Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-07-12
LOCAL NEWS.


church last Sunday morning.
Rev. A. w. Lyman, the new pastor
of the Baptist church, came to town
last week and on Sunday began his
work.
Henry Clay, brother of Mr.. E. II.
Clay, died Tuesday at his home in Lin
coin, aged GS wears. A wife and one
daughter, Mrs. Grant of Lincoln, survive
him.
Mr.. ID. E. Taylor has bought the larg-
err part of the farm UP the river belong
ing to the estate of the late Edgar G..
Piper, and, with his family, has moved
there.
A long special train from Chicago to
Boston, loaded with delegates to the
Christian Endeavor convention, passed
through here about 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
The school directors of the town at
meeting a few DAYS ago selected Dung
| lison's elementary physiology, thus COM
petng the list of books to be used in the
schools outside the graded district.
The best butter sells at 10 cents a
pound for shipment and eggs at If
cents dozen. A year ago butter was
10 cents and eggs -, and two years ago
both butter and eggs were quoted at Il
cents.
The ceremony of blessing the corner
stone of the new Catholic church will
lake place on the afternoon of Sunday,
the 2Sth inst. Bishop DeGOesbriand and
Coadjutor Bishop Michaud will be here.
A programme of the exercises will be
printed later.
The 4th passed quietly in town There
was some noise in the very early morn
ing, but not as much as usual. During
the day the streets were almost deserted.
A few men attended the races at Bur-
! lington, but the fashionable amusement
seemed to be fishing.
The college authorities have had some
changes made in the interior of Battell
hall, including the putting in of new
pantry and large refrigerator. new
laboratory is now being fitted up in the
lower story of the chapel building, Prof.
McGilton needing greater facilities for
his work. =
Miss lola E.. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Latmer. and Mr.William ID. Adj
ans were married on Wednesday evening
of last week at the home of the bride
parents, Rev. A. w. Dickens performing
the ceremony. There were many fine
gifts. MIR. and Mrs. Adams are in
Philadelphia, where they will reside for
Sthe present
y Mr.. r. w. Bundy's youngest son had a
controversy with a firecracker the 4th
that filled his face with powder and
caused him considerable pain. The
cracker failed to explode as soon as he
thought it should, but went of while he
was STOPPING over it to ascertain the oc.
casion of the delay. Luckily his eyes
escaped injury.
A period of very hot weather was fol-
lowed Tuesday night by a sudden and
great change. At , p. m. Tuesday the
thermometer stood at 81 . in the shade
and l0l > in the sun, while at an early
hour Yesterday morning the mercury
was down to 10 ,. No rain of any ac-
count has fallen, and the drouth is begin
ming to Oe serious.
Letters with the following addresses
are at the postoflice unclaimed: Eva NJ
Bryant, Mrs. Fred BrassOr, Mrs. Orpha
Boynton, Sarah A. Barry, Miss Nellie
Cabh, Mrs. Florence Slator. NJ. f. Banks,
Pierre Breton. Henry Champernone,
MIR. LeJov, J. NailOr, }. b. Orif, ii. f.
Powell, Henry Prendergast, a. w. Ia
Der, Frank Ward.
The repairs on the bulkhead and flume
supplying the electric light works and
other mills on that side of the river are
nearly completed. Mr.. Wells. superin
tendent of the electric light plant, who
has charge of the job, hoped to be able
to start up the lights last night. The
work has been very thoroughly and care
fully done and will not need doing agar
right away.
The officers of the Addison County
Agricultural society will endeavor t
have in September the best fair of recen
years and to advertise it so oIoughly
that every one In the county will know
when it comes and what may be seen
Three thousand copies of the premium
list will be printed and distributed and {
man will be sent over all the main roads
to put up the posters.
Professors Kellogg. Henckels and Me
Clifton and G. NJ. Wilds, Esq. cam,
down from their camp in Ripton the frs
of the week, after having been there FOL
ten days. Col. n. f. Dunshee was also
one of the party during most of theil
stay. Yesterday afternoon President
BTainerd, Professors Kellogg and EatoI
and Mr.. Wilds set out for Knights isl
and in Lake Champlain, where some o.
them have camped annually for many
years past.
The new Massachusetts law compelling
the inspection outside of that State o.
cows offered for sale in the State ha:
gone into effect. Messrs. Williamson anC
Carr, the local drovers. had II head TESTED
= for tuberculosis last week by Veterinarian
Phillipson of Brandon under the direc
ton of Cattle Commissioner c. NJ. Wins
low of that town. None of the animal;
proved to be infected and all of then
were marketed this week. Another lOi
Is now undergoing the test.
The Central Vermont railroad has
made arrangements with the Delaware
& Hudson road and one of the Lake
George steamers to run an excursion to
Lake George next Thursday, the 18th
1t Will start from Burlington and will
take passengers at all stations up to and
including Proctor. The fare for the