Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-04-27

Inc listers VIII De AT Jne town clerk S
office that day.
The services at st. Stephens church
were conducted last sunday by Rev. Mr..
Hardy. principal of Bishop Hopkins
hall, the girls school at Burlington.
Rev. Mr. Blunt. the rector, was in Barre.
whittier he went on Saturday, returning
on Tuesday.
+ Residents of South street were alarmed
Wednesday evening bv report that the
farm buildings on Col. Fletcher's farm. a
mile south and occupied by MIR. Ballen-
tine and family, w re on fire. 1t turned
out that the fire was in brush consider
able distance from The buildings.
1.-THE college has bought of Mrs John
Murphy the place on the east side of
Storrs avenue opposite the college
grounds. and it now owns all that side of
the street except the Rafferty, place. Mrs.
Murphy is understood to have received
Sl400 for her house and lot, which she
bought about year ago. a,
N$Fehicles in which Mr.. r. f. Wells.
fhe electric light superintendent, and
Mr. II. NJ. FOote of Cornwall were rid
ing came into collision at the corner of
Merchants Row and Main street about
8 o'clock yesterday morning. There
was some damage to wagons and har-
neSses, but nothing serious. -
The bank of the river back of Union
block has been cleared from large ac-
cumulation of waste paper, old boxes
and such stuff. 1t is to be hoped that
occupants of the block and Others will
see to it that no more is dumped there.
1t makes an unsightlv spot, to say moth
ing of the chance it affords for fire to
start.
The village trustees at their meeting
on Monday evening decided to have Mr.
Albert l.. Webster, II New York city eX-
pert on sewerage questions. come up
here on the l4th of May to look the
place over and decide what kind of a
sewerage system we need The trustees
also passed an ordinance forbidding the
whipping of carpets on any of the pub
lie parks.
The logs which the Green Mountain
Pulp company had for some time had IN
a boom above the railroad bridge were
sent over the falls to the mills below on
Monday. There were between 100000
and 100000 feet of them. The drive was
easily made. as the water had been rails
ed by the rains to just the right height.
The logs were cut in Goshen during the
winter and drawn to the bank of the rv-
er IN Brandon, whence they were fioated
down.
Mr.. John Fl. Stewart. late postmaster
of Middlebury. has bought a half in
terest in the hardware and plumbing
business of Mr.. Allan Calhoun. He be-
gan his work on Wednesday. He is
good business man and will be a decided
to the force of the establish
ment. Mr.. Calhoun has a large plumb
ing contract at Fort Ethan Allen, near
Burlington, that takes him from home
much of the time, so that he is not able
to give so much attention to the store
as he ought.
The members of the senior class of the
high school who recently gave the play,
''Our Folks, so successfully. will give
1t again at the town hall on Friday even
ing of next week, this time for the bene-
fit of the West cemetery, which needs
funds for the extension and improvement
Of its grounds. Those who saw the plaV
on its first presentation will want to go
again, and those who haven't seen it will
be certain to attend this time. The
tickets Will go on sale at Sterns' next
Monday morning.
Copious rains the early part of the week
gave vegetation a great start, although
the weather has been cooler. Here in the
village the lawns and parks are rapidly
putting on summerlike appearance,
while the leaves on the trees are starting
out. Out in the country the signs of
spring are not quite so pronounced, al
.hough iii occasional herd of cattle may
De seen in the pastures, Most Of the
farmers in this vicinity finished sowing !
asst week. a year ago few of them had
lone any of that sort Of work up to the
18th of April
The water works were shut down on
Wednesday morning to give Smith q Piper,
X no get their power from the same pen
stock, chance to connect up their new
wheel. The water commissioners took the
to make needed repairs about
he water-works pumps. Smith II Piper
and the water commissioners men have
made so good Roadway that the water can
De turned on again today. During the shut
Town water was furnished to residents on
he lower levels on the south side of the
creek by the old village pump at the
bakery. 1t was necessary either to run
hat and keep the pipes full or else close
he graded school.
JOnn MACK, Jr., ana Nallace swan OF
were arrested at that place on
sunday by Constable Thomas and
brought here and Jailed. Jerry Sird,
he youth who was taken into custody |
asst week for robbing Henry Kinsman's |
store in Salisbury on the night of March |
last, told Deputy Sheriff Cobb on Sun
lay that these boys had stolen meal and |
eed from the gristmill of Mr.. Holden.
rhe cases were heard before Justice j.
3. Weeks of Salisbury on Monday, when |
Mack was discharged Slrd now says |
hat these youths helped him rob Mr. |
iinsman's store, and hearing on that
,harge will come of before Justice
Weeks on the 9th of May.
The best butter sells this week at is |
,ents and eggs at II cents dozen. \
year ago butter was worth "A cents and |
Eggs lG, but two years ago the prices of
both butter and eggs were exactly
what they are now. Potatoes continue
o sell at 80 cents for shipment from this
station. There is no change in the
price of hay, 50 being the usual figure.
A very slight Improvement in wool is re-
ported from Boston, but local buyers
still say they cannot afford to pay more |