Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-07

ton of them will not interfere with the
students work.
The foliage on the trees is rapidly
turning. 1t came out early in the sum-
mer and the warm weather and drouth
have ripened it prematurely. The
change in its appearance has come al
most month sooner than ordinarily.
The presentation of the cantata, "rhe
Flower Queen" which was to have been
given in Holey hall, Bristol this evening
by the ladies of New Haven, assisted by
Mr.. F. w. Thomas, has been postponed
for one week because of the Illness of "A
leading performer.
Mr.. LaFraneis has retired from the
firm of LaFrancis & Calvin, grocers in
the Mcleod block. The business will be
continued by Mr.. w. II. Calvin, the
other partner, and Mr.. Frank Gilmore,
formerly of Ripton, but for the last three
years resident of Worcester, Mass.
The work of raising the Dyer bloc,
has been completed, the walls have been
finished and the whole job is done. The
cellars. which are 10 feet deep, have beer
fitted with cross-beams half way up, So
that floors can be laid if needed and thus
give two stories for use below the main
floor.
The adjourned second and third meet
ings of the creditors of Hammond, Bush
& Co which were to have been held at
the probate Office here on Wednesday
| last, were further adjourned to the lSth
inst, it being impossible for the assignee
! Hon. J. w. Cramton Cf Rutland, to come
here on Wednesday.
Micheal McNulla, who lives down neal
the paper-mll bridge, was found drunk
on the street Tuesday night and Police.
men Cushman and Dickinson put him in
iail. He pleaded guilty Wednesday
morning aud paid the fine and costs
Sl0.5l in all. He said the liquor which
caused his trouble was brought up iron
Boston by II brother-in-law.
Middlebury sent quite a delegation OF
duck-hunters up to Ferrisburgh and the
region round about there for Saturday
the opening day of the season. Among
them were Messrs. G. A. Piper, JOIN
Higgins, Cushing Hill, James a. Smitl
and his brother Morgan and severa
more. Ducks were very scarce or very
shy. At any rate, most of the sports
men came back empty-handed.
A Prohibition rally was held in tn,
lower room of the town hall on Friday
evening last. Mr.. Daniel Austin o
Cornwall was chosen to preside over it
Rev. G. f. Noble. the Methodist pastor
made the opening prayer. Rev. K. j
Barton of Salisbury. Rev. Mr.. Noble
Nh. James Mack of Cornwall and Messrs
o. F. Comstock and d. +. Taylor o
Middlebury made addresses.
Letters addressed as follows are at tn,
post-ollice unclaimed Mrs. Elizabetl
Ariel, Mrs. \. f. Brown, Mrs. Laura
Hurley, Mrs. VIM. Haywood. Adal
May Kent, Mrs. Geo. McGrath, Mis-
Mlnnetto ). Nourse, Miss Julia b. link
ham, Mrs. ID. W. Waterman, G. G
Blame & Co., Frank Guertin, Ere,
Hayes, Robert Meek, Spencer Rounds
Mr.. c. l.. Russell, Ralph II. Stewart
Henry White, William Ward,
| AN alarm of fire between and
{o'clock Saturday evening was occasoneC
by the discovery of flames coming from
the barn on the Meelin place Seymou
street, occupied by Mr.. James Haley
The fire companies responded promptly
the Battells having "A stream on in jus
four minutes after the alarm sounded :
portion of the barn was saved, Tn
loss is about $50; no insurance.
Warmer and cloudy weather has beef
the programme for the greater part 0
the past week. There was good show
err on Tuesday and another Wednesda,
night, neither, however, mole than SUI
fcient to lay the deep dust and freshel
vegetation bit. a heavy rain is great,
needed. Wednesdays rain cleared tn
air of much of the thick smoke that Ina
Obscured everything for days. Las
Sunday it was so thick that the SUI
could scarcely be seen, although ther
were no clouds. In Montreal, Sunday
it was dense enough to necessitate light
ing the street lamps at noon.
The band and a large number of pee
pie went up to the residence of Mr.. Fran
\. Bond, the epresentative-elect, O
Tuesday evening to serenade him. ii
was attending meeting of the sewe
committee, but was sent for. After IA st
lection had been rendered by the BAN
Mr.. Bond appeared and made a brie
speech, in which he thanked his support
ers for the honor which they had con
ferred upon them and expressed his in
tentiOn of doing his best faithfully t
represent them in the legislature. Gig
ars were then distributed. more musi
followed and the crowd dispersed.
The fall term of the graded schoo
opened on Monday. All the teacher
were on hand except Miss Sarah II
Wright of Weybridge, vino has bee
i'll nearly all summer. Miss Maud Com
stock has charge of her room, No.
this week. Miss Wright hopes to b
able to begin her work next week. Tn
rooms are all unusually well supplies
with pupils for an opening week, as
considerable number never get aroun,
to go till the second or third week
There are 81 in the high school, 45 in tn
grammar, 60 in No. >, 40 in No. 4, - il
No. 3, 10 in No. and 60 in No. l. O
those in No. ! 36 never before atterde,
any school. About GO of the pupils ar
from out of town.