Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Robins were heard about the village
yesterday morning.
New maple sugar appeared in at least
one of the stores yesterday.
Owners of dogs should bear in mind
the fact that licenses cost twice as much
after April | as before that date.
Mr.. Robert Cartmell will make extern
sive alterations on his residence on North
Pleasant street during the summer.
Rev. &. l.. Leonard of Ripton preached
at the local Methodist church last Sunday
in exchange with the pastor, Rev. c. F.
Noble.
The John Jackson house on North
Pleasant street has been rented to Rich
ard Bedor of Weybridge, who has moved
here with his family.
The prudential committee of the
graded district will meet at the town
clerks office at 80 o'clock this evening
for the abatement of taxes.
The price of butter ranges from II to
20 cents pound according to quality.
Eggs have gone down and bring II
cents dozen at the stores.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Baptist church next Sunday will be
"The Seven Woes of Revelation" and of
the evening "COnsecrated Ideals"
Mr. b. b. Hope, the collector of the
board of water commissioners, has a
notice in another column that will in
terest, if 1t does not please, water-takers.
Next Friday, Fast day. the bank will
not open, and the postoflice will be
closed except from to 10 80 a. IN. and
from to 6 80 p. m. The night mail
will close at 6 80.
Health Officer Noble has quarantined
Mr.. Oliver Severance's tenement house
at the north end of Weybridge street,
the occupants, family named Hart,
having the measles.
The annual meeting of the graded dis
trict will be held at schOol-house bal!
next Tuesday afternoon, the 3lst inst,
at o'clock. The warning contains
only the usual articles.
w. C.. Emmett's Merry Comedian COM
pany has been secured by Messrs. Odell
and Stone. the managers of the town
| hall, to appear here on the evening of
Tuesday. May -, in 1.-Two Bad Boys
The college closed Tuesday for the
vacation and will resume work Tuesday
morning, April Z. The winter term of
the graded school will end today and the
spring term will begin Monday, April 6.
1t was sufficiently cold the first of the
week, but thaw which set in yesterday
is taking of the snow rapidly. The
cross roads are filled to the depth of
three or four feet in spots, and when the
snow sOftens travelling will be difficult.
Electric fire alarm bells connecting the
engine house with the residences of Chief
Engineer Sargent aud Assistant Chief En-
gIneer K. G.. Piper have recently been put
in, so that Night Waterman Dickinson
can readily arouse them in case of a fire.
Quarterly meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
love feast at 0 AS; regular morning SER
vice at 10 AS, followed by the sacrament
of the Lords supper. The quarterly
conference will meet Monday morning
at 8 80.
For the sake of seeing what could be
done, Mr.. aud Mrs. II. G. Langworthy
walked on Tuesday from their home or
High street to the top and down the
far side 06 Chapman Hill on the snow
crust The snow was over three feet
deep on the level.
The customary Good Friday services
will be held at the Catholic and Episco-
pal churches and there will be union