Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-04

largely attended. Mr.. Higgins of the
Pierce House will furnish the supper in
the upper room of the hall.
Letters with these addresses have re-
manned at the post-oflice one month un
claimed: Tip Crolo, y. f. Cushman,
Fred II. Davis, NJ. L. Lewis, Young
| Paush, George f. Wilson, Mrs. S. Fitch
Clark, Mrs. II. X. Drew, Mrs. Sally
| Frost, Miss Nina Harvey (2), Miss Pau
| line Halvert. Miss Jennie Stone, Mrs. II.
II. Lewis.
The recent rains and consequent high
water in the creek enabled the Green
Mountain Pulp Co. to get its logs out of
the eddy and off the rocks below the falls
and float them down to the mills. The
work was finished on Friday. The men
are now doing a similar job on the New
Haven river, which has been full of logs
all summer.
The funerals of Mrs. Orinda William
son and Hattie NJ. Smith were very large
ly attended on Friday-that of the for
mer in the afternoon from the residence
of Mr.. j. 7. Kingsley and that of the
latter in the forenoon from the residence
of the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oren L.
Smith. Rev. Mr.. HeaXt, the Methodist
pastor, OBLIGATED at both.
The giving-way of staging at the
Catholic parsonage on Friday caused
Rev. Fr Lane, Mr.. Shea and Daniel Sui
Ian fn hn+ itn
fall, but the first-named was the only
one who received injuries of any account.
He was badly shaken and bruised. Brief
services were held by him at the church
on Sunday morning. He is much better
now and will be able to ofliciate as usual
next Sunday.
There was hearing on Monday before
Judge of Probate Slade on the question
of admitting to probate the will of the
late Phelps b. Smith of Bridport. Hon.
+. Il. Hard of Burlington appeared for
e Col. \. \. Fletcher, who is the executor
named in the will, and Messrs. Stewart 81
Wilds for Mrs. Marshall Smith, the
mother of the deceased, who contests the
will. The hearing was not finished,
, though all the testimony was put in that
j. will be introduced
Among the bills which were passed at
, the recent extra session of the legislature
l was one laying tax of about $1,000 on
the people of this county, the proceeds to
be used for Improvements on the court
house. 1t is the intention to add gables
= which will give two jury rooms in the
third story in which iuries can be kept
secure from outside interference: to re-
build the chimneys. which have been &
source of much trouble to occupants OF
the building and to make other necessary
= improvements. 1t is altogether likely
c that the work will be done this fall.
l The fall term of the graded school vii
d open on Monday next with these teach
ers: Principal, Mr.. C. j. Bullock o.
Wellesley Hills, Mass. preceptress, Mis-
Martha \. Wheeler of Berkshire: assis
tant preceptress, Miss Elizabeth Brain
erd grammar school, Miss Julia f
Il Bond: second intermediate, Miss Lizzi
. O'Leary first intermediate, Miss Ida ;
It Waugh, and Miss y. b. Carr, assistant
=, third primary, Miss Cora l.. Bingham
N second primary, Miss Ina l.. Robinson 0
Is Calais first primary, Miss l.. l.. Marvin
During the vacation new hardwood floor
have been laid in one of the rooms no
before provided with them. so that nov
all the floors in the two lower stories ar
of this description. The indications ar
n that the attendance of out-of-town pupil
n will he large.
k Great progress has been made on tn
ID water works during the past week O
u Saturday Mr.. Smiths shop shut dow
and since then gangs of men have bee
engaged night and day in blasting on
= the raceway and putting in the iron per
stock which is to carry the water for til
wheels of the pumping station and 70
"a the one that drives Mr.. Smiths mil
This penstock starts in the rock cut jus
~, above the upper end of the large woode
flume and goes under Mr.. Smiths mi
to the water works pumping station, tn
east side of which is the west line of tn
III Smith mill. 1t is of iron, seven feet i
= diameter, and is a heavy thing to handle
d The construction of the pumping statio
building will begin rs soon as the pei
Is stock is in. The pipes are all down o
u the north side of the creek and force c
n' nearly 80 men is rapidly laying them o
the west side. Mr.. Lang, the contractor
n the plant will be ready to do business b
g Nov. at the latest.
RS \
ADDISON COUNTY FAIR