was the greater.
Mr.. c. F. Young will on Tuesday mex
N in hn
The store lately occupied as billiard
room has been refitted for his use by
Messrs. Smith & Aliens men. Mr.
Young comes here from Bristol.
Miss Cora Bingham of West Cornwall
began on Monday to teach in room No.
at the Graded school. Mrs. Boynton
who has had charge of that room fo
most of this term, returned to duty il
her own room, the Second primary.
Whether or not women ought to vot'
is to be discussed at lyceum in tn,
Munger street school house tomorrow
evening; Messrs. c. A. Phillips and O. p
Moore taking the affirmative and Messrs
A. n. Brown and G.. Ii. Balm the mega
tive.
| The store at the west side of the Battel
block. Merchants Row, is undergoing al
} terations at the hands of Messrs. Smith 4
Allen. When completed it will be used b,
Mr.. f. p. Cushman, in connection witt
the adjoining store, in which he now doe
business.
The Swedish male quartet, notice o
which appears in another column, vii
sing at the town hall on Wednesday even
ing next. The tickets are now ON sale "A
Hanaford's. The doors will open at
o'clock on Wednesday evening and tn
concert will begin at o'clock.
The third annual alumni banquet of tn
Chi Psi fraternity of the college wa
eaten at the Addison House on Fridal
evening of last week. About 80 of tn
active and honorary members of the fra
ternity sat down to it. Landlord Hig
gins provided an excellent repast, whicl
was nicely served.
Extreme changes of temperature ar
, SO common in this region that they ar
} not noticed; but it is seldom that one o
as great range occurs as that of Sunda,
last. ATT O'Clock in the morning tn
thermometer stood at "a below zero ant
three hours later, at II o'clock, it hat
risen to six above, a change of 80 degrees
Mrs. DIR. Russell will open her hOus'
and will extend cordial welcome to al
Corners on Monday evening next, Marcel
4. The attractions in addition to tn,
social enjoyment of the occasion will b,
as great variety of 'pie" as our com