Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-11-11

next morning. a wire was run IN there
and Mr.. Beatty, the day operatorsat the
railway station, took the bulletins. As is
generally the case, the news was of a
fragmentary and unsatisfactory charac-
ter.
Two tolerably stable snowstorms have
occurred during the past week. One of
them made the ground white, for the
first time this season, on Saturday morn
ing. The second had again covered the
ground at daylight yesterday morning
and continued during the day. The
roads in and out of the village are very
muddy.
Mr.. L. d. Twitchell, as agent for the
Messrs. Dodge, has sold their place in
this village to Mr.. c. ii. Frost of Brid-
port for $500. The price is considered
very low, but the homes and business of
the late owners are in the West and they
wait until spring, when such property
is more called for.
Letters with these addresses are at the
post-of1ice, unclaimed: Eber Blanchard,
II. III. Clark, Edgar NJ. Deming, Henry
f. Fleetwood, Jerry Larock, Lewis Rab-
adeau, John Roach, Kittie Burke, Mrs.
Neal Billings, Jessie Nickbler, Mrs.
Nancy Sherman, Mrs. Mary Z. Taylor,
Kittie Warner; returned from dead letter
office, Sarah Bradley.
\ horse standing in front of the store
of Beckwith 81 Co., the other day, in
stamping struck stone, which flew
against the right-hand plate-glass win
has been drilled and it is hoped that the
crack will not extend. This is the third
big light which has come to grief in thai
store since the building was built, ter
years ago,
The waters of the river have risen rap
idly during the last three days. For
tunately, Mr.. Battell's men had the soutl
abutment of the bridge up to such
height before it rose that they were no
hindered. The abutment is nearly if no
quite up to the level to which it was de
signed to carry it this fall. 1t is under
stood that no more work Oh the bridg
will be done till spring.
The long-dlstance telephone line iron
here north is in working order, so tina
Middleburans can, for a consideration
hold conversations with people in Rut
land, Brandon, Nergennes, Charlotte
Shelburn and Burlington. Special il
f s.ruments, differing in important parti(
ulars from those about town, are use
and work admirably. The office fo
this service, like that of the local e,
change, is at Mir. Sterns' store.
The boiler that is to furnish steam fC
-, heating that portion of the Bate
block already built has come and NJ
Calhoun's men are getting it and ii
rest of the heating apparatus in place
The boiler is l6 feet long by 81 inches
diameter. contains ~ tubes and has
I shell five-siXteenths of an inch i'm thicl
u ness. 1t will be placed in the sub-bas
ment under Mr.. Cushmans store. IT
work of finishing up the interior of II
block is gong forward steadily.
: The debate on the political issues of Il
day, by members of the senior class
college, at the town hall on Friday ev
ming, drew out a good house, the u
pleasantness of the night consdere
= The speakers showed some lack
preparation, but in the main presentt
:, their points with force and skill. Messr
Seeley, Douglas and Ross were the Il
publican orators and Messrs. Donowa
Wynne and Brown the Democratic
) Lack of space forbids detailed repo
; of what was said by the speakers.
A slight accident at Vergennes on Fl
day morning blocked the railroad #
y over two hours. One truck of freigl
u car Jumped the frog at the south end
> the siding and left the car so close to II
main track that there was no passin
f After a while the track and the car we
e moved, thus opening up the main lin
c Several Middlebury people, bound f
e Montpelier, were on the train north. III
best they could do was to stay in Blu
Il lington till 1 20, and then proceed, whi(
q some of them did, reaching the capt.
r. about o'clock p. m.
e The Catholic Dramatic Club ha
rehearsals every evening at the Il
town hall for their entertainment ne
:. Wednesday evening. The cast is a goc
:. one, and weeks of hard work al
= thorough drill have been spent on Il
play, which, good in itself, has be-
strengthened in numberless ways su
: gested by perfect good taste and genui
- wit. The musical part of the program
II is under the direction of Mr.. j.
Lovett, which is sufficient guaranty f
e its excellence. 1t is safe to say there