The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-13


Butter 80 to 32c. per h.; eggs 2 and
l5c per doz. maple sugar II and l5c.
per b.; beans 1928 aud 1915 per bu.'
potatoes 75c. per bu; hay sl2 per ton.
Shipments from Vcrgcnncs station,
last week, 9,732 lbs. Of butter and | Dbl.
of eggs. Eggs 15c per doz; cheese l6c
per TO-; beans so to 1915 per bush; po-
tatocs 10 to 75c.; apples 81 to $3.50 per
bbl.; maple sugar II to l6c.; dried APP
pies 6 to 10; hay s12 per ton.
DECORATION DAY.-Thc ladies of Add
,ison propose to have the return oil this
memorable day duly observed in their
town. ond to that end will have exercises
in the town hall, and provide refresh
mcnts for all who may attend An &C.
casion Of mere than general interest is
looked for.
CONCERT AT SALIsDURY-The Middle
bury College Quintette Club, consisting
of II. NJ. Tenney, lst tenor G. N, Brain
ard, % tenor j, A. llaig, LIST bass &.
G., Ryan, I'd bass A. j. Conant, accom-
pianist, gave pleasant entertainment in
Salisbury, May 7th. There was very
good house, and all went off well. y
Among our marriage notices will be
seen the record of the marriage of Miss
Emma l.. Crane, daughter Of Jesse
Crane, I'd, of Bridport The bride
groom, Mr.. johnson is Treasurer Of How
ard University, Washington d. G. Miss
Crane has spent seven years in Washing
ton, as teacher, during the last three
years of which she has occupied an i'm,
portant position in Howard University
/ TrMrERANcE-Lodgc No. 1TG, | . OF
G T. was organized at New Haven, or
Wednesday evening, the 9TH inst, by
Deputy DR.. Levi Hasscltlnc Of Bristol
assisted by members of the lodges at
Bristol, N. II. Fast Mills, Ferrisburgh
and Charlotte.
The following officers were installed
the present quarter, viz:
Alvin Squire, w G T.; Mrs. Partheno
II Barton, w V T: Francis A Leavcn,
worth, w Sec; Frank f. Brow, W A 3
Miss Susan S Adams, w f S; Albert i
Adams, w Treas; Henry G lathorn. W
NJ Miss Julia G Adams. w d NJ Os
car II. Pinnoy, w IG; Gains n Sturdc
want, w o G.; Dea Ira Clifford, W G
Able Il Leavenworth, = w g Y.
SuIcIDE.-rhc body of Mary Labor, :
maiden lady of some 40 years, was found
in the river about one-iourth of a mile
above the grist mill in Lincoln, Tuesday
last, about three p. m. She had beer
more or less dcranged for some time ant
had threatened self destruction. He
friends watched her closely but by som'
means toward night last Saturday. sh'
succeeded in getting away unnoticcd
She was soon missed and search institut
cd. She formerly lived in Ferrisburgl
and they sent a team there for her, think
ing that she might be there. A larg
number of persons were engaged in look
ing along the river, securing the wood
and fields, and on Tuesday her body wa
found, having been washed up on som
rocks near the shore,
:. Tier remains were carried to Ferrl'
burgh for intermcnt. Rev. j. II. Bon
y preached the funeral sermon. :
An eccentric resident of Bristol, nan
cd Day, died week before last He ha
been for the last ten years something
a reclusc, scarcely ever leaving his dom
Gle. His meat and drink for fiftec
: years has been largely new rum. On
would think by his appearance that b
lived n scmi.diotic life, yet he had ia
, education and was smart man natural.
He never married, but had neat cottaG
house, kept by sister, who, report say
lived about as he did as regards Ne
England drinks. Day had Il strange pa
TALLY for cats At the time Of his deaf
he was posscssor of twcnty-iour old cat
some dozen middle aged cats, and eigl
or ten itters Of kittens. The doctC
said it looked very catty about his prem
,, Uses. He left handsome property. i
! always slept with revolver under h
,, pillow.