Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-08-21
at IA cents. Eggs for shipment are
worth 10 cents dozen.

at IA cents. Eggs Tor Shipment are
worth 10 cents dozen.
Shavings in the house being built on
Seminary street for Mrs. NJ. II. Lang
worthy caught fire on Wednesday, but
the blaze was discovered by the wOrkmen
in time to prevent any great damage.
An enjoyable and well-attended con-
cert and exhibition was given at the
town hall on Monday evening by party
from the institute for the blind at Hart
ford, Conn. The party travels in tally
no coach.
The democrats will have a rally at the
town hall tomorrow Saturday evening,
when Hon. Edwin S. Albeit of New
York city, brother of eX-Gov. Albeit
of New jersey will speak upon the is
sues of the campaign.
An error was made last week in giving
the record made by the horse Major
Wonder when driven by Mrs. F. H..
Winch of this place at Glens Falls, N.
Y, recently. The best time was 2:l2f,
Instead of liza, as stated.
The monthly meeting of the w. c. Y.
U. was held in the lecturerOOm of the
Congregational church on Wednesday
afternoon. The bible reading was inter
esting and helpful. Members of the
union are urged to attend every meeting,
and all women interested in temperance
work are most cordially invited.
The subject of the morning sermon at
the Baptist church next Sunday will be
the one deferred from several weeks
since, "The Hidden Hand; or, Unseen
Influences; and for the evening another
from the same text as last Sunday eve
ming, both Sides or, What Makes the
Man." All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The democrats of the town had eau
Gus at the town hall Tuesday evening
and nominated Mr.. Ira II. La Fleur for
town representative. A Justice ticket
agreed upon by representatives of both
the democratic and republican parties
was also formally adopted in order that
the names might go upon the official
ballots.
The board of civil authority was in SEES
sion at the town clerks office from till
. o'clock yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of revising the check list. They
will meet again at the same place from 2
to 8 o'clock p. M, Saturday, the Doth,
when the last opportunity for getting
ones name on the list will be afforded,
as under the law no change can be made
in the list after that date.
Hon. William Slade will give the ad-
dress at the republican rally to be held
at the town hall this (Friday) evening
under the direction of the Young Mems
republican club. He will speak upon
the money question, and as he has given
the subject much attention, the club ex-
pect good thing from him. He is a
veteran campaign talker and has hthcr-
to beer a democrat.
VIM. II. Button, Esq, was nominated
for town representative by reclamation
at the republican caucus Wednesday
evening. Judge Slade, chairman of the
town committee, called the caucus to
order. Mr.. Slade was made chairman
and +. II. Thorp secretary. Mr.. Button
was nominated for representative by p.
f. Chapman and Charles II. Williamson
moved that the nomination be made by
reclamation. DR.. Russell nominated
Judge Slade and j. 7. Kingsley proposed
f. j. Mathews. Mr.. Mathews promptly
withdrew his name and Judge Slade did
the same, and Mr.. Button became the
nominee without opposition. Judge
Slade said he did not think it wise to be
candidate for the place this year. DR..
Rus in nominating Mr.. Slade, said he
had no objection to Mr.. Button, but
wanted fight so that the full vote of
the town would be cast for governor.
An exceptionally severe hail and rain
storm struck this region about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. 1T came from the
northwest The hail continued for 10 or
20 minutes, but the rain kept up for
nearly an hour. The hailstones were
small, but great quantities of them came
down. One resident of the north part
of the village took a pailful from the
hammock swung on the porch of his
house, and at the Methodist church,
where the surroundings were favorable
for an accumulation, there was drift
two feet deep, the remains of which were
still to be seen as late as "wednesday
night. The storm was accompanied by
a decided cold wave, the mercury drop
ping down to 10 in few minutes. 1t is
still unseasonably cold, though there
has been no frost. Luckily the hail
stones were so small that fruit was not
greatly harmed, but corn and pumpkin
leaves were cut to pieces. The storm
started up st. Adams way and came
down through Burlington. Its path
was comparatively narrow and it seems
to have gone eastward from this region
into the mountains.