Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-20

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evening, the 9th INST.
During the month ended on the 10th
inst. mail to the amount of 9763 pounds
was received at this postofice and 400
pounds were sent out.
MIR. G. +. Rich has fixed up the store
on the north side of the O'Connell block
IN good shape and is moving his stock of
stationery, ETC., into it.
The Odd Fellows will give their an
nual ball at the town hall on the even
ing of Dec. 81. Relies orchestra OF
Rutland will afford music.
Rev. c. A. Bradford of North Ferris
burgh gave an entertaining "chalk talk
at the lecture room of the Congregation
al church on Tuesday evening.
The postoffice will be open on Thanks
giving day from to 10 80 in the morn
ing and from to G 80 in the afternoon.
The night mail will close at 6 80.
Duncan Clark's female minstrels, who
were billed to appear at the town hall
last Saturday night, postponed the en-
gagement one week and will be here to-
morrow evening.
There will be a regular meeting of
Lake Dunmore lodge, |. o. o. F., this
Friday evening. 4 large attendance
is desired. Visiting brothers sre invited
to attend. Work on the initiatory
degree.
The football teams of Troy Conference
academy at Poultney and the college had
fine game on the college grounds
Saturday afternoon. The score stood 0
to 0, which shows that the teams were
very evenly matched.
About half the taxpayers in town had
settled with Treasurer Pinney up to yes
terday. The time for payment of taxes
at discount will expire December Is,
after which date penalty for nOn-pay-
+ ment is to be added.
The college Athletic association has
laid out a long and interesting pro-
gramme for its field-day on the fair
ground this afternoon. There are IS
events on the list, the last cane-rush
between the two lower classes.
The subjects of the sermons at the
Baptist church Sunday will be :"What is
it; and Why" and "IIalf breeds. The
c. +. topic will be ''SOme blessings Of
ten forgotten; Ps. 104 :l-35-a Thanks
/ giving topic; leader, Julia Benedict.
/ Advertisers and correspondents will
please send in their favors for next week
one day earlier than usual. The paper is
! to be printed Wednesday night, instead
of Friday morning, in order that the of
flee force may have Thanksgiving at
/ home.
\ Thanksgiving ball with clam chow
der attachment is to he given at the
town hall the night before Thanksgiving
under the management of Messrs. Odell
& Stone. Supper will be served at the
Addison House and Vittum's orchestra
will furnish the music.
Sheriff Merritt, the assignee of the +.
| X. Clay estate, has disposed of the re-
mainder of the stock on hand to Mr..
Charles Cook of Richville, who will
open the store again today or tomorrow
1t has been closed all the week to per
nit the taking of the inventory.
The Vermont branch of the Woman
Board of Missions is sending several re-
lief boxes to the destitute Armenians in
Turkey. Warm clothing and bedding
are especially needed. Any articles sent
to Mrs. w. ". Eaton before December
! will be forwarded Immediately.
An injustice was done in saying in this
column last week that the Brandon man
who had the misfortune to fall into the eel
larway of DR.. Sheldon's store was intOX-
icated. Perfectly reliable men who have
known him for years declare that he
never uses liquor in any shape or guam
tity.
Butter is quoted at the same figures as
last week, u TO II cents pound. Eggs
are worth % cents a dozen. The price
of the latter commodity has fallen in the
city markets within day or two, but that
is not likely to affect the price here, as
eggs are scarce in this region for some
reason or other.
Great variety has characterized the
weather of the last week. Sunday night
the mercury went down to II above zero
on Tuesday it was up to 81 and Wednes-
day night 1t was down to rs. A cold
wave foretold by the signal service as
coming from the West began to make it.
self felt here yesterday.
An abundant apple crop is not always
a bonanza, as has been proved to his
satisfaction this year by Bridport man
He had 1900 barrels of the fruit, which
ne sold early in the season for 81 a bar
rel, delivered at the railroad station here
1t cost him IL Gel Is barrel for drawing
After paying for the help necessary for
picking and barreling, for the barrels and
for the drawing he had Just Sl30 left
| Deducting from the sum 500, the
amount it cost to trim up and care for the
orchard last spring, he found himself in
possession of net profits of $50 on the
whole thing.
The foreign game-capercallzie and
black cock-which the State Fish and
Game league imported, have arrived and
some of the birds were shipped here yes
terday. They will be kept at the Pierce
House till noon today in order that
spOrtsmen who desire may see them.
The capercilzie are big birds, weighing
from II to - lbs, and the black cock
from 3 to 81 lbs. Both birds are natives
of the north of England and of Scotland
and are also found in Norway and
Sweden. There seems to be no good
reason why they should not flourish on
our mountains If let alone.