Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-06-16

The Lincoln & Bristol telephone COM
pany is extending its line to East Middle
bury and down the state via Salisbury.
This week force of men were at work
putting in line of poles Poles are al
ready up along the Salisbury road,
though wires are not yet strung.
Arthur, the four-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Dunlap of Seymour street.
who has been i'll with pleuro-pneumoni
for two weeks past, had an operation
performed on Monday morning for the
removal of liquid from the cavity of the
chest. Doctors Martin and Russell per-
formed the operation successfully.
The Fort Edward Collegiate Institute
held its list commencement from the
10th to the 18th inst. On Saturday
evening an address before the literary
societies of the institute was given by
Prof. w. w. McGilton of Middlebury
college. Mrs. McGilton's name appears
in the list of the examining committee
for 1890.
The Rutland Evening News ascertalns
that in Chttenden county there is one
government liquor license to every 25S
of population. This proportion leads
the state. Washington county stands
second with one license to BIS people.
Addison county divides third place with
Bennington and Caledonia, having one
license to about $50 of population.
1t is suggested, now that the gaso-
line stove season is setting in, that
housewives remember this: If you have
gasoline fire throw flour, meal or sand
on it: never water. Flour, meal or
sand will smother the fire at once water
will only spread it. Fix this in your
mind so it will come handy when you
need it.
Next Sunday is Odd Fellows anniver-
sary Sunday, and special services
will be held in st. Stephens Epis-
copal church at II o'clock a. M, Rev.
Mr.. Forsythe officiating. All Odd
Fellows are invited to be present. Lake
Dunmore lodge will meet at their hall in
Dyer block at l0a. M, sharp, and after
the services will repair to the cemetery,
there to do service work for departed
brothers.
The special issue of the Undergraduate
containing the report of the conference of
Latin teachers and the Roman drama is
now ready for distribution. The report
Of the proceedings of the conference is
very full, and extended abstracts of the
addresses are given. Several pages also
are devoted to the play. Copies may be
obtained at sixteen cents each upon APP
plication to the business manager of the
Undergraduate.
The fine showers of Wednesday noon
and yesterday morning did wonders to
freshen up vegetation. About ZIG of
an inch fell Wednesday and of an inch
yesterday morning. The first was
sucked into the earth quickly, hardly
any water passing off in runways aside
from the paved streets, indicating the
extreme dryness of the earth. These
showers were followed yesterday after
noon by good soaking rain, which will
kill all drouth rumors for some time to
come.
An item in this column last week
called attention to the crying need of
more modern houses for tenants in this
village. As proof of the statement that
such houses would find tenants at once,
attention is called to the story of new
cottage in the village, with furnace and
electric lights. The owner did not take
possession at once and the unfounded
rumor was started that the building
would be rented. Within a short time
the owner was overwhelmed with APP
plicatiOns to rent, all of which he of
course refused. Here is fine chance
for some idle capital.
Small boys take to the water naturally.
The knowledge of this fact brings terror
to the hearts of mothers of small boys
on the approach of hot weather. jack
son the artist knows this. He's got
boy of his own. Instead of forbidding
Dane to go within mile of the river on
a hot day. the matter has been arbitrated
and compromise agreed upon. Mr..
Jackson accompanies the boy down the
river on every suitable afternoon, and
mothers are invited to send their BOYS
along, with the assurance that no harm
will come to them under this watchful
care.