Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-05-13

new operator, Mr.. Dorm OF Albany, |
has been placed in charge of the Com
mercial Union telegraph office at the
Addison House. His predecessor was
seldom to he found when wanted, but
that is not true of the present occupant
of the position.
A heavy rain on Wednesday night
and yesterday morning, with show
ers earlier in the week, put new face
on things. The trees, and, indeed, all
sorts of vegetation, have come for
ward with jump, and should warm
weather continue we shall in a week or
ten days be in the midst of summer sur
roundings.
tended at the house at o'clock on Fri
dav afternoon, Rev. DR.. Weber con-
Quoting the service. There was large
attendance. Mr.. Munroe had charge
and Messrs. A. j. Marshall, Z. j. Mat
thews, j. b. Benedict and w. w. Chap
man were the bearers. The interment
was in the West cemetery.
A force of men will be set at work
next Monday on the site of the Sheldon
store to clear up the premises and make
ready for the erection of a store which
Mrs. NJ. b. Sheldon will build. DR..
Sheldon will occupy it. 1t will be of
brick and of substantially the same di-
mansions and character as the old
store.
Mr.. jackson, the artist, has bought of
the Parker estate a lot on the west side
of South street, about opposite Mrs. Sey-
mour's residence, and has contracted
with Messrs. G. A. Piper and c. w. Ross
for house, % by % feet in dimensions,
work on which will begin at once.
Mr.. White, the man who was carried
over the falls in the logs last week
Thursday morning, did not prove to be
much hurt and is about again. The run
ming of the logs was completed on Satur-
day and the jam was cleared of the falls
on Monday. The logs which drifted in
to the eddy, and there are good many
of them, will be allowed to remain for
the present, as they are not wanted at
the mill.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned i'm the post-ofiice one month I'M
claimed: \. w. Boardman, Fred Boulia
Frank Bernor, W. j. Coons, G. G.. East.
man, Dolphis Gongon, John Holland, d
,, a. Harvey, VIM. Kyle, c. NJ. Mead,
John Madden, Eddie Parkhurst. DR.. f. G
Rider,sMr. G.. 5. Wil.on, Geo. L. Wright
Miss Ella Barker, Mrs. j. +. Brooks
Miss Gratia Deane 90. Geneyieve VI
Enos, Miss Josephine Gray, Miss Mary
f. Grier, Mrs. Sydney Hall, Mrs. Henry
W. Hamilton. Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Mis-;
Mary Pecore, Mrs. Mary Taylor. Mrs
G.. Wilson; returned from dead letter of
: flee, Lizzie Winette.
James Tisdale of East Middlebury wa
arrested and brought out here on Frda,
y for trial on the charge of assault and at
> tempted robbery made by Martin Calvin
who manages Il grocery at that place. Tn
- hearing was before Justice +. III. Button
IL States Attorney Fish, W. II. Bliss, Esq.
and Grand Juror W. II. Button prosecut
ing, while a. p. Topper, Esq, defended
The court decided that the responder
was guilty of simple assault and fine
him so and costs, from which iudgmen
= he appealed and furnished bonds for az
OF "a
n Fifty years ago last Sunday Mr.. lIenr
v l.. Sheldon began playing the organ i
St. Stephens church, and continued a
n organist 33 years. The members of til
lie choir at that time were Mr.. and Mr.
l. George Nj. Brown, Nahum Parke
re Charles +. Turrill, Homer and Harmo
A. Sheldon, Charles II. Phelps, DAM,
re l.. Wells, Sarah Linsley, Mrs. Kat
in Mulchahey. Mrs. Walter S. johnson
I'd Mrs. Orrin Abbey, Mrs. Charles Ian
ns don and Mrs. Emeline Wells Linsle,
The five last named are all that are no
is living. Last Sunday morning NJ
p. Sheldon presided at the organ, using II
O. chants and tunes of 1912.
IS The telephone exchange is now
complete working order and is success
I'd fully used by most of the subscriber
,e while the rest are becoming accustomt
sh to manipulating the instruments. III
r.. central office is at Mr.. Storms Dirt
Re store. This is a list of the subscriber
Addison House, Mddlebury nation
at bank, Beckwith & Co., Bond Bros
pd Butterlield's livery stable, Chapman
lie Co., w. NJ. Cushman's market, All;
i, Calhoun, Vallette block (Messrs. Gus
nj man and Benedict, Earl's drug stor
DR.. Eddy, Col. a. a. Fletcher, Re
FIR. Gelot, b. b. Hopes store, Pier
III House, DIR. Russell, DIR. Sutton, j.
y Stewart (post-oflice), Smith & Pipe