Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-25

Mr.. c. II. Briggs of Brockton, Mass,
ships from here this morning to his home
three horses-two, the fast four-year-
old FLY, Kitty Ladd, and the large bay
horse Nonesuch, bought of II. c. Ses-
sions, and the promising three-year-old
filly, Lady Florence, bought of Ed. Tru-
do. Mr.. f. f. Briggs of Taunton will
ship the five year-old gelding Bonnie, by
Vermont Boy, dam Nellie by the Hem
enway horse, which he purchased of
Fred Marseilles.
Mr.. l.. j. Wing, repres enting the
Thompson-Houston Electric company,
has spent several days in town this week
looking over the ground and seeing what
can be done in the direction of putting
an electric lighting plant in here. His
plan is to procure suitable power at one
of the mills, put in the machinery and
fixtures and run it till it pays and then
dispose of the whole affair to local cap
italists who may desire to go into it as
an investment. He has not made any def
lltc yet.
The fire company question which haA>
agitated some of our citizens more or less
for more than year seems to be
thoroughly settled. Nearly every one of
the subscribers to the fund for the pur-
chase of a hose cart for the "Volunteers"
have signed paper expressive of their
apprOval of tho consolidation Of tbo.
company with the old company under its
arrangement with the village trustees.
The hose company thus made a part of
the regular fire department is to be
known as the "Middlebury" Hose COM
pany. =
Quite large crowd saw the race at
the fair ground last Saturday afternoon
between W. C. Danyew's w. C.. D.,
F. Il. Bissette's Dan, P. F. Chapmaus
Nellie and Chas. Ashley's Kitty Belle.
w. c. ID. won the first and third heats
and the race, coming in second on the
second heat; Dan was second the first
heat, first the second and fourth the
third, and Nellie was third each heat
Mr.. Danyew was somewhat hurt before
the race, his sulky and that of the
Chapman horse, driven by Will Gotta
coming in collision.
The funeral of Mrs. William r. Remele
whose death on Tuesday is elsewhere an
nounced, was attended at the house yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mr.
Keith officiating. Mrs. Remele had beer
out of health for some time, but her con
dition was not regarded as serious til
Sunday. Death resulted from hear
disease. Mis-. Remedies maiden nam,
was Julia A. Perkins and her natiy,
place, Orwell. The 4lst anniversary of he
marriage would have occurred the 9th o
next month. She leayes to mourn he
loss husband, two sons-George Ii. O
Boston and Charles NJ. of this town.
sister, Mrs. o. Inland of Ferrisburgh
and brother, who resides in Detroit. #
There was something of a stir in tn
village on Friday last over the prolonge
absence from town of Messrs. Butterfiel
and G. Fl. Wright. the latter the Com
mercial Union operator. They starte
out hunting on Thursday, intending t
come back that evening. Neither came
and Friday morning it was reported tina
Butterfield had been in during the nigh
for doctor to attend Wright, who, a,
cording to the story, had been shot. Tn
men arrived home Friday night. when
appeared that neither had been sho
though Butterfield was suffering fror
the effects of too much dust in his eye,
He shot into a hollow tree where
squirrel had fled, and the dirt throw
back blinded him temporarily.