Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-30

column. The fare from Middlebury for
the round trip will be S4.65.
Butter still brings % cents a pound
and eggs 20 cents dozen. The fall apple |
trade has opened and from Sl.25 to $l.50
barrel is paid. Hay has advanced to $40
a ton for first quality of the new crop,
delivered at the station, but buyers are
doubtful whether that figure will be long
maintained.
Joseph Larrow, who lives east of the
village, was arrested on Thursday night
of last week by Chief of Police Cushman.
He was charged with assaulting Henry
Kennedy. The trial, before Justice But
ton, Friday, resulted in the conviction of
the respondent, who paid the fine.
Special Prosecutor Upper conducted the
case for the State.
Belden's Falls is looking up. A new
railroad station, of ample size for the
place, is building. The structure is
boarded up and the roof is on, so that it
will be ready for use by the time cold
and the afternoon train south now stop
there to leave passengers, or to take them,
if tagged. When the station is finished
other trains will stop.
II The Merchants Row portion of the new
Battel block is nearing completion, at
least so far as the outside is concerned.
VThe walls are all up and the timing OF
the roof is almost done. Mr.. Battel IN,
tends to put in the abutments for the
| creek bridge this fall. He has had a
kderrick erected at the intersection of
Main and Academy streets, where thu
kstone for them will be piled temporarily
Another derrick will be used to lay then
The work of filling Main street on the
north end of the creek bridge, to bring il
up to the grade fixed at the village meet
ing on Wednesday evening of last week
is going forward rapidly and is approach
ing completion. A heavy retaining wal
has been built along the west side of the
street, from the north end of DR.. Shell
don's store up past the site of the ole
cotton factory, to hold the fill in place
DR.. Sheldon began on Wednesday to raise
his store, which needs to 60 up Is inche.
to bring it to the leyel.
Eleven of the lady college student.
from Battell hail. writes village CORES
pondent, attended a tea and oyster sup
per at Mr.. Tupper's last Wednesda,
evening. They report fine time. Return
ing at o'clock, they concluded not t,
stay, but by way of compliment to Mr.
Upper and the ladies of his family sool
came back with guitar and banjo an,
gave serenade. Their playing and sing
ing were neither out of time nor tune
but of the best order. We may hope TO
more of the same kind from the girls. |
can't be beaten.
The town was startled between 3 and
O'Clock Saturday afternoon by the repor
that the stalwart blacksmith, George W
UThompson, had fallen dead while repai,
ing a wagon wheel in front of his shoI
Death was instantaneous, and resulted,
is supposed, from heart disease. He was
large and apparently unusually health
specimen of man. The funeral was a.
tended from the house at ! o'clock MOI
day afternoon, Rev. F. G. Heaxt officis
ting. The interment was in Bridpor
Ha leaves mother and two children !
: daughter Is years of age and son of Il
! years. u
' a prominent feature of the Columbia
exposition at Chicago will be IL
= woman's building, in which will /
t shown, among other things, the be;
/ specimens of woman's work. Mr.
Chandler of Pomfret, the lady manage
: for Vermont, has appointed Mrs. G.
= Merriman to look up exhibits in Middle
e bury and vicinity, and ladies who al
f interested would do well to apply to he
n for any desired information. The lad
managers of the exposition have include
o in their plans one for providing chea
hotel accommodations for women visi
q ing Chicago during the show, and of tn;
feature information may also be had
Mrs. Merriman.
"Prof." Foster, "opticlan" who skippe
out of Middlebury early in the year Is!
> when an exposure of his character locke
to him probable, has turned up agail
this time at Schuylerville, n. Y. Sine
his last appearance in Mddebury he hs
: visited the Holy Land, OBLIGATED as paste
4 of Congregational church in Ne
Hampshire and has married. His depar
u ure from Schuylerville was sudden an
e was due to the publication in the loc'
paper of the communication concernin
him from Rev. Mr.. HeaXt that appeare
n in the REGISTER in the winter of 1890. +
: has ceased to wear a wig and is SMOOTH
y shaven. The boys at Schuylervil
s planned to rotten-egg him, but he mac
himself scarce in time to escape the
z attentions.