Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-07-18

Some 80 newsdealers, stable-keepers,
druggists and others at Montpelier were
notified last week that they were doing
business on Sundays in violation of law.
1t was thus expected that some might
close up Sunday. Business went onas
usual. however, ana no prosecutions have
been made. Two BARRIERS, F. X. Delot-
tinville and John st. John. who were do
ing sunday work against protests OF other
BARRIERS, were responsible for the notlfica-
tions. They agreed Monday to close on
Sundays hereafter
The encampment of the Sons of Nete-
rams in the State at st. Adams last week
was attended by $50 delegates. The usu
al parade was held Thursday afternoon
and the encampment closed with the in
stallation of these officers: Colonel, III.
o. Bixby of Chelsea; lieutenant-colonel.
X. w. Morse of West Randolph major,
II. G.. Stack of Spring field; coUncil-E.
T. Griswod of Bennington, E. c. Grant
of st. Johnsbury and F. F. Morse of Bur
lington delegate-at-large, George e.
Wright of Burlington alternate, C. G.. Fay
of Montpelier. The next encampment will
be held at st. Johnsbury.
A terrific thunder and wind storm oc-
cured at Fairlee and vicinity Tues
dav afternoon. The steam tug Pearl cap
sized on Fairlee pond and Captain Frank
Brown, aged 80 years, was drowned.
The steamer sank. Other boats were up
set. but their occupants were saved.
Considerable damage was caused by the
wind. During the same storm the house
in Fairfax occupied by Robert Richard
son was struck by lightning and badly
shattered in places. Joseph Carroll's
house in Buck Hollow was also struck
and Mrs. Carroll stunned, not recovering
consciousness for two hours.
The Troy Conference academy at
Poultney, which for several years has
been obliged to refuse applicants from
lack of room is to erect new hall. This
will furnish convenient recitation rooms,
society halls, reading room, library
and chapel. The rooms now used for
class work will be converted into stu
dents rooms, thus increasing the capa-
city of the boarding halls. beautiful
fountain is being placed upon the
campus by former students. DR.. j. IL.
Guild has just presented the institution
with telescope of large magnifying
power and stereopticOn accompanied
with many slides both for scientific and
historical entertainments. The friends
of the school were never during the 81
years of its history so well satisfied with
its condition or so hopeful of its future
as at present.
The directors of the Champlain Valley
association met at Burlington last week
Wednesday evening, when it was voted
to hold the fair on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday of the first week in Sep
TENDER. 1t was decided to reduce The
price of admission from fifty cents to
thirty-five cents. to admit carriages free,
to sell to exhibitors tickets with six cou-
pons each for exhibitors only for 81. and
to sell season tickets good during the fair
for 81 30. The list of races will include
three colt stakes. Sl25, $40 and $50,
guaranteed for two, three and four-year-
old colts respectively, open to colts bred
in Vermont and st. Lawrence, Franklin
Clinton and Essex counties, New York
a guaranteed purse of $500 for "A = II
class, and other races for faster horses tC
be announced later. 1t is expected thai
a double milk test will be made.