Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-04-26

Rose is being laid. The village will pay
for part of it and those who live on the
street and get the benefit of it, the bal
ance.
The programme heretofore announced
for the meeting on Tuesday, at Prof.
Yager's, of the Addison county associ-
alton of Congregational ministers was
carried out fully. The most of the MEM
bers were present and had a pleasant and
profitable gathering.
Rev. A. Macgeorge, the Baptist State
missionary, has preached at the Baptist
church the last two Sundays and will
continue to do so till the vacancy in the
pastorate is filled. The church has called
Rev. c. A. Parker of Rochester, N. Y.
who is likely to accept.
There was a good audience present on
Monday evening at the town hall, where
the band gave an entertainment. Prof.
Groencke, the sleight-of-hand performer,
does well and the band gave some excel
lent music. The net proceeds were
something, though not large.
Rev. A. ID. Barber of Williston, VT.
will deliver an address in the Congrega-
tional church OF Sunday evening next
at Z o'clock; subject, "A Representative
Woman and her Work, or the Rise,
Progress and Results of Higher Educa-
ton for Woman" A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Considerable excitement over the local
post office was a feature of the day Tues
day, but nothing has occurred to change
the situation. The only candidates for
the position are Messrs. f. w. Bird and
John II. Stewart, so that one or the other
of them will get it when the time comes
for Il change to be made.
The warm weather has started up the
grass and the buds on the trees, giving
the country a decidedly %sprlng-like look.
The warm rain of Yesterday made vege-
tation Jump. The village streets would
have been uncomfortably dusty the past
week had not the sprinkler been kept
going and the sun mill pump and the
hose used.
The Methodist church gets a new pas
tor by the action of the Troy conference.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson was wanted at
Gloversville, y. Y, and was sent there.
1t was reported at conference that the
local church has during the past year
raised and paid $500 on the the debt and
that pledges of Sll00 more, to apply on
the debt. have been made.
The Ladies' library has been present.
ed by Mr.. Philip Battell with a large
'iN ti'ppi l pophs II'it'NiN '
with steel-plate and other portraits and
views. 1t is entitled 'The Civil, Polite
al, Professional and Ecclesiastical Histo-
ry and Commercial and Industrial Record
of the County of Kings and the City of
Brooklyn from 1853 to'1SS4.'
The Boston and Vermont capitalists
with whom Col. Fletcher of this place
went to DennisOn, Tex, on their arrival
looked over thel land and organized on the
spot a land and improvement company
with a capital of 81 200. 900. The COM
pany has purchased 1900 acres of land.
besides 172 building lots, and a large
share of the capital has already been
subscribed for.
The latest news from Will Wooster,
who was lately injured by a fall down an
elevator shaft at East Orange, n. j.,
indicate that his recovery is entirely
probable. His injuries were caused by his
head striking the side of the shaft as he
fell, not by striking IN his head at the
bottom. Had the latter been the case,
death must have been instantaneous, as
he went down three stories.
The trustees of the Addison County
,fGrammar School fund held a special
meeting on Friday evening at the office
of Stewart d Wilds. The vacancies in
iIC IA SduSCu ny IL uCttl VI IloIl.
Henry Lane of Cornwall and Prof. Par
ker and the resignation of Gov. Knapp
were filled by the choice of Prof. Boyce,
Milton A. Brooks and Z. H.. Thorp. Rufus
Wainwright, Esq, was chosen treasureY
to succeed Mr.. Knapp.
The Green Mountain Pulp company's
log drivers were busy yesterday getting
the logs out of the eddy below the falls
here, which is null of them. They have
spent most of the time the past week in
clearing off the logs which went over the
falls here a week ago and lodged at one
spot and another between this point and
the lower mill. The lower mill is still
shut down, in order that the repairs may
be completed. The pulp market is said
to be dull just at present.
Work on the new stone steps of the
Congregational church has been pushed
during the past week. The west wall is
up, and looks solid and substantial. Yes
terday Gov. Knapp and Mr.. j. l.. Buttolph
of the church prudential committee, who
have charge of the matter, decided to
stop tie work in order to consider a prop
osition for the use of better material and
an alteration of the plan. \ committee
meeting was held, but no decision has
been reached.
The annual meeting of st. Stephens
parish was held Monday evening. These
officers were appointed and elected Sc
Nor warden, Albert Chapman; junior
warden, Harrison White; clerk, Henry
|, l.. Sheldon; treasurer and collector. Mil
ton A. Brooks vestrymen-Geo. G. Chap
: man, Henry l.. sheldon, Albert Chap
man, Harrison White, f. p. Russell. f.
Z. Rich, Noble ). Dewey; delegates
, Albert Chapman, Harrison White, Hen
nv l.. sheldon; alternates-N. 5. Dewey,
G. c. Chapman, f. z. Russell.
Col. A. 5. Tracy, commander sof the
department of Vermont, c.. A. r., has
lately sent out TO the several posts a cir
cular letter calling the attention of the
: people, and especially members of the
Grand Army, to the fact that no means
has yet been taken to perpetuate the
memory of this patriotic order by plac-
ing a suitable tablet in the Bennington
? battle monument, now in process of cree
: ton. The Masons, Odd Fellows, and
: Athar cnninffnr hnx no anna =, arnl Co.. tahlnt1