Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-08-12

| rebuilding of the graded school building
which was burned last spring, and he
now has a large number of teams at
work drawing it from the mill on the
| mountain.
John Tighe and other officers of the
Middlebury Marble Workers union have
written the following to the Rutland
Herald mo unfair marble from any of
the firms whose men are out on strike is
being handled here, and will not be until
present trouble is settled"
The person guilty of dumping lot of
carrion over the bridge should be vigor
ously punished by the authorities
| Swanton Courier. This applies to this
town as well as Swanton. Things are
| dumped into the river and from the
bridge every day that would land the
bumpers in the workhouse if the author
tiles did their duty. Look up the law
relating to pollution of streams.
Alfred L. Bowler is meeting with
good success taking subscriptions for the
best campaign books. Living Issues of
the Campaign of 1904" The work is in
two volumes, one giving the democratic
side and the other the republican. Both
are profusely illustrated with portraits of
the candidates and leading men in each
party. He is also taking subscriptions
for the "Triumphal Life of President
| Roosevelt"
The Battell Hose Co., who were
recently defeated at ball game, enter
tanned the Volunteer Hose Co. in the
lower part of the town hall Friday
evening. Speeches We're made by differ
ent members of the department and re-
| freshments were served. a very
| pleasant evening was enjoyed Ar
rangement were partly made for another
| game which will be played in the near
future on the college campus.
The Rutland Herald says: IF. L.
Hamilton of Salisbury, secretary of the
Addison County Agricultural society,
was in town yesterday distributing pos
tiers announcing the Goth annual fair Of
that organization to be held at Middle
bury the Goth and 31st and September |
and 9 The fair has always been well
patronized from this section and there
are indications that the present year will
show no falling off in this respect"
Abraham Ladue well known and re-
spected citizen of this village, died at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Walter Mar
tin. on Washington St., Monday evening
after lingering illness. at the age of Sc
years. He is survived by two daughters,
the one with whom he lived and one
who resides i'm the west The funeral
was held in the St. Mary's Catholic
church Wednesday morning at 8 o'block
Rev. Father Shannon, rector of the
church, ofiiciated and the interment was
in the Catholic cemetery.
Joseph Tisdale was arrested by officer
f. NJ. Day and was brought before
Justice Dickens Saturday on a charge of
intoXication. He was tried and ac-
quilted. Salem Goyette was also ar
rested by F.. NJ. Day and taken before
Justice Dickens on a charge of dis
orderly conduct and making threats.
Napoleon Hunt was the complainant and
the case was tried by a jury. The evil
dence was so contradicting that the jury
rendered a verdict of not guilty. and
GOyette was discharged. John Cham
pin was also, brought in by Constable
Day, and after considerable talking he
came in and pleaded guilty to intoXica-
ton. AS this was his second offence he
was fined S21 "a which he made ar
rangement to pay and was discharged.
The following letter from the fourth
assistant postmaster general, j. ID. Bris-
TOW. to Postmaster F. II. Foss of Yer
lennes, will be of interest to those living
on the several free delivery routes out
from every town: Replying to your in
quiries of recent date you are informed
that unavailable matters such as medi-
cine in liquid form ordered by telephone
and brought to the Office for delivery to
patrons on rural routes may be de-
iivered by the carriers outside of the
mails, compensation for such delivery 10y
carriers to be paid by the patrons
Rural carriers are permitted to deliver
unavailable packages of provisions when
brought by merchant who states the
goods were ordered by telephone, the
carrier to receive his fee from patron tC
whom the delivery is made. Articles OF
packages which are mailable are subject
to the rules regarding mail matter in
Guiding the payment of postage thereon