Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-04-13
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

The new clerk in Remick & Dickin-
sons i. Hayden Durand of Brandon
VIM. f. Bcknel of Bristol is visiting
his daughter, Mrs X. ;. Benedict, this
week.
The break in the marble mill machinery
proved to be light one and work was
resumed ON Monday.
f. G. Partridge was in the village
Monday on his way to Proctor, after a
short visit home in East Mlddlehurv.
The windows of the various millinery
stores about town are perfect dreams"
these days. with their arrays of Easter
hats
Large numbers of logs came down the
river from Brandon on Friday and Satur-
dav for the Green Mountain Pulp com
panv's mills.
Clinton Smith arrived from Washing
ton Saturday and remained over Sunday
visiting relatives in the village He left
on Monday noon.
A. will lie seen by notice elsewhere
printed, the BARRIERS of the village have
decided to close at 6 o'clock p. IN. on
Thursdays hereafter.
President Brainerd of Middlebury
college preached at the Congregational
church in VergeDnes at the morning and
evening services last sunday.
Letters addressed to +. NJ. Crane,
Esq John NJ. Foss, Miles !Iazleton,
Frank +. Taylor and F. c. King, Esq
are at the postoilite unclaimed.
| William Chcnette, better know as
pat" Chenette, writes that he was to
sail from Boston on April 10, bound for
/ Paris. France. for the summer.
/ a considerable quantity of pulp logs is
coming in by wagon, indicating the poor
season for hauling which the contractors
passed through during the winter.
! Harry Covert. who recently removed
his barber Shop TO the building next
south the bridge, has put in "A fine
billiard table to run in connection.
The Moore me4t-market is undergoing
/ Improvements preparatory to its change
of proprietors. Large show windows
have been put in the front this week.
The Bristol railway expects to put on
"a new passenger train in May which will
connect with the afternoon north hound
! flyer and the evening SOuth-bound local.
The separators and other machinery
for the new cooperative creamery reach
ed Middlebury early in the week and are
being PUT in position and made ready to
start operations.
Our county corrcsp ondents this week
give varied reports of maple sugar max
ing: bat in most eases the reports are
that the output i of fine quality and ex-
ceptOnal abundance.
The road commissioners of the county
met yesterday forenoon at the Addison
House with state commissioner W. Il.
Wall of Randolph. Permanent roads
was the subject of discussion, and pro-
fltable meeting resulted.
Or. and Mrs. George c. Halter of New
Iork.were the guests of Mrs. IIaller's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. !. +. Kingsley,
the past week. They left Yesterday for
Denver. Col, where Dr. IIaller will es-
tablish himself in his profession.
The collector of water taxes reports
receipts coming in more slowly than
usual. As next Monday, the 10th inst,
is the limit of time allowed for payment.
those who have neglected to settle
should call and pay up before the above
date.
The comedy Mr.. Bob" will be pre-
scented in the town hail May $, by mem
bers of the high school, under the
auspices of the NJ. II ;. Athletic as
ISOLATION. RChearsals have already been
In progress some time, and the entertain
ment promises to be one of the best Of
the season.
Ira ii. Dayton, late of Co. f, 18th Ohio
Vol. Inf, Mexican war, died last Thurs
day at the Vermont Soldiers Home lie
was admitted to the home April 2l, 1892,
from Middlebury. He has been cared
for in the hospital for the past five years
and his death was caused from Old age
and the grip.
The state of Vermont, having dis
pensed with the time-honored observance
of the annual Fast Day, all who believe
in the principles underlying it can Join in
the services which have for lagos" been
observed in the church on Good Friday.
Special notice was given last week, and
all will be welcome.
In sanding i'm a local notice C.. r.