The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-01-14
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE MIDDLEBuRY !;
Middiebury

A runaway through Main street last
Thursday caused some excitement, bur
no serious damage.
WAYrED.-.Oue thousand dollars for two
or three years on satisfactory real estate
security Inquire at this Office.
Case & Rider have complete as
sortment of everything usually found at
frst.class drug stores.
Splendid wax basket on exhibition,
and for sale at Case q Riders Call and
see it.
The Middlebury National Bank has
declared a sem-annual dividend OF i've
per cent free of government tax.
-Bens,n and Andrews will sell teas
cheap for cash for 30days to make room
for pew stock, call and see them All
kinds and grades on hand.
St. Stephens Church Aid Society will
hold their next sociable at the residence
of Mrs. Cbas Linsley this Tuesday
evening. All friends of the Parish with
their friends are cordially invited.
The passage Of man ross the
bridge Saturday afternoon, reeling drunk,
would have been ludicrous if it hadn't
been to serious a matter. Some INDUCED
in a smile in spite of the seriousness.
Caleb Ticknor Esq, offers his spen.
did residence for sale. The excellence OF
the buildings, the beauty of location and
spaciousness of grounds render it very
desirable place.
The stated conclave Of Mount Cal
vary Com occurs this Tuesday at 2
o'clock. There will be work on both de-
grees. a full attendance Of the Sir
Knights is requested.
"A good degree of interest was mani
tested in the meetings at the Congrega-
tional church last week, and it was de-
termined to hold meetings on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings Of
this week.
BY some mistake we omitted the
name Of Heman Laugworthy, as one Of
the trustees OF the village for the next
year. 1t is presumed, however, that our
error has not deprived him of his Office.
We are glad Of that
MIR. A. Williamson whose houshoud
furniture was damaged by fire on the I'd
inst, received prompt payment for the loss
by the State Fire Insurance Co. by whom
he was insured through their agents Ben
son and Andrews of this village. Insure in
good companies
List of letters remaining in this Of
fee one month and over GENTS LIsT-
John A. Stevens, Pierre Munier, Joseph
Trudo, Charles H. Wooster, Anton
Blanchet, John Fitzgerald, Edward Jack
son. LADIES' LIsT.-Miss Anna Merrill
2, Miss Sarah G. Farmer, Mrs. Jos. La
rean. -
<e[D1ED.-In this village, on the 10th
i6st., OF consumption, Albert N, Piper,
aged 80 years.
Mr.. Piper came here from the west last
summer, to see if the climate would not
improve his health but alas, the fatal
disease which finally terminated his ex.
isieuce, had progressed too far, aud he
fell as thousands Of others have. in early
life. He was an excellent mechanic, and
was full of energy, and worked until al
most the last days Of his life.
WASHINGTON ENGINE Co. No. The
following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; w. G. Langworthy, Fore.
man John O'Connor, lst Asst. Foreman;
w. H. Allen, ID Asst Foreman Samuel
Brooks, Clerk; A S. Tracy, Auditor
The following officers by the foreman G.
G. Huntington, LIST Pipeman; Wallace
Dewey, I'd Pipoman; Clay Dickinson, lst
Hoseman. Frank Lucia, ID, W. j. Rose,
Sd, VIM H. Cobb, 4th Peter Cham
payne, 1st Suction Hose, w. B. Nichols
I'd, Darius Martin 3D..
CARRIERS LITTLE WAsHER.-In per.
haps no department of Industry has hui
man ingenuity been taxed more frequent.
ly and severely than for the contrivance
Of devices for overcoming the drudger
of washing day These articles have
been mostly failures. Few have been
partial successes. Some which have had
good points and might be regarded sue.
cesses so far as the accomplishment of the
work is concerned, have never and can
never come into general use because of
their complicated and expensive charac-
ter. Others at FIRST seemed to "fll the
bill" but were at length laid aside on ac-
count OF defects not at first recognized
And so, for want Of adaptation, lack Of
simplicity or defect in operation not
understood, the houses OF our citizens arc
numbered up with castaway washing ma
chimes aud boilers, and recourse is had
to the old stand blythe wash board.
Now it is evident that the rub board
principle is the principle on which the
successful machine must be constructed.
And it must combine simplicity and
cheapness with no loss Of power, and
adaptation to the work And at length
such a machine has been found-"Car-
ter's Ii tie Washor," patented April 80
1872 has all these qualities. 1t is fitted
to any tub, is perfectly simple in its con-
struction, doesn't take up room and costs
only SIS. Willie Parrish is now in .owp
and will show the machine to our people.
He has put these machines into nearly
all of the families in Orwell and Shore
ham, and it seems to give universal salts
faction.
HANNAH JAgE-The fifth lecture OF
the Mddlehurv course for 1923 was
delivered Mt Academy Hall last evening
nv Mr.. d. r. Locke Petroleum Y.
Nashv). on the peculiar subject, "Hannah
Jane" There was large audience who
manifested their an, recitation Of the many
good nointa,hv frequent annlause. 1t vas
aimed in part at some of the folles and
weaknesses of modern society. hut also