Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-11-16

Nov. 10, at / o'clock with Miss rilden.
Selections will be read from Hume.
Motley, Froude and Disraeli on the Age
of Elizabeth.
The dockets for the December term
of the county court are being printed
and will be ready for distribution about
the 24th inst. The term will open Dec.
4 and Judge Thompson will preside.
The water works pumps were shut
down for few hours on Saturday be-
cause of the breaking of "A pipe at the
pumping station. The damage done
was, however, trivial, and was easily
and quickly repaired.
The hearing in the Brldport case of
Wthprell against Howard, before State 5
Attorney Fish of Nrrgennes, the auditor
appointed by the court. at the office of
Button d Button, was finished on Friday.
The arguments of counsel VIII be sub
mitted in writing.
Work on the sewers has been suspend
ed for the season, all of the system au-
thorized by the voters having been sub
stantiallv completed. The Court and
Cross street sewer empties into the
rapids of the river almost directly west
of Mr.. Hemenway's residence.
The best butter is worth 20 cents n
pound and fresh eggs for shipment %
cents Dozen Winter apples have adj
vanced to Sl.75 a barrel and are coming
in rapidly. Potatoes are moving consid-
erably and are quoted at 81 to 10 cents.
The onion trade Is a standstlll.
One LaBou. resident of Nergennes.
was brought here and committed to Jail
on Tuesday 10y Deputy sheriff Middle
brook lie had been convicted of intoX-
ication aud declined to disclose. lie has.
however. concluded to tell. aud will prob
ably be taken back to the city today.
Robert Steele was arrested the other
dav bv Deputy Sheriff Cobb on bench
warrant and is in Jail. He pleaded gull
tv to selling uIoXcants in a justice
court las spring, but Instead of entering
the appeal in the county court. ran
away. lie is said to have been in Massa-
chusetts till recently.
The trustees and faculty of the col
lege will give an informal reception in
the library tins Friday evening. from :
till 10 o'clock. in celebration of The com
ple,ion of the extensive improvements
that have been in progress since last
commencement. The alumni of Middle
bury and other colleges, students and
their friends and the friends Of the col
lcge generally are cordially invited.
The Lend-a-Hand circle of the King
Daughters will give an entertainment in
the lecture room of the congregational
church ON the evening of Friday. the Did
inst, beginning at : 80 o'clock The pro.
gramme will include singing bv Dr. shell
don and Others. recitatiun~. etc. Aduis-
sion, % cents, which will include also ice
cream and cake. Home made candy will
be on safe. Tina public generally are in.
vited.
Mr.. A. J. Markham of Brattlcboro. the
wpll-knuwn campaign singer. and his
niece, Miss Nerua Cotton, the celehra-
ted whistler. will appear at the BaptS'
church in one of their pleasing concert,
on Wednesday evening, the 2lst inst. al
s o'clock They are both specialists il
their line, and have won enviable rcputa'
tons not only throughout New England
but from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
The price of admission has been placed
at the extremity low price Of 20 cents
children. 10 cents. Proceeds for the ben
eft of the Baptist Christian EndeaVol
society.
The past week has afforded very fan
quality of winter weather It would
tha imuginntinn an Nondnv EVENING. fnl
instance. to lead one to think that it was
January instead of November. The
ground WAS white with snow. rs it still
is the air WAS cold and biting. the river
sent up clouds of steam and the rock,
and trees below the falls were covered
with elaborate frost-work 1t has beer
thawing "A little for the past two day :
Indian summer weather is hoped for
bur is bv no means certain to come.
Older residents recall that in the fall OF
1851 snow fell on the 10Th of November
and remained through the winter.
rho end of rho West C,rnvall. Middle.
h,r,, nost.ntlicn var Is nor in sight ,
f 1", , i'I'' nro Nr II = pinghan who
narr;nd nnt mail For We.t CnrnwaJI urn
,,ia ,'ho had H. ,an'a 70 rho Niddiahur,
Office. was arrested and taken to Burlne
ton 10 give bail for appearance for tria
ON The charge of running a private mai
route and on "Wednesday Mr.. Robert Is
IIuntlev. also of West Cornwall. was ar
rested bv United States Marshal Harris
who escorted him TO Burlington. " her,
ne gave bail I'm $40 for appearance. EN-
actiV what the charge against Mr.. Hunt
lev is we are nor informed: the amount
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