Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-12-28

Anchor ice made no end of trouble at
the pumping station On Saturday night,
aud finally, IN spite of all that could he
done. clUgged up things so that the
pumps wUul not 90. 1t worked off,
however, during Sunday. aud no further
difficulty has been experienced.
The Volunteer Hose company look for
u large Attendance at their dance in the
town hall on the evening of tuesday
next. Riches orchestra of Rutland Is
to provide the music and will give "a con-
cert from s to 8 o'clock. Those who do
not wish to dance can buy tickets for
the concert alone MIR. Cornell Is to
give the supper in the lower room of the
hall.
\ noteworthy Christmas family gath
ering WAS that at Mrs. ;. >. Waugh's.
where ~ pc rsOn. parOok OF the dinner.
Among those present were Editor L. NJ.
TUbin and family and Wailace robin
and son of SWautun, George Tohin of
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rogers of
Piusfoid Mills, W. &. Bingham and
family of BRISTOL H. G. Bingham, wife
and daughter of West Cornwall and {.
A. Lyman aud family of Miidlebury.
The store of DR. sheldon was filled ON
Monday With holders of keys to "A box
F
piece The first to appear with Il key
that would work vas to have the choice
between the watch auu the gold and the
second the remaining article Mrs. VI.
l. Boies of Weybrilge handed in the
first key that would turn the lock- She
concluded that the gold would prove the
more useful. aud took it, leaving the
watch H. IA daughter Of Patrick Mulhgan.
who had the second key.
Christmas passed very quietly in town.
Most of the business places we're closed,
and aside from the usual family gather
ings there was lIttle going on. At the
congregational church on Christmas c,e
there was an entertainment for some Of
the Youngsters. At the Methodi.t
church an elaborate Christmas concert
was given ana there was tree aud
Santa Claus in the person of Artist
j lckSon. The Catholic people attended
midnight mass at their church. The
Christmas tree at ST. stephens was ON
Wcdne, day evening. The church was
handsomely decorated.
McCouley. Taylor and Crooke, the
East Mdllebury men arrested for rob
bling bee hives. as tod by our correspond
ent in that village. were up for hearing
ON Christmas day before Justice F.
II. Button, states Attorney Flsh coming
down from Nergennes to prosecute.
McCunlry and Crookr pleaded guilty,
bur IL there was not much eviden e
against Taylor. he was Discharged NJ
Conlry vas sentenced to Is days in the
House of Correction aud CrOnke. whose
home is iG Crown Point. y. \ got 30
days in The same institution. They were
taken to Rutland on Wednesday,
4 storm that may fairly be called a
blizzard >et in soon after midnight yes
tcrdav morning and is still in progress.
over foot of snow had fallen last even
iug and strong wind had piled it up in
great drifts. 1t is proba ple that most of
the highways will be impossible by this
morning. The sttges all managed to get
in Yesterday morning about on time. The
morning mail from the north was nearly
an hour late. 1t will not be surprising if
/ travel both by highways and by rail Is
considerably hindered if the wind keeps
up. The first zero weather of the season
came Saturday night. Sunday was cold
and raw. but by Tuesday it was warm
again. That night brought another cold
wave, however. and it has since been
sufficiently wintry for all practical pur-
poses. The blizzard extends from the
far northwest, where it is very cold, down
to Baltimore. Heavy falls of snow are
reported in Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky.
New Workers had their first sleighing of
the season Wednesday night.