Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-04-02
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The family horse of G.. NJ. Cobleigh
died Friday night of paralysis.
Mr.. Daniel Rafferty, had a shoulder
broken the other day as the result of a
fall. DR.. Russell attended him.
The work of clearing the ground and
making ready for the erection of the ad-
dition to the Addison House was begun
on Monday.
A new team of cross-matched horses,
weighing POO pounds, has been obtained
by Landlord Bissell for the Addison
House bus.
A five-legged calf was dropped on
Sunday at Mr.. Horace Gorham's Addison
farm. There were three front legs. The
monstrosity was short-lived.
A business meeting of the Labaree So
ciety will be held in the lecture room of
the Congregational church on Saturday
afternoon at half-past 3 o'clock.
Frank McBride's five year-old son
Miller stuck the point of knife. into one
of his eyes while whiting, Sunday,
and may lose the use of the eye in con-
sequence.
The supply of new maple syrup and
sugar is fairly large and the quality
good. The syrup retails at So and 90
cents a gallon and the sugar at II to l3
cents pound.
The spring term of the graded school will
open next Monday. The opening of the
spring term of the college has been post
poned on account of Fast day till Monday
afternoon, the 18th inst.
Don't forget the supper in the lecture
room of the Congregational church this
! (Friday) evening. Cold ham and
tongue, Saratoga chips, cabbage salad,
rolls, cake, tea and coffee, all this for Is
cents.
The house and lot on Court street be
longing to the estate of f. r. Clay, in
solvent, were disposed of by auction on
Tuesday by the assignee, Sheriff X. w
Merritt. Mrs. Clay bought the property
paying Sl675.
Frank Barrows, son of Dea. II. r
Barrows of Town hill, New Haven, was
brought here yesterday to have a doctor
dress his hand, which had been nearly
severed from the arm by a circular saw
which he was using to cut up wood.
Highway Surveyor Buttolph is having
the winters accumulations of muC
cleaned of the bridges and crossings Of
tn village. The railroad company ha!
partially replanked the Merchants Row
bridge, which got badly out of shape.
The good weather of the past week
has fully compensated for the bad of last
Every day since Sunday has been bright
The snow has entirely disappeared, the
roads are rapidly drying up, the ice ha:
left the river and all the symptoms OF
spring, including dusty streets when the
wind blows, are apparent.
The shearing yesterday under the
management of the Vermont lMerinC
Sheep Shearing association at its barn on
the fair ground was not an occasion Of
intense excitement. Two ram lambs
belonging to |. L. Hamblin and II. Lane
IL Son of Cornwall, were shOrn. The OBJ
Jet of the shearing was to comply with
the conditions of the agreement under
which the associations barn was put
upon the grounds.
Letters addressed as follows are at the
post-ollice, unclaimed: Mrs. Waunetta
Smith (3), Mrs. Geo. r. Robinson, Mrs
Manda Smith, Miss May Cook, Mis-;
Mary Huckar, Mrs. a. NJ. Halden. w. S
Lereau. E. +. Jones, James Dudley, 10
seph Borden, NJ. Agmisky, Edward
Woods, Jed Papanode, Farnasco Perone,
Harry Van Ostrand, Frank Willard, r
Vancelett, Clarence Sterriben, Chas. A
Blanchard, Fred j. Newell, Earl d.
Nichols, Len DAVIS, John Decelles, Phil
Bourgard, Johan Wudwal.
County Examiner 7. f. Boyce is see.
ing what can be done in the way of hav.
Ing a summer school for teachers In Mid
dlebury next August, and he would like
to hear at once from all residents of the
village who will board teachers for two
weeks for Sc each and also from resi-
dents outside the village who will take
them for the same time for s. each and
furnish transportation Into town daily
for the school sessions. If the plan is
carried out about so teachers will come
here. Preparations for the session must
be made now In order that suitable in
structors may be secured.