The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-11-07
Middlebury.


son & Andrews.
Oysters are in good demand at Ben
son Il Andrews.
Sweet potatoes, the incest of the sea-
son, at Benson Il Andrews.
Butter brisk at 80 and 81 in the
Middlebury market yesterday.
Money wanted on accounts, by
Buttolph Il Miner. IF not paid interest
will be charged after 30 days.
Drugs. chemicals, trusses patent
medicines, Silvers golden liniment, per-
fumery, toilet and fancy articles, confec
tionery &C., at Case Il Riders.
AN the congregation of st. Stephens
church, are invited to attend the next
meeting of the Parish Aid Society, at A.
Chapman's, Wednesday evening, Nov.
18th.
-Tepid water sprinkling is said to be
a favoritc amusement with one of the
females at the county Jail. A male
boarder at the same institution found this
out one day last week as he put his head
out of the window in the lower story.
But very few merchants in this
county sell as many goods as Langwortby
& Bond because they keep "a very large
stock at lowest prices and have only one
price to every one. Their stock in cloth
ing and furnishing goods is now COM
lplete.
DIED.-In Middlebury, Nov. 5th, Lottie
w. wife of Gideon d. Miner and only
daughter of Mrs. Paris Fletcher, aged "a
years, Funeral at 10 o'clock a. m. Wednes-
day at the house of j. A. Wright, Esq, in
Middlebury, and concluding services at
the grave in Bridport.
Marble was first sawed in the man
ner now in use in New England, with
strips of smooth soft iron aided by sand
and water, in 1904 by Eben W. Judd,
ESQ.,, Of Middlebury, grandfather Of our
present townsman, E. w. Judd. This
was a revival of the old method employ
ed in Italy in the time of Pliny the
younger.
List of letters remaining in the Post
Office, Middlebury, VT, Nov. 9th 1871,
more than one month old, Barnaby,
Nancy; Bright, Margaret NJ. Fuller,
Mrs. Harriet Lyman, Miss Jennie
Bush, Samuel; Heir, Geo. Mech, +. j.;
Meek, F. j. When calling for the above
please say "advertised'
A. S. Tracy, p. NJ.
Chipman's Hill is 793 feet high
above the level of the ocean, and 40
feet above the water in the eddy below
Middlebury falls. The hill west of the
college is 40 feet above the level of the
ocean The Lemon Fair river at the
bridge on the road to Brdport, is only
1913 feet above the level of the ocean.
Rutland village is 500 feet above the
ocean level.
AT the meeting of the Official Board
of the Methodist church in this place, on
Monday of last week, it was unanimous
ley voted to continue the one preaching
service arrangement which was adopted
temporarily, last spring. Inc Sunday
School follows Immediately after the
morning service. First, one half hour is
devoted to singing exercises, and then an
hour is spent in scripture study.
The Middlebury Wooden Company
are putting their first cloths upon the
market and they are first quality and
warranted to be all wool and no shoddy
about them. They are ready to receive
wool in exchange for cloth in quantities
to suit customers. All persons having
left wool at the mill to be carded are
notified that their packages of rolls may
now be obtained at any time on applica-
ton.
CHICKEN STEALING-PREPARING FOR
Chicken thieves entered
the hennery of Mr.. Joram King, who
lives two miles east of this village on the
night Of Saturday October 2sth, and
carried off ten fat chickens. 1t appears
that the rascals prevented their
making noise by a judicious system of
neck wringing. After securing their
plumber they retired through the fields.
Certain parties are suspected. On the
same night Mr.. Levi Boardman lost
turkey.
mir. Benjamin Currier, father of DR.
2 G. B. Currier, died at the residence of
his son in this village, on Saturday Oct.
18th. The funeral was attended from
the honse on Monday of last week. His
remains were taken to Massachusetts, for
interment. Mr.. Currier was SO years of
age, had lived with his son in this place
some years and was highly respected by
our citizens.
Mr. Currier was for many years an es-
teemed citizen of Lawrence, whence he
removed in its early days, from Methuen,
where he had long resided he was on
nected, for number of years, with the
Atlantic Mill, and was one of the earliest
members of the First Baptist Church,
where the funeral services were conduct
ed on Tuesday, and he will be long re-
membered for his christian graces and
kind-heartedness. - Laurence (Mass,)
american. -
We were made sad tn c other day al
the departure to the west of one of our
Oldest residents, G. NJ. Brown The face
of our genial friend has been SO long a.
mong us that the reflection that in all
probability we shall see him no more
brings sadness and sorrow. For some
years past Nh. Brown has been suffering
from an attack of paralysis, which made
it quite difficult for him to get about, vet
Notwithstanding all that, his constitution
was such that almost every day he ap.
peared in our streets uncompainingly en-.
durinp his ipfrmities We think uo snaoL
the feelings of this community IN the a.
bove slight tribute of regard for an intel.
ligent, honest, upright citizen.
SOCIETY MEErINo.-The Congregations
Religious Society held their annual INJECT
ing yesterday afternoon and elected the