Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-31

to Sept. Is, the close season for ruled
grouse (partridge) and wOOdcOck not
ending till the latter date.
The inquiry is made with some anxiety,
as to the Cornwall road toward Bridport,
whether its repair is to be thoroughly
completed before the approaching coun-
ty fair. According to all accounts its
present condition is hardly creditable to
a town so well enlisted for good roads
as is Cornwall.
The effects of the new tariff bill are not
as vet very obvious hereabouts except to
dealers in playing cards, who have re-
ceived from deputy collector of internal
revenue blanks for the return of state
ment of their stocks of these goods when
the law went into operation. The law
imposes a tax of two cents pack.
The Central Vermont will sell round
trip tickets at reduced rates nom all
stations to White River Junction next
week, when the State fair, beginning
Tuesday and closing Friday, is to be
held there. The rates from Middlebury
for the round trip either by way of Bel
lows Falls or Essex Junction will be
S2.9j.
Rather cold weather for the season has
prevailed during the past week. The
long drouth, which has covered the
streets and roads with dust and caused
vegetation of all sorts to look the worse
for wear, was ended by a rain yesterday.
The dry weather has ripened the leaves
on the trees rapidly and things begin al
ready to have fall-like appearance.
The new apron on the dam is proving
of great benefit to the mill men by pre-
venting waste of water. Since it was
put on there has been no trouble from
lack of power at the mills. although the
stream is as low as it is often seen.
Down at Nergennes, where the dam is in
bad repair, the mills run only on half
time and there are apprehensions of a
shutdown of the water works unless
heavy rains come soon.
Mr. A. X. Carr, the local produce deal
err, wishes his constituents to know that
he will rake no early apples or pears
from this date till Sept. TO- when he
hopes the down-country market will be
in better shape than now. At present it
is overloaded with supplies and fine fruit
is selling as low as - cents a barrel.
Contrary to early information, the apple
crop of the country will be large and
prices will in all probability rule low.
The prices of potatoes and onions are
expected to be about what they were a
year ago.
The fall term OF the graded school will
open on Monday next. The teachers will
be: Principal, Prentiss G. Hoyt; prccep-
tress, Miss II. Katharine Brainerd; as
sistant preceptress. Miss Cora +. Smith;
grammar. Miss Julia E. Bond; No. ,.
Miss Ida S. Waugh; No. 1, Miss Cora l..
Bingham; No. 3. Miss /. Mabel Smith;
No. 2, Miss Laura !. Norton; No. !, Miss
Sarah Ii. Wright. The building has been.
thoroughly cleaned during the past week
arl everything is in readiness. \ new
ballard has been rugged on the flag staff
and flag suitable for the place will be
procured.
The sewer committee have reached a
settlement with Columbus Smith. Esq,
and DR.. E. A. Smith of Brandon, the
owners of the sO-called Smith lot west
of the passenger station, through which
the sewer must go to reach the river.
The amount Of damages to be paid was
fixed at 5000. Work on that portion of
the sewer would have been commenced
yesterday but for the rain. The sewers
on Cross and Court streets were finished
last week and nothing has been done
this week. The committee have received
two bids and expect more for the digging
of the proposed sewer through South
Pleasant and the park, but nothing with
regard to that has been settled.
The preparations for the election here
next Tuesday are well under way. The Sc
lectmen have ordered "A new and larger
ballot box for the big State and county
ticket. 1t will be two feet long, Is inch
es wide and ID inches deep. The check
list Is all in type and will be printed On
Monday. The last meeting of the board
of civil authority for the revision of the
list will be held at the town clerks Office
tomorrow. Every voter should see to it
that his name is on the list, if il belongs
there, as no one whose name does not APP
pear thereon can vote. Proofs of the list
as revised to date have been posted in the
post-oflice here and at East Middlebury.
The ballots for the State, congress dis
trict and county tickets were sent out on
Saturday by County Clerk Wainwright,
whose duty it is to procure them. Town
Clerk Brooks has had the town represent
alive and justice tickets for Middlebury
printed-3300 of the former and 100 of
the latter. The town representative tick
cts bear the names of VIM. III. Button,
Frank a. Bond and A. j. Marshall. Re-
publicans, and VIM. ii. Sheldon, Demo-
crat, and on the Justice tickets are the
names of the 10 men nominated by the
Republican caucus last Friday night.
The polls will open at o'clock, an
hour earlier than under the old law. All
members of the board of civil authority
are asked to be On hand election day, as
their services may be needed.