Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-21
LOCAL NEWS.

The Sheldon art museum has an Eng
lisb revenue stamp of ESQ, or $3.50.
Rev. c. n. Thomas. the New Haven
pastor, preached at the Congregational
church last Sunday in exchange with the
pastor
The Middlebury grammar school base
ball team defeated the Cyclones of Bris-
tol at Bristol Saturday, the score stand
ing l6 to ~.
Frut-growers say that the late frosts
in May did no harm to anything except
grapes and currants. The crops of APP
pies and pears will be light. however.
The Vermont legislature, in order to
encourage the raising of sheep, in 1887
passed law giving bounty of two shll-
ings pound for all wool raised in the
State.
Jean Wilson of Ferrisburgh and James
Forest of this town are to have foot
race, 100 yards dash, on the fair ground
track at Z 80 Saturday evening for a
purse of $40.
The hot weather is driving people out
of the cities and the summer resorts
hereabouts are beginning to fill up A
number of guests have already come to
Bread Loaf Inn.
The sale of seats for the commence
ment concert next Wednesday evening is
in progress at Sterns'. A large number
has already been sold, but good ones
may still be had.
Mr.. w. II. Wallace and Mr.. and Mrs.
Alden and family of New York have
rented Prof. Howard's place on South
street for the summer and will come
Monday to take possession.
The Sunday school at the Methodist
church next Sunday will be held at II
o'clock noon, and the Epworth league
will meet at $50 p. m. There will be
no other services there during the day.
John Fredette's oldest son was knock
ed down by horse he was leading Mon
day night and badly cut about the head.
While seriously hurt, the chances are
that he will survive. DR.. Noble attend
ed him.
Butter and eggs are worth for ship
ment just the same as last week and a
year ago at this tIme-l5 cents pound
and II cents dozen. Two years ago
now butter sold for Is cents and eggs
for II cents.
The lecture on Canterbury cathedral,
by Miss Mary f. Wright of New York,
at the rooms of the Ladies library, Sat
urday evening, for the benefit of that
institution, was well attended. Miss
Wright is an interesting speaker.
The New England Telephone company
has completed its metallic circuit between
Rutland and Burlington and on the
branch line to Bristol. One can now
talk with people in Boston or New York
or in almost any New England town of
consequence.
Nearly 400 people, the most of them
from Middlebury and the surrounding
country, went to Plattsburgh on the To-
cal bands annual excursion Tuesday.
The day was pleasant, if rather too
warm, and the eXcuI siOnists had an
agreeable trip.
A team owned by Mr.. j. II. Fletcher,
the Bridport merchant, ran from the
freight station Monday afternoon and at
the post-oflice collided with the delivery
wagon of Gilmore q Calvin. The rear
part of the delivery wagon was broken
up, but the Fletcher rig suffered little
harm.
The water commissioners are extend
ing the main down the lower end of
Seymour street, several of those living
near the "paper-mill' bridge wishing to
take the water. Considerable blasting
has been necessary in order to make a
place for the pipes through the ledge at
the top of the hill this side of the bridge.
Later news from China shows that
none of the missionaries in Chengfu,
among whom are Rev. and Mrs. II. Olin
Cady of this town, suffered harm during
the recent outbreak of the natives. The
United States government has sent the
gunbOat Petrol 1000 miles up the Yangste
river TO HankOw, the head of navigation.
She is several hundred miles from
Chengfu. but it IS believed her presence
in the interior will tend to discourage
further outrages on Americans.
Very hot and very dry weather has
prevailed for the past week. A good
shower the 18th inst. did something to
help matters, but heavy rain is greatly
needed Grass and grain will be light
all through this region unless the drouth
is speedily broken. The river is down
to almost its lowest summer level al
ready. Wednesday was the hottest day,
the mercury attaining an altitude of 96
to d in the shade and l2O in the sun.
1t is cooler and rainy in the West.
The Sunday school institute at the
Congregational church last Saturday,
under the auspices of the county Sunday
school association, brought together be-
tween POO and 300 people interested in
the work. Rev. G. n. Thomas of New
Haven, president of the county associa-
ton, presided. Valuable suggestions re-
garding teaching were given by Mr.. /.
b. Miller, field secretary, and there were
interesting discussions. Rev. Mr.. st.
John of New York, who was down to
speak, was unable to be present.
Recently-enacted legislation in Mass
achusetts makes the last condition of
shippers of livestock info that State
worse than the first after the tuDerculo-
sis scare began. 1t is now decreed that
mich cows shipped from Vermont and
other States must be accompanied by a
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