Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-03-13

seighing. but by Monday the sun had
taken much of it out of the travelled roads.
Monday it rained, Monday night it
poured and on Tuesday and Wednesday
the sun was out bright, so that the fields
are bare except along the fences and
wheeled vehicles are used entirely.
1t is to be regretted that the Royal
Edinburgh Concert Co. was not greeted
by large house at the town hall on
Thursday evening last. But it made up
in enthusiasm what it lacked in numbers
and generously applauded every appear
ance of the performers. The whole con-
cert was Nof high order, and nothing
better has been heard here for many II
day.
Lewis Ubar, who belongs in the Little
! Notch, Bristol, was arrested at Leicester
junction Wednesday night and lodged in
Jail hero at | o'clock yesterday morning
by Deputy Sheriff Lawrence of Bristol.
He owed Lawrence and appearances in
dictated that he was about to leave the
State. He took the night express here,
his son bringing him from his home to
this station.
VIM. W. Thompson, the Albany lawyer
convicted of forging a will, has been
sentenced to ten years in States prison.
His friends here who know something
of his career since he graduated from the
college in 1871 think he is more or less
insane from the effects of wounds received
in the rebellion. He entered the service
as private and was IA first lieutenant
when mustered out. He was wounded
three times.
Middlebury sent quite a delegation to
Rutland on Monday, when the survivors
of the 9TH Vermont regiment held re-
union. Among those who went were
Messrs. +. A. Bond, Robert Nancy.
Peter Champagne, Joseph Roberts,
Almon Enos. Frank Piper and Moses
Dudley. All these men were members
of Co. c.. which was recruited at Middle
bury. They report the gathering to
iidNt pttb NAN'NuihSly tIIoN dblt'
A large number were in attendance at
the "Chnese puzzle" social at Mr.. Phelps
on Friday evening and it was considered
a success in every respect The "Y's"
are about to engage in the several depart
ments of home work. 1t is hoped that
the number of active members may in
crease as rapidly in the future as in the
past few months. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. ;. 5. Clark on the
evening of the 23d inst, it having been
postponed one week.
The funeral of Mrs. W. II. Flint was
attended, at l o'clock yesterday afternoon
from tlieresidence OF her brother-in-law
Mr.. EXP. Cushman, Rev. Mr.. Bell, the
rector of st. Stephens. officiating. Mrs.
Flint died on Tuesday morning, after a
protracted illness. of consumption, aged
43 years. She was a daughter of Mr..
Harrison White. A husband and six
children are left to mourn her loss. The
family removed here from Brandon
something over year ago.
a village correspondent writes 1T is
reported to me that there is long-legged
vagrant proving about town, pro-
fessional cat shooter with Il gun on his
shoulder, trying to shoot every cat he
sees. In enc Of his hunting excursions
he went into the northeast part of the
village where lives an old lady about 50
years of age. She had a pretty cat,
which was sitting on her door-steps
waiting to be let into the house. This
front steps and shot the cat, and took it
by the hind legs and made his way off.
Now this is to give notice that if another
such trespass is committed, the law will
known
Two East Middlebury men who had
been arrested for intoXication were up
before Justice of the Peace Bedell the first
of the week. On Monday the respondent
was John Champlin, who was charged
with third offence of intOXcation, the
penalty for which is fine of $40 and
two months imprisonment. He pleaded
guilty, appealed to the county court and
furnished bail in the sum of 500. On
Tuesday Second Constable Bert G. Peck
. brought out f. b. Perciyal, charged with a
first offence of INVESTIGATION. He owned up.
was fined So and costs, and the fine was
RENTED for two years. He at first said
he procured the rum of the town agent
but Mr.. Peck, the agent testified that he
had sold him none. The court asked a
further disclosure; Percival refusing
to make it, was about to be committed tC
2 Jail when his memory improved and he
told another story. How much there i;
of that will appear later. Grand Juror
Royce prosecuted.