Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-23
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LOCAL NEWS

A'OLi lO"s illHeSS Will lypHOlu 1eVeT.
a dozen or more people went from
this station on the excursion to Boston
on Wednesday.
Gorton's MINISTRIES PLAYED to fair.
sized house at the town hall Tuesday
night and gave good show.
,Chief-of-Poice Cushman was on duty
in vicinity of the stone bridge all day
Sunday and kept the walks clear of loaf.
ers.
The apple crop is very abundant all
through this section. One farmer in
Cornwall picked 40 barrels from four
trees.
The price of butter ranges from - to
! cents pound according to quality.
Eggs for shipment are worth 20 cents a
| dozen.
Mr.. b. 5. Beckwith has Just completed
the rebuilding of the barn on his premi-
SEES and nov has one of the best struc-
lures of the sort in the village.
Reform has struck the local post
Office. Mr., II. w. Brewster. the owner
of the building, is having a hardwood
floor laid and other improvements will
be made.
Arrangements have been made to run
a telegraph wire into the Battel block
and have election returns received in the
rooms OF the Maplewood club on the
night of Nov. g.
The Rutland institute and the Middle
bury college football teams played a
game in Rutland on Wednesday. The
college boys won, the score standing II
to in their favor
The John Roach place on Weybridge
street was sold by auction on Monday bv
the administrator of the estate. Mr..
Daniel Shea. Mr.. Horace Gorham paid
S123 for the property.
The junior Christian Endeavorers of the
Baptist church will have a social at the
home of Mrs. Allen on Court street this
(Fridayl evening. All the juniors are
requested to be present.
The warning and check list for the
election of Nov 3 have been posted
Few changes are likely to be made in
the list of voters, which was carefully
revised in preparation tor the september
election.
Sheriff X. w. Merritt, the assignee,
has not been able to find purchaser for
the f. K. Clay stock of millinery goods
fand began yesterday to dispose of the
wares at retail Mr.. J. II. Howe of
Bridport is assisting him in the work.
There will be a public debate at the
Case street school house next Friday
evening, Oct 30, when the gold stand
ard will be discussed. Everybody Is in
vited. There will be a lively discussion
if the weather is favorable.
y game of football between the teams
of Vermont academy, SaXton's River,
a n6ll no. al. Il 81.
lege grounds here at 80 o'clock tomOr-
row afternoon. The academy team; is
strong one and good game is expected.
VIM. Mason, the young man who ac-
cidentally shot himself two weeks ago
at Dea. James in Weybridge, has been
removed to the Fletcher hospital in Bur
lington. His physicians thought he
needed better care than any private
house would afford.
Miss Williams rendering of Shakes
pere's "Winter's Tale" at the rooms of
the Ladies library on Tuesday evening
drew out "a good house. though it would
have been larger had the weather been
better. Those who did go were very
much pleased with the entertainment
afforded.
The w. c. T. L. held very pleasant
parlor meeting at the home of Mrs. ii.
ii. Bryant on Wednesday afternoon and
evening and, considering the weather, a
gOodly number were present. The
evenings entertainment consisted of
music, readings and recitations and was
much enjoyed.
The water commissioners have had
busy time of it the last week in squaring
accounts with water.takers who failed
to pay their taxes by the l5th inst.
The water was shut off from over 10
different places, but most of those who
were thus forcibly reminded of their
duty have now paid.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Baptist church next Sunday will be
The Spiritual Choice i'm the Present
Crisis; for the evening, "Muliled Feet. "
The topic for the Christian EndeaYOr
service in the evening will be, "My
Favorte Bible Proverb and Why;
reference, Prov, 2:l-9.
The first snow of the season fell Tues
day morning. 1t was only a furry,
however. The programme of weather
has not varied materially during the past
week from that of several previous
weeks. 1t rains about half the time.
Farmers and others having work to do
out of doors are getting discouraged.
The roads are becoming quite muddy,
especially those on the clay.
The prices for admission to the enter
tainment, "CalifOrnia Illustrated, to be
given at the Congregational church this
evening are 10 cents for adults and 10
cents for children under Ia. Mr.. A. j.
McMurtry, who is to give the lecture.
which is profusely illustrated, has been a