Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-12-20
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LOCAL NEWS.

The annual meeting of the Ladies Ii
brary association Will be held at the
library rooms on Saturday, the 2Sth
inst, at / o'clock.
There was every prospect of snow
storm on Sunday and again on Tuesday {;
but, instead, "A thaw came Wednesday
and tool; off the little snow we had.
Next,W adnesday, Christmas day, the
postoilice will be open only from to
10 80 a. M, ard from to 6 30 p. m.
The night mails wilbclo.'e at & 30.
4 magic lantern entertainment for the
children of the Congregational Sunday
school viii be given in the leGeNre room
of the church at ) o'clock saturday
afternoon.
The fall term of the college closed OIL
Tuesday and that of the graded school
will end today. The college will resume
work on Thursday, Jan. ;, and the
school the following Monday.
The date of the annual meeting of
the Addison County Agricultural society
has been changed from Jan. ! to Thurs
day, Jan. ,, "a it is thought larger at
tendance of the members can thus be
secured.
There is some holiday trade, bur it
cannot be called brisk. Money is said to
be scarce; it certainly is with some
people, and the most of those who have
it think they may need it later. The
local merchants are well provided with
scasOnable goods.
Most of the butter brought in now is
Of rather poor quality and the price is
low, is cents being about all it will
bring. Eggs for shipment fetch -
cents "A dozen. Little Is doing in other
farm products. hay excepted.
Unclaimed letters addressed as follows
are at the post-ofice: Mrs. John Dona-
hue, Margaret Mayfair, Mrs. Lizzie
WaShbond, \. II. Allard, VI. d.; Geo.
ID. London. Liberal Christian Society,
r. MacGregor. j. II. Taylor, Ii. l..
Whiten, W. f. Peck.
The proceeds of one more sociable. it
is hoped. will finish paying for the new
organ recently placed in the Case street
school house, and that Soclable will be
given next Friday evening, Dee. p. 1t
will differ from the preceding ones in
that it will be a pound-and not box
1 sociable.
As has been announced, the annual
celebration Of the anniversary of the
landing of the Pilgrims will be held at
the Congregational church this evening.
The exercises Will begin promptly at I
O'Clock, and Rev. \. W. Dickens will
make the address. The Central Yer
mont will issue round-trip tickets from
stations on the Rutland division at the
usual convention rates.
Skating was the chief amusement
till the thaw came Wednesday. The
! ice on the river was rather rough, as
much anchor Ice was running when the
stream closed. There were, however,
numerous spots of smooth ice. Several
enthusiastic bicyclists have tried their
wheels on the ice and found the going
! there excellent. particularly where there
was snow enough to prevent the wheels
from slipping.
Special excursion tickets will be sold
| by the Central Vermont railroad between
all its stations in this State and New
York during the holiday season at these
rates: Under 80 miles, at the rate OF
two cents mile, with "A minimum of II
cents and "a maximum of 81; over 81
miles, for fare one way. Christmas
tickets will be good going the oath and
2jth and good returning up to January
6. New Year tickets will be good going
the Both and January l and good return
ing up to January 6.