The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-15
Middlebury.

Middlebury.
Parties wishing to loan money should
read 8. b. Rockwell's advertisement.
Scarlet fever and mumphs are quite
prevalent in East Middlebury and vicin
ity.
Hon. John w. Stewart was surprised
by small party of friends last Friday
evening.
"A. P. Upper Esq, of East Middle
bury has been appointed agent for the
sale Of lands in Western Virginia.
There were AZ marriages, 81 births
and "A deaths in the town of Middlebury
during the year 1859, as appears from
the reports of the District clerks.
The town meeting to take action OIL
the proposition to aid in constructing the
Addison County Railroad will be held or
Friday of this week
The Cold Spring Lodge Of Good
Templars in East Middebury will have
an oyster supper in their hall, on We'd
nesday evening of this week. All are in
vited.
The Middlebury Ladies Library
now contains about 525 volumes, mostly
selected history, biography and miscella-
ny. The Association continues to make
frequent additions.
The freight train south ran off the
track in the bridge at Middlebury station
yesterday morning, injuring the cars to
some extent and damaging the bridge con-
siderably. The mail train was delayed a
short time.
1t is to be hoped that all the friends Of
the temperance reform will make an ei.
fort to be present at the meeting Of the
Addison Co, Temperance Society, which
is to be held tomorrow in this place
The presence of the ladies is especially
desired.
An attempt to escape was made by
the prisoners in the Middlebury Jail last
week but without success. They hat
opened one door and were trying the secont
when discovered They have since hat
the privilege of lodging in their cells ev
cry night.
j. H. Skinner, now in our Jail undel
s250O bonds for forgery, is called for
on two similar complaints from the othel
side Of the mountain 1t is said that his
name over there is quite different from
his name here, and that both these names
are different from the one he was borr
with.
Among the anusements of the weel
was the performance Of Whitmore ant
Clark's Minstrels ON Tuesday evening
which was we'll attended in spite of tn,
inclemency of the weather, and the con
cert given by the Hutchinson Family OIL
Wednesday evening, which also attracted
goodly number. Their songs gave gen
eral satisfaction.
The Annual Meeting of the Eas
Middlebury Ladies Library Association
was held at Mrs. c. F. Partridge's Jan
26th. Officers for the ensuing year
Nrs. Eliza Eldredge, President Mrs
Jane Leland, Vice; Mrs o. P Terrence
Treasurer; Mrs f. Eldridge, Librarian
and Mrs. A. p Upper Secretary ant
Collector. The Society is prespering
Many very valuable books comprise tn
Library.
The past two weeks have been yer,
busy ones in the vicinity. of Downer
Bolton K Aliens mill. The way ha
been thoroughly blocked up with loade'
teams much Of the time and the numbe
Of saw logs deposited in their yard ha
some days reached about four hundred
More than fifty teams have visited tn,
mill in day, most of then bringing tw
or three heavy loads The saving
kept up night and day and about 1900
feet Of sawed lumber is taken out ever
twenty four hours The timber is mostl
that which was Frustrated by the hurrcan
last fall
Some gentlemen from New Yor
have recently been in this place and pal
some of our horse dealers such prices 70
some of their stock, and offered so muc
for Others that the aforesaid dealers de
cline to tell how much they obtained, 70
fear they cannot buy again at reasonabl
prices.
Why did not those New York gent,
men 90 to Iowa or Kentucky for thei
horses, and let these degenerate Vernon
horses severely alone 2" The real trut
is, no matter how these New York ger
tlemen write, they never priced Vernon
horscs higher than they do to-day. W
have NO doubt some of these same horse
lately sold will soon come out Moroug
bred trotters, after being furnished wit
Kentucky or New York pedigrees.
1t is understood that they paid $40
for some, and more for others, and otfere
in one instance $4,000 for one, that wi
refused.