Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-12-07

lodge. No. 2. will be held on Tuesday
evening, the 18th inst, for work on the
NJ. NJ. degree. All members of the order
are cordially invited. \ banquet will
be "A feature of the occasion.
There was good attendance at the
union Thanksgiving services in the Bap-
tisC church on Thanh sgiviug morning.
Rev. MIR. Dickens, the Congregational
pastor, gave AN excellent sermon. There
was an early morning service at st.
Stephens.
The Daniel Sullivan farm of G3 acres
on South street was sold by auction on
Monday by MIR. c. ID. Lane, the admins
TRAITOR of the estate. 1t was bought by
Mr.. ThOs. Sullivan, one Of the heirs, who
will occupy the premises. The price was
$3.50.
The local fur trade has begun. Mr..
V. G. Kelsey of Whiting, who buys here
and in the country south and west, has
already this season purchased over 5000
skunk skins, besides large quantity of
other fur. Skunk skins are in demand
for ladies' capes aud good black skin is
worth SIPS.
a lighted hanging lamp in the resi-
dence of Capt. Homer Riggs, Wey-
the burning oil damaged the contents of
the room, besides burning Mr.. Riggs
legs and Dlsterlng the hands of his son
George, who put out the flames.
There is no change in the price of but
ter and eggs from the quotations of the
last two weeks. Local buyers are try
ing to do little in wool, but do not find
producers anxious to accept the prices
IL.
and - cents for medium.
A report of the proceedings of the
board of review OF the National Trotting
association in New York, Wednesday,
says: "An application of II. c. Potter
of Middlebury, VT, for the removal of
the expulsion of the brown mare MOllie
A., alias Tempest. was granted. The
expulsion was ordered Sept. lG, 1891"
The graded school resumed work Mon
day morning and the college Monday
noon. The fall term of the school will
close on the l4th inst. and that of the
college on the 18Th. The high school
will be closed today to afford the teach
ers an opportunity to attend the State
Teachers association meeting in Rutland.
The other rooms in the building will
have the usual sessions.
Thanksgiving day brought very raw
and cold weather. The river both above
and below the fails closed over the
night before and is still frozen. Ven
turesOme youngsters find satisfactory
skating upon il, but the ice is none too
strong. The weather has been quite
moderate the last few days. Snow fell
all day Sunday. but there is not enough
Of it for sleighing, though sleighs are
used to some extent.
James McClinchy was arrested on Fri
day for an assault the night before ON
Miss Bertha, daughter of Chauncey
Clark, and Jailed. He pleaded guilty
when arraigned before Justice l.. d..
Eldredge and was sentenced to pay a
fine of SO and the costs, S23 50 in all. or
to serve II days in the house of correc-
ton. He was taken to Rutland on
Wednesday. Grand Juror j. VI. Slade
conducted the prosecution.
\ brakeman was knocked from the top
of freight train about o'clock Tues
day afternoon by the highway bridge
near the store of Beckwith Il Co. lie
was struck in his face, which was con-
siderably cut. and in falling he hit She
stone wall alongside the track, which
did not help his case particularly. DIR.
Eddy was called and attended him, and
he was sent along by the next train.
Miss Ida Shorlley of Cornwall had her
nose broken and sustained numerous
bruises in & carriage accident Thanks
giving evening. She was gong to her
home, in company with "A young man of
this village. and as they were driving
down the hill near Mr. Remedies some
one ran INTO them, upsetting their We
hicle and throwing them out. Their car
rage was wrecked and they were obliged
to walk back to the village, where DR..
Russell attended to the young lady's in
iuries.
\ pair of colts hitched to top car
riage and driven by their owner. Will
lard Fisher of Rlpton, threw him out
near the Addison House Wednesday
afternoon, and ran. The carriage was
on its side when they turned the corner
at the west end of the Battell block. but
it righted itself in front of the Sheldon
store and the out fit went spinning across
The bridge and out of sight. 1t was
recovered. not greatly
harmed. Fishers face was cut by his
fall to the ground at the beginning of
the DprtOruHnpp