Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.

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house. for use in his lumber business, on
the Porter place.
The grading around St. Stephens
church has been finished and effects |
decided improvement.
pension has been granted to Mrs. |
Mary f. Harrington of this village, the
widow of John H. Harrington.
Thirtv-two warrants for the execution |
of unlicensed dogs have been placed in |
the hands of Constable G. j. Seeley.
Messrs. Marcus Allen and A. H. Wood |
of Boston were up in Ripton Monday on
fishing expedition, and brought back
81 pounds of trout.
The baseball line OF the high school
was defeated by the high school nine of
Burlington at Burlington on Saturday,
the score being - to Il.
The bank will be closed on Saturday,
which is a legal holiday under the state
! law. On Monday the postotlice will be
open only from to 10 80 a. m. and from
1 to 6 80 p. m.
Nelson Brassaw, who had long been i'll
with consumption, died on Tuesday at
the Damon place, near the graded school.
The funeral was held yesterday. His
age was y years.
The college team and the Proctor nine
played game of baseball on the college
grounds Wednesday afternoon. The
final score stood to 3 in favor of the
Proctors. The college boys will play the
Bristols at Bristol on Saturday, the 10Th,
and the ex-Cuban Giants here tuesday,
June l.
The cold wave was welcome on one
account-it stopped the irruption of
mosquitoes which made life miserable
for every one in the village the first of
the week. This years crop of these
pests is unusually large in humber and
the individuals are exceptionally robust
and active.
We noticed last week that 10000 trout
fry were delivered at Aliddlebury for the
, purpose of restocking our streams. What
we found the most remarkable was the
fact that not one fry was dead at the
time of arrival. Much credit is due to
our state fish commissioners for their skill
and efficiency.
There is still sCme prospect that a
summer school for the teachers of the
county may be held here in August.
Prof Boyce would like to hear of add.
tional boarding places for pupils. Those
who wish such boarders for the two
weeks the school is to be in session
l. SnOulu nOllN MN al once
t The lecture on the famine and plague
in India given at the Methodist church
t on Tuesday evening by Rev. DR.. II. a.
!. Crane, who has lately returned home
after five years residence In Bombay.
was we'll attended, Notwithstanding the
e severe storm. DR.. Crane gave very
graphic account of the matter, making
some of the points still clearer by illus
tratiOns.
l. Two searches were made by the officers
r here last Thursday. Whiskey was found
in one place and at the bottling estab
lishment of Kidder & Son seven half
e barrels of lager were seized. The hear
1. ing on the beer question was held Mon
day before Justice Mcleod, States AT
torney Fish prosecuting. The cour
- decided that the beer must be returned t
- its owners. The other case has not beer
= disposed of.
tramp named Knight was brough
here from New Haven on sunday by
Is Deputy Sheriff Caldwell and jailed TO
j. safekeeping till Monday. when he wa
tried before Justice ID. A. Roleau at New
Haven and sentenced 10 six months il
p, the house of correction. He was ar
rested at the Spring Grove camp ground
where he took bath in the spring sup
DlNll2 water " lilC NdlllpNlS anu hi'
-, other unpleasant things.
50 There will be no preaching at the Bap
m fist church next Sunday. The Sunda,
school and Christian Endeavor meeting
will be as usual, at II and 6 80 O'Clock
- respectively. The Christian EndeavO
!" topic is, "That ye bear much fruit;
y, reference, John 10 :l-l4; leader, Mrs
nj f. 7. Parrow. A business meeting O
H. the church, to elect delegates to the Ad
olson County association, will be hel
Immediately after Sunday school.
e. An alarm of fire at o'clock yesterda
NC morning was occasloned by the discover
"' of large amount of smoke in the barbe
shop at the Addison House, which
cd under the office. The firemen turne
m, out, but their services was not needed
nd the cause of the trouble having bee
quickly discovered. A new fireplace
the Office is among the improvement
. recently added and when a hot fire ws
. built in it the timbers underneath wei
charred.
The local telephone exchange has col
siderably extended its business of lat
Instruments have been or are to be place
! in the residences of w. w. Wood, ii.
Bryant, b. S. lockwood and NJ. S. Car
! in the stores of Bond Bros, +. p. Cusl
| man and r. S. Benedict in the offices
| d. w. Smith, Button 81 Button, L.
Allen and the freight office. and one
the court house. An Office has bee
| opened in Ripton at the store of &.
l Hodges.
| AS is elsewhere announced, Memoir
! day is to be observed at West Salisbul
| tomorrow with great enthusiasm. III
| local ethan Allen chapter of Daug
| tiers of the American Revolution are
J attend, and, with the members of Il
Rutland chapter. who are coming up
special train, Will be entertained
S. lunch by Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus Smi
at Shard villa. w. p. Russell Graz