Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-29

In the hook and ladder contest five
entries were made. Irael Bissette of
the Citizens Hose Co., Pittsburgh, took
the first prize of S25 in 4-5 seconds.
For the second prize there was tie be-
tween James Cockln of the Unions of
Rutland and Henry Mayhem of the
Rough and Readys of Burlington in S
seconds. They ran off the tie, MAYHEM
winning second money, SIS, In s l-5 Sec
onds and Cocklin third, $40, in 8 l-2 Sec
onds.
NOTES AND INCIDENTS.
The Volunteers of 'sS of Middlebury
appeared in the parade wearing their
new uniforms for the first time. The
suits are of gray, trimmed with black
BRAID and are neat, attractive and SER
viceable. Mr.. Bond of Pine Hall fur
nished them to the company.
The old creek bridge is evidently not
yet in its dotage, Notwithstanding the
reflections that have been cast upon Its
stability. A structure which can stand
|
and bear the weight of the heavy ma
chimes drawn across it in the procession
will do to swear by for some time long
| er.
Louis Loewensten, a Troy steno-
grapher, reported the proceedings of the
business meeting for the secretary, who
prints a verbatim report of the doings
in the annual reports.
Up to 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the police had made but one arrest. He
was an outsider who came here drunk,
| town.
Chief of Police Cushman and a large
force of special policemen appointed for
the day kept the best of order and no
one had reason for complaint on that
score.
Many residences and places of bust
ness were decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, giving the town quite gay and
festive appearance.
The number of outsiders in town YES
terday was estimated at not far from
1000. The cars brought $500 and the
village and the surrounding country sup
piled the rest of them. The attendance
from the vicinity was not up to expec-
tations, quite likely because the haying
is not over with. Two thousand, nine
hundred and nnety-eight tickets of adj
mission to the fair grounds were sold
during the afternoon.
Taking days of great events as they
go, the weather was up to the average.
1t rained little in the early morning
and there was another shower in the
afternoon, but not hard enough to Sc
riously interfere with the performances.
The leading characteristic of the crowd
was Its thirst. 1t drank anything that
could be had. Two barrels of ice water
which Station Agent Marshall placed on
the depot platform in the morning, yester-
day, for the tremendous crowd which
assembled Whereabouts while the pro.
cession was forming, quickly disap-
peared, while all the booths did a thriv-
ing business in lemonade, pop beer and
other like delectable beverages. Other
where's there was something a trifle
stronger to be had, but not much, to
Judge from the remarks of buyers. The
dealers in lager and ale evidently thought
that doses Of homeopathic attenuation
were just as good for their patrons, and
possible better, than the clear quill, and
acted accordingly. The results justified
their good judgment. There was much
imbibing of stuff of one sort and another,
but comparatively few were the
worse for ir, and the chances are that
they brought the liquor with them.
The hotels were all jammed to the
thresholds before nightfall on Wednes-
day, and those who reached here later
had to take up with what they could
get, which wasn't much, in the way of
sleeping accommodations. But the ar
engagements for feeding the crowd were
more extensive and no one needed to go
away hungry. Indeed, the provisions
were, in spots, in greater supply than
the eaters, and part of those who had
planned to do big thing In the way of
feeding the multitude were disappointed.