Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.


the painting of his block, which now
presents quite a gaudy appearance.
Mr.. Williamson's shipment to the Bos-
ton market on Monday consisted of ten
cows, 10 calves, five hogs and 500 lbs.
of poultry.
The ruling price for butter this week
was IS cents, though very few tubs of
selections brought 10 cents. Eggs sold
for IS cents.
Mr.. r. w. Pitts has hired the corner
store in the block owned by Columbus
Smith, Esq, and will carry on his fur
niture business there.
1t has rained a large portion of the
past week. The country looks green
once more, and the creek contains plenty
of water for the mills and some to spare.
Walter Frisbie. young man belonging
in Waltham, had hearing here the other
day before Justice Seymour Edgerton on
the charge of breaking insulators on the
poles of the Commercial Union Telegraph
Co. He was bound up for trial by the
county court.
The board of civil authority will meet
at the town clerks office tomorrow after
noon for the final revision of the check
list. The law does not allow names to
be added after tomorrow night, and no
one can vote at freemen's meeting I'M
less his name is on the list.
The Middlebury band will give its an
nual concert and dance at the floral hall
on the fair grounds next Friday night,
Sept. >. The concert will begin at S
o'clock and the dancing at 0. Last year
over 100 couples were present and had
an enjoyable time. The best of order
will be maintained.
Local hay buyers will not try to do
much business till next month. Good
hay is worth nine dollars here now, but
the city markets are full of Canadian
hay. The Mckinley tariff bill increases
the duty on hay from two dollars to four
dollars and the Canadians are getting
/
bill passes.
Middlebury sent a substantial delega-
ton to the Breeders meeting at Rut-
land this week Among them are Col.
L. NJ. Chapman, who is the chief mar
shall; Col. Fletcher, W. ii. Bliss, Esq,
Isaac Seeley and several others who
stay through, while great many from
this and neighboring towns have been
down for day at a time.
Mr.. George F. Breed, who, with his
family, have been at the Addison House
for several weeks, died very suddenly
near Brandon yesterday. He was driv-
ing toward Pittsford, and when about a
mile out of Brandon, his horse had fit
of blind staggers. Mr.. Breed jumped
from the carriage and managed to get to
IA house near by, where he died in few
minutes. lie has been very lame of
late from the objects of blow on his
leg from block of marble.
The Middlebury Electric Co. COM
pleted its organization at meeting held
on Monday evening. The officers are :
President, Frank a. Bond; secretary,
Frank o. Severance; treasurer, b. S.
Beckwith; directors, Thos. f. Wells,
Clinton Smith, w. II. Brewster, +. ID.
Blackwell of Montpelier and F. A.
Bond. Both the arc and incandescent
systems are now in full operation and
each is being extended all the while.
The quality of the light furnished is all
that could be desired.
a Montpelier electric light man and
a Middlebury lawyer were coming down
from Burlington on the New York ex-
press Monday night. Both were tired
and sleepy, but were awakened by the
stop at Vergennes. When the train
came to standstill again the lawyer
told his companion they were at Mid
dlebury and both jumped off. But the
lawyer on looking around found the sur
roundings unfamiliar, and boarded the