Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-04-28


bright for the most part, but unseason-
ably cold. On Tuesday morning the
ground was white with snow. and during |
Tuesday night the thermometer went
down to within ten degrees of zero.
Robert Steele pleaded guilty to three
offences of selling liquor when arraigned !
before Justice F. II. Button on Monday.
He was fined $50 and costs, appealed and
gave bail. Grand Juror w. II. Button
prosecuted and Judge Slade appeared for
the respondent.
A brakeman on freight train bound
north was hit by one of the bridges in
the village on Saturday. The train
was running slowly, however, and no
serious harm was done him. DR.. Rus
sci was called to the depot and gave the
man all needed care.
Prof. i. II. Batchelder of the class of
1874, professor of chemistry and physics
at Hamline university, st. Paul, Mimi,
has been secured to give the Grafton be-
fore the alumni at the college commence
ment. w. II. Button, Esq, of Middle
bury, class of 1890, will he the poet of the
occh sion.
Mr.. Alfred f. Higiey, who has lived
of late at Watertown, Mass, is to erect
residence in the village this season.
1t will stand on the west side of South
street on the lot next beyond Artist
Jackson's premises Work will begin at
once. Mr.. Higley and family are al
ready here, at Mrs. Hlgley's.
Mr.. Charles A. Wainwright has rented
his fathers farm in the south part of
the town and will at once remove there.
The barn burned on the j. NJ. Piper
place, which Mr.. Wainwright had just
taken. was the only outbuilding of con
sequence on the premises. so Mr.. VAIN
wright could not well remain upon ltand
carrying on farming operations.
The next social of the Epworth league
will be held next Wednesday evening at
the residence of jackson the artist, on
Euclid avenue, better known as Cork
street. They are planning tor a large
time, and you can't afford to miss it.
jackson wants us to say to the young
folks that he wont wind the clock and
put out the cat till quite late.
Messrs. O. Severance, C. w. Matthews
and A. r. Foote, the listers, have near
ly completed their labOrs. They are
now finished up the abstract, which will
be done in day or two. They will meet
on Tuesday next, May 2, at the town
clerks office, from to o'clock, to hear
the statements of any taxpayers who
their lists.
The college baseball team played but
one game during their trip down country
! last week. That one was with the nine
by a score of > to II. On Monday of
this week the nine of Colgate university
came here and in a game at the college
grounds defeated the home team by a
score of 10 to 4. Mr.. Philip B. Stewart
was the umpire.
| Mr.. Henry Hammond, the village road
maker, is doing some good Jobs in the
way of fixing sluices and opening up
bitches. One of the most needed of
these improvements was that which he
has effected at the Daunis corner. The
sluice neveri was big enough and froze
up regularly every winter, so that the
sidewalk was morally certain to be flood
ed each spring. A new and much more
capacious sluice has been put in.
Arrangements are being made for a
concert to be given in the town hall
during the latter part of the month of
May. The services of Mr.. Charles Lee
Tracy, whose reputation as pianist is
we'll established, have been secured. He
received hislmuscal training by long
study both in this country and also in
Germany, where he was under the tuition
of the master who instructed Paderewski.
There will be singing by Miss Iortense
NJ. Drake. who is so we'll and favorably
known in this vicinity. Selections will
also be rendered by the Arion quartet.
More definite announcements will be
made later.
Mr.. GUILTY, for some time the head
man in the manufacturing department
of Chapman & Cos. tailoring establish
ment, died very suddenly on Sunday
night. He was in the habit of passing
his SUNDAYS at his home in Brandon and
went there on Saturday evening. He
appeared to be as we'll as usual on Sun
day, but during the night aroused Mrs.
GUILTY by his heavy breathing. She
called her son, who slept upstairs, but
before he could get down Mr.. Guilty had
passed away. The cause of his death is
reported to have been heart failure. His
age was about 60 years. The funeral