Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-09
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LOCAL NEWS.

Taxpayers SllOulu uecu NOlIcCJoI 4hull-
roe's notice in another column, if they
would save the discount on their taxes.
Sixteen cows, 81 calves and 100 lbs. of
poultry made up Mr.. a. Williamsons
shipment to the Boston market on Mon
day.
Mr.. NJ. A. Munroe has sold his four
year-old bay horse, sired by belongs
Ethan Allen, to Boston man for good
price.
Rev. A. A.. Cambridge, the newly-chosen
pastor of the Baptist church, will begin
his work on Sunday next. Services will
be held at the usual hour in the morning.
The electric light question is again be-
ing agitated. The representative of a
leading company will be in town soon
and will look oyer the village and confer
with the trustees as to what can be done.
The six fresh-air children from New
York whom the people of st. Steph-
ems parish had entertained for two weeks
went back to the city Tuesday. They
were well-behaved youngsters for the
most part.
The butter brought in is of very poor
quality, owing to the warm, muggy
weather that has prevailed. The best is
worth - cents Il pound, but the most of
it commands only II and II cents. Eggs
are still worth II cents a dozen.
The excursion from Rutland, Proctor
and Pttsford to Providence island, yes
terday, numbered about 400 people. If
today is pleasant, the party which goes
from this town and from towns north
and south will be larger than that.
Col. y. \. Fletcher, the village trustee
having charge of the streets and walks,
says the plan to lay considerable
amount of concrete walk this season has
not been abandoned. The work will
begin as soon as haying is over, when it
will be possible to procure the men and
teams needed.
The band gave an excellent concert at
the band stand in the park on Saturday
evening. At its close they were invited
into the Addison House by Mrs. Higgins
and handsomely entertained. There will
be no concert this week. The band has
been engaged to play for the county fair
and Oh the last night will have floral hall
for dance. Mr.. Brown will provide the
supper for the dancers.
Mr.. Henry l.. Sheldon is making
thorough preparations for the parade on
Sept. IL, in commemoration for the bat
tie of Plattsburgh. He has number of
vehicles of that and earlier date, all of
which will be out, and they will be filled
with descendants of those who had a
hand in the fight. The procession will
go upon the fair ground and will be one
of the attractive features of the day
there.
The premises of Mrs. Lahey and of Ed.
Gowatt, who live in the hollow near Mr..
Tupper's mill, were searched the other
day by Officers w. II. Cobb and NJ. A.
Munroe. Nothing of a contraband nature
was discovered at Gowatts, but at Mrs.
Lahey's the officers found an empty two
gallon jug, the box in which it apparent
ly came by express, bottle of whiskey
and bottle of alcohol. The stuff was
seized and has not been claimed
1t acts like settled weather again.
Farmers have done rushing business at
haying and harvesting this week. With
the exception of a shower early Wednes-
day morning, there have been three days
as fine as could be asked; and they have
been improved. The weather up to Tues
day had been as bad as is often expert.
enced. A Middlebury man drew in on
Tuesday hay that was cut two weeks ago
today, and his case was not worse than
the average. a Weybridge farmer COM
planned that he wore his hay all out turn
jig it over so much.
4 The committee of the Graded school
have decided to employ for the fall term
an additional teacher to assist Miss
Waugh, teacher of room No. 4, whose
school will have ~ pupils the coming
term, number no one person can prop
erly instruct. The room on the main
floor which has for several vaars INST