Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-03

past few weeks IN potatoes, which sold
for 30 cents hushcl at the station. The
market Is now rather of. The indica-
tions are that there will he greatly in
creased acreage of this crop hereabouts
the present year, farmers believing that
taking one year with another they are
about AS profitable to raise "a anything.
The members of Russell Grand Army
post are preparing for the usual obser.
vance of Decoration day. There will be
memorial service at West Cornwall
Sunday morning, May 26, and a similar
service at the town hall here on the
afternoon of that day. Further an
nouncrment of these and of the Decora-
ton day exercises will appear in due
time.
The funeral of Dea. L. C.. Barrows.
who was killed in IA runaway last week
Thursday, was attended from the house
at } o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev.
a. w. Dickens conducted the service and
the bearers we're Hon. l.. d. EldredGe,
Professors Eaton and Boyce and Messis
II. j. Wilcox, NJ. A. Munroe and
Clarence Phillips. The interment was in
the West Cemetery.
The Green Mountain pulp cOmpany's
annual drive of logs down the river from
Brandon reached here Wednesday. Most
OF the logs have been sent over the falls.
The eddy was full of them yesterday
and many hundred had gone down be-
You'd it. The water has fallen very
rapidly during the past week. and if
there had been much less of it flowing
difficulty would have been experienced
in getting the logs over The falls.
The poles for the telephone lines from
BridpOrt and ShOreham have been set
and the wire will be strung at once.
The lines come into town by the Corn
wall road, running hence through West
Cornwall to the Orchard place in the
north part of Shoreham. There the lines
separate. one going to Shoreham and the
other to BridpOrt Both lines will be in
operation very soon. The Middleburv
Office will be in the Stems drug store.
Complaint is made that riders of
bicycles are not as cautious as they
might be in respecting the rights of
pedestrians. \ stringent law against
riding bicycles on sidewalks was passed
by the last legislature, but there is a
question whether it applies to incorpor-
ated village. Still, whether it does or not,
the trustees undoubtedly have the power
to regulate the matter as they see fit, and
if riders are not careful they may pro-
woke troublesome legislation by the
village fathers.
This is Arbor day. The principal
feature of it here will be the work at the
West cemetery. The prudential com
mittee of the cemetery association have
asked all interested in the grounds to
put in a day there or to send men OF
money. Last year there was generous
response to "A similar call and much work
was done; and doubtless equally good
results will he achieved today. 4 con
siderable addition to the grounds was
bought last year, and this as well as the
old ground needs attention.
April was unquestionably cold
month. 1t appears from the record kept
by Mr. Peck that the thermometer got
below the freezing point u of its 81
days. The most abrunt change was
from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday
morning of this week, when the mercury
fell from 7G above to 2G above. No rair
of any consequence has fallen for almost
three weeks. Farmers have been en-
abled to get in their crops and many OF
them have finished sowing. gooo
rain. would be appreciated generally, and
particularly here in the village, where
the dust is deep.
The prudential committee of the grad
ed district had Il meeting for organiza.
ton Monday evening at the Office OF
Stewart IL Wllds. \. j. Marshall was
chosen chairman and Prof. BOyce clerk
Prof. BOyce and DR.. Mellen were made a
subcommittee on buildings and grounds
and c. NJ. Wids, Esq, DR.. Martin and
Prof. BOyce on instruction. w. NJ
Cushman was appointed truant officer.
1t was voted to ask the teachers in all
the lower rooms to retain for another
year the places they now hold at the
same salaries now received. The matter
of teachers i'm the upper room will be con
sldered at Joint meeting of the pruden-
tial committee and that of the grammar
school to be held at Stewart d Wilds
office at o'clock Tuesday evening,
May I.
The bands fair opened at the town hall
Wednesday evening and will continue
through Saturday evening. The hall is
deliberately and handsomely trimmed
with evergreen. flags and bunting. The
articles contributed by the merchants
are displayed on platform on the right
hand side of the room, while refresh
ment tables occupy the stage. The pro-
gramme of each evening includes con-
cert by the excellent orchestra, dance,
etc. Ice cream and cake and other re-
freshments are sold. The attendance has
been good thus far aud promises to in
crease. The various articles will be dis
posed of Saturday evening. Ladies are
admitted to the hall free. The object of
the fair is to raise funds for the purchase
of new dress uniform. which is badly
needed. The counting of ballots for the
most popular merchant will be done by
Postmaster Burke and Assistant Post
master Lawrence.