The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-04-13
6 BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
MiddIebury.

weeks. Tie upper school on the East
side will be under the instruction of Miss
Richardson assisted ny Miss Walker, and
the Primary school by Miss Hackett.
The upper school on the West side, Miss
Goodrich, Primary, Miss Rowley.
The musical amateurs of Middle.
bury and vicinity assembled at the Lec~
ture Room of the Congregational church
in this village, last Wednesday evening
and organized Choral Society for prac-
tice, preparatory to participation in the
National Musical Peace Jubilee, TO be held
in Boston, on the 18th, 10th, and 18th Of
June next. The following officers were
elected; President, Hon, Dugald Stew
ait; Vice-President, M. A, Munroe
Secretary, Edison Doud, New Haven
Treasurer, N. p. Barbour; Librarian, II.
L. Sheldon; Pianist, James Porter, Corn
wall Director, G. F, Stone.
Mary Reddy was fined SO and costs
by Justice Slade, on Friday, for stealing
calico at Beckwith & Co.'S.
"A contribution of about $500 was
taken at the Methodist church last SIN
day, for missions,
Rev, j. B, Cook, of Ticonderoga,
N. Y, is expected to occupy the Congres
gational pulpit in this place several Sab
baths, beginning next Sunday.
Mr.. John Morrison of this village,
died on Friday, of lingering illness
which terminated in consumption, at the
age of 81 years. The funeral was attens
ded by large number of our citizens,
from his late residence on South Pleasant
Street, on Sunday afternoon. g..
The Addison Association of Congre4
gational ministers will meet at the resia
dence of Rev. H. f. Leavitt, in this viii
lage on Tuesday, the 9th inst.
Work is again commenced upon the
schoolhouse where it has been suspended
for several months. The building is de-
stined to be one OF the finest in the State,
and will be finished for occupancy early
in the fall,
Commendable progress is apparent on
the new store building in process Of erec-
ton by o. Severance Esq, under the
immediate direction of Mr.. G. w. Dorm,
master builder. The frame is nearly up
and the parts which can be prepared in
the shops are nearly ready for the build
ing. The stores are to be completed and
ready for occupancy, by the first of June
One store will be filled with dry goods
and groceries by Barker 6 Ross of Yer
gennes, and the other will be occupied by
o. S. Dickinson, on one side, for his jew
elry &C., and by o. d. Case of Brandon,
on the other side, for drugs and medi-
Ncines.
The new mill of Partridge, Downer,
& Allen is to be, when finished, a most
complete and comprehensive establishment.
Besides the saw-mill proper, there are sew
eral circular saws &C., and the second
story is TO be finished into a sash and blind
factory. All the machinery is to be first.
class
One Of the most important no, ements
in the line of improvements in the busis
ness OF the village, is the fitting up by
Ticknor & Goodrich, of the building for-
merly known as the old Rutherford mill,
into firstsclass Touring establishment
The repairs are being pushed with the
utmost speed, compatible with the greatest
possible perfection in all its parts. Be-
ginning with the wheeIpit which is dug
out of the solid ledge, and large enough to
contain five wheels with the connected
machinery, an inspection convinces one
that there is no possibility of failure here,
for every difficulty is anticipated. The
first floor is TO be devoted to the grinding
OF plaster and the best of machinery is tc
be put in. There is delivery on a
level with the ground The second hool
will be used for the coarser work of The
grlstmill proper. The third floor for the
finer and custom work, has the most com
plete and perfect arrangements and ma
chinery for its work, to combine rapidly
with perfection of products. This foo
has also ground entrance and delivery
and in the front OF it is the Office and stor,
room. On the fourth floor are the bolt
and other apparatus connected with tn,
mills below, and also grain bins which are
80 arranged that the grain can be movet
to the mills by the power of its own weigh
There is complete system of elevators 70
every purpose needed. One great desid
alum attained, is large mill yard an(
shed room which will be appreciated b,
the farmers; and another is the possibilit
of having plenty of light, and good circu
iation OF dry air through the establish
ment.
There are certain proposed improves
ments of the village, and among these WI
should not omit to notice the contemplate
erection of number of tenement house
by MIR. Mynderse Yale, on Court Street
OF improvements which ought to b
contemplated there are large number
not the least of which is the providing {
hearse which is suitable to the wants c
the community. At present we hay
only a relic of pioneer construction, hui
after the model of the "Deacon's On
Hoss Shay" apd having done servic
about as long. 1t is sadly out of keepin
with all the surroundings of a moder
funeral. Five hundred dollars iudiciousI
expended would set us right in tn
matter, or, private enterprise might a,
complish the same object, relying upo
the patronage of the people for compensf