The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-06-21
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE MIDpLEBuRY /:
Middlebury.

Middlebury.
Great bargains in piques Scotc
ginghams, grenadines, French cambria
and organdy muslins at f. r. Clay's.
Our lady readers will note and rca,
the article on I'd page-on emancipa
tion entitled Rub-Board Bondage.
ACCIDENT. - Henry Nichols, son O
William Nichols, of this village had one o
his thumbs nearly severed one day las
week on the circular saw which is on ex
hibition at the wooden factory.
DIR. W. G. Tilden, formerly of thi.
place, now Assistant Chemist of the De.
partment of Agriculture, Washington, has
been elected Professor of Chemistry in
the Georgetown Medical College
FISH SroRY.--Mr L. b. Parker and
his son Bradford recently caught one
hundred and eighty fine trout from one
hole in a brook in the east part Of this
town. That might be called good fishing.
Rev. Edward p. Hooker has formal
ly signfied his acceptance of the call to
the pastorate of the Middlebury Congre-
gational church but cannot enter upon
his new field of labor Immediately.
Rev Lewis Grout preached at the
Congregational church on Sunday, pre-
senting the cause of the Missionary AS
ISOLATION for the education of the freed
men, after which collection was taken
The denizens occupying Scvcrance's
block have made complaints to the au.
thorities against certain persons who as.
semble about the doors and steps and
commit nuisances. A word to the wise
is sufficient
"A festival will be held at the Lee
ture Room of the Methodist church in
Middlebury this afternoon and evening.
Strawberries, ice-cream, cakes, lemonade,
&c, will be furnished at reasonable rates.
All are invited to attend.
=. A.'Leland's Young Put will here
after be at Louis Hopes in this village,
tor the service Of mares 1t was not de-
signed until quite recently to use him this
season, which accounts for the refilsals
heretofore
AT the Caucus for the nomination. Of
delegates to the State Convention held in
the Town Room last Friday evening Ira
w. Clark was elected chairman and l..
2. Knapp Secretary. Delegates, Calvin
Hill, l.. ID. Eldredge: Substitutes James
M. Slade and Justus Cobb
The warm weather suggests fans.
Apropos of this suggestion call at Dick
inson d Co.'S and see what splendid as
sortment Of them they have and while
there just look at beautiful set of dia-
mond jewelry, which may properly be
spoken Of in superlative terms.
NOT TO BE ToLERArED.-Saturday even
ings for some time past our sidewalks
have been entirely blocked up by assem-
blages ofpersons who stand still and conf
pei decent people to turn out into the
travelled road among the teams. We,
perhaps, ought to think that the above
named persons commit such nuisances I'M
thinkingly, yet it must be stopped,so those
in authority say.
The following is Il list OF those hav-
ing unclaimed letters remaining in the
Middlebury Post Office, June 20, 1870 I
Ladies,-Mrs. Martha Bennett, Hannah
Coylen, Jane Coardman, Mary +. Prin-
die, Lucy p. Terrence, Misses Martha NJ.
Clark, Vida Smith, Mary Buchanan,
Mandy Martin. Gents, &C. Tay lor, Field
Pierce, Joseph Mosler, Rev. J. X. Met
calf, l.. l. Lawrence, Richard f. Buch-
AMMAN. Eddie G.. Child, Geo. H. Thomas,
Erdia Taylor. Those calling for any of
the above, please say " advertised"
A. S. Tracy, p. VI.
The tax payers in Mddlebury will
bear in mind that the time for paying the
town tax to the Town Treasurer, James
Mcdonald, expires on the 30th day Of
June. On all money paid on or before
that day, to liquidatc the town tax, dis
count of S per cent. is made As our
town tax this year IS 100 cents on the
dollar, it behooves all to make an extra
effort to pay the same and save the 3 per
cent themselves, and aid the town with
money to pay the current expenses. If
not paid on or before the 30th of June.
the per cent. is not deducted
The entertainment to be given by the
young ladies and gentlemen in the School
House Hall, Wednesday eve, June ODD,
promises to be fine affair Competent
persons who have been present at the re-
hearsals declare the rendition Of the parts
to be unusually fine. Sheridans old
comedy, The Rivals, is to be brought out
in costume, and the sde-spltting farce,
My Turn Next, will close the entertain
ment. The music is in the hands of our
best musicians. Admission 80 cents.
Reserved seats 90 cents. The proceeds
are to used for the benefit of the Ladies'
Circulating Library,
Col. j. W. Robinson, widely known
for his connection with the telegraph
business, especially in the central and
northern portions of this state, left this
city June 4th, with his family, for Mid
dlebury, w., where he has purchased a
small farm, and intends to devote himself
to the primal calling of man--the cult
walton of the earth. Col. Robinson has
been an active and enterprising citizen,
and We regret to lose him from the city.
We can most cheerfully commend him to
the people of Middlebury, and congratu-
late them on receiving so good citizen.
We wish him success in his new calling,
and long years of happiness-Concord
IN. H. Democrat.
We cordially welcome the Colonel to
Middlebury.
SUNDAY School EXCURSION Con-
gregational Sunday School and members
of the church and congregation are invit-
ed to join an excursion to Burlington and
Plattsburgh ria steamer "Oakes Ames,"
to start from Middlebury. at G., o'clock
a. NJ, on Wednesday June 20. Tickets
may be procured at l.angworthy a Bonds
and at n. p. Barbour's. Price for the