Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-23
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LOCAL NEWS.


The water in the creek is the lowest
that it has been this season.
The pensions of julius T. Williamson
and 5. W. Mayo have been increased.
The band will probably give a concert
on the park tomorrow Saturday even
ing.
The wall for the new marble mill at
Belden's Falls is all laid and the frame of
the structure is being framed. The man.
ayers up there are pushers.
There is nothing new to be said about
the cotton-mill property. No one here
has any idea what is to be done with it,
and it is doubtful if the owner himself
can tell.
Fourteen cents pound was paid for
perhaps one quarter of the total amount
of butter brought in here this week, the
rest going at II and ID cents. Eggs sell
for Is cents a dozen.
The village trustees have decided to
cover the ditch running through Mr..
Tupper's premises which conveys to the
creek the greater part of the sewage of
the west side of the town.
One occasionally meets farmer now
adays who has finished haying, but the
majority of them haven't. Grain ripened
up so rapidly that many had to stop hay
ing to do harvesting.
Smiths Bell Ringers and pantomime
company had good house at the town
hall Tuesday night. a part of the show
was excellent, but there were features of
it which didn't amount to much.
The Sabbath school of st. Stephen 5
parish went to Lake Dunmore on a picnic
Wednesday. The party was large and the
day passed pleasantly, but it rained
while they were on their way home.
The college is making great deal of
noise these days, or, rather, men in its
employ create considerable of a racket
blasting out a ditch for sewer across
the ledge on which the buildings stand.
Partridges will have to take it this fall
Local. sports have organized a gun club
and will shortly begin to practice on
glass balls. Among the members of the
club are Messrs. j. A. Wright, Thad NJ
and p. F. Chapman, Phil. Stewart and
George Z. Abbey.
The traffic in hogs is lively, numbers
of trains going through here daily, and
every day. At noon, Monday, there
were six of these trains here at once,
three going each way. 1t takes three
days to get them from Chicago to this
point, and therefore something less than
four days for the trip from Chicago to
Boston.
Special trains will be run to and from
Rutland on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of next week to accommodate
those who wish to attend the Breeders
meeting. The train down will reach
Middlebury at s AS and Rutland at 10 10
thus enabling those who so desire to visit
} the grounds in the forenoon and see the
exhibition of horses. The train back will
leave Rutland at 6 80 and arrive at Mid
dlebury at I II. The III. train will be
held at Leicester junction each evening
till the arrival of the special.
The complimentary hop given at the
Addison House on Friday evening las
was highly enjoyable affair for all con
: cerned. Over 100 guests were present
including a number from out of town
Cobb's orchestra provided first-clas'
music. The dancers occupied the dining
room and reception room, and all entered
heartily into the spirit of the occasion
t party broke up. 1t goes without saying
that Mr. and Mrs. Higgins did everything
possible for the entertainment of thei
: guests.