Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-03-16

graded school will close on Friday next,
the 23d, and resume work on Monday,
April 2.
In the notice Of Mrs. Cleora Chapman's
death in last weeks paper 1t should have
been stated that she had two brothers
one. VIM. n. Turner. in IndiamapC lis,
Ind, aud another, NJ. G. Turner, residing
at Amsterdam, N. Y, who was present
at the funeral.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of the college has elected these Of
ficers for the current year: Presidpn {,
Wicker, %; vice5president, Wilcox, '96 :
corresponding secretary, Barlow, % +;
recording secretary. Perry, 81: treasur-
err, Brigham, 81.
The Young Peoples society of Christ
ian Endeavor of the Congregational
church elected the following officers on
Sunday evening: President, John Bar
low; vice-president, Miss Maud Vain
wright; corresponding secretary, Miss
Mary Allen; secretary and treasurer, Ell
mer g. Brigham.
The ROYAL Arch Masons of district
No. 2, of which Mr.. w. II. Brewster of
this town is district deputy, will hold Il
district conyocation in Masonic hall at
Rutland today. The chapters In this
district are located at Rutland, Brandon,
| Poultuey, Vergennes, Manchester, Mid
dlebury and Bristol.
The general price for new butter on
MoLday was Is cents Il pound, though a
few tubs of fresh-made were good
enough to bring 20 cents. Eggs were
worth 10 cents a dozen for shipment.
Both butter and eggs are low for this
time of year. There begins to be some
inquiry for wool, but the prices offered
are not attractive.
A large number of people was at the
station on Saturday afternoon to well
come Bishop Hall to town. The SER
vices at st. Stephens that evening and
on Sunday and at st. Barnabas in East
Middlebury on Sunday afternoon were
largely attended. those present including
many from other churches. Bishop
Hall made an excellent impression.
The village trustees at recent meet
| ing accepted the recommendation of the
committee of ten appointed TO settle with
property damaged by raising the
grade of Main steeet, that the Dyer heirs
be paid $1,000 in settlement of their
claim against the village and town on
account of the partial covering up of
the Dyer block. The total cost of rails
ing the grade of the street, outside of the
filling, was triflc more than $4,000.
The phenomenally warm weather which
began the last of February continued till
Wednesday of this week, when it showed
all day. Though most of the snow mel
| ted as it fell. two inches or so remained
when the cold wave came in the evening
Yesterday the country was white again
The protracted thaw took off all the large
body of snow that came three weeks ago
1t also caused the ice in the river TO break
up fully month earlier than usual il
went out on Friday and Saturday last
The stream is high yet
The debate In town meeting over the
method and cost of collecting taxes hav.
ing aroused considerable interest. and il
being claimed that the statements then
made with reference to the cost were toe
high because of a wrong understanding
as to the percentage paid, we asked Mr.
G. r. Pinney, the town treasurer, &c
give us the facts. He has gone through
the books for the II years previous &c
1893 and finds that the total amount
paid Mr.. Munroe during those years fol
the collection of all taxes averaged $3.50
a year. No definite figures for the veal
lS93-94 could be given, as the district
fax, on which there are always more OF
less ATTACHMENTS, as is also the case with
the other taxes, has not been settled
Out of this average allowance of $3.50 q
year Mr.. Munroe has, of course, beer
obliged to pay all taxes on the list which
he could not collect or get abated. There
are some such every year, hut how much
they amount to on the average we dc
rot profess to know.