Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-22

passes mere AT 90, instead OF l;ll, anu
the night train down reaches this station
at 10 07, instead of 10 81.
The brick block on Main street next to
Mr.. Bonds clothing store is reported
sold to Mr. John O'Connell, for some
time past connected with the Logan
house. 1t was owned by Hon. VIM. p.
Nash. Mr.. O'Connell has also purclas-
ed the stock of cigars, tobacco, etc. in
the rooms occupied by the late George
McCue, of Mr.. Allen Calhoun, the adj
ministrator of the McCue estate.
The pipe in the bed of the river which
conveys the water from the intake near
the railroad bridge to the water works
pump rose to the surface of the stream
on Wednesday. The supposition is that
the intake became filled with mud, thus
cutting off the supply of water to the
pipe, which, becoming empty, fioated.
Provision for such an occurrence was
made when the works were put in, there
being valve which allows water to
pass from the flume into the pumps
Wlltl iilt usual supply 'fOiI llt luldht
stops for any reason. The trouble can
easily be remedied.
t The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church met in their lecture room on
Tuesday and completed arrangements for
:, operating restaurant during the tourn-
t ament next week. a committee con-
}. ssting of Misses Aida Carr, Clara Flint
It and Mrs. j. O. Benedict was appointed
to solicit aid. They have canvassed
most of the village and met with good
:. success. The Ladies' Aid society is
;, strengthened by the young ladies of the
e Y. p. >. G.. f., who will attend to the
= needs of the hungry in serving baked
beans, sandwiches, pies, puddings,
cakes, ice-cream, nuts, candies and
: fruits and the thirsty with tea, coffee
and lemonade.
= Middlebury is shortly to have tle
. phone connecticut with places north ant
south, and it is probable that befort
Winter sets in we may be able to tall
. with people in Boston. Mr.. Jas. Men
- zies, superintendent of the New Eng
land Telephone Co.. and Mr. J. X. But
Ter of the Northern Telephone Co. wer,
in town on Tuesday and located a line o
p poles through the streets of the village
The line from Rutland to Brandon i
now being built and poles have beei
distributed from Brandon north. WOr
i'll on the line from Rutland north is bein
to pushed in order to give the hotels a
e, Lake Dunmore connection with Brando
is and Rutland, but the line from the LAX
north to Middlebury and from here t
Nergennes will be erected very soor
That from Middlebury to Vergenne
will probably follow the main roa
through Brooksvlle and New Have
Junction. Vergennes has for some tim
:. been in telephone connection with Blu
lington
Local fire insurance agents report a r.
vival of business since the thunderstorm
of last Friday night. 1t was enough I
"' scare uninsured property-owners. III
day had been sultry and close, and at SUI
10 down there were no clouds visible eXcel
he over the mountains to the eastward. II
is full force of tbe storm was felt obo,
midnight. 1t seemed to come from til
las southwest, passing southwark of here I
he the mountains and thence northward ii
ng lost to sight. But little rain fell III II
village, nor did the lightning strike mes
nd here, but for almost an hour the who
on landscape was brightly illuminated b
I'm the frequent flashes. Our East Middl
un bury correspondent tells of a fire Their
The most serious loss was that of Colun
.od bus Smith, Esq, of West Salisbury, II
is barns at whose home, Shard villa, wei
mr. totally destroyed, together with an Q
,pt and a buggy that could not be gotten GU
The fire did not appear till two hours a
ter the storm had passed The famil
.'' thought the buildings were struck, b'
'. no signs of fire could be seen on exam
ination, so they retired. Most of Il
property in the buildings, including
IL large amount of wool, was saved by Il
has family and the neighbors, who gathert
he promptly and did all in their power. III
ap- kitchen portion of the residence caugl
ter fire from the outbuildings, but was save
les 1t is understood that Mr.. Smith had |
insurance on the burned buildings.
of was reported that the barns on Col Il.
ers Chapman's Bingham place in Shoreha
so were burned. The report proved u
The founded. That fire was III an out-lot b
I'VE longing to G. w. Jones e Son of Shor
tx. ham, Four barns and three stacks of Ia
were consumed. There was about 81,
Tho worth of property in the barns. The i
90 surance on the barns was 500.
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