Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-02-08
LOCAL NEWS.

| LOCAL NEWS.
A sleighng party from Vergennes
came down here Tuesday night and had
supper at the Addison House.
zone or two residents of this village
have received what purported to be
"Whte Cap" notices. That they are of
any consequence no one for a moment
supposes, least of all the recipients. II
1t is understood that the rooms in the
north end of the Dyer block, lately oc-
cupied by Mr.. Colby, will soon be taken
possession of by a cigar-making concern
which is coming from out of town.
Next Tuesday the Supreme court opens
at the court house here. A list of the 16
cases on the docket has already been
given. Judges Powers, Veazey, Rowell
and Tyler are assigned to hold the
court.
The prices of butter and eggs are the
same as reported last week-15 to 20
cents pound for the former and Is cents
dozen for the latter. Not much of the
butter brought in is worth the highest
quotation.
Teams belonging to the Bristol Manu-
featuring Co. of Bristol are engaged in
drawing to the company's factory thirty
or forty thousand feet of lumber bought
of Mr.. Upper here. 1t is to be used in
the manufacture of caskets.
The day of prayer for colleges was OBJ
served at this college on Thursday, Jan.
81, with the usual service at the chapel
in the forenoon. Rev. A. w. Wild of
Charlotte, a graduate of the institution
in the class of 1857, preached the sermon.
Henry Carrier, Jr., of Weybridge on
Saturday before Justice NJ. A. Brooks
pleaded guilty to breach of the peace
nd was fined So and costs, which he paid.
His crime consisted principally in "sas-
sing a Bridport woman, Mrs. Helen
Blaze. States Attorney Wilds prose-
cuted.
The prospect for an ice crop from the
creek is growing better. Until quite
lately there was only open water above
the falls here, but yesterday Mr.. But
terrified was able to use heavy horse to
scrape the snow from the ice. A few
cold days and nights will make the ice
thick enough to cut.
A laughable farce, music and refresh
ments will make up the entertainment to
be given at Mr.. b. S. Beckwith's this
friday evening for the benefit of the
Ladies' library. Everybody in and out
of town is cordially invited to attend.
The hour is Z 80 o'clock. An admission
fee of 30 cents will be charged.
The New England Telegraph and Tele-
phone Co., which has a line from Bur-
lington down as far as Vergennes, with
telephone stations at the stores and hotels
in the country towns along the route, is
talking of extending the line to Middle
bury. 1t is reported that they have
decided to construct the line as soon as
the weather will permit.
The ladies of the Congregational church
did so well at the New England supper
that they will give a larger entertain
ment. The dates are Feb. 10 and 20, and
the place, the town hall. 1t is to be a
Calendar kirmess, and what that is we
shall try to explain next week in connec-
ton with further announcement of the
affair, which promises to be note
worthy one.
>KTThe Logan House has changed hands,
the present manager being Mr.. W. F.
Tulley. Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent and their
niece, Mamie McCue, went on Monday
to Nashua, n. H., where they will reside,
Mr.. Sargent having purchased an inter-
est in the Nashua House there, which is
run by Mr. F. A. Brunette, who went
from here to that place and who will be
associated with Mr.. Sargent in the man
agement. f
VIM. McCray, late brakeman on the
railroad, was wanted here by the States
attorney to answer to the charge of
tapping barrel of alcohol which was in
one of the cars of train on which he
worked. Officer Middlebrook of Vergen-
mes found his man helping to press hay
up in Ferrisburgh. He got his hand on
McCray, but that was all; for the ex-
brakeman took to his heels and has not
been seen in those parts since.
The fourth of the "battle" series of
lectures was given at the Y. Nj. c. A.
hall on Tuesday evening by Prof. c. b.
Wright. His subject was "The Norman