Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-03-25

fore Justice f. II. Button on Monday, to
liquor to man whose case
was disposed of some time since. He was
treated to the customary fine and costs.
Scarcely any maple sugar has been
made so far this spring. March has
proved exceptionally cold up to this week
and sap has declined to run. But owners
of sugar orchards do not give up hope
yet.
The Undergraduate association of the
college has elected officers as follows
President, j. b. Donoway; vice-presi-
w. f. Chapman secretary, II. A. Wicker;
business manager, o. j. Sawyer, who
was reelected; assistants, John Barlow
and G. l.. Ross.
The annual meeting of the voters of
the graded district is to be held at school
house hall on Tuesday afternoon next at
l 80 o'clock. The prudential committee
will meet this evening at Stewart &
Wilds' office to abate taxes and settle up
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the post office one month un-
claimed: F. ii. Barton, James Cooli-
han, Joseph a. DANES, Nathaniel Der
by, Adrian Ellis, Augustus Mu.nblo, NJ.
w. Stowe, Mrs. Connolly, DR.. and Mrs.
Fuller. Miss Flora Foote; returned from
dead letter office, Willie 5. Stearns.
Our recent item regarding the Memoir
Halliday orator here was hardly correct.
1t seems that the Grand Army men were
negotiating with Senator Proctor for
next year, not for this, in order to he
sure of having him. Congressman Pow
ers was secured many months ago to
make the address the present year, and
there is no reason to suppose he will not
be on hand at the appointed time.
1t may turn out that Middlebury can
rightfully lay claim to being the birth
place of yet another invention. This is
the electrical storage battery. Evidence
was introduced in the hearing of case
in Trenton. n. j., last week, tending to
show that DR.. Blanchard of this town
got up and had made at a tin shop here
such battery long before Brush and the
rest of the men who have become ia
nous and rich through making them ever
thought of one.
hn IF f1n fan mi 20
who are arranging for a course of lee
lures have already secured as speaker:
President Andrews of Brown university
Prof. c. II. LevermOre of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, Boston
and Prof. j. b. Clark of Smith college
Northampton, Mass. author of "A we'll
known book, "TEe Philosophy Of
Wealth" who will talk here on the sub
ject, 1.-The Farmers Movement in the
West and SOUTH
Mr. Butler, the telephone man, the
superintendent of construction, Mr.
Hunt. and his assistants are in town ant
have begun running the wires for th'
telephone exchange. The poles are here
as well as the rest of the material, ant
good progress is being made. 1t will bt
necessary to run the lines on top o
houses and other buildings to Il consider
able extent III order to get them out o
the influence of the electric-light lines
which are on almost every street.
Mr.. c. c. Peck on Wednesday received
photograph and description of Il ston,
bridge which was built few years sine,
over the st. Regis river at Madrid, y.
1t is over 300 feet long, having Mint
arches OF about 30 feet span each. Thu
roadway is wide enough for two team
and there is sidewalk on either side.
looks ike substantial structure in every
respect. The cost was $4,000, accordn!
to Mr.. Peck's informant, Mr.. +. G.
B:ookins, a resident of Madrid and
native of Shoreham.
In spite of the bad weather and travel
ing IA large number were in attendanc
on the Baptist sociable at Deacon Bene
diets last Wednesday evening, and al
who were present report an enjOyabl,
time. In the search for blue Jays Mis-
Lamos came out victorious and won tn,
first prize. and Miss Bingham the second
In the hammer and nail contest Mis-
Blaisdell was found proficient and carri
ed off the first honor. After the games
select reading was given by Miss Flint
entitled "Who's that Old JAY" Re
freshments were next in order, afte
which the company dispersed, feeling
that much credit is due the Baptists il
the sociable line.
a very pleasant company of about 81
people gathered on the evening of tn
18th inst, writes local correspondent
at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
Mead, the occasion being the marriage o
their daughter, Jennie A., to Mr.. Waite
| l.. Forbes. Mrs. Albert Austin Dreside(