The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-08-16
MliooIeburp 8eeister .
TUESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1870.
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
TnAiNs Leave MInpLknunY
Middlebury.

Styles photograph @allery VIII De
closed the remainder of this week +; open
again next Monday, ODD.
Rev. j. w. Vincent of New York
gave an interesting address on Sunday
School work, at the Lecture room Of the
Congregational church last evening.
FouNp.-Near the entrance Of the Regis
ter Office on Wednesday last gold sleeve
button of unique pattern. The owner
can obtain it upon calling at this Office
Martin Madigan, boy about twelve
years of age, fell from tree which he
had climbed for the purpose of obtaining
some young robins, on Friday week, and
broke his arm.
The fall term of the village schools
commences on Monday, the 29th instant.
Dir. A. j. Sanborn is engaged as Princi-
pal and he will teach the classics. See
notice elsewhere for tuition, &c
The police force of this town, had
but very little to do through Commence
ment. 1t would seem that as fast as the
crowd got drunk, they retired, and left
the police to do the same
An unoccupicd house belonging to
Lewis Dudley, in East Middebury, was
burned to the ground about 8 o'clock
Thursday morning. Supposed to be the
work of an inceudiary. We understand
that there is no insurance.
SPECIAL TRAIS.-A special train will
leave Rutland for Middlebury, over the
Rutland Railroad on the morning of the
District Convention, Thursday, August
lS, 1860, stopping to receive passengers
at all stations. We believe arrange.
ments have been made for fare one way.
We understand that Mr.. Ticknor of
this place has recently sold the fine Black
Hawk mare, bred by E. S. Dana, ESQ.,,
of Cornwall and driven by him for seve. al
years past, to gentleman from Mass,
for $500. Mr.. Ticknor purchased her Of
Mr.. Dana some months since.
DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT CoNvEN-
TIoN-MIDpLEBuRY Edwin Hammond,
c. ID Earl, Justice Cobb, John Seeey.
Substitutes-L. E. Knapp. L r. Clay,
Albert Chapman, w r Remclc The
delegation is understood to be in favor Of
Clark On the test vote the ballot stood
l24 TO 40.
e. Noel was Saturday, the 9th inst, on
complaint Of David Piper, Grand Juror,
charged with assault and battery upon
the person of Mrs. E. Flowers, arraigned
before James w. Slade, Justice of the
Peace, and being found guilty, was fined
in the sum Of 81 and costs, amounting in
all to sl3.57 Not paying the same he
was committed TO jail
w. c. Tlden, NJ. D., is visiting his
many friends here, for a few days. We
are glad to learn that he finds Washing
ton a location where he has good pros
poet of success. His late appointment a,
Professor in Georg, town College, would
indicate that his ability in his profession
is of n high order, and is duly apprcciat
ed.
"Wednesday morning, as Rev }. b
Steele and his sister-in-law, Miss Ran
dali, were riding through the street, theil
horse toook fright at donkey belonging
to French's Circus, and ran, throwing
them out The lady sustained severe in
uries and Mr. Steele was himself some
what bruised and Jared. DR.. Eddy is il
attendance upon Miss Randall who il
now said to be doing well.
Rev. Dr. +. W. Plumbc, of Eas
Bloomfield, n. Y. formerly of Potsdam
preached in the Congregational churcl
last Sunday morning, giving an interest
ing discourse on the overruling power an(
economy Of God. - Sunday evening, a
the same place, Rev DR.. Webber preach
ed discourse Of great power and interes
from the words 'and the poor have tn
gospel preached unto them" showing
the design and adaptation of Chrstianit.
for the poor and lowly.
--French's Circus and Caravan cxhib
tied in this place Wednesday aftornoo
and evening TO tremendous large au
dience. The performances are highly spo
ken Of by those who attended, the gym
uasticperformances being especially pleas
ing. George NJ. Clark's part as "clown
was acted in manner to elicit many en-
comiums. There was very little drunken
ness Or disorder in town considering tn
argencss of the crowd. We think som
of our saloon keepers are especially to b
commended for closing their bars durin
the day.
List oil letters remaining unclaime
in the Middlebury p. o. August 18th
1870: LADIEs-Mrs Mary j. Dushany
Mrs Lovina Mcdonald, Miss Ella
Moore, Miss Mary Carpenter. GENTS =
Moses Vincent, Horny Abbey, Dali Au,
tin, Henry VanClott, Charley Stuar
Jas p White, Edwin Kelley, John
Clifford, Jonathan Blair. D N Bush,
N Bump, q G Converse, ID Murray.
G Perkins. G s Miller, VIM McBrid,
D j A Master, Girifeppe Baldac
When calling for any of tho above pleas
mention they were advertised.
A. S. Tracy, p. NJ.
"A Match Game of base ball came o
last Saturday between the Mechanics {
East Middlebury and the Farmers {
Munger street which resulted in scor
Of 80 to 10 in favor of the Farmers, tn
Mechanics first c lied to the bat came u
as though something should DO done b.
this inning resulted in whitewash whic
did not seem to discourage them for the
stood up like Lions and received tw
more before the game ended; the weath'
Was fine and everything passed off nice
aud the Farmers went home with ba
that looked as though it had been bad
dealt with. -
DEATH OF HARMON A. SHELDoN.-A
other Of our prominent business men h,
gone the way Of all the earth. cut dow
in the midst of life of usefulness ar
prosperity.-Harmon A. Sheldon, ESQ
after II painful illness of about four weel
went to his rest yesterday morning abo
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