Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-03
TIE CASH TAILOR.
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
George Norton was kicked in the face
by Il colt a few DAYS ago and had one of
his eyes quite badly hurt.
The trustees are making praiseworthy
efforts to prevent loafers from infesting
stairwavs and other places on the bust
ness streets.
The EpwOrth league of the Methodist
church will hold a sociable at DR.. Eddy's
next Wednesday evening. All are IN
vited to attend.
Three applicants for pensions were
examined by the local board of eXamin-
ing physicians at their regular weekly
meeting Wednesday.
The listers will have the abstract of
the grand list ready for the inspection
of taxpayers tomorrow and will then
meet to hear those who think they are
aggreved
The first base ball game of the season
is to be PLAYED on the college grounds
tomorrow afternoon, beginning at ,
o'clock. The Westports and the local
college team will contest.
There will be preaching by Rev. c. f.
Noble at the school house on Case street
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. After
the sermon the sunday school will be
organized for the summer.
MI. c. w. Ross, the East Middlebury
builder. has bought of Judge Knapp the
vacant lot south of Mr.. w. Ii. Bliss
place on North Pleasant street and will
put up house on it this season.
The partnership of w. w. Chapman
e Co.. who have conducted the Star
mill, has been dissolved, Mr.. Chapman
retiring Mr.. ii. IL. Bryant, the other
partner, will continue the business.
Local buyers are beginning to take
some wool. the trade in which has been
dead to all intents and purposes for more
than a year. They own to paying 0
cents a pound for fine and II cents for
medium.
Rev. G. w. Perry of Rutland will
lecture in the college course at the chapel
this evening on Petra, the ancient He
brew city. He has a fine set of illustra-
lions of his theme and is an interesting
talker.
Two of the Edison microscopes we're
on exhibition Tuesday and Wednesday
at MIR. Storms drug store. MANY people
saw the shows thew afforded prize
fight. skirt dance. cock fight and a
boxing match.
a gang of men sent out by the New
England Telephone company has been
in town for week. They are putting
the poles and fixtures into shape pre-
paratory TO replacing the present wire
with one of copper.
The best grade of dairy butter is sell
ing at II cents pound and eggs bring
II cents II dozen. One year ago butter
was quoted at u cents and eggs at u,
and two years ago the prices were Is
and lG cents respectively.
Complaint is made that village owners
of hens allow their property to roam
about at will, greatly to the annoyance
of neighbOrs and damage to their gar
dens and grounds. The village ordi-
nances provide penalty for such action.
A hearing in matters relative to the
Calvin Norton estate of Wevbridge was
held at the probate court room Wednes-
day. Mr.. Bliss of Burlington appeared
for the estate aud Messrs. Button &
Button for Mrs, Eunice j. Norton, the
widow.
The funeral of Miss Mary, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Nassau of Wey-
bridge, who died at Helena. Mon, last
week Monday, was held at the Catholic
church at 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
Rev. FIR. Gelot ofliclated The burial
was in the Catholic cemetery.
The trout fishing season opened Mon
day and several Middlebury people
started out to try their luck. The most
successful man in the lot was Landlord
Higgins of the Pierce House. who caught
in Lake DunmOre two trout that to-
gether weighed eight pounds.
A carriage in which Mrs. j. f. Dewey
and "A child were riding was overturned
in front of the Addison House Monday.
The horse became frightened aud SHE'D.
Both the occupants were thrown out,
but neither was much hurt. The horse
was caught and did no damage.
The water-works were shut down
Wednesday to permit of necessary re-
pairs at the pumping station. The
building had settled IA trlfle, enough to
throw the main shaft of the pumps out
of line and thus cause the bearings to
heat. The trouble has been remeded and
the works were running again yester-
day.
Frank HalnOn of Cornwall shot the
other day q bald eagle that measured
seven feet two inches from tip to tip of
wings. A number of lambs had been
missed from the flock of the boys father
Mr.. Cushing Hill bought the bird,
which he is having set up. When it gets
back from the taxidermlst's IL will be on
exhibition at DR.. Sheldon's store.
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