Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-05-09

There promises to be large attendance
at the ''charity" ball at the town hall to-
night. The Howard Opera House or
chestra will play for the dancers.
George Kelley of Brandon, an inspect
ing officer of the Sons of Veterans, was
here on Friday evening for the annual
inspection of Camp A. S. Tracy. The
camp was out in full force.
Bennett Matack, "tragedian'', and
his company played "Hamlet" at the
town hall last evening. They will APP
pear at the same place tomorrow (Satur-
day. evening in Virginius."
A number of New York men interested
in the so-called Severance query were
expected to arrive in town last night.
They come to look over the property
and decide what shall be done with it.
Rev. Mr.. Heaxt, the Methodist pastor,
has consented to deliver the sermon on
the Sunday preceding Memorial day. The
service will be held at the town hall in
the afternoon, as has been the custom in
recent years.
The county board of education held
meeting at the court house here on Tues
day. Nothing of public interest was
done except the election of President
Brainerd chairman of the board and FL
mer f. Cowles of Weybridge, secretary.
The family Of Mr.. Lent. Perkins of
Weybridge is grievously afflicted with
diphtheria. There have been nine cases
in the family. Two, his son-in-law and
a young child, have died, and two of the
others were in critical condition at last
accounts.
The farmers seem to be very busy these
days; at any rate, comparatively few of
them have been in town this week. The
price of butter remains the same-l6
cents for the best Eggs have gone up a
trife and are worth / cents a dozen for
shipment.
A horse belonging to Mr.. W. ID. Lane
of Rutland, formerly of Middlebury, ran
away the other morning, and in trying to
AVOID man who attempted to stop it
withan umbrella ran upon a marble walk
and fell, crushing one leg so that it had
to be killed.
Mr.. Carr will close up his potato-buy-
ing business for the season early next
week. The price for good stock, deliver
ed at the cars, is GO to 60 cents. The de-
mand for hay Just now is greater than the
supply. The ruling price for first-cass
article is So at the cars.
Improvements on the cemetery have
already begun, under the direction of
Mr.. Il. NJ. Chapman, chairman of the pru-
dental committee. The trees for the
hedge are on the ground and are being
set. a considerable sum has been raised
by subscription, but more money is need.
ed.
The work of connecting the line Of
the Commercial Union Telegraph Co
with that to Bread Loaf has been com
pleted. An office has been opened a
East Middlebury with Postmaster Doug
las, who was once in the business, Il,
operator. Connection will shortly b,
made with Lake Dunmore.
Rev. Mr.. Cambridge, the Baptist pas
tor, will give an illustrated lecture OF
China at his church on Sunday evening
\ special collection will be taken to as
, sist in defraying the expenses. If thi
! lecture Is as entertaining as was the pre-
vious one on Africa-and there is no rea
son why it should not bet will be wei
} worth hearing.
Letters addressed as follows have re
manned at the post-Office one month III
called-for: VIM. Fales, Chas. Youngs
. VIM. Stowe, Magloire Bissette, Mr. AM
. Mrs. l.. Katie, Mrs. Newton Atherton
a Miss Lilly Deely, Mrs. w. Cadie, Mrs
. Mary Browns, Mrs.A. E. Bradley, Mrs
< Jane Reed, Miss c. j. Perkins, Annie NJ
Fish; returned from dead letter office
Nellie S. Fitzpatrick.
The village trustees held their regula
' meeting on Tuesday evening. A numbe
VI p'iiS WIZ Poiu ahb SohcluSlt
BILE routine business transacted. Messrs
Wilds, Buttolph and Severance wer
made committee to ascertain what need
a., to be done in building sewers and what
will cost. Mr.. ButtolLh explained hi
plans for repairing the road from tn
p freight depot to the pulp mill, work o
$ which was begun Wednesday.
The Sheldon museum has been pre-
scented by Mr.. Frank Stone with piec
of the oak tree to which Gen. Israel Put
nam was once tied b. the Indians, VIII
wished to practice throwing tomahawl,
at him. 1t seems that along about 175S
during the French and Indian war, Ger
Putnam, then in the English army, wa
captured by the French and Indians a
Crown Point, and it was during his cap
4 tivity that this incident occurred. Tn
L traa stood on ron of Indian ridra II