Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1903-05-01
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.


has resumed his position at r. S. Bene-
diets.
Some of the most interesting news is
found every week in the Want and For
Sale and Local Notice columns. Be sure
and read these each week.
Weeks and Williamson shipped 1870
calves and 50 hogs Monday. The mar
ket for calves is way off and to 81
cents was the top price paid. Hogs were
in steady demand and 81 tie 6 cents per
pound was paid.
There was petty lawsuit before
Justice Foote Tuesday afternoon over
S645. Frank Shackett VS. Nelson Marseils,
that attracted quite number to Russell
& Cushman's office. Russell for plaintiff
and Dickens for defendant.
A committee of leading citizens of Yer
gennes was in town Tuesday inspecting
the village water system. Vergennes
contemplates giving up the deadly river
water and substituting a spring water
system. Editor McCuen is a leading
spirit in this enterprise.
Active operations will commence
next week on the fine new business
block to be erected by the Methodist
society on the site of the Burt and
81 ackmer stores. Jackson's "hencoop"
office will be moved and his Office will
be with George f. Marshall, but laundry
work can be left in the same place as
usual.
The Addison County Ministerial
association held a very profitable and
interesting meeting here Tuesday after
noon with a large attendance. There
were papers and talks by the folowing
\ e Il
Rev. G. NJ. Jones of Whiting, "Calvin's
Work and Influence review by r.. II.
Davies of Vergennes: Through Science
to Faith by n. Smyth.
Ira Taylor is making rapid progress
on his new brick block ON the site of
"Pine Hall" The frame is up and
covered and the steel roof is on The
masons are rushing the brick work
along rapidly. The first floor will be
divided into three rooms. Mr.. TAYLOR
will occupy the two north stores for his
restaurant and dining room, and the
rooms next the Gee Sisters block will be
occupied as barber shop. The second
story will be fitted up for a dance hall.
Mr.. Taylor hopes to have the block fin
ished by June.
Matters have been very quiet in polio
circles for the past two weeks and only
four cases have been heard. all before
Justice FoOte Alfred and William
Lewis, two boys aged II and 10 respect
lively, were brought before the court from
Hancock charged with breaking into "a
store in that town. They were sent to
the Industrial School at Nergennes for
the remainder of their minority +. j.
Taylor plead guilty to a charge of intoXi-
cation and was fined S12.1 including
costs. John Sheridan also plead guilty
TO the same charge and was assessed
$12.10.
Edward Fales, who has been ailing
for some time. died at his late home on
Case street, Sunday morning. He is
survived by a mother, Mrs William
Fales, with whom he lived, sister. Mrs
G. F. Rich. and brother Frank Fales
The funeral was held at the home, Tues
day afternoon at 80. Rev. w. T,
Forsythe, rector of st. Stephens Episco-
pal church, officiated, and the interment
was in the family plot in the Case street
cemetery. The bearers We're George
Chaffee, George Mead Walter Forbes
and Gideon Abbey. The floral tributes
were large and beautiful. and testified
to the esteem in which he was held by
host of friends. He was 80 years of age,
and a very popular young man.
The sudden death of Timothy Sullivan
at his hone on South Street April 90,
after a short illness, from pneumonia,
was IA great surprise to Il wide circle of
friends and relatives. The funeral was
largely attended Monday, and the floral
tributes We're very fine. Father Daley
Council, Knights of Columbus, of which
he was an influential member attended
in body. He is survived by two daugh
tiers, Mrs. j. w. Lawrence and Miss
Nellie Sullivan of this village and four
sons, James Sullivan of Boston and Will
liam, Frank and Arthur of this village.
The bearers We're Mark Bissett, John
BOudreau, Isaac Lavonche, NJ. Wheaton.
Michael Halpin and Gilbert Dumas. 1t
is a curious co-incident that Mr.. Sullivan
died from the same disease that his wife
died from nine years ago and both We're
buried on the 9th day of April. Rarely,
if ever was there IA larger attendance at a
funeral in Middlebury, than this.