Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-04-28


Yarmouth Junction, Me.
The final touches to the exterior of
Battell block are being made this week
in the copper roofing of the tower.
The Lincoln & Bristol telephone COM
pany has had force of men putting up
poles and stringing wires about town
this week.
G. f. Towne has leased a hotel in
Granville, n. Y, and on Monday last
his household effects were shipped for
that point.
The mains for extending the village
water system to include the marble
mills have been received, and work on
the extension will begin at once.
c. l.. Nutting has had the lawns sur
rounding his house on Cross street
graded up and rolled, greatly improving
their appearance for the summer.
The annual convention of the w. G.
r. u. of Addison county will be held in
Starksboro on May 81 and June |. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Fletcher were visit
ing in Albany during the week. Mr.
d ltlCIltT ltlul w cuhCSud1 niSub'
Mrs. Fletcher will remain about ten days.
The trout fishing season opens next
Monday and as the state law opens all
privately posted streams not privately
stocked. the local fishermen are sharpen
ing their hooks and digging bait.
The first meeting of the Central YER
mont railway company was held in ST..
A 1ln,. Iaa 81 arr Stnu ort ,,I
C. NJ. Wilds of this village are among
the new directors then elected.
The first base ball game of the season
for Middlebury college takes place to-
morrow on the home grounds. The OPP
ponents are the Rutland Institute boys,
and warm game is anticipated.
The candidates for the Merrill prize in
the college have been appointed as fol-
lows: F. j. Bailey, w. NJ. Barnard, r.
L. Carr, d. F. Clark, j. f. Parker, B. L.
Stafford, II. c. Tong and A. w. White.
In renewing his subscription to the
REGISTER, j. B. Cherbino of San Angelo,
Tex, notes that the cattle industry
down there is booming, but he adds that
"the sheep business has all gone to
sticks"
Mrs. George NJ. Fletcher, who has
spent the past six weeks at the Hotel
Ponce de Leon. st. Augustine, Fla,
reached here on Saturday last. She re-
turned to her home in Clarendon Springs
yesterday.
: Mrs. Pierce, mother of Mrs. ]. NJ
Bosley of South street, died at the home
of her daughter last Saturday. The
funeral was held Monday morning, the
remains being shipped to Keeseville, N
V, for interment.
Lake DunmOre is having a lively boon
/ since the cutting up of the west shore
into building lots and their sale to pri
vate parties. One of the new cottages i:
the property of w. n. Bacon of our new
, marble mills firm.
l W. F. Courtney, former mayor Of
Lowell, Mass died last week in tina
city. 1t will be recalled that Mr.. Court
3 nev's wife was Miss Alice Brouliette 0
3 Middlebury. The family resided her
about ten years ago
The Battell Hose company was en-
tertained Tuesday night by Mr.. anC
WI o. - as Duhihcs az VII HUM
on Court street. The company pre-
| scented the young couple with toile
set as wedding present.
Last Tuesday afternoon a hay BARI
| belonging TO Miles Oliver, near Leicester
l was struck by lightning and completed,
burned. 1t is said there was larg
quantity of hay stored in the structure
4 all of which went up in smoke.
= The store room formerly occupied b,
, b F. Wales is receiving a thorough over
hauling, replastering and repapering
preparatory TO receiving its new occu
pant, A. j. Backmer, whose advertise
p ment will be found in this issue OF
!, page 3.
Professor Howard was the guest o
n the Tichenor club at Bennington las
=, Monday evening and gave an address OIL
+ the character and motives of the Puritan
b which is praised by the Banner as replet
with historical interest and incapable o
abstract.
b f. Marshall, son of George +
" Marshall of this village, who has bee
n taking course in the New York HomeC
pathic college and hospital. will grad
uate this spring. He has received a
II appointment in the Hahnemann hospita
,, New York city.
1t Lake Dunmore lodge, F. and A. NJ
# celebrated the S0th anniversary of tn
Q founding of the order by a banquet a
the Addison House. a large number @
h members were present. The banque
9 was preceded by a meeting of the lodge
u A dance followed.
II z Mrs. Theresa Durkee, aged 60, died 8
# the home OF her daughter, Mrs. G.. "
o Fassett, on Franklin street Tuesda
d morning. The body was taken to Har
n eock Wednesday for nterment in tn
Family lot. Rev. Mr.. Gooding performe
IA short service at the house.
NJ. r. Butterfield, the hack man, nov
appears in livery, including high-ha
. whirh is several DOints npatpr than any