Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-01


pound and eggs for II cents dozen.
Last year the prices were Is cents for
butter and IL for eggs, and two years ago
the figures were Is and ii cents respect
lively.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post-oflice unclaimed: Miss julia Bras
saw, Miss Dora Boardworth, Mrs. Fam
ME Lawrence. Mrs. Geo. Chatlee, Giu-
seppe Muissn. G. Z. Rider, Harry Wood
ward (2).
The New York Coaching club will
drive this year from New York city TO
DIR. Webb's Shelburn place. They will
reach Rutland on the evening of the Sth
inst. and go the next day to Shelburn,
passing through Middlebury.
The work of laying hardwood floors in
the main floor of the court house has
They we're laid not only in the halls but
also in the offices of the probate court
and of the county clerk.
On Saturday those who wish NAV be-
come members of the Ladies library for
the remaining seven months of the year
by paying 81. half the annual fee. 1t
should be understood that men as well
as women are admitted to membership.
The annual meeting of the Addison
county conference of Congregational
churches opened at the Congregational
church here yesterday. 1t Will continue
the exercises appeared in these columns
last week.
Judge Sade and Landlord Higgins of
the Pierce House caught in Lake Dunmore
the other day two trout that weighed l2a
and pounds. Those who went from
here to fish in the lake on Wednesday
had poor luck, only one small specimen
being taken.
The Green Mountain Pulp company's
log drivers are now up on the New Ha-
ven river getting down the logs cut in
Bristol and Lincoln last winter. The
early spring freshet did not afford water
enough to float them. They will go to
the cOmpany's lower mill.
ave Girls, Il young ladies from
TiconderUga, gave IA very enjoyable en-
tertainment at the town hall on Wednes-
dav evening and had large house. The
principal features of the show were sash
and tambourine drills, music by an orch
estra and singing by DR.. w. H. Sheldon.
Rain has been the rule rather than the
exception during the week. 1t was need
ed. but though enough has come for pres
ent purposes, there seems to be no pros
pect of a cessation. Vegetation Of all
sorts is growing rapidly. There was
slight frost on low lands about here
Wednesday morning.
The Republican voters of this town
have been called to meet in caucus at the
town hall at o'clock on the evening of
Tuesday next, the 9th inst, to elect dele
gates ana alternates to the county. State
and district conventions and to nominate
a town committee to serve for the next
two years.
Edward Aines of Weybridge, who was
two weeks ago for abusing his
horses and had since been in Jail here,
was on Tuesday adiudged insane. Dep
uty Sheriff Cobb took him to the asylum
at Brattleboro on Wednesday. Probate
Judge Slade has appointed Mr.. l.. c.
Sturtevant his guardian.
II reafter the delivery windows at the
pOst-oilice will be open on Sundays from
l1.3O to l2.30. The outside door will be
open as heretofore at 8 o'clock and will
remain open till sl2.30, so that between
those hours persons having lock boxes
can get their mail. The Office will also
be open from $50 to o'clock Sunday
evenings.
The game of base ball that was to have
been played last Thursday afternoon be-
tween the Murray Hill team of New
York city and the college boys did not
come off, the Murray Hills having
their route. On the afternoon
of Wednesday the st. Adams nine played
the college nine here and were defeated.
the score standing 8 to % in favor of the
home team.
A man giving his name as William
Iardroff and his residence as ShOreham
was arrested on the street here just be-
fore noon yesterday by Chief of Police
Cushman and jailed. He will be tried this
for intoXication, if he is sober
enough. He came to town Wednesday,
drying colt hitched to road cart.
When arrested he was driving about the
streets and was so drunk that every one
seeing him expected him to roll off the
seat of the vehicle at any moment.
Mr.. E. c. Smith, president of the Cen
trail Vermont, came down from St. AL
ing to look over the railroad embank-
ment on the east side of the new
park in front of the Battell block
and determine what ought to be done in
order that the park may be properly
graded. He expressed willingness to
do whatever the village trustees thought
best to be done. After examining the ter
ritory and comforting with the trustees,
he returned home. On Monday an engi-
neer from the company's offices came
down and made a careful survey. He
will prepare plan for improving and
raising the bank. The filling of the site
of the Allen block has been carried as far
as it can be till the embankment of the
is fixed. The village well has
also been filled up and the pump re-
Mr.. III. III. Bryant, the manager of the
Belden's Falls pulp company, whose mill
at Belden's was burned last week, is not
yet certain whether the mill will be re-
built, the settlement with the insurance
not having been made. 1t is
likely, however, that new mill will be
erected. No new light has been obtained
as to the origin of the fire. 1t broke out
in the boiler room in the lower story, but
whether it came from the blowing back
of the flames from the boiler furnace or
from some other source will probably
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