Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-01-22

in the principal streets also closed their
front doors. 1t was an unusual specta-
Gle for Elizabeth" Fully 1900 people
accompanied the preacher to the train
when he left the city Friday night
Carl c. Plehn, Phi. D., of Providence.
r. l., has been secured as the successor
OF Prof. Howard to teach political science
and international law at the college.
He will begin his duties Feb. |, at which
date Prof. Towards resignation will
take effect. DR.. Plehn is a graduate of
Brown university in the class of 1889.
Immediately after graduation he went
abroad and entered upon a course of
study, on the topics which he is to teach,
at the university of Goettingen. He has
had successful experience as a teacher.
is man of attractive presence and al
together seems to be admirably fitted for
the work he is to do here. Prof. How
ard will sail for England about the 18th
of February.
The ice which formed on the trees from
the rain that fell on Wednesday of last
week has nearly disappeared. Great
damage was done. but fortunately there
were no high winds or more serious
harm would have been occasioned. The
same condition of things prevailed
through the valley from the Canada line
south to Brandon. In Rutland there was
a n nrfl prx- mi, ,l,,,I
1t fell, and the same was true on the high
lands to the east in Ripton, Lincoln and
Goshen. Telegraph lines from Brandon
north were almost demoralized. the ice
either breaking down the wires or caus
ing limbs from overhanging trees to fall
upon and break them. The linemen sent
out to repair damages found l2l breaks
in the line between Brandon and Shell
burn.
The Young Peoples society for Chris
tian Endeavor will hold an entertain
ment in the town hall on Friday evening.
January 30 The chief attraction of the
evening will be a Tambourine Drill
which has never been presented in Mid
dlebury. Seventeen young ladies in
most picturesque costumes will fake
part, and their graceful motions and
marches to appropriate music make
brilliant scene which will prove very
attractive. \ moderate sum will be
charged for admission to the hall, which
will include refreshments, and a pleasant
time socially is promised to all. The
young people hope to realize some money
for the use of their society and also 70
aid in the general work of the church.
and it is hoped that they will be encour-
aged by having a large attendance. All
who attend will be well repaid by the
they will find provided
for them.
The heavy rains of last week raised the
New Haven river and took down il all
the logs belonging to the Green Mountain
Pulp Co. which had been stranded along
its banks since the spring run was at
tempted, and with the logs went an i'm
mense lot of ice. In consequence the
boom at the lower mil was called upon
to stand the pressure of IA mile. more or
less, of logs and ice, and on Thursday a
big chain holding one end of broke, let
ting 400 or 800 of the logs out. They
were stopped at Weybridge falls and will
be drawn back with teams. Luckily
there were so many of the logs in the
boom. that they did not run freely and it
was easy to prevent further escapes.
The water ran so swiftly that it caused
the logs to dive under one another in
their efforts to move and the river above
the boom is full of them to depth of 10 |
to 20 feet, while at the pier forming the |
center of the boom they are piled up high |
N the air by the pressure of the mass.