Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-04-18

The ladies of the Episcopal church are
to have a fair at the residence of Mr.. p.
f. Chapman on Wednesday evening next.
All are invited. There will be an admis-
sion fee of ten cents.
Mr.. G.. X. Witherell of Cornwall will
leave here this morning for New York
city with eight head of fine horses for
that market. There are three spans and
two single drivers in the lot.
Mr.. j. i. Buttolph, aided by six horses,
three men and the road machine, has ac-
compished very decided Improvement
in the condition of the roads of the vii
lage and vicinity since week ago.
The committee of the Graded school
voted at Il recent meeting to erect a flag
pole Oh the school building. a flag has
been offered to the school, provided suit
able provision were made for hanging it.
The funeral of Dennis McGodrick,
whose sudden death on Wednesday even
ing of last week has been noted, was at
tended from the Catholic church on Sat
urday morning. y large number gath
cred to pay their last tribute of respect
to the deceased.
An adjourned meeting of the Cemetery
association will be held at the hall of
Fairinont Engine Co. at : 80 o'clock this
evening. 1t is earnestly desired that all
interested in the Improvement of the
cemetery, whether members of the asso-
citation or not, be present.
The machinery in Mr.. Clinton Smiths
mill failed to start when the water was
turned on Monday morning. Investiga-
ton showed that the water-wheel was
loose on its shaft and that the whole
thing would have to come out. 1t is
hoped that repairs may be completed to-
day or tomorrow.
Camp Tracy, Sons of Veterans, is to
have an entertainment at the Y. NJ. G.. A.
hall on the evening of Tuesday next. 1t
will be "boX'' sociable and dance.
The admission fee will be but % cents.
and all are invited. Music for the dane
ers will be provided by Cobb's orchestra.
The college glee club will give a con-
cert in the town hall in this village
Wednesday evening, April 30. Tickets
will be on sale at the Park drug store af-
ter April n. Reserved seats will be sold
in the two center aisles of the hall and
the first row in the balcony price 81 and
% cents, children - cents.
The weather for a week past has been
remarkably mild and pleasant. The
roads haYe dried up in most places all
oyer the county. and, though still rough
in spots, are passable. Farmers are hard
at work getting in their crops and bust
ness is brisk with the merchants. Sat
urday and Sunday were unseasonably
warm. as appears from our record at
the head of this page.
Willie Croak, young vagabond whose
parents live across the lake in New FORK,
was on Wednesday sent to the Reform
school to await the action of the grand
jury at the June term of court. He is
charged with house-breaking in having
entered the house of John McConley at
East Middebury last Saturday night.
The hearing was before Justice of the
Peace Seymour Edgerton.
DIR. w. 5. Smart, late of Albany and now
of Brandon, has been engaged to deliver
his famous lecture upon the Battle of
Gettysburg at the town hall the evening
of Memorial day, May 30. This will be
pleasant news to the citizens of Middle
bury and surrounding towns and especi-
ally to all The Grand Army men. DR..
Smart was chaplain of the Nth Vermont
and is especially distinguished not only
for his war record, but also for his
exceptional ability and eloquence as
public speaker.
Ladies auxiliary to work with the
Grand Army post and the camp of
Sons of Veterans has been organized here
with 20 charter members. The officers
are: President Mrs. James Haley; vice
president, Mrs. NJ. W. holland: chaplain.
Mrs. Chas. Ioutt; secretary, Mrs. Wal
lace Dewey; treasurer, Miss Jennie Will
hanson; trustees, Mrs. ii. C. Tracy, Miss
Anna Ioutt, Miss Jennie williamson.
The regular meetings of the auxiliary
come on the first and third Wednesdays
of the month.
Men and boys who use firearms in the
village and its vicinity should be careful
to see where their bullets are going.
Mr.. Frank Lucia was standing in his
door-yard on the south slope of Chip
mans hill, the other day, when he was
struck by shot from some ones gun, but
they had lost their force and did no harm. |
Last year he was near his house one day,
when bullet buried itself in post near
by. A year or two ago window in Mr..
Negus' house was broken by bullet, and
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