Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Julius ). Morgan OF this place has re-
ceived an additional pension.
\ light apple crop is reported by the
growers of this section of the county.
Landlord Higgins of the Pierce House
caught in Lake Dunmore Friday trout
of $ pounds, another of Ct pounds and
several smaller fish of the same kind.
Mr.. Stevens. the jeweler. has moved
from the Taylor restaurant into MIR.
Marshall's store. lie found his old quar-
tiers too warm for comfort in summer.
Mr.. j. w. Martin is building a good
sized two-story tenement house on the
north side of Washington street just west
of the entrance to Mr.. Williamson's
livery stable.
The selectmen have earned the thanks
of their constituents, at least of those in
the village, by having the seasons accu-
mutation of mud removed from the stone
bridge Tuesday.
Hon. j. w. Stewart has bought of Mr..
A. j. Marshall the James Kenworthy
place, which the latter purchased at auc-
ton last week. 1t is understood that Mr..
Stewart will have the house torn down at
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. &. +. Noutt have issued
invitations to the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Ocrena H., to Mr. George II.
Sanderson Of Burlington. 1t will take
place at the Methodist church at noon
of Wednesday, the DIST.
The village trustees have voted to
build a sewer from Washington street up
High street. 1t will be of G-inch tile. its
length will be about II rods, and High
way Surveyor II w. Hammond will
begin next Monday to lay it.
Rev. d. w. Lyman. the new pastor of
the Baptist church, is to be ordained to
the work of the ministry on the after
noon of the Dist inst. a council of the
Baptist churches Of the region has been
called to meet here on that date.
a few tubs of extra fine butter brought
II cents pound Monday, but the gen
eral price was l6 cents. Eggs are worth
1G cents for shipment. Ar this time in
1894 butter sold at Il cents and eggs at
10, and in 1893 both butter and eggs were
quoted at Is cents.
Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver of Rutland
will preach at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. George w. Brooks of Dorchester,
relatives on Munger street, conducted
the services last Sunday.
George Lasher, arrested last week
Monday for intoXication and remanded
to Jail by Justice L. d. Eldredge because
his disclosure was not satisfactory. de-
cided Friday that Sam. Underhill fur
nished him with half a pint of alcohol.
Underhill was arrested, pleaded guilty
to furnishing and paid the fine and costs,
Sl9.0l.
a short time ago Rev. Mr.. Bull of
PENNSYLVANIA, who was visiting at Prof.
Means. went fishing in Ripton close UNI
der the west side of Bread Loaf mount
ain. Isaac Williamson, Jr., accompanied
him. As they were travelling along a
brook they suddenly came upon huge
black bear which had entered the stream
for bath Neither party sought closer
acquaintance with the other, so nobody
got hurt.
Letters with the following addresses
are at the post Office unclaimed Mrs.
Rose Bine, Miss Winfred Becllwith. Mrs.
NJ. j. EStey, Mrs. d. r. Fraser, Miss
Eva Greenwood, Mrs. Carmel Ross, Mrs.
Hattie Kennedy. Eddie Barton, VIM.
Fredericks, G. G. Hodges. c. G. Heath,
Mr.. Newhall, Clerena Peck. c. Stone,
w. Il. Sergent, c. II. Smith, j. G. Wool
ey. w. E. Stoddard.
Rev. FIR. Gelot, the Catholic pastor,
announced at the morning service last
Sunday that the contributions of the
previous Sunday afternoon, when the
cornerstone of the new church was
blessed. amounted to 1892. He also said
el.,t I'll.
Bishop Michaud had been awarded to
Mr.. b. b. Hope as the largest contribute
or, he having given 500.
1t has rained more or less every day of
the past week, and some of the showers
were heavy. The farmers no longer COM
plain of drOuth, but on the contrary
would be glad of enough dry weather to
enable them to harvest their grain. Crops
of grain are excellent. Oats are badly
affected by rust on many farms herea-
bouts. Potatoes have improved very de-
cidedly since the wet weather began.
An excursion from Tconderoga. sta
tions on the Addison road and from
Leicester Junction north to Burlington,
including the Bristol road, to Plattsburgh
is advertised for next Thursday, the 18th.
The fare for the round trip Is 81 40 from
Bristol and 81 from the other stations.
The special train will leave ri. at 80 a.
IN. and pass MiddlebuIy at s 80. The
train will get back to Middlebury at } 40.
Mr.. \. y. Fishers youngest son came
neal losing the second finger of his right
hand Saturday. The boy and an older
brother were loading a wagon with earth,
and the boy stood with his hand on the
tire of the wheel. when the other, in at
tempting to throw up shovelful, acct
dentally hit his brothers finger with the
edge of the shovel. The member was al
most severed at the second Joint. DIR.
Smith was called, and the indications
now are that the finger will be saved.
A hearIng was hold at the office of But