The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-09-07
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j. G, Wellington Esq. sold a pair
Il Of matched horses, last week for eleven
hundred dollars, cash in hand.
SHEEP NOT ALL DEAD YET lA-E. RI
Clay, Esq. last week, sold Buck to Mr.. |
Booth of Illinois for $50 ihJcash. h J
q The Fall term of the College will |
commence on Thursday of this week The
prospects for the Freshman class is about
as usual.
b.. Sixteen persons united with the Con-
gregational Church last Sunday, fourteen
on profession of faith and two by letter
Nine were baptized e. NJT .t e. i
The old line of telegraph poles along
the R. &. B. Railroad have been disman-
tied, and the local wire has now been put
Upon the same line of poles with the |
through wires. tt.,..J
We are told that Rev. g. Graves, !
formerly Rector of st. Stephens church, |
III in this place. has resigned his position as
rector of the Manchester church and his
resignation has been accepted.
William Arnold, better known as
"Bil Arnold" of Salisbury, was last week
arrested and lodged in the, Middlebury |
1. Jail for obtaining money hnder false pre-
lenses.
Mr.. Frederic S. Plumley, of the |
east part of this town, formerly of New
Haven, died at his residence last Thurs
day. Mr.. Plumley was much respected,
and well known throughout the county.
VI A huge Gen. Grant tomato was
showed into our sanctum yesterday which
weighed pound and two ounces. 1t is
delicious looking fruit, and is undoubted-.I
ly good as it looks. Twas raised by l..
8L.Wright, ESQ. of Cornwall +
Prof. George N. Weber has under
taken to supply the Congregational pull
pit during the next year, in addition tol
his ordinary duties at the College. His
first sermon last Sunday morning was on
the duties of church members to the
church.
Prof Gorse delivered free lecture
at the Court House last Saturday evening
in which he pitched into acknowledging
doctors ferociousy. The lecture was I'M
doubtedly designed as an advertisement
for wandering disciple of Aesculapius
who is at present in town. ...
we are lnueDteu 10 Henry Nldrk TSQ.
Secretary of the State Agricultural Society
for list of premiums offered at the nine
teenth Annual Fair to be held at Burling-
ton on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Z and Friday September IA, 10, l6and II.
The annual address will be delivered from
the stand on Thursday afternoon.
The Middlebury Republicans in eau
Gus last evening, unanimously nominated
Calvin Hill to represent the town in the
next General Assembly. The following
Justice Ticket was put in nomination -
Ira w. Clark, John H. Simmons, John
w. Stewart, Elliot n. Stearns, Norman
Mcleod, Lyman +. Knapp, jed. S.
Bushnell, e. J. Matthews.
GIVE US THE Postmasters
Town Clerks, and friends throug bout the
County and in this section, are requested
to send us full returns of to-day's election
in their respective towns by the first mail
after the polls are closed Give us the
vote for State and County officers names
Of the Justices elected, aud name and
politics of the Representative chosen, so
that we may publish full returns in our
next weeks paper.
Charles H. and Luke Piper of Sails
bury were arrested on the Camp ground
on Friday last, for selling liquor They
were brought before Justice LAngdon of
I'd u New Haven and after examination were
sentenced to thirty days in the county
Jail and to pay costs ofprosecution. They
were brought to Middlebury the same
night. These young men had two gallon
jugs in their possession, one of which was
empty There are now three Piper
brothers in our County Jail.
New DRUG SToRE.-Case x Rider,
of Brandon, have opened a Drug Store in
Severances block and filled it with a
complete assortment of fresh drugs and
medicines. They are prepared to put up
| physicians prescriptions in the most up.
on short notice. They have also an as
sortment of fancy goods and articles us.
ually found in a drug store. Their store
is fitted up beautifully and is most attrac
tive in appearance, and their facilities fol
doing their business are complete in every
respect But best of all they are exper
fenced and careful druggists. ThereneeC
1. be no fear that mistakes will occur in thu
material they are putting up. DR.. Cas-
has SO long and so successfully carried oil
the business in Brandon that his reputa
ton has preceded him here, and nothin,
need be said Mr.. Rider is gentleman
of culture, graduate of our college, ant
Il ] has had considerable experience in tn
basiness in which he is engaged. Tn
people of Addison county will gladl,
welcome the new firm, and we predict 70
them large measure of success. Sc
their announcement in another column.
The village of Middlebury was arous
ed little before three O'Clock yesterda
morning, by the cry of fire, and brigh
light in the direction of the railroad depo
caused the crowd to hasten that way. |
was soon discovered that the Steame
VALLEY Queen" was in flames and pa
saving "a friend at our elbow report
that the Captain and crew were all save
except the engineer,) The boat had bee
4 lying high and dry in its shed for abol
a year, not having run this season.
must have been the work of an incendiar
or idler who had taken too much cree
water the day before,-though it was dr..
.. ly suggested by spectators who we
watching the flames, that it might hal
49, been"spontaneous combustion" or, fri
ton of the machinery or, sit might ha'
been struck with lightning The stear
er was owned by company OF citize