Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-23

Lie Ddpilsts are piahiihS ioi an ch-
tertainment and socable at the town
hall dover hall) next Wednesday even
ing, of the exact nature of which the
public will be informed before that date.
The roof of the railroad bridge over
the creek in the south part of the village
caught fire yesterday morning. An alarm
was sounded and the companies turned
out in force. The steamer was taken
down and both hose carts. The extin-
gushing of the blaze was a small matter,
and a few dollars will repair the damage
DONE
Mr.. Munroe desires us to say: All
singers who are willing to assist at the
musical service in town hall on Sunday
next at 2 80 o'clock p. m. are invited to
meet at the Congregational vestry on
Sunday at o'clock to complete ar
rangements. Any that have the music,
$40 thee, o Country" national hymn
will please bring it,
The pupils of the High school are to
give an entertainment at School-house
hall this evening, the proceeds of which
are to go toward increasing the school IL
brary. The programme will be made up
of Instrumental and vocal music, includ-
ing singing by the College Glee club; a
reading by Prof. Wright, and pantomimes.
Reserved seat tickets will cost 35 cents.
The continued rains cause the farmers
to almost despair of ever getting
their crops in. Many of them have
sown but little grain, and very few
have been able to do any planting. The
rain storm of Tuesday was the heaviest
of the season, and it is not often that a
worse one is experienced. The roads
were washed in places and the low
grounds along the creek were flooded.
Paul Shacket of Addison was brought
here last week for trial on the charge of
> assault on Frank Hall, who lives out
near Snake mountain. The case was
Eldredge and Seymour Edgerton, who
found him guilty. He has paid the fine
of five dollars and the costs. A. p.
Upper, Esq, defended and States
Attorney Wilds prosecuted.
The south window in Mr.. Brewster
store was mysteriously broken at an
early hour Saturday evening. He was
sitting at his bench when something hit
the pane and threw particles of glass
all over the store. \ hole half an inch
, in diameter was made and the glass has
since cracked badly. 1t is supposed a
stone from boys sling did the mischief
as pebble about the size of birds
egg was found on the sidewalk after the
accident
Electric light operations are going for.
ward as rapidly as possible. The poles
, for the line wires have been prepared fol
setting and distributed about the streets
Men are now digging the holes for them
At the old wooden mill new floor is be-
, ing laid in the basement. and stone piers
l resting on the bed rock, are building
The machinery will stand on these. Ev
erythng is done in the most substantial
manner 1t is the plan now to have the
: lights going by commencement week.
Constable Monroe went down TO Sails
bury on Monday afternoon and arrested
and brought here Ansel w. Kelsey. Hc
- was accused of assault by his hired man
Chas. Stone, resident of Salisbury
, plains, who asserted that Kelsey had at
tackled him that morning with pitch
fork. 1t was evident from Stones look
that some one had hit him, his face beine
badly cut; but sufficient testimony t
hold Kelsey was not given at the trial be
fore Justice Edgerton and he was dis
; charged. Mr.. Upper was the respond
ents counsel and Mr.. Wilds appeared TO
the State.
Y A lively and closely contested game o
f base ball was played at the colleg
grounds on Saturday by the mines of tn
university at Burlington and of this col
lege. At the close of the eighth innin:
the local nine had made l. runs and tn
4. Burlington men ten; but Mr.. Cliff of tn
Middlebury club was disabled at the be
ginning of the ninth inning, and the &C
cident seemed to demoralize the remain
der of the team. They made no NOR
: runs and the Burlingtonians made five
giving them the game by score of Is t.
!. II. The Middlebury club will play tina
of Union college at Schenectady OF
Decoration day and the next day vii
. play the Rutland club at Rutland.