Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-02
LOCAL NEWS.

at Is cents in this market
The Sunday evening service will be
resumed at st. Stephens church on the
first Sunday in September.
Mr.. A. H. Mills has trio of kittens
that are curiosity. All are joined to-
gether inseparably, and all are lively and
smart.
Four persons DESTROYS of increased
pensions or of original pensions were be-
fore the local board of examining sur
geons on Wednesday.
The Sunday school of st. Stephens
parish had picnic at Lake Dunmore on
Tuesday. The day was delightful and
everyone enjoyed the OCCASION
Mrs. Dodge, widow of the late Cob.
Sardis Dodge, died yesterday morning at
her home on Weybridge street. The ar
engagements for the funeral have not been
made as we go to press.
The Middlebury band will give its USUAL
ball at the close of the county fair next
week, but it will be in the town hall this
year. 1t. will be held on Friday even
ing. Tickets will be sold at 81 couple.
The Republican flag hanging over
Maine street in front of Mr.. Clay's store
bore the names of Cleveland and Steven
son Wednesday morning. They were
added by somebody during the night, but
didn't stay long.
A magnificent stone was brought in on
Monday from Mr.. Battell's Weybridge
quarry, for use in the wall alongside the
railroad. 1t was II feet long, Is inches
thick and 20 inches wide. A good many
have been gotten out that were but little
inferior to it in size.
Messrs. Stockbridge 81 Lafayette, the
lessees of the Upper mill, are again
hndered in their business of making
hoops by a lack of timber. They buy it in
Canada and have been bothered all sum
mer by delays in its coming. 1t is
black ash, which grows in swamps, and
the frequent and heavy rains have flood
ed them so that it cannot be taken out.
Mr.. H. w. Hammond, the village trustee
in charge of the roads, has begun in ear.
nest to fill the street the north side OF
the bridge and has already made consider
able progress with the job. The hydranl
which stood at the north end of the
Smith building has been taken up
additional pipe has been attached to il
and it has been moved across the street
to the west side and raised to the pro
posed level. 1t sticks up its full length
above the sidewalk now, but will be fal
enough under ground when the fill i,
completed.
The two-act comedy to be given thi,
| friday evening at the town hall, un
der the auspices of the ladies of st
Stephens parish, promises to be one o.
the most entertaining and amusing pro
auctions ever played by amateur talen
in Middlebury. A number of the situa
tons in it are very ludicrous, the parts
are all admirably taken, and, as a whole
"A Box of Monkeys" bids fair to be
very interesting play. The comedy is t
be followed by music, ETC., after which
ice cream and cake will be served. The
admission will be % cents.
A small but bothersome railroad acct
dent occurred here Wednesday night
Between and 8 O'Clock freigh
train was backing into the north end of
the siding, when the draw-bar on fla
car loaded with 80 tons of coal gave wa,
and the trucks of the car were twiste,
of the rails and across the track. The
disabled car was on the main line, which
was blocked. The two night trains south
staid here till nearly morning, and it wal
after 5 O'Clock a. IN. before the New
York and Montreal express north. du,
to leave here at 3 :3S, could get past.
In answer to many inquiries from
farmers of the vicinity we would sa,
that the present condition of the Gamer,
scheme is this; The head of the firm
which thinks of building one here in
tended to be in Middlebury last month
Various matters of business fully occu
pied his attention till the opening of the
canning season, week before last. He