Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.


chapel organ for their services.
Mr.. a. Williamson's shipment to the
Boston market on Monday consisted of
10 cows, % calves, 81 sheep and one
horse.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Library association, tomorrow after
noon, will of course be borne in mind
by those interested.
The weather took sudden shift during
Wednesday night and yesterday morning
the thermometer registered one degree
below zero-the lowest point to which it
has fallen this season.
The early-closing arrangement made
last week went into effect on Monday,
and now all the business places which
entered into the agreement are open only
on Saturday evenings
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned in the post-oliice one month I'M
called-for: Mrs. Mary Adams. Mrs. +.
\. Bradley, Amelia W. Dillon, Miss Ada
Munson, Miss Charlotte smith.
The National bank of Middebury has
declared semi-annual dividend of /
per cent. payable Jan. |. The annual
meeting of the stockholders comes at
2 o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
Col. j. =. Sanford, who delivers the
second lecture of the course at the town
hall tonight, is, all accounts agree, an
entertaining and instructive speaker. His
subject will be "Old Times and New"
The Graded school opened on Mon
day with Il fair attendance, considering
the number of children who are i'll.
All the teachers were able to be pres
ent. The winter term of the college
began on Tuesday.
Messrs. NJ. A. Munroe and G. w.
Matthews were elected deacons, to fill
vacancies, at the annual meeting of the
Congregational church on Saturday after
noon. Mr.. Matthews has not vet ac-
cepted the office.
The Addison County Agricultural
society will, at its meeting next We'd
nesday, elect delegate to represent
it at the biennial congress of the Ma
tional Trotting association, to be held
at Buffalo, Feb. II.
A young man, whose appearance in
dicated that he was getting ready to pose
as a model for statue of Inebriety, was
in town Wednesday as advance agent for
band of alleged Indians, who wanted
hall, however.
The members of the Sheep-Breeders'
association were pleased with the quality
of the heat furnished at the town hall.
Wednesday, but it was wofully lacking
in quantity. The same was true, though
perhaps not the same extent, the day of
the village meeting.
Tonight at the hall of Russell Post
there will be a public installation of
the officers-elect of Camp Tracy, S. of
", and all are cordially INVITED to attend
A fine programme of music, etc., has
been prepared. A number of prominent
members of the order are expected from
abroad.
The Burlington Free Press says of the
company that is to show at the town
hall next Wednesday evening: "The
Luciers gave pleasing entertainment.
The musical part of the programme was
excellent. j. r. Lucier, the blind cor
netist, and the Irish comedian deserve
especial MENTION" and more in the way
of praise.
The annual meeting of the legal So
ciety of the Methodist church was held
Monday afternoon. Philo S. Severance
was elected moderator in the absence
of o. +. Comstock, the regular modera-
tor. 1t appeared from the report of
the treasurer that the financial affairs of
the church are prospecting, there being
a balance of cash in the treasury of
5000. The total receipts of the year
were $ll60.69 and the expenditures
SlO6O.90.
The ravages of the grip continue.
AT least half the population of the vii
lage has had it in more or less severe
form, and Others are coming down with
it every day. The worst sufferers are
those who try to be too smart and ex-
pose themselves too soon. Almost
every victim is forced to give up, take