Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-09-13

The big tile which the village trustees,
or some of them, bought for drain down
Mill street have been removed to the
premises of Trustee \. II. Langworthy
1t has been decided not to use them for
the Mill street drain.
The case against VIII Tyrel, upon
whom James Farrell, now in Jail for in
toxication, disclosed, has been discon-
tinued by Grand Juror Button. Mr.. Tyr
ell denies the charge and there was no ev-
idence against him aside from FaIrells
statement.
Thieves on Sunday evening took from
the piazza of Prof. Boyce's house trunk
belonging to his niece, Miss Kitty Buyce,
and carried it down into the vacant lot
to the westward of the house and rifled
it. Only a few things, and those of no
great value, were stolen.
During the storm Wednesday forenoon
lightning struck Mr.. George Barton's
barn on Seymour street, tearing up the
cornice and doing So to $40 damage.
Mr. Geo. w. Pinney. who lives in the
next place, was almost knocked down
by the shock, but not much hurt.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post-oilice unclaimed: Mrs. Melissa Bel
Mrs. L. f. Lester (3), Charles Bedwin,
Gerow, Chas. Snow Kellogg, Peleg 5.
Leoch, NJ. V. b. Spaulding, Jonathan
Knfes, n. c. LaRocque.
The graded school opened Monday,
with about the usual attendance. The
high school is, however, larger than "A
year ago, the pupils in it numbering IS.
'l,. fol INN
number; Grammar school, 10; No. ,, II ;
No. /. p; No. 3, G3; No. ,, 10; No. /, - ;
total of all the rooms, 80. The teachers
are the same as last year.
The Central Vermont advertlses an
excursion to Montreal. the 10Th inst,
from Rutland and stations north to and
including Sheiburne, for $3.50 for the
round trip. The tickets are good, going.
only on the l9th, and, returning, on the
10Th or 20th. \ special train for Rut-
land will leave Montreal at o'clock p.
m. on the 10Th. A special train viii
leave Rutland at , o'clock on the morn
ing of the 10Th and reach Montreal at
II 10. 1t will pass Middlebury at 10.
Mr.. MasayOshi Talaki, native of
Japan, IA graduate of Syracuse university
and a postgraduate student at Johns
Methodist church next Wednesday even
ing, Sept. Is. Mr.. Takaki is very in
teresting speaker and master of the
English language. He will appear in
costume and his lecture will be illustrat-
ed by many curios. giving glimpses
of the religious. educational, domestic
and social life of the Japanese. Adms-
sion. II cents; children under twelve, 10
cents; lecture to begin at o'clock
There was an exciting runaway Sun
day afternoon. \ horse owned by Mr..
ADram Williamson and driven by Miss
Eula Hill, who had Miss Maud Smith in
the carriage with her, became frightened
on the stone bridge by drove of cattle,
and ran up South street. Mr.. Marcus
Carr happened along just then, and,
running his horse, got ahead of the run
away, which he caught by the bit oppo-
site Prof. Towards place and stopped.
Miss Hill tainted from the fright and was
carried into the house, whose occupants,
the Aldens, cared for her till she was
sufficiently recovered to ride home.
The fall term of the college began
yesterday. The freshman class numbers
80, of whom q are men and II women.
Two changes have been made in the
faculty since last term. Prof. E. A.
Burt, a graduate of Harvard, succeeds
Prof. II. NJ. Seely, for 36 years in charge
of the department of natural history,
and Prof. f. c. Bryant has been made
professor of mathematics to fill the va
cancy caused by Prof. Boyce's resigna-
ton. During the vacation Prof. McGil-
ton has fitted up additional laboratories
in the chapel building and new marble
steps have been placed at the three en-
frances of Painter hall. Other minor
improvements have also been made,
putting the buildings in tirst-class con-
dition for use.