Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

Mr.. Merritt Stow has taken the drug
store in the Cobb block lately vacated
by n. +. Rider, aud will manage it. lie
is getting in new goods, but will prob
ably not he able to open for business till
next week
The funeral Of Mrs. w. A. Newcomb
was attended from the house on Friday
morning last. Rev. Mr.. Noble ollicmted
and Mr.. w. NJ. jackson had charge. The
interment was in Bristol, the former
home of the family.
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 the 2lst inst,
were, by agreement of the parties, post
poned to the 9Th of September.
The Rockwell Peoples Theatre COM
panv, winch has a tent on the vacant
lot on the south side of Seminary street
between North Pleasant and High
streets, is playing to good houses. 1t
will remain through the week.
The wind changed into the north dur
Ing Monday night and all day Tuesday
blew cold and raw. Wednesday morn
ing there was slight frost in low
places about the county, but so far as
reported no damage of any account was
done.
CT. Page of Bristol, who is charged
with having burned a house in that town
belonging to his mother, Mrs. Olive
Wales, four or five weeks ago, has OBJ
tanned bail and has been released from
the Jail here. He failed at first to find
sureties and was committed to await
trial.
The water in the river is again quite
low. The local mill-Owners have COM
pleted an apron on the dam, which pre-
vents the waste of water and gives
plenty of power. Early in the week,
before it was finished, there was difficult
ty in getting power enough to run all
the mills and the water works.
Mr.. ID w. Perry, agent for the Ma
tiOnal Investigator Co., is in town Sc
curing subscribers to his organization,
the purpose of which is to assist in the
collection of debts and protect subscrb-
ers from the depredations of dead beats.
He has obtained the names of several
prominent business concerns.
The Democratic caucus held in the
basement of the town hall on Saturday
evening nominated DR.. W. II. sheldon
for town representative. Mr.. John
Higgins, who was proposed as candi-
ton Mr. j. L. Stapleton was the
chairman of the caucus and Mr.. i. H..
O'Connor the secretary.
Middlcbury horses were decidedly in it
at the Nelgennes races on Wednesday.
BERTHE Barker, entered 10y L. ii. IIarIing-
ton, took first money in the 3-minute
class, aud John Brooks, entered by NJ. \.
Books, second money; while Maggie
II. entered by F. II. Winch, won the } 30
class race. The best time in the latter
race was 81
Rev. [Dr. Weber of Northampton,
Mass, preached very able discourse to
large and attentive audience at the
Congregational church last Sunday. The
music was also exceptionally fine, the
choir being assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. G..
II. Remele of Boston and Mrs. Ella Pitts
of Worcester, who, with DR.. sheldon,
sang a beautiful quartette. Mr.. and
Mrs. Remele gave duet and Mrs. Pitts
solo, Mrs. Miner playing the organ in
her usual skillful manner. DIR. Weber
will preach again next Sunday and MIR.
and Mrs. Remele are expected TO sing.
Mr.. George Hammond, whom the sew
err committee employed to superntend
the work of putting in the sewers. began
operations on Saturday and by Monday
night he had the trench all dug through
Cross street and some of the tile in. He
now has large force of men,
over 30, digging on Court street
and filling the Cross street ditch
and is making rapid progress with
the undertaking. The sewer committee
had a meeting Wednesday morning. the
day after the special village meeting else
where reported, and decided to go
ahead with the sewer from the west end
of Cross street north through Pleasant
street, across the park and dOWn Sew
mOur street, connecting near the railway
station with the proposed sewer down
Swift street. This involves digging a
ditch 81 rods long of an average depth of
13l feet, and the committee would be glad
to contract the job to a responsible man.