Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-03-08

veal CdlNeS.
Seventy-seven persons attended the
Baptist sociable at Dea. Benedicts and
report a very enjoyable evening.
Mr.. j. w. Lovett has fourishing
singing class in the Lovett district, and
not at Munger street, as heretofore stated.
Communion services were held at the
Congregational church on Sunday. There
was one addition to the membership by
profession of faith.
There will be an interesting Sabbath
school concert at the Congregational
church next Sunday evening; subject,
''The Monument of Truth"
The Commercial Union Telegraph
Office at the Hanaford drug store has
been reopened, Mr.. George Wright Of
Plattsburg succeeding Mr.. Ayres as oper-
ator.
Trains were delayed on Tuesday by
the derailing of a freight car near North
Ferrisburgh station. The morning mail
from the north did not reach here till af-
ter noon.
Butter has sold here this week at 20 to
"A cents for new-milk and Is to 20 cents
for ordinary grades. Eggs are the same
as last week, - cents a dozen for ship
ment.
There ought to be good crops in this
region the current season if all the deal
ers in fertilizers do as much business as
Mr.. Buttolph He has already disposed
of over 80 tons.
Ash Wednesday was observed at the
Episcopal and Catholic churches with the
usual services. The order of services
at st. Stephens during Lent is given at
the head of this page.
Mr.. Thayer, organist and chorister of
the Episcopal church, Burlington, is di-
recting a singing class, which at present
numbers 20, for the benefit of ST. Ste
phen's church in this place.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Foote,
on the mountain road east of the village,
was filled on Saturday last with COM
pany of friends from the Seeley neigh
borhood, who passed pleasant evening.
The concert given at the town hall on
the evening of Wednesday by the Swedish
male quartet was not especially pleasing
to musical people, but those not so criti-
cal enjoyed it. The reader who accom-
panies the quartet is excellent.
An agent for the society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals could find
plenty of work in this place during the
spring. After the snow gets off the
bridges and hills drivers of loaded teams
are very apt to abuse their horses.
The 'pie'' sociable at the home of DR.
Russell, Court street, was largely attend
ed on Monday evening by the members
of st. Stephens congregation and Others
There were, of course, refreshments il
abundance and a pleasant evening was
passed.
The condition of the roads hereabout,
is something fearful. The light snow
which has been falling most of the tim'
for the past three days is half melted
making combination of mud and slusl
three or four inches deep. The sleighins
had about disappeared on Monday.
The committee appointed at the towr
meeting to investigate the affairs of tn,
liquor agency began their work yester
day. The selectmen have not yet. as W,
understand it, done anything toward clos
ing up the agency, for the reason that il
isnot at all clear to them where to begin
4 The village trustees at arecent meeting
appointed these policemen Thad NJ
Chapman, chief; William NJ. Cushman
Allan Calhoun, Peter Champagne anC
Clay n. Dickinson-these to be of the
regular force and Col. A. A. Fletcher. l.
F. Farnsworth and Chas. A. Piper to b,
specials.
Department Commander Tracy, As
sistant Adjutant General Carr and AS
sistant Q. M. General Bird have fitted VI
department headquarters on the SECOND
floor of the Cobb block for their use. Tn,
room is neat and clean and we'll fur
nished and is admirably adapted to tn,
purpose.
The exhibition by the junior class o.
the college will be held at the town hal
on the evening of the Goth inst. Thu
class numbers IA. Music for the exer
cises and for the dance which will follow
will be provided by the Howard Oper'
House orchestra (seven pieces). Supper
for the dancers will be served at tn
Addison House. The committee of tn,
class having charge of all the arrange
ments are Messrs. Pease, Ross and Cliff.