Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-04-10
LOCAL NEWS.


Mr.. Oliver Severance has the cellar for
his new residence dug and the founda-
ton under way.
The college opened yesterday for the
summer term, which will end with COM
mencement, July l.
The listers, Messrs. L. d. Twitchell,
P. b. Cloyes and p. S. Severance, are
making good Roadway with their work.
Miss Josie Dudley, who manages the
college boarding house, has lately pur
chased the house and lot of Mrs. VIII
Lavonche on Court street and will rent it.
A resident of the village finds this in
an exchange and says it is true: "a
nuisance-The woman who fans her
neighbor as well as herself in public
places"
The date of the ball which Russell post,
G.. A. r., will give next week was wrong
ly stated in our last issue. 1t will come
on the evening of Wednesday, the 18th
inst, at the town hall.
A "charity" ball, managed by the
ladies of the village, is set down for the
evening of the oath inst, at the town
hall. The Howard Opera House orchestra
of Burlington will play for the dancers.
Butter sold in this market on Monday
at % to % cents, the latter for selections,
and eggs were worth II cents. But
buyers say butter has fallen at least three
cents since then and that eggs are off,
too.
, We are indebted to Mr.. f. II. Thomas
) of WestiSalisbury for samples of maple
syrup and sugar of fine quality. Sugar
makers arc having a great season, which
has been materially heightened by the
recent storm.
Mr.. j. f. Crane will give an illustrated
! temperance lecture at the Methodist
church on the evening of Monday, the
. both inst. He has large number OF
4 interesting views and will unquestion'
ably have first-class entertainment.
, The summer term of the graded schoo
e began on Monday. The pupils in thu
High-school room number ~, and tn,
: other rooms are well filled. Last tern
there were 10 in the High school, ant
. the attendance there has fallen off mucl
5 less there this year than is usual.
The customary union Fast-day service
- was omitted this year, owing to the i'll
ness of Rev. Mr.. Cambridge, who wa
p down to preach the sermon. 1t was jus
as well, perhaps, for few could hav
been expected to face the storm whicl
p prevailed, even for the sake of hearing
Il sermon.
whose death by accident at Dresden, n
4 r., our Orwell correspondent gives al
e account, were brought here on Saturda.
81 afternoon for interment. There was
! brief service at the grave, conducted b.
Rev. FIR. Lane. The young man was
I grandson of Mr.. Alex. Daniels.
1t Letters addressed as follows have re
NAMED at the post-office one month III
l claimed: Chas. Bruso, Pat. O'Conly
1t Willis Hayes, Wallace S. Walker, Mis-
y Carrie Liberty, Miss George Liberty
Miss Eva L. Hollie, Mrs. II. NJ. Peck
returned from dead letter office, Mis-
a Ardella Carson, Alice NJ. Smith.
D. A competitive examination to fill va
IS cancy at the naval academy at AnEapoli;
Md, from the first congressional dis
trict will be held at Middlebury on Ma
rs. Messrs. F. G.. Swnington of Ru
d land and Z. ii. butcher of Brandon an
ID DR.. Charles j. Russell of Hinesburg
y are the committee on the examination.
The funeral of Mrs. Harriet <. Slad,
ID of whose death announcement was mad
'r asst week, was attended from the hous
'e Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Heaxt, I'll
q Methodist pastor, officiated, Mr.. F.
Bond had charge and the bearers wei
hon. l.. ID. Eldredge and Messrs. A. ,
IS Marshall, Clinton smith, G. c. ChapmaI
,e ]. b. holland and Prof. Seely.
- a hen owned by Mr.. Chas. Bruy
in didn't like the nest where setting
eggs had been prepared for her, but wa
suited with another nest quite a lit
- distance from the first one. She ther,
te upon went to work to move the egg
IN and did it, witnesses of the performanC
III aver, by lying down, getting the egg
20 % under her wings, one under each at
trip, and so carrying them.
The funeral of William ii. Allen wi
be held from the residence on Cou
Street at ? o'clock this friday afte
noon. Rev. DIR. Weber will conduC
Tho carvioa Mr. Han diai IN MonJa