Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-05

w. w. Wells of Sandy Hill, N. Y, was
In town Tuesday. Called here by the
illness T. f. Wells, his brother.
Henry F. joys new gentemen's fur
nshing goods store in the old postoflice
is now completely stocked and ready for
customers.
The spring fever appears to be raging
even among the dogs. A number have
appeared on the streets with their tails
dyed green.
Milton A. Brooks, now travelling for
the Deering Harvest company of Chi
cago, was in town during the week. He
left yesterday.
A carload of fine horses was shipped
from here during the week, bound for
the Boston market. They were in
charge of w. B. Brown.
r. NJ. Chapmans Roaring brook saw
mills have started in for big job. Dur
ing the winter Mr.. Chapman has secured
about 100000 feet of logs.
A. j. Blackmer began stocking the old
Wales store this week with his line of
furniture and undertakers' goods, repairs
having been completed therefor.
C. II. Witherell and son Stowell of
Cornwall, who last fall went to South
Africa with a lot of merlno sheep for
that market, have returned home.
While the section men were burning
grass between the "dry bridges" last
Friday, the flames got beyond control
and hose team was called into action.
Sunday last was a phenomenon in
April weather. The heat Wed with the
dust in adding to the dog-day i'm
preston. The mercury reached 81 at
noon.
Letters with the following addresses
Bingham, Mrs. Ida Burritt, Pat Dillon,
Mr. Fred jackson, Mrs. July Grow, Mr..
Bert Hire.
This is housekeeping time. Call at
the REGISTER Office and secure, while
they last, package of our choice old
newspapers for laying under carpets and
recovering shelves.
John Calvin and family, who were
called here by the death of Mr.. Galvin's
mother, returned to their home in
Bratteboro yesterday. Mr.. Galvin's
father and sister went down with them.
A drive out on the East Middlebury
road reveals the fact that many farm
houses are undergoing extensive repairs,
amounting to rebuilding, while num-
Der of new residences are being erected.
Arrangements have been made with
the u. V. NJ, Glee and Mandolin club to
give a concert here the Both of May for
the benefit of Union lodge, No. ,. They
come well recommended and a fine con-
cert Is expected.
There was big "run' on the REGIS
TER office Friday and Saturday last for
fish signs for posting streams. From
the number of signs sold it is evident
that the usual number of preserves will
be maintained hereabouts.
The Wargraph entertainment advertis-
ed for next Thursday and Friday even
ings promises to be something of unusual
interest. The great battles of the late
war presented in moving pictures is
certainly something new.
"The REGISTER is a welcome guest in
my Michigan home. 1t is like a weekly
visit from a friend in my old Middlebury
home. find no town paper in the wes
anything like it," writes Mrs. Della A
Belden of st. Joseph, Mich.
Donnelly's Minstrel company has Sc
cured May 81 as a date for the presenta
ton of the show at the opera house il
Mddlebury. Tommy DOnnelly, the com
edian, whose home is in Springfield
Mass, is the head of the company.
Not to be outdone by the hackman
Rob Steele, the drayman, appeared or
the street last week in livery com
posed of "stove pipe" hat of "uncer
tain" age and blue coat. The fashion
: appears to be spreading in the village.
Although the season has been of tn,
very poorest for maple sugar, generally
speaking, in individual cases some gooC
amounts have been made. VIII Mills
one of our enterprisng farmers, is sale
to have made within a few pounds of :
ton of sugar this spring.
The game between Middlebury college
and the Rutland institute team last Sat
urday resulted in the defeat of the lOca
team by one run, the score being ! ! to 10
I A game will be played on the home
J grounds next Monday, the visiting team
being the Vermont academy nine.
, The entertainment and sale of the
) ladies of the Episcopal church, hello
Wednesday night, was very successful
> a good attendance marked the occasion
The dramatic presentation was mucl
enjoyed, and altogether the ladies fee
that their efforts were amply rewarded.
Last Monday noon collision occurred
! between O. =. MoOre's delivery Wagon
; and James Howker, bicycle rider The
delivery wagon turned into the Ham
mond yard on Washington street just al
the bcyclist came along on the sidewalk
and mix-up followed No damage was
done.