Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-09-02

says he will come here when the season
is over, sometime about October l.
There seems to be no doubt but that the
concern is interested in the place and
will thoroughly investigate what we
have to offer before looking elsewhere.
Everything is in readiness at the
Graded-school building for the opening
of the fall term on Monday next. The
principals room at the head of the main
stairway has been fitted for a physical
laboratory, an improved method of teach
ing physics having been adopted, and the
whole building has been put in first class
shape. The teachers will be the same as
last year with two exceptions. Miss
Florence Harris, a graduate of Boston
university, will succeed Miss Wheeler as
preceptress, and Miss Matte A. Varnum,
who lately graduated from the Norwich
Comm Free academy, will teach music
and assist in the intermediate and gram
mar grades. The prospect is that there
Will be large attendance of tuition
scholars.
The fall term of the college will begin
on Thursday of next week, the Sth inst.
But one change has been made in the fac
ulty. Prof. G. b. Merriman, who had the
departments of physics and astronomy
last year, will be succeeded by Prof. vii.
liam w. McGilton, who graduated at Wes-
leyan university in 1881. He was pro-
fessor in the Fort Edward On. " Cole
giate institute for ten years, holding the
position of yice-principal for considera-
BILE portion of that time. He met with
the highest success as an instructor
there. He is now Just back from a course
of study in physics and chemistry at the
university of Leipsic. Mrs. McGilton is
a daughter of Rev. DR.. Joseph K. King
They will live at the Addison House fol-
the present. Mrs. Charles n. Brainerd
who proved so acceptable a manager o.
Battell hall, the boarding-place of the
young lady students, is back in town ant
will have charge of it another year. Som,
changes have been made in the interior
of occupants than it has had. 1t is ex
pected that at least II of the young la
dies will board there. The interior of tn,
young mems boarding hall has been re
painted and otherwise improved, as have
the college buildings generally. Tn,
freshman class will probably be the larg
est the institution has had for many wears
The Democrats held caucus on Fri
day evening and nominated Dr. w. II
Sheldon for town representative. Tn
tickets have been printed and are in tn
hands of Town Clerk Brooks. Thos
for town representative contain tn
names of Mr.. Charles II. Williamson
and Judge Slade, both of whom file
certificates, and of DR.. Sheldon. Tn
justice ticket was nominated in the sam
way. Two certificates were filed, eac
by the combined action of representa-
tives of the Republican and Democrat
parties, and the ten names on each ar
!. the same with two exceptions. On
has these names Loyal d. Eldredge
Henry l.. Sheldon, Lewis Russell, Jane
K. Stapeton, Thomas II. Mcleod, Mi
ton A. Brooks, Frederick ii. Button
Henry Grant, Philo S. Severance, Fran
A. Bond. The other has the names O
Allen r. Foote and f. j. Mathews i
the places of those of Messrs. Butte
and Russell The ticket as printed O
2 course has the twelve names of the nom
I inees. The board of civil authority ha
: appointed Col. Il. NJ. Chapman an
! Frank A. Bond as ballot clerks for tn
Republicans and Henry l.. Sheldon an
5 j. a. Douglass, the latter of East Mic
dlebury, for the Democrats. The las
meeting of the board of civil authorit
for the revision of the cheek list will b
e at the town clerks office Saturday after
noon.