Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.


Butter of the finest quality was worth
10 cents this week, and lower grades
sold at Il and Is cents. Eggs gre worth
II cents.
Mr.. Willamson's shipment to the
Boston market on Monday consisted of
II cows, 60 calves, % hogs and 100 lbs.
of poultry.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post-office, unclaimed: Frank Bitanav,
Charles Z. Barrows, John Grovenor, II.
Lespinasse, j. II. Jackson e. Co. (2),
Miss Jennie B. Callahan (2(.
The date of the meeting of the board
of civil authority of Middlebury for the
purpose of revising the check list, has
been changed from Wednesday, the 10th
inst, to tomorrow Saturday., the 9th
inst All interested should govern them
selves accordingly.
There will be an excursion to Provi-
dence Island, under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows, on Wednesday next, the
10th inst. Particulars are given in the
circulars. The fare from here for the
round trip is IS cents for adults and 40
cents for children.
The Abe Lincoln Republican club will
have meeting in the basement of the
town hall on Wednesday evening, the
10th inst, to complete arrangements for
the rally here on the 18th. All Repub-
licans, not already members, are re-
quested to be on hand and Join the club.
Rev. George w. Brooks of Charles
town. Mass, will preach at the Congre-
gational church next Sunday. The two
Sundays following the pulpit will be oc-
cupled by Rev. Calvin B. Moody, pastor
of the Pilgrim church, Minneapolis,
Mimi, where he succeeded Rev. S. L..
b. Speare.
The building operations 60 on well.
The foundation of the Methodist church
is all in and the superstructure will soon
begin to rise. DR.. Sheldon's store wall
is done and the frame is in course of
erection. The Battell block is up to the
tops of the windows of the fifth story on
the back side.
The gravel lately distributed along
the railroad for reballasting was put in
to place on Sunday by gang of Ital-
ians, and yesterday the old rails, just
replaced by a heavier grade, were gath
cred up. The railroad bridge over the
creek in the south end of the village has
received extensive repairs designed to
strengthen it.
Mr.. G. w. Ross of East Middlebury is
building a hose house on the south park
to replace the smaller one sold by the
village trustees to Mr.. Sargent. The
new building is to be of wood, "a by 30
feet on the ground, and two stories high.
The lower floor will accommodate the
old hand engine and the hose cart and
belongings of the Volunteers of 'SS Hose
company, while above will be the meeting
room of that company.
For the first time this season the water
in the creek is low enough so that fisher
men are fairly successful. Pickerel are
to be had up in the region of the Three
mile bridge and beyond, where an &C.
casional black bass is also to be hooked.
Nearer the village, both up and down
stream, the sweet-yoiced bull-pout is to
b. found in considerable numbers. and
he is unusually fat and large this year
while rock bass can be caught almost
anywhere along the creek.
An alleged cold wave, loudly heralded
by the Washington weather bureau, did
something toward relieving suffering hui
manity on Friday evening. But it was
not much cold, after all, and since its
advent there has been no call for heavy
iiannois OF overcoats. 1t did something,
however, to better the situation, but the
prevailing temperature is high enough
for the comfort of ordinary Individuals.
Many people we're made i'll by the long
continued heat, though no prostrations