Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-04-13


He has had good audiences and is a
fluent talker.
Cold and rather raw weather is the
rule vet. SO far, April has been fully as
Marchy as was the corresponding por-
tion of the month of March. The streets
are dry and dusty.
MIR. Calvin has sold his stock of
groceries in the Mcleod block and has
rented the store to Messrs. +. LaFrancis
and VIM. II. Calvin of Ripton, and
they have taken possession.
There has recently been added to the
laboratory apparatus at the college a
set of Christian Becker's finest balances.
They will weigh to the 10th part of
milligram, or very small fraction of IA
grain.
A few boarders have already arrived
at Bread Loaf Inn. Applications for ac-
commodations, and particularly for the
new rooms in the recent large addition
to the buildings, are coming in very
rapidly.
A special communication of Union
lodge, No. ,. will be held on the evening
of Wednesday, the 18th inst. There
will be work on the F. G. degree. The
members are asked to gather promptly
at s o'clock.
! 1t is announced that on and after Sun
dav the night train south will ieaye
! Montreal AN hour later than now and
that it will stop at Ncrgennes and Bran
don only when tagged to take on passen-
gers gong beyond Rutland.
The slow coming Of spring retards
trade in dry goods and clothing some
what. but on the whole local merchants
are doing good business. Money is more
plentiful than would naturally be expect
ed considering the low prices of falm
products.
Russell Grand Army post successfully
celebrated the anniversary of Lees sur
render by box sociable and dance at
their hall on Wednesday evening. The
ladies furnished the supper and Cobb :
orchestra provided the music. The
gross receipts were over $50.
The special village meeting called at
the lower room of the town hall for next
Monday evening, the 10th, promises to be
well attended. The subject for action
will be the enlargement of the highway
so as to take in the site of the burned
Allen block on Merchants Row.
/The contract for bringing the brick
/Dver block up to the new level of Main
street has been let to Mr. +. b. Palmer
of Bristol, who raised Union block last
summer. 1t is understood that the iot
| will he effected 10y building on top of the
Npresent walls and raising the floors, :
Fast day was, as usual. uneven tful
The union service of the Congregational
Baptist and Methodist churches was held
at the congregational church in the fore
noon. Rev. r. G.. Lyons, the Baptist pas
tor. preaching on the subject, "'rhe Can
Ger of Society-the Use and Sale of In
toXicating Liquor.
Butter has sold this week from Is cent;
pound down, and eggs at II cents doz
en-. A year ago the price for the best but
ter was % cents aud for eggs II cents. lo
cal buyers say they can pay 10 cents for
} fine wool and l3 cents for medium. Abou
year ago fine wool was selling for Il
! and Is cents and medium at 2 cents.
Miss Sarah Guernsey, former studen
of the local high school, who has beeI
at work among the Indians tor the las
few years, has kindly consented t.
speak to the ladies concerning her worl
in the Congregational vestry on Tues
day afternoon, April II, at o'clock. \
cordial invitation to attend is EXTENDED
to all interested in home missions.
, The address here on Memorial day
will. il is announced, be delivered by
Capt. 5. II. Kelley of Salisbury. Th'
memorial sermon on the Sunday after
noon preceding Decoration day will b'
omitted but large number of the mem
bers of the local Grand Army post an
, planning to attend "A service at Yves
+ Cornwall that day.
, 1t is unfortunate that when the GOV
| eminent established post-Otiice at Bel
deus Falls and called it "Belden's" som,
one did not correct the spelling of TIN
name of the place. The family whicl
settled there, and whose graves are no
T. far west of the falls, spelled their nam
y Bedding, which is the name of well
+ known maker of sewing silk.
The river from the boom above tn
railway bridge to the "whirlpoOl', hal
: mile above. is filled with logs belong
ing to the Green Mountain Pulp Co
They we're cut i'm Goshen during tn
winter and have just been driven dow
f the stream. The drive over the falls Il
q the mills below will take place when tn
expected spring rains come and raise tn
a stream to sufficient height.
e a horse owned by Mr.. George Ham
mond and attached to road cart go
away from him in his yard Wednesda.
\ morning ana ran down Merchants hON
and up Main street to a point opposite
e Mr.. Battell's residence, where it fell AM
e was caught. The cart was badly usei
r up. but the horse escaped with few
scratches. Several vehicles on the rout
r of the runaway were narrowly missed
The members of the senior class of tn
high school who took part in the play
"Our Folks, which was presented II
the town hall on Friday evening of las
week, acquitted themselves most credit
t ably. They were Misses Mabel Bond
T Alice Cushman, Charlotte Russell, Mis-
i Palmer of Weybrldge and Miss lluntle.
: of Bridport and Messrs. Paul Deming
e Theodore Wells, c. A. Hubbard, Franl
D C. Cady and Joseph Peck. Every par
was carried out almost to perfection, ant
all of the large number present wer
thoroughly well pleased with the perfor
nance. The class realized nearly $40
- profit. The object of the entertainment
was to raise funds with which to hire
!. suitable orchestra for the graduating
= exercises of the class In June.