Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-26

making at the college during the last
three months will be entirely finished 10y
the end of the week.
Five pleasant days were followed on
Wednesday by cold ram. Yesterday
it was cloudy, but clearer. The govern
ment weather reports Indicate brighter
and colder weather. Rain would be ac-
ceptable to farmers who wish to pillow.
A canvasser for the upper Hudson
and Champlain Valley BUSH ess Drec-
tory, which is published every three
years by l.. p. Waite & Co. of New
burg, n. Y, has been in town the past
week. The volume will be out about
Jan. l.
The concrete roadway and sidewalks
on the stone bridge are finished, and it
looks like a first-cass job. Contractor
Moore's men are now engaged in repair
ing the walks about the town hall, the
expense of the job being shared by the
village and the town.
Letters addressed as follows are at
the post-office unclaimed: Mrs. c. But
Ter, Mrs. Willie V. Goodrich, Miss X. G.
A. McMartur, Mrs. Mary A. Steele, E.
II. Backus. Lewis Chase, Geo. A. Cove,
Mr.. Goodyear, l.. Hanaford, Joe King,
NJ. j. King, II. Nj. Remedy.
The class of 1896 of the high school
has organized by choosing the following
officers: President, Ola Houghton; vice
president, Rena Avery; secretary, Min
ME Cooper; treasurer, Arthur Bryant;
executive committee, Olive Billings,
Mary Jones and Stowell Witherill.
Butter sells at 81 cents a pound and
eggs at u cents a dozen. Forty cents a
bushel is the top price for potatoes for
shipment. Onions are not in demand
just at present. Winter apples are COM
ing in quite freely. Buyers say that
81 80 to $l.75 is all they are worth.
The Essay club met with Mrs. Miner
last Monday at o'clock. The essay
read was by Creighton, professor at
Oxford; subject, England after the
Armada. The readers were Miss Wright
and Misses Sophie and Maud Vain
wright. The next meeting will be on
Monday, NoY. 3, at o'clock with Miss
Tilden.
The water commissioners had an eight
inch pipe placed under the sidewalk on
the east side of the stone bridge before
the concrete was put down. 1t is to be
connected with the mains on either side
of the stream for use in case the pipe
under the river bed which supplies the
north side of the village with water
should give out.
Nearly 80 people were very pleasantly
entertained by Prof. Wright at the home
of the Misses Daunis on Tuesday even
ing. lie took for his subject austin
Dobson, the society poet, and, after
defining society verse and speaking Of
other writer's of it, told of the charac-
teristlcs of DObsOn and illustrated his
points by readings from the poets
works.
a steam "merrygo-rOund" has been in
operation for week past on the vacant
lot on Seminary street near the Meho-
dist parsonage, and has been doing good
business. Indeed, its business was so
good that it ran far into the night and
annoyed the residents of the vicinity eX-
ceedingly. The authorities took the mat
ter in hand and now the machine stops
at 10 o'clock.
The Arion Concert company, who had
been giving instruction to IA class in
vocal music, closed their engagement
here with concert at the town hall on
Monday evening. The company were
assisted by local singers and afforded a
very enjoyable evening to those who at
tended. The company are now teach
ing class at East Middlebury and will
have a closing concert there next Mon
day night.
The sewer on Washington street is
nearly completed. Work has been some
what delayed by the discovery of "a ledge
in its course near the head of the street,
necesstating blasting. Nothing has been
heard from the State board of health rel
alive to sewer arrangements here, per-
haps because at least one member of it
was given pretty plainly to understand
that we knew as much about these things
as they did and could attend to the bust
ness without their assistance.
\ large part of the population of East
Middlebury was out hele on Monday to
attend Il hearing in the lower room of
the town hall in the case of Charles
Chapman of that village. who had been
arrested on the charge of stealing num-
Der of chains said to be the property
of Albert Hunt. Z. II. Mcleod, Esq,
was the court, Grand Juror w. II. But
ton prosecuted and Judge Slade defend
ed. The respondent was discharged
after a somewhat protracted trial.
I The faculty of the college are making
arrangements for a series of lectures in
: the college chapel. y part of these will
be delivered by members of the faculty
and part by persons from out of town.
There will be at least eight lectures, and
some of them will be illustrated. This
course is designed especially for the stu
dents and is free to them. The chapel
is nearly filled by the student body, but