Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-02-24

New Haven river In Bristol and will
send them down the stream to the low
er mill.
The adjourned annual meeting of the
Vermont Atwood Merino Sheep club was
held the other day at the office of its sec
rotary, Mr.. George Hammond. The old
officers were reelected. They are Pres
ident, II. F. Dean of West Cornwall;
vice-president, X. J. Jones of West Corn
wall and &. w. Mason of New Haven;
secretary and treasurer, George Ham
mond of Middlebury; directors, d. b.
Buell. of Orwell, F. d. Barton of Walt
ham, A. II. Hubbard of whiting; pedi-
gree committee, c. w. Mason, A. II.
Hubbard, F. d. Barton.
The third of Mr.. Burton's lectures,
under the auspices of the college, was
given at the town hall on Tuesday even
ing, when he talked on John Ruskin.
The fourth and last of the course would
have been delivered on Wednesday eve
ming, but the storm neccessitated its
pOstponement. 1t was finally decided to
have it at the college chapel yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The subject was
George Eliot. The lectures have been
valuable without exception, and it is
hoped that arrangements may be made
to have Mr.. Burton here again.
Mr.. F. A. FarDsworth will be doing
business in his new quarters in the Bat
tell block in very few days. The store
is all ready for him and his goods are on
the way. lie has three whole floors and
a part of another. On the street level is
the store, which, like all the rest in the
block, is handsome and convenient; the
basement is to be used for shop and for
storage, aud there is still more storage
room in the endorsement. Above the
store is a room, n feet square, which will
hold a considerable amount of goods.
An elevator, working by hand power,
has been put in at the rear of the store.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb went out to East
Middlebury on Thursday night of last
place and brought him to the Jail. The
hearing was had before Justice Lewis
Russell on Friday, when bail was fixed
at 5000, which DurIee furnished. 1t is
charged that Durfce maliciously cut the
throat of COW, the property of John
McCOnley of East Middlebury, one night
last week. The alleged cause for the
act was the refusal of McConley or his
wife to admit hlm to their house. Mr.
Upper conducted the prosecution. 1t is
understood that the trial will take place
today.
The freshman class of the college hat
its banquet at the Bardwell House in Rut
) land on Friday evening last. An elabor
ate and excellent repast was served, and
that disposed of, there was speaking t.
appropriate toasts. The sophomores ere
ated some excitement by waylaying anC
carrying off to parts unknown Mr.. Lam
son of the freshman class, who was dow
on the bills as POSTMASTER. He wa
taken to East Middlebury and kept at tn
hotel till some time Friday afternoon
when his captors received word that tn
freshmen were coming out to rescue HIM
then he was loaded into vehicle and con
veyed TO Bristol, where he was retained
= in captivity till after the banquet. Mr.
, Foster was substituted for Mr.. Lampsol
= as POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Z. p. Cushman has been engaged
during so much of the last week as tn
weather would permit in moving hi
stock of goods from the Vallette block t.
his new store in the Battell block. Ii
L has made considerable Roadway, al
though the storms have caused him n,
little Inconvenience. His present store
40 feet wide by 60 long, elegantly fin
ished, admirably lighted and very con
venient. Besides the main floor, he ha
roomy basement, as long as the stor
and about two-thirds as wide, with larg
windows both front and rear, which h
will use for carpet room. Altogether
e he is well fitted out with facilities TO
lHt StOTc llRultu "
It two arc lamps and there are incandes
: cents below stairs. He will open 70
business on Monday.
y The brief biographies of Mrs. Willar
y and Mrs. Leavit., reprinted in anothe
o column from the Journal of Education
3 are not strictly accurate, as will be APP
parent to the older residents of the plac
who are familiar with the facts. w
! hope to have soon more extended ant
more accurate statement of the events o
t Mrs. Wizards life. The main object o
the Journal in printing these sketche
o WAS, we suppose, to call attention to tn
4 appropriateness of having scholar
f ships for women at Middlebury
: where these ladies labored. Th
: journal says, regarding these scholar
ships: "A few months since tn