Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-02-20

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rious than they were at first supposed
to be. No bones were broken, but he
was badly shaken up and has suffered a
good deal. He was more comfortable
yesterday.
There is talk of having here presently
the entertainment, the "Destrict Skewl'',
which is popular in the surrounding
towns. No definite arrangements have
been made, but Hank White, the ex-
minstrel, will come, if the enterprise is
carried out to take the part of the Ounce
of the school.
The sophmore class of the college had
a supper at the Bardwell House, Rutland,
Friday night During the day there
were several encounters between the
members of the two lower classes, but
no harm was done. There was also a
considerable output of printed matter in
the shape of mock programmes of the
exercises at the supper.
Messrs. A. w. Carey, Il. II. Wells and
W. II. Dow were elected stewards of the
Methodist church at the fourth quarterly
conference, which was held on Monday
by Presiding, Elder Webster of Brandon.
Licenses were,given to S. W. Bidwell, G.
f. Cady and j. +. Mead, and the report
of the committe on lighting, in favor of
t putting electric lights into the church,
was accepted and adopted.
Letters with these addresses have re-
!, manned at the post-otiice one month I'M
+ called-for David Benedict, George CAL
man, G.. ). Colburn, l.. l.. Frost, VIM.
Falcs, David Lee, Frank Ladeau, Frank
Murray, Joe Wilson, Miss Maggie Berry
man, Miss Nellie Cotey, Mrs. Frank Car
penter, Margaret Coundly, Miss Flora
Dupree, Miss Nellie Norman, Mrs. Emma
a Pierce, Mrs. Susan l.. Soper, Miss Lizzie
WEIGH, Miss Maggie WEIGH.
:, Barney, or Bernard, Murphy the Bel
n den's Falls youth held in 500 bail last
y week for shooting at Mr.. |. l.. Rogers,
2, has been unable up to date to procure
sureties and remains in Jail. He was
ii arrested by Chief of Police Cushman.
- not by Mr.. Cobb, as stated, and he did
:. not plead guilty to intoxication, but was
z tried ands convicted of that offence and
J. fined the usual amount and costs, over
u $l3, which has not been paid.
The warning for the town meeting is
up and the report of the town officers has
2 been finished and Will be printed ant
distributed in good season. This article
of the warning-the only one out OF the
Ordnary-deserves the candid considera
81 ton of voters: ITO see if the town viii
II vote to sell the town farm, or any part
thereof, and reinvest the money received
therefor in another and less expensive
place for the maintenance of the poor"
:, The concert given at the town hall OF
Wednesday evening by the University o
Vermont. Glee club, Banjo club ant
quartet was thoroughly enjoyable. Thu
house was well file |. Every number OF
the programme was encored and eyer,
performance literally appauded Tn,
boys gave evidence of careful trainin:
and they also manifested a willingness t.
meet the demand of their hearers FOL
much more than the programme war
ranted them in asking.
al Although the thaws of the past wee
have cut off quite an amount of tn
snow in the roads, the sleighing is fai
except in few spots. The teams draw
ing pulp logs seem to bring in as BIZ
nj loads as ever. 1t is said that the Gree
Mountain Pulp Co. has $50 teams a
work in Brandon, Ripton, Bristol an
at Lincoln, and that nearly two million fee
of logs have been piled on the bank of tn
creek at Brandon, to be RATED thence t
the mills below here when spring opens
Mr.. c. ii. Briggs of Brockton, Mass
on Monday shipped from this station t
IS Providence, X. L., twelve head of horses
Il matched pairs and gentlemen's drivers
They included matched pair bought c
of James Mack of Cornwall, six and seve
~ years old, one by Thought and the othe
>. by st. Charles; pair, Frank and Ma
as rion, bought of Solace Bros. of Brio
re port, four and six years old, one b
no Belongs Ethan and the other by Abr;
ham; siX-year-old road horse bougl
av of F. c. Dyer of Salisbury and fou
NJ. year-oldL Morgan mare bought of Fran
hv TrudebtMiddlebury.
Letters received from Washington b
Is TIE friends here say that MIS-. Slad
raj wife of Hon. William Slade, of who's
ire sudden death there on Wednesday
last week mention has been made, hi
, not been feeling well for some days al
that she expired almost instantly viii
~ sitting in their rooms. The remain
'1 were placed in vault at Washingto
and will probably be taken in the sprin
to Cleveland, where their children a
lie buried. Mrs. Slade was y years of as
ne and was the daughter of the late As
IT. Chapman, for many years well-know