Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-02-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The Essay club will meet at Miss Pm
ney's on Monday, Feb. %, ut o'clock.
The meeting of Union lodge appointed
for next Monday evening has been in
definitely postponed.
The meeting of the Hawthorne club
next week will he on Tuesday evening,
not on Wednesday, as had been arranged.
improvements are being made upon
the interior of the Logan House by Land
lord Sargent. who has just resumed
charge of 1t.
Mr.. w. O. Sanford. who has been with
Bond Bros. since Sept. |, 1892, has
bought half interest in the Earl drug
store. lie VIII enter into his new bust
ness April |.
There is quite business doing in pro-
duce Just now. Potatoes are worth 10
cents ii bushel, onions IS cents bushel
and apples 81 "A barrel.
The marble business is improving
The mills at Belden's are running full
time, something they have not done
before for nearly year.
Mr.. William Pnney is suffering from
II wound in the foot caused by stepping
upon ii wire nail, which went nearly
through the member.
The grip affects not only human kind,
but horses as we'll. Many horse-owners
have found it necessary to treat their
animals for distemper recently.
The water in the river is very low and
not much business can be done at the
pulp mills below here or at the estab-
lishments in Weybridge village.
The general price for butter this week
has been 20 cents, though few tubs of
new-milch brought more. Eggs are off
in price again and sell at Is cents dozen
for shipment.
The profits of the dramatic entertain
ment given last week by the young PEG.
pie of the Catholic parish added SIP to
the church building fund, Rev. FIR.
Gelot said last Sunday.
Col. A. A. Fletcher has sold the Clark
farm, a mile south of the village, to Mr..
j. M. Bosley, who lately disposed of his
farm in the Seeley district. 1t is an eX-
cellent piece of property.
Today is a legal holiday by virtue of
both federal and State laws. The bank
will not open at all and the post-office
will be open only from to 8 80 a. m.
and from to 6 80 p. IN.
The Middlebury town officers reports
have been printed and will be ready for
distribution early next week, thus giving
voters time to load themselves for town
meeting, week from Tuesday.
Mr.. l.. A. Skifi has bought of Prof
Howard three head of Jersey cattle for
his place in Bridport. Messrs. G. II. and
j. A. James of Cornwall and Weybrldge
have purchased If head of the same stock.
Antoine Jerome, the PantOn man now
in jail here Tor infringement of the liquor
law, is supposed by Vergennes people to
be the original of the French Canadian
"Antwine' who figures in the stories of
Mr.. Rowland f. Robinson of Ferrisburgh.
A regular meeting of Arrawanna Re-
bekah lodge will be held IN Odd Fellows
hall Tuesday evening, February 26, when
the oflicers-eect will he installed by Dis
trict Deputy G.. NJ. Mrs. j. w. GoOdeli
of Burlington. All members are reques-
ted to be present.
There is likely to be IA large attendance
at the annual ball of the Battell Hose
company at the town hall tonight.
Relies orchestra of Rutland will furnish
the music and will give concert before
the dancing begins. Supper is to be
eaten in the lower hall.
Mr.. Nj. f. Hughes, manager of the
Home Club stable in Boston, shipped
hence to the city yesterday 20 head of
horses recently purchased by him in
Middlebury and its vicinity. Several of
them were high-class animals, for which
he paid good price. and there was not
z poor horse in the lot.
Mrs. William Jackson had her hair
singed and her face slightly burned by
the gas from an oil stove Saturday. The
oil was low in the fount, and when she
blew out the flame the fire went down
into the fount, exploding the gas which
had formed there. No serious harm was
done, but the accident showed the neces-
sity of care in operating these stoves.
A cat of unknown antecedents rode up
from somewhere in the vicinity of the
station the other day on the expires