The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-08-29

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Look out for splendid assortment
of new goods, next week, at Langworthy
a. Bonds.
Mr.. }. II. Ford has removed with
his family from Brooksvillc to his new
house in Middlcbury.
All the popular grades pastry and
family flour, at the lowest prices, and
warranted to suit, at Langworthy "
Bonds
Mr.. j. Spencer purchased and ship
ped from this place on Thursday, full
car load Of Early Rose potatoes, for which
he paid forty cents per bushels.
For pure drugs chemicals, patent
medicines, pcriumcrics, toilet and fancy
articles, confectionery, cigars, paints, oils,
window glass &C., 60 to Case q Riders.
PA1xrs.-F. H.. Bascom & Co., are
selling their stock Of lead and zinc paint,
at cost. They have fine stock Of oils,var-
nshcs, brushes &C., at bottom prices.
Our readers will be interested in
the correspondence from Quaker City. 1t
is by an Addison County man and full OF
interesting and instructive descriptions
and historical illusions.
IxsuGANcE.-Thc annual assessments
in the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company are now due and payable. The
list for the town of Middlebury is ct the
office of Stewart Il Eldridgc
Mr.. f. II. Higlcy of the class of
1868 will occupy Prof Parker's chair
of Mathematics in the College until the
Professors return from his trip among
the Adirondacks, where he now is.
DRrGs-Frank ii. Bascom a. Co
have everything usually found in first class
drug stores. All orders by mail or other
wise, promptly attended to. Physicians
and dealers supplied at reduced rates
f. r. Clay desires to call the attcn-
ton of those who owe him once more to
the fact that he is DESTROYS of having an
immediate settlement Of all his accounts
Please attend to the matter and oblige.
--George f. Abbey caught pickcrel
below the falls, last Thursday morning,
which weighed seven and Il quarter
pounds. On Friday he caught another
which weighed 3 pounds and > ounces.
"A small bridge between this place
and Bridport having been washed away
by the food, yesterday, the great Expo
sition which was to have exhibited here
lest evening, was unable to reach here
in time, so that the show was deferred
T., A., -, 49,, .,.,,a a.,
titled, "Who pay the Taxes" where it
reads j. o. Connors house $3.50, it
should read j. o. Connor's half house or
bakery, $500 1t is believed that all the
other figures are correct.
The great fall of water has damaged
roads through the town to considerable
extent The road near the bridge at the
Cheshire quarry is washed out TO great
depth. Travellers are obliged to 60
around upon the other road.
Rev. Charles II. Rowlcy OF the last
class in Andover Theological Seminary,
occupied the pulpit Of the Congregational
church on Sunday morning, preaching an
able discourse on the proofs Of the i'm
mortality of the soul in our intellectual
and moral natures"
FIRE,-Just as we are going to press
this morning we learn that the dwelling
house and the barns of John a. Ham
mond about one mile north Of this village,
were entirely consumed by fire about l
O'Clock this morning. The fire took in
the further part of the barn, in what
manner is not known. "
Miss Cora Il. Moro Of Salisbury
taught the school in District No. IL, dur
ing the term just passed, and very
pleasant and successful term it was too.
So great progress was made by her pupils
that it is now proposed that she teach a
select school in the house this fall. This
term will commence on Monday Septem.
Der 1lth and continue the usual length
of time for select schools
On Monday afternoon last an en-
campment of the Independent Order of
Oddfellows was instituted at Mddlebury,
by Sewall Morse, Grand Patriarch, to be
called Addison Encampment. No. s, with
the following officers William p. Rus
sell, c. p; n. S. *. Miles, H. p
Nathaniel Harris, S. W; Lewis Mott,
Scribe f. L. Champion, Treas John H.
Simmons, j. W; John b. Copeland,
Sentinel.
After the prayer meeting at the
Congregational church. last Thursday
evening, Mr.. Sykes, Of Washington, su-
perintendent Of colored Sunday school,
N hat aIft et l.
and the condition Of the colored people
there, which was quite interesting. He
had with him four little colored girls who
sang quite entertainingly. A collection
was taken up at the close, in aid of the
cause of Sunday schools among the color
ed children of Washington.
While returning from the camp
ground on Saturday afternoon, something
about Mr.. j. II. News wagon gave away,
as they were passing along on smooth
road near Mr. Farnsworths. The car
riage was upset, the whole load consisting
of five persons thrown upon the ground
and an old lady, Mr.. News mother.in
law, was considerably injured. The ma
ture and extent Of the injuries we have
not learned. The others were not much
hurt. The old lady was carried to>Mr.
Farnsworth's. ~
MIDDLEBURY GRADED ScHooL.-The
fall term Of this school commenced ON
Monday under very promising conditions
Prof A. j. Sanborn, A. NJ. Principal, is
assisted by Misses Hunt, Goodrich, Hack
EFT, Cushman, Fuller, Rowley, and Hig-
ley. The different departments are de-
nominated as follows Classical, High
School, First and Second Intermediate
First, Second and Third Primary. 1t is
thought there will be more than the usual
number of scholars from outside of the
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