Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-04
LOCAL NEWS.


and muddy, owing to the late rains.
The youngest child of Rev. Mr.. Cam
bridge, which has been dangerously i'll
with cholera infantum, is slowly improv-
ing.
The best butter was worth Is cents,
Monday, and poorer grades command 1G
and II cents a pound. Eggs have gone
up to 20 cents a dozen.
The frame of the marble mill at Brooks
vile is up and will soon be rooted and
covered, so that the work can be carried
on if cold weather does come.
The Pat Maloney Irish Comedy COM
pany, which showed at the town hall on
Saturday evening, gave an excellent en-
tertainment of its kind. 1t was well
patronzed.
The October term of the United States
court began at Rutland on Tuesday
The Middlebury case, United States VS..
Thirza A. Carney, which was understood
to be down for trial, has been continued
Mr.. Henry 7. Langworthy and his
son Abram narrowly escaped serious in
Jury the other day by the bursting of an
emery wheel at their shop The former
was somewhat injured and the latter a
trihe.
President and Mrs. Brainerd entertain
ed the students and their friends at their
home on Wednesday evening. There
were large number of guests present
and the occasion was thoroughly en-
joyable.
Half dozen people went from here
Wednesday night, to the dance at the
Lake Dunmore House. About IS per-
sons attended it. Dancing was kept W
till o'clock yesterday morning. Cobb's
orchestra furnished music.
The w. c. Il. L. parlor meeting comes
this evening at Clinton Smiths. Supper
will be served from 6 to Z o'clock. All
temperance people are cordially invited
An interesting programme is expected
including reports from the State conven
ton at Burlington.
The price of potatoes got up to 80 cent;
bushel for fine article, early in the
week, and that is still the figure but in
creased supplies in the down-country
markets are tending to lower prices
Local buyers have done a large business
during the past week.
Mr.. c. J. Matthews has given over tC
Mr.. Wellington all of his milk route eX
cept l6 customers who live on the
straight road from his house to the
boarding-house at college. Mr.. Mat
thews has been in the business for sever
years and is rather tired of so much hare
work. The customers whom he retain:
he can quickly supply while on his way
to the clearinghouse, which he has
contracted to furnish. 1t takes IS quarts
a day pow.
Tke two fire companies have joined
heir forces and will henceforth act az
one. An arrangement to this effect has
just been completed by the trustees
The" Volunteers of SO" Hose company
ceases to exist as an independent organi
cation. Its members are to become par
of Fairmont Engine company, but they
will, as members of that company, hav,
to do only with the two fire pumps anC
the hose that belongs theirto. Franl
Stone is to be foreman of them, anC
Fred. G. Jackson, assistant; but thes,
men will be under the control of Fore
man Calhoun of the Paramount com
pany.
The presence in town of Mr.. Chas. A
Rogers, a wealthy Boston man, was re
Gently noted. He came to look over thu
marble properties out east and t
see whether he and his friends coulC
make it worth their while to open VI
one or more of them. He wrote tn,
other day to Mr.. +. j. Matthews in
structing him to get together gang o
men, procure the necessary machinery
pump out the old Addison County quarry
and begin quarrying. Mr.. Matthew
has advised Mr.. Rogers that it will il
his judgment be judicious, on account o
the lateness of the season, to wait til
spring before commencing operations
Nothing further has been heard from
them, but it seems to be certain tina
something will be done either this fall o.
another season.
The passenper station matter has haf
another stirring up this week. Mr.. A