Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-05-29

The men employed by Mr.. Lang, the
water-works contractor, have dug out a
good-szed hole at the site of the pump
ing station. The building will stand on
land bought of the Middlebury Electric
Co. Just west of Mr.. Smiths mill.
A Loyal Temperance legion has been
formed in town through the eXertions of
some of the ladies, and it has nearly $50
members already The officers are :
Clifton Smith, president; Minnie King,
vice-president; Miranda Brainerd, treas
urer; Esther Keith, secretary.
DR.. Porter and Messrs. G.. f. Towne
and c. W. Earl went to Lake George
last week on Il fishing excursion. As the
result of one days sport they brought
home so pounds of fine lake trout. Their
friends were generously treated to a
share of the spells.
Mr.. Harrison Mills of Munger street
has Merino eve which gave birth or
Sunday to a two-headed lamb. The
body was perfectly formed; the two
heads were joined together ut the back
portions of the Jaws. There were two
mouths and four eyes. The lamb LIVED
but few hours.
The mail train north was an hour late
Monday afternoon on account of an ac
cdent at Ludlow. A hog train got into
difficulty through the breaking of {
wheel. Seven cars were derailed anC
two of them went down the embank
ment. Seventy hogs were killed anC
liberated, and the consequent stencil re
minded those present who were at tn,
Brooksville accident of that more seriou!
affair.
The weather continues uncomfortable
cool, though it had warmed up littl,
yesterday. But no longer ago thar
Wednesday morning there was quite
severe frost on low lands, which mus
have done damage. 1t is said that Their
will be no field strawberries hereabouts
The early blossoms were killed by tn
frost of Il week or ten days ago and tina
of Wednesday morning destroyed tn
late ones.
The Green Mountain Pulp Co.'S men
aided by horse, ropes and dynamite
on Thursday last dislodged a portion o
the logs which had CANNED" on tn
fall here. The water fell so rapid
that the work had to be suspended an
nothing further has been done. tn
boom above the railroad bridge sti
holds large number and the eddy belo,
the falls is filled.
The college baseball nine went t
Mortified on Friday to meet the min
of the Norwich university. Two game
were played. On Friday the Middlebur
; boys were the victors and on Saturda
the Norwich nine. The High-schoC
nine will 90 to Nergennes today to pla
the Graded school nine of that city, an
, on Saturday there will be game on tt
, college grounds here between the min,
The music festival at Rutland. whic
opened on Wednesday and closes tonigh
! has attracted thither a number of Mi
! dlebury people. Quite a party wei
. down on the mixed train yesterday a
t ternOon for the evening concert and vi
= come home this morning. Among the
are Mr.. and Mrs. p. F. Chapman, VI
: and Mrs. James Smith. Misses Agn
Wainwright. Nellie Bedell, Margar
Higgins, Elizabeth Brainerd and Nj
Tilden and Mr.. Albee Smith.
The ordinary grades of butter are Sc
ing here this week at II to 10 cents
pound. only selections commanding
cents. Buyers say that these are like
to be the prevailing prices next Monda
as there hassbeen no further falling
in market during the week. Eggs bril-
Is cents. Feed is cheaper, corn me
having fallen some 30 cents a hundr
pounds, and oats are down to 67d cen
Buyers do not complain of too hea
offerings Ct wool indeed, they say pl
ducers are very strongly disposed to he
on to their clipsl III the hope of rise
price. Twenty cents is the present r.
ing price for fine unwashed.