Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-13

Mr.. J. +. Dionne, who has been for
some years connected with the tailoring
establishment of Chapman IL Co.. has
opened shop of his own in the Cobb
block
The lecture bv DIR. Boynton of Wood
stock at the college chapel this evening
should not he forgotten. His subject
will he From Marathon to Waterloo"
and the lecture will begin at 30.
Mr.. G. b. Wood has rented the Mussev
place on the west side of Chapman hill,
where ioWn Clerk NJ A Brooks has
lived for two years. Mr.. Brooks will re.
move to his place on Washington
street.
The Boston and Elgin (Hl.) butter
markets are lower. hut local BUYERS are
paying substantially the same prices as
last week-from II to 20 cents pound.
Eggs are selling at II cents dozen.
There is no material change in the prices
OF other sorts of produce.
Mr. Robert Cartmell returned on
Saturday morning from New York,
where lie had been to superihtend the
shipment of number of Merino sheep
and fine hogs to Mr.. G. Il. Wtherel in
south Africa. Mr.. c. w. Mason, who is
interested in the venture with Messrs.
Cartmell and Witherell, came East and
bought the stock.
Mrs. II. NJ. Seelv will entertain the W.
c. + L. next Wednesday afternoon and
evening. There will be "A business meet
ing at p. M, followed by "A social be-
ginning at 6. at which refreshments will
be served. The topic for consideration
will be, The scientific temperance in.
struction law" The union cordially IN
wife all to attend this meeting.
Shippers of livestock have had hard
luck for the past two weeks. Last week
the floods prevented the running of the
usual Monday morning cattle train. On
Monday morning of this week car OF
that train got off the track at North Fer.
/ risburgh and wreck train had to come
up from Rutland to replace it on the
iron, causing delay of several hours.
The subject of the sermon at the Bap.
fist church next Sunday morning will be
Untold riches and unparalleled gifts
\ concert will take the place of the usu.
al evening services. All are cordial
ly invited to attend either or both
of these services. The Christian En-
deavor topic will be excepting our pledge
in spirit and in letter. reference. Matt
26 Bill leader, Mrs. j. .. Benedict.
Justice Mcleod held court last weel
Thursday afternoon to consider the case:
of the five alleged dealers in intoXicants
whose places of business Sheriff Merritt
and his deputies searched that day
Three were fined for selling and keep
ing, and the cases of two, who claimed
that they had dealt only in per cen
beer, were held open.
There is nothing new to be said re
gardng the lighting of the streets, NJ
progress toward settlement of the diff
ferences between the trustees and the
electric light people having been mad,
during the week. Oil lamps have beer
ordered and will, il is understood. be pu
in operation over portion of the village
The electric company has removed it.
lamps from the poles on the streets anC
stored them away.
An encampment of Odd Fellows is tC
be Instituted here on the 10Th of April
the following officers having been ell
ected: Chief patriarch, l.. +. Melen
senior warden, Charles y. Piper; higl
priest, Robert a. Calhoun; junior warden
Charles Goutt; recording scribe. william
o. Sanford; financia! scribe, William II
| Duncan; treasurer. Allan Calhoun. II
] VIII ne hHoWn AS Auulson encalDpment
| DR.. Mellen. c. A. Piper. VIM Latimer
\. Ii. Langworrhy and VIM. Duncan are
the committee of arrangements, and the
| prospect is that there will be 20 to 3t
members to begin with.
/ The injuries sustained by Prof Me
Clifton by the explosion of glass tube
in the college laboratory on Wednesday
afternoon of last week proved more
serious than they were first supposed to
be. The tube was filled with harmless
compound. none of which got into the
wounds on his face and neck. But all
the glass was not removed from one of
the cuts and its presence brought on
blood poisoning, causing nervous col
lapse during Friday night. The particle
of glass was gotten out, but his con-
dtion did not improve and on Monday
Dr.Grnnell of Burlington was summoned
for a council. Mr.. McGilton has gained
perceptibly during the last two days.
Prof. Bryant, who was victim of the
same accident, had two pieces of glass
taken from one eye and one piece from
the other. lie has suffered cOnsidela a.
bly, from the resulting Inflammation
and his eyes are still in such shape as to
require careful usage. He has, however,
been able to hear his classes all the
while.