Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-09-08

ard, the restaurant man, will furnish
the supper.
The Starr Hose company's first dance,
at the town hall on the evening of Aug.
30, was wel-attended and successful
affair. Over 100 people were present.
The music was by the local orchestra
and Mr.. Shepard set out an excellent
supper in the lower rooms OF the hall.
There were troublous times at the
freight depot Sunday night, when stock
for shipment Monday morning was be-
ing taken IN. In the first place one of II
team of horses owned by James Bros. of
Weybridge became. violently i'll. 1t died
before morning. Then hog di and II
COW went mad.
a late computation shows that the vii
lage water works are now patronized to
the extent of $1,000 Il year, and still there
are many families who do not use the
water. New patrons are being added to
the list all the while. AS the interest
charge is but $1,000 year, the works
are already almost self-sustainng.
Mr.. Page G. Potter is able to be about
again. He was quite badly hurt a few
days since by fall near the north end
of the new stone bridge. A stone upon
which he was standing tilted, letting
him fall against another stone. His side
was badly injured, and it was at first
feared that one or two ribs were broken.
The PIttsford correspondent of an ex-
change writes "Smith & Rogers of
Middlebury have taken the contract to
build the cellar for the Walker residence !;
the main part to be A by 43 and the l..
part 30 by 30. They are to use ledge
I stones instead of marble. The carpen-
ter work will be begun by Smith &
Rogers"
The big storm of last week blew so
many apples off the trees in Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
orchards that the down-cOuntry mar
kets have been well supplied with fall
stock. The demand for outside sup
plies is reviving, however, and Mr..
Carr, the only local buyer, is paying
from S1.25 to S1.50 barrel. Pears are
worth about Sl.5O borrel for ship
ment
The c. j. Starr Hose company went
to Rutland on Monday to take part in
the labOr-day hose races. OF their per-
Torrance the Herald says "The last
company was the c. j. Starr company
of Middlebury. This was their first APP
pearance away from home and they
made very pretty run. The coupling
was little slow, and the Judges an
nounced their time as 5Ol seconds. The
race was given to II Rutland company
the BaXters. whose time was announced
as 46i seconds.
The fall term of the graded school
opened on Monday. The attendance of
outside scholars has fallen off some
what from last year, due largely no
doubt to the establishment of select
schools in Bridport and Cornwall. The
teachers in the several rooms are
Principal, Mr.. Prentiss c. Hoyt of
Addison; preceptress, Miss Sarah Z.
Hawley of Vergennes; assistant pre-
ceptress, Miss Elizabeth ID. Bralnerd of
Mddlebury; grammar school, Miss
Julia f. Bond of Middlebury; No. 3,
Miss Ida S. Waugh of Middlebury; No.
4, Miss May f. Halnon of Cornwall ;
No. 3, Miss Cora L. Bingham of West
Cornwall; No. ?, Miss Maud Comstock
of Middlebury: No. l, Miss S. II. Wright
of Weybridge; music, Miss Mary f.
Roscoe of New Haven. Miss Roscoe, in
addition to giving instruction in singing
in the several rooms, assists in the gen.
eral work in the grammar school and in
room No. D.