The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-05-09

Bennington Banner, was in town on Sat
urday.
Painters if you want oil by the bar
rel, or paints from to 500 lbs 60 to F
II. Bascom & Cos.
The place to find a complete
assortment of gents ties, scarfs, and boot
is at Langworthy & Bonds.
Our thanks to w. f. Elmer Esq, o
Fulton N. Y, for copies of Patriot ana
Gazette.
The annual communication Of Potter
Chapter and Middlebury Council occur
next Tuesday at one O'Clock. A full
attendance is desired.
Snow can be seen upon the noun
tains both on the east and the west OF
this village. Vegetation has been nearly
at a standstil for two weeks.
Linen suits, for children's wear all
made and ready for use, also white,aprons
with pockets and ruffles, tucked skirts
and skirting, smong the new novelties at
Chapman Bros.
-Chas. l.. Cook, Esq, Of this place
has just issued paper called the Pro
Bono Pu5hco. Its first issue numbers
5000 copies. 1t is live paper and q
good medium for advertising.
Langworthy K Bond, in their new
store have got the best assortment Of
clothing, hats and caps, and the most per-
feet styles. Go and see them, even if you
don't want buy.
The Add ison House has been leased
by the proprietor and present popular
landlord, Darwin Rider Esq, to Mr.
Archer of Bethel, this State. Mr.. Arch.
er will take possession sometime this
week.
Miss Annette Samson on Mill st.
having reftted her shop with E. But
tricks most choice and elaborate fashions
for dress making, is prepared to do work
in approved styles and respectful ly solic-
its patronage.
Case 4 Rider have the most complete
assortment Of pure drugs, chemicals,
patent medicines, perfumeries, toilet and
fancy articles, paints, ole, varnishes, &c.
Saratoga high rock water by the glass
pint or gallon.
FARMERS, ATTENTION III. p. Fisher
of Vergennes will exhibit Floyd Ham.
bins patent churn and butter worker at
F. H. Bascom & Co.'S drug store in this
place on Friday May 18th. Call and
examine for yourselves.
-Cbas. l.. Cooks General Insurance
Agency is located at 1.-THE Peoples Drug
Store" No 2 =. o. Block. He represents
Ia first class Fire Companies among which
is thelFarmer's of Vermont, besides several
Life and Accidental Companies. He
means business every time.
MIR. H. l.. Sheldon has sold his brick
dwelling house, known as the Hagar build.
ing to Mr.. Pattison Murray, and has
purchased that part Of the Seymour block
adjoining Otter Creek. The remaining
building formerly occupied by WEIGH &
Earl has been sold to Mr.. Columbus
Smith, of Salisbury.
WM. SLADE.-Just opening this week
one Of the largest and best selected stocks
of millinery and fancy goods brought in
to this town for years, embracing all the
latest styles, bonnets, hats. flowers,
feathers, laces, kids, embroderies, fancy
scarfs, pongee parasols, &C., &c Call
early for they are going fast.
AT the recent public examination OF
teachers for the common schools in Mid.
dlebury, April 20, only six teachers were
examined all of whom received certificates
from Superintendent Slade, having an
swered the requisite per cent, of all the
questions asked. Quite a number of the
citizens of Middlebury were present dur.
ing portion of the time occupied ia the
examination.
The butter train over the Rutland
railroad is to be changed, the presen,
season from Monday to Tuesday, for the
purpose of uniformity and convenience Of
the new management. On after May 80
refrigerator cars, provided with ice, viii
leave every station on this road every
Tuesday. 1t would be we'll to change
our butter day to Monday instead o.
Friday.
Rain and mud was the order of thu
day ell last week. The roads were never
worse this time Of the year, full Of deer
ruts and impossible gulleys, making i
dangerous to go faster than walk
However. we have comforting reflection
that grass and grain that has been sprinl
sown, never promised better than now
Az the grass crop is an important item
in Vermont agriculture, let all rejoice fol
the early and latter rains.
WHAT WAS NEEDED !-Messrs. Martin
h Langworthy have oil along been add
ing new facilities to their shop until they
are now prepared to do all kinds of iroI
work in satisfactory manner. We ar,
informed that the work ordered already
is far beyond their expectation, and if i
continues to increase in future, Middle
bury will not be without foundry an,
machine shop. which is great convent
ence to this town and surrounding coun
try.
Quick woRK-The making and trim
ming collins and caskets by j. b. Steel
h Co., is brought nearly to perfection i
this place. One day last week a ma
came from Ferrisburgh, on the o'cloc
train, to get coffin, and it was trimme
and put in perfect order in time for hir
to return by the S o'clock train north tn
same afternoon. This company have q
the machinery necessary to insure dis
patch, and their reputation for style o
finish and oh eapness is being extende
every day.
-~ Bascom a. Day, Druggists, +
U. Block, have the largest stock Of drug
and chemicals in Addison County. Thei
store is tasty and elegant and their pre-
scription clerk, Fred A. Tracy, is one @
the first chemists in the State. Their ne'
Noda RaunAa;. Ia ana &C H. 100000.