Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-15


which were begun by the late Mr.. Pitts
and will open the house as hotel, man
aging it himself till he can lease it or
sell the property.
There VIII be a clothes-pn sociable I'M
der the auspices of the Y. =. S. G. E. of
the Baptist church on Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 20, at the home of Miss Mary
Pierce on Seymour street. a cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
The college glee club gave success
full concert in Poultney on Monday ev
enng They intended to go to Gran
vile, n. Y, the next night, but found
the schools there were closed on account
of the prevalence of diphtheria, and so
they postponed visiting the town.
The officers-elect of Russell post, G. A.
A. r., were installed Oh Wednesday even
ing by Past Commander j. ii. Sargent.
\ list of the officers has already been
published. After the installation cere-
monies a fine iepast was served by the
members of the Ladies' Aid society.
Mr.. Munroe was the victim of another
runaway on Friday. His horse became
frightened near the Vallette block, ran
down past the Logan House and turned
into the hotel yard. Mr.. Munroe was
thrown from the wagon as the animal
turned, but escaped injury. The shafts
were broken "A little.
Mr.. Battell has a team drawing sand
for use in building his new block, a
gang of men are clearing up the
wreck of the old Allen block and
Mr.. Cobb has let the contract for the
erection of his block and portion of the
timber is OH the ground. Mr.. Clinton
Smith will build it.
The Sheldon museum wants an old iron
kettle called skillet, used for a wash
dish Among the war relics in the muse
UNI are two haversacks said to have been
worn during the entire war of the rebel
lion, one by Union soldier, Ira Mills eff
New Haven, the other by a Confederate
soldier, Andy Lundy of Waynesyille,
, n. G.
Letters addressed as follows have been
at the post-oflice one month unclaimed.
Nash, Tref, Jr. Parmeter, n. H.; Rob-
erts, Willie; Slavery, John; Tuarney, o..
= W.; Berry, Miss Jessie; Eastman, Miss
: Ana; Howard, Miss Mary; Hill, Miss
Eula; Ripley, Miss Emma; President
Ladies' society Liberal Christians; re-
turned from dead letter office, Mailer,
Miss Carrie,
, Mr.. j. l.. Buttolph is the champion
rat-catcher. He received from New York
on Monday a new-fangled trap, set it that
night and the next morning it contained
an even dozen of the animals. The trap
is a wire affair two feet long and foot
in diameter or Whereabouts and it works
on the plan of the fyke net used by fish
ermen. The animals were liberated in
the street and Mr.. =. F. Chapman's dog
Flora made short work of them.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the national bank of Middlebury was
held at the banking rooms on Tuesday
afternoon. The old directors were I'M
anmously elected, as follows: Albert A.
Fletcher, j. G. Wellington, G.. 5. Vain
wright, W. Il. Nash and G.. NJ. Fletcher
The directors reelected the former Off
GERS: President, \. a. Fletcher; vice
president, j. G.. Wellington. Mr.. Pin
ney of course remains the cashier and
Mr.. Fletcher the teller. The report
presented showed the institution in a
more prosperous condition than ever in
its history, and it never saw the time it
didn't prosper.
A hearing has been in progress at the
court house since Tuesday, before Hon. IL
\. Huse of Montpelier, special master, in
the case of DR.. +. O. Porter of Cornwall
against Mr.. \. B. Colby, formerly of Mid
dlebury and now of Portland, Ore. The
parties to the suit were partners in a South
American speculation three or four years
ago and the differences between then
arose over an attempt to settle the part
nership accounts. Hon. +. X. Hard of
Burlington and c. NJ. Wilds, Esq. ap
pear for the plaintiff and Hon. Henry
|, Ballard of Burlington and w. II. Bliss
i Esq, for the defendant. An adjournmen
for two weeks was taken last night.
The annual meeting of the Congrega
tional society was held at the churcl
It parlors on Tuesday afternoon. These
!. officers were elected Moderator, f. A
II Bond; clerk, j. Z. Crane; treasurer ant
: collector of ground and pew rents, n. p
Barbour; prudential committee, F. \
n Bond, M. y. Munroe, l.. +. Mellen, c
h w. Matthews, L. G. Seeley; music com
: mittee, J. w. Stewart, NJ. \. Munroe, n
p. Barbour; ushers, C. w. Matthews, C
a. Piper, w. ii. Button, Prescott Kim
;, ball, Harry Human and Arthur
Parkhurst. There was a fair attendant,
at the meeting. The report on the finan
ces showed that more and larger cOntri