Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-11

place for rubbish, with which the hole
will speedily be filled at the present
rate.
The Republican county committee met
at the Addison House on Monday to pre-
pare the call for the county convention.
which appears on another page. All of
the five members of the committee were
present.
There will be preaching by Rev. G. F.
Noble at the Munger rect school house
next Sunday afternoon at3 O'Clock. After
the sermon the question of organizing a
Sunday school for the season will be
considered.
The stock and fixtures of the Rider
drug store IN the Cobb block, which
were recently sold by Deputy Sheriff
Cobb on an execution in favor of DR..
Eddy, were bought by the doctor for
$500. The store is still closed.
Prof. Hawn of the Polytechnic in
stitute. Brooklyn, who WAS here last
yeai to train the college students who
spoke at commencement, will do the
same work this year. He will take more
time for 1t. however, coming the first
week IN June.
Good rains on Friday and Sunday gave
vegetation another start. The rest of
the past week the weather has
been as bright and fine as one could
imagine. The trees are already in full
leaf, fruit trees are in blossom and the
fields are green.
The Middebury Electric Co. held its
annual meeting on Tuesday evening.
These directors were elected: Frank A.
Bond, 7. f. Wells, c. A. Piper, p. S.
Severance. L. Z. Mellen, Clinton Smith
and f. p. Cushman. The board has not
yet elected officers.
Mr.. Frank Lucia has bought of Miss
Mary Mullen the house on Academy
street occupied by Mrs. Mead, who will
continue to live there. MIR. f. A. Thrall
of Cornwall has sold his house and lot
on Court street to Mr.. Stephen Craig,
who will occupy it.
The June term of the county court
will open on the 9TH. Under the new
rules the dockets are not issued till ten
days before the opening of the court.
They VIII contain. in addition to list of
the court and chanc nv cases, the Jury
calendar for the term.
The best butter sold on Monday for
II cents IA pound and eggs for II cents.
Buyers think the price next Monday Will
be about the same as it was last. a
year ago butter and eggs sold for % and
l6 cents respectively, and two years ago
butter was worth l6 cents and eggs ii
cents.
The Young folks of the high school
had good house at the town hall on
Friday evening, when they repeated the
play, "Our Folks" for the benefit of
tie West Cemetery association. Like
the first presentation, it was an excellent
entertainment The net profits were al
most $40.
Joseph r. Jones & Co. have arranged
with a Troy, y. y, firm to make 10000
of their fruit pickers and have them
ready for delivery by August :. The
firm is composed of the inventor. Mr.
Jones of West Cornwall, Mr.. C.. r.
Witherell of Cornwall and Mr.. Allan
Calhoun of this town.
A village correspondent writes: "The
boys and girls lounging about the
streets evenings should learn the fourth
and eighth commandments, and | think
they would not sneak into yards and
steal. a rare plant was taken FROM the
small flower bed belonging TO the cot
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Saturday evening"
The base ball season opened on We'd
nesday, when the Cuban Giants, a club
Of colored professionals, played game
with the college niue on the college
grounds. The Giants were the victors,
the score at the close standing IL to IN
their favor. The college boys played a
good game, however, neither side haYlng
scored at the end of the fourth inning.
At the Methodist church next Sunday
Epworth League day will be observed.
In the morning the pastor will preach
especially to young people. In the
evening at Z 80 the anniversary of the
Epworth league will be observed. The
choir will furnish choice music. There
will be several brief essays and addresses
by the young people and other exercises
of interest.
Mr.. NJ. X. Barbour of Bridport wa
the victim of a runaway on Court stree
Tuesday afternoon. He had a pair o
horses attached to a heavy wagon. Z
whiflletree broke, letting the pole down
The horses ran and Mr.. Barbour wa
thrown out. He hung to the reins ant
succeeded in stopping the animals afte
they had dragged him number of rods
No great damage was done.
A large force of men and teams turne
out on Wednesday, Arbor day, to wor
on the grounds of the West cemetery
Considerable was accomplished in tn
way of grading and otherwise betterin
the looks of the premises. Aside tror
this, little was done hereabouts in tn
4 direction of observing the day. Most
the stores closed at noon and people too
to the woods or the river or went to tn
ball game.
Commercial men say that this sectio
of Vermont is the dullest region the
find in their travels. Down country
where manufacturing establishment
are more numerous than mp here, tn
hard times were severely felt a year ag
and people began to economic. The
haye now eaten up and worn out every
thing and are Obliged to BUY goods
while up here it just begun to dawn upo
residents that money is not quite
plentiful as Ii once was.
A new timetable went into effect o
the railroad on Sunday last. There M
| no changes in the time of local trains
The noon flyer south is two minute
t.