The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-10-17
Middiebury.

stock as low as possible before they move.
Headquarters for boots and shoes at
Chapman Bros.
Corduroy boots, new thing, at
Chapman Bros.
ladies and Misses for nice fine shoes
for dress or every day wear go to Chap
man Bros.
Gents wanting a nice fine sewed or
pegged boot, Of the best make and style,
go to Chapman Bros.
Drugs, chemicals, patent medicines.
paints, oils, varnishes, Kennedy's hair
tea new dressing for the hair, Piso's cure
&C., at Case Il Riders.
Those who have property insured in
companies represented by Benson Il An
drews, can feel safe as the companies met
with no loss at the Chicago fire.
MoRE LARGE PoTAToEs.-Mr. j. b.
Brown Of Bridport, left at our office last
week peck (only Si1 in number) OF
"Western Red Potatoes.
have let my photograph gallery Tor
one year. shall leave the first of No
vember. Persons that have unfinished
work will please attend to it Immediately.
A. j. STYLES.
More boots at Benson & Andrews.
Fine French calf boots, hand made and
warranted, selling at low prices. Boys
boots coming in this week and will be
sold at as low prices as can be found
anywhere.
SO fully was the atmosphere filed with
smoke, doubtless from the western fires,
that the rain of last week, caused the
wells and cisterns in this vicinity, to
taste so strongly, as to render the water
in many instances, almost undrinkable.
Mr.. A. r. Ashley, agent for Gales
Roofing, is in town, endeavoring to make
up company to manufacture the roofing
and cement. We hope he may succeed
as we think from an examination, 1t Is =;
very desirable and worthy article.
Our familiar correspondent Is. b
R.,) who is now on trip to the west
partly for business and partly for pleas
ure-writes from Chicago one Of his
highly descriptive letters, which came toe
late for insertion this week.
On sunday evening last, DR.. Chick
ering Of Boston, gave lecture upon the
subject Of Temperance, in the Congrega
tional church, to a very crowded house
The DR.. graduated at this college more
than sixty years ago, and is still full o
life and vigor.
SINGULAR PRoDucTIoN.-Jonathon Sun
derln, Esq, of Cream Hill-Shoreham
Vt. sent US quite bunch of Raspbcrr.
bushes containing a large quantity o
berries red ripe and green in all stage
of maturity, the 18th day of Octobe
1871. In a few places last year, W.
noticed Il similar singular phenomenon.
To invent something that would b,
to Kerosene what the Argand burner is
to gas, has been the object of much fruit
less effort with only expensive and cum.
bersome results The Brilliant Burner
is the first which from its construction
and operation seems to really meet this
demand. For study, parlor or library
lamps it is admirably adapted.
HELP FOR CncAoo.-Our citizens were
=, called together on Wednesday evening
by handful, signed by Gov. Stewart
and on assembly, Gov. Stewart was ap-
pointed chairman and Sheriff Trip Sec
rotary. Gov Stewart and DIR. kitchc
made short addresses ~ committee o.
eleven was appointed as follows II. +
Leavitt, B. S. Beckwith, Justus Cobb
A. S. Tracy, E. Valette, n. p Barbour
f. r. Clay, Prof. Parker, John Ii. Sim
mons, c. G. Cady, John. o. Conner
This committee circulated subscription
papers and received between 4 and hun
dred dollars cash which awaits the order
of Mayor Mason.
The GLOWING despatch was received
yesterday by Gov. Stewart, from the
Mayor Of Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct. II.
To Cor. j. w. Steport Heaven bles
your people. Draft will be made in du'
time by the Chicago Relief and Aid So
ciety. II. B. MASON, Mayor. 4
Over 1000 bushels OF onions hay,
been forwarded to different points from
Cornwall, and it is estimated that Their
are more left than have been sent away
Messrs Carr have bought and sent Of
over three thousand of the above, ant
other freight enough to make over l5(
tons since the first of October. NIessr
Spencer and Manchester have bought ant
forwarded over 1000 bushels of onion
besides large quantity of other produce
So large quantities Of produce, heav,
stones, doors, paper and other product
are being shipped daily that there is no
nearly enough room around the depo
grounds to do the business. Some day
more than twenty teams are waiting tt
be unloaded at once. Any one that ha
business at the depot these days may Sc,
plenty of reasons for removal to grounds
more spacious and convenient. A failure
would be one Of the most efiectual mean
of fencing our town in that we know of
WILD ANIMALS ABoUT.-A large part
turned ut last week, to hunt for coupl
oflynx said to have been seen in the wood
east Of the house OF Milo Ellsworth, ESQ
in Cornwall, but the "varmints" had LET
for parts unknown, and nothing NOR
savage was found than a woodchuck, an,
dog of the female persuasion with
coupl. of pups. Some think the latte
was all that was seen by the party re
porting the lynx, but the party are yer,
sure they saw the genuine wild varmints
and think they came very near seein
another! We think they have just a
good right to see lynx, as dogs or wood
chucks, especially as good reliable me
have heard some wild animals growlin
and snarling in the same locality, Great
ing great terror among the hogs and othe
domestic animals in tho neighborhood