Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-04-26
LOCAL NEWS.


MIR. J. b. Douglas has been repairing
the house ON his farm south of the Will
age.
Mr. John II. Stewart has begun work
on the house he will Guild this season on
Court street.
The parks are undergoing the annual
cleaning up. The grass has already
made good start
Arbutus gathered on the plains
south of East NIiddlebury is offered for
sale on the streets.
The Easter collection at the Catholic
church amounted to Sill the pastor an
nounced last Sunday.
Mr.. Grin +. Smith is putting "A new
roof ON his residence on South street and
otherwise improving the property.
The streets have been very dusty all
the week. and high winds have not added
to the pleasure of outdoor existence.
The Hawthorne club met at Prof
Henckels' Tuesday night 1t will meet
again on the evening of May : AT Prof
EatOn's.
The st. Stephens church people will
have II sociable next Monday evening at
the home of Mr.. Asa IIemenway, North
Pheasant street.
Butter is selling at II cents, as against
IS cents Il year ago and ~ cents in IS
93. The price of eggs is II cents. In
1891 1t was II cents and in 1893 Is cents.
The Congregational ministers of the
county had their quarterly meeting
Tuesday with Rev. j. c. IIOughtOn at
his home on South Main street. Nearly
all OF them were present.
The senior class of the college has been
so fortunate as to secure the services of
an orchestra selected from Doring's
Military band of Troy, n. Y. for its COM
mencement exercises and concert.
The Century club held its last meeting
for this season with Mrs. ii. II. Bryant,
Wednesday evening. After rendering
the literary programme and adopting a
plan of work for another year, the menu
bers remained for social hour, during
which refreshments were served.
Lake Dunmore lodge of Odd Fellows
will celebrate at its rooms in the Dyer
block this evening the 10Th anniversary of
the establishment of the order. Messrs.
j. w. and X. A. Calhoun, George
Langworthy. II. II. Holden and F. ii.
Hayden are the members of the COM
mttee having the affair in charge.
Mddlebury doesn't seem to be the on
ly place in the State where people who
can't afford them want bicycles. An
esteemed contemporary has an adver-
tsement reading: "lf you can't afford
a bicycle and yet want one, write us and
we'll tell you how to get one"
Owing to the illness of Mr.. Severance,
one of their number, the listers are be-
midland with their work. The abstract
of the grand list will, however, be ready
for the inspection of taxpayers on Satur-
day, May 1, at 8 o'clock, at the town
clerks office. Mr.. George Hammond is
assisting the listers in their clerical work.
The Green Mountain Pulp company is
making preparations for its annual
spring drive of logs down the river from
Brandon. The boom has been strung
across the stream above the railroad
bridge aud the other arrangements
have been completed. The drive over
the falls here will probably be made
next week.
The recently-fOrmed bicycle club had a
meeting Monday evening in the rooms Of
the Star Hose company and adopted a
constitution and set of bylaws. The
organization has named itself the Otter
Creek Cycle club. 1t already has about
% members. At the next regular meet
ing, on the evening of May !, it will elect
a captain, first and second leutenants
and bugler.
The band fair will open next Wednes-
day evening and continue through the
week. The boys are all busy decorating
the hall and making general preparations
for the event. The articles to he drawn
On ayl N In ha tnfinH IF
Calhoun g. Stewards store. Everything
tends to show that the fair will be great
success. The band is to give concerts In
] the park this summer provided the band
stand is put in order for them.