Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-01-17

be be assisted by II quartet of young
men-Rev. w. A. Kinzie of Bristol, f..
II. Cantwell of Vergennes, ID. w. Low
EFT of Brandon and VIM. Hunter of West
Cornwall. All are cordially invited to
atteDd.
Mr.. Paul Cornell and Miss Amelia f.
Trndeau were married at the Catholic
parsonage on Wednesday morning Wy
Rev. FIR. Gelot and left town on the
forenoon train on their wedding journey.
A reception in their honor is to be gwen
on the evening of Friday, the 24th' ut
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Trudeau, Seminary street.
The>Battell Hose company has elected
the following officers for the current
year Foreman, Mark Bissette first as
sistant foreman, Isaac LavOnche; second
assistant, Jesse Boulia: secretary, Cy-
ril Brunette; treasurer. Frank X.
Stone: foreman or the hose, John Beau
dreau; pipemen, Frank r. Stone and
Frank Trudo; hydrantman, Fred Vas
sau.
There will be a debate at the Case street
school house next Wednesday evening,
when the following question will be dis
cussed ''ResoIced, That President Cleve-
lands message to congress concerning
the ' GIltZutldu UOullNldIl NNillihhllbH ~
pect from every American citizen. q. L.
Moore and A. n. Brown will speak in the
affirmative and j. +. Kingsley and James
Moore in the negative.
The senior elias, of the college has
elected these officers: President, fltZ-
patrick: vice-president, Miss Tyler: sec
rotary, Miss Pollard: treasurer, Good
man: historian. Williamson; tOastmas-
49,. NI..,,. ,-ntIAt Eutta. nnnt Prom
tiss orator, Lamson base ball captain,
Foster: commencement committee. Will
Hanson. hanson and Merrill. The class
has voted to have a class supper Feb. II
and a class day.
We do not assume responsibility FOR
changes in the market price of produce.
While passing "A store Yesterday we over
heard "a lady from out under the mountain
stoutly protesting that the eggs she
offered for sale ought to be worth more
than Is cents a dozen, for the REGISTER
of last week said the price was % cents.
Eggs were quoted in Boston Wednesday
at Is to 20 cents, "A fall of : to $ cents IA
dozen within IA week.
A current item says: "A farmer in
New Brunswick, Ind. ran down and
killed III rabbits in the nov the other
hdA 4llNAllCbhi hp''N 49,
somewhat less expert than this man.
Seven of them fired at one rabbit in the
biz swamp in the Seeley district during a
recent hunt and one of them hit the ami
NAL over the head with the butt of his
gun, and the rabbit escaped unframed.
The statement was made in the village
meeting on Wednesday that the electric
] light would not accept the
terms proposed in Mr.. Calhoun's motion,
which was carried; and the idea has
gained currency that the street lights
would not be run at all from this time
on. That notion is not correct. The
lights will, we understand, be furnished
as usual pending the making of a new
contract between the village and the
electric company.
The annual meeting of the stockhold'
ers of the national bank of MiddleburN
was held at the bank at , O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. Messrs. \. y. Fletcher
j. G. Wellington, G.. :. Wainwright, ID
IL. Bennett and John A.. Fletcher wert
elected directors. This is the old ooarc
with the exception of Mr.. j. \. Fletcher
who succeeds his brother. Mr.. g.. NJ
Fletcher. now of Clarendon Springs
The directors chose the old officers
President. 4. a. Fletcher; vice-presi
dent. j. G.. Wellington. Cashier Charles
T.. Pinnev and Assistant Cashier JOIN
\. Fletcher were continued in office.
The numerous friends in Middleburl
and IT'S vicinity of Rev. DR.. George y
Webber will regret to read the follow
ing Northampton, Mass, dispatch to the
Boston papers of Wednesday 1.-The
house of Prof. G.. \. Weber and con
tents, valued at $4,000, wa entirely de
stroved by fire early Tuesday morning
Insured tor $500. The family narrowly
escaped. Mr.. Webber, ms wife ant
servant girl were asleep On the second
floor. He was awakened by the smoke
found the stairways all on fire, and go
on the piazza roof, from which he lie
himself down by "A rope made OF sheets
The women were removed by means o
a ladder. Assistant Chief Powers wa
cut on the head by IA falling brick
Barney McNulla, who once lived here
but has been in Boston of late, appeared
la the Meekin barber shop saturday af
ternOon in IA much intoxicated condition
and made an entirely %unprovOked at
tack on Mr.. Robert TOwle. Mr.. ToWle
who is about half his assailant's size
was getting the better of McNulla whel
Chief of Police Cushman arrived an,
arrested NcNulla, who was jailed. TIL,
hearing was held on Monday before Jus
tice l.. ID. Eldredge, Grand Juror j. NJ
Slade prosecuting. McNulla was fine
} for INVESTIGATION and has paid the fine
; He was remanded to Jail for unsatisfac
tory disclosure, but has been released
the court being convinced that no NOR
accurate a statement could be gotten on
} of him. He said the liquor on which h
became intoxicated was part of a stocl
he brought from Boston with him. Nc
2 Nulla was also compelled to pay $40 dan
l ages for the assault on Mr.. Towle.