Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-08-16
CHAPMAN & co.,
The Smallest Store,
The Smallest Stock,
The Highest Prices.
LOCAL NEWS.

Prof. Wager will preach at the
Congregational Church on Sunday next,
Rev. Mr.. Keith going to Brandon.
The Sheldon museum has a paper of
cucumber seeds grown in the cold sum-
mer of 1916. Several attempts to induce
some of them to terminate have failed.
The funeral of Mrs. Goodrich was
attended on Wednesday from the resi-
dence of Mr.. f. X. Severance, in the
east part of the town. The deceased was
a sister of the late Mrs. Ebenezer Sew
erance.
a small amount of the butter brought
the greater part of the offerings going at
II and ID cents. Eggs have gone up a
cent dozen and bring 10 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins have issued in
vitations for complimentary hop at the
Addison House this evening. The at
tendance promises, and ought to be,
large Cobb's orchestra will furnish the
music.
Letters addressed AS follows have re-
manned at the postoffice one month I'M
called-for John Brown (3), Tony Brod-
erick, Leonard Derby, Mrs. Oliver He
bert. Capt. Samuel Kelley. Mrs. Tryphe-
ma q. Matteson ~, Mrs. Henry Pearson,
Miss Lizzie Pierce.
The selectmen are to meet at Mr.. lis
dale's mill at East Mddebury on Tues
day morning next at 8 o'clock to re-
ceive bids for laying the wall along the
appointed by the county court decided
thatthe town must put in the wall in Or
def to render the highway safe.
//NIr. Almon II. Farnsworth died on
Saturday about noon at his home north
of Chapman Hill. The funeral was held
at the house on Monday, Rev. Mr.. Keith
officiating. Mr. Farnsworth was one of
the best farmers in the county and an
honest, kindly and highly respected
gentleman. His age was So years. The
remains were taken to New Haven street
for interment.
Smiths Swiss Bell Ringers are to APP
pear at the town hall next Tuesday night
Tickets will go on sale at Earl's drug
store tomorrow; prices, % to 80 cents for
adults. 10 cents tor children. The Hall
fax Herald commends the various fea-
lures of the show, saying in conclusion
"All the members are good musicians
and produce an entertainment that is en-,
joyable in every respect"
The body of man about five feet eight
inches in height, with a round, full face
and sandy hair and moustache, was found
on the railroad "A mile north of Essex, y
Y, Sunday morning. He had evidently
fallen from freight train. The body
was cut in two and the head severed from
the trunk. Among his belongings were
a pair of tights and a rubber stamp read
ing; Tonight. Mack's Crystal Palace
Museum Company. Admission, 10 cents.
The description answers to that of the
contortionist who appeared here with tn,
Mack company few weeks ago.
The cotton-mill property has finally
been sold. Mr.. George W. Fowle of Bos
ton Highlands, Mass, is the purchaser
He is the gentleman who succeeded to tn,
rights of the Cutter Marble Co. in this
mill and also in the quarry and mill in tn,
northeast part of the town. 1t has al
been an elephant on his hands, and h'
purchased the mill here, it is understood
for the purpose of getting things in sucl
shape that he could sell out. 1t is reported
on excellent authority that he has already
disposed of the Woodworking machin
cry in the cotton mill and that 1t will b,
removed at once.