Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-05-10
LOCAL NEWS.


Mr.. j. II. Sargent. its owner. has
leased the Logan House for term of
five years to c. w. Page, Boston man.
The Hawthorne club met with Mrs. c.
y. Brainerd Tuesday evening. The next
meeting will be on the evening of the
DIST inst.
\ special communication of Union
lodge, No. ,, will be held at o'clock
next Monday evening for work on the
second degree.
Choral even-song will be sung at st.
Stephens Sunday evenings during the
month of May, and the rector will de-
liver addresses upon the ritual of the
church.
Artist Jackson is remodeling the in
terror arrangements of his rooms for the
purpose of getting more convenient
quarters and Il greater amount of light
and air.
Work on the new Catholic church has
begun in earnest. \ steam hosting
apparatus is on the ground and a derrick
for handling stone for the structure is
being erected.
\ gang of men in the employ of the
New England Telephone company Is in
wire to take the place of the IRON wire
that has been in use.
The best butter sold Monday for II
cents pound and eggs for II cents "A
dozen. Last year at this time butter was
selling for II cents and eggs for II cents
and Two years ago the figures were %
and IL cents respectively.
The band cleared about 5000 from its
night. The chair voted to the most
popular merchant went to Mr.. James A.
Smith, superintendent of the Smith e.
Brainerd Marble cOmpany's works.
The trustees publish in another col
umn a notice fOrbidding the use of BIZ
cycles on the sidewalks between the
graded school building and the passen-
ger station and requiring all riders to
provide their machines with bells and
lanterns.
The recent high prices paid for pota-
toes had the effect of filling the markets
full of foreign and homegrown stock,
and shipments cannot be made at the
present time except at very low prices.
Local buyers say 30 cents is all that the
best quality is worth to car,
Arbor day, last Friday, there was a
small gathering of men and teams at the
West cemetery for work on the grounds.
Something was accomplished in the di-
rectiOn of putting the premises in shape.
1t was otherwise quiet day in town.
Most of the stores closed at noon.
The college lecture course ended Fri
day evening, when Rev. @. w. Perry of
Rutland gave ii fine illustrated talk on
Petra. The course as a whole has been
valuable and attractive and the attend
ance of students and tOwnspeople has
been large. 1t is to be hoped that a
similar course may be arranged for next
season.
The logs which lodged under the falls
and in the eddy below them during the
drive of the Green Mountain pulp com
pany last week were gotten out Friday
and Saturday. 1t was rather hard job,
As the water fell rapidly and was down
almost to the ordinary summer level.
There were about 500 900 feet of logs in
the drive.
The sprinkler question is under con-
sideration by the trustees. The old ma
chine has seen its best days and new
one will probably be bought. 1t is pro-
posed that the village buy the sprinkler
and the merchants and Others interested
pay for the running of it, Something
clearly ought to be done to keep the
dust down.
The road commissioners of the several
towns in the county met at the court
house here on Tuesday, as required by
law. Commissioner Morton of Yer
gennes was elected chairman and Com
missioner Ladd of MonktOn secretary.
Morning and afternoon sessions were
held, at which methods of making roads
were discussed.
The Western Vermont Congregational
club will meet at the Congregational
church next Tuesday, the nth inst.
Among the speakers is to be Rev. DR..
Lyman Abbott, pastor of Plymouth
church, Brooklyn. 1t is understood that
he will give his address during the after.
noon. The people of MiddIebnry and its
vicinity are cordially invited to attend
and hear him.
There Is quite local movement in
wool. Producers cannot see any chance
for rise in price and are letting go
their holdings. In some cases 1t grieves
them to part with the stuff at current
rates. One large grower in neighbOr-
ing town sold 1000 pounds of medium,
the crops of four years, at II cents. He
was offered two years ago % cents for
what he then had on hand.
The fishing season has fairly opened
Hardly day passes that party doesn't
go up into the mountains or to Lake