The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
Addison County.

MIDDLEBURY.

JbSllui houuIICls an Clu anu ICSptCthbiS
citizen, died ut the residence of his son-in-
law, Mr. Ford, in this village, on Wednes-
day last, aged 7S years. He was the faith
er of Miss Goodrich, who is well known as
one of the teachers formerly in the graded
school in this village.
"The melancholy days, the saddest of
year" arc upon us. Activity appears about
the houses, fixing up for the winter. Some
are putting in their double windows. some
boarding up their cellars, etc. Upon every
truckmans wagon you will see stoves and
stove-pipe, accompanied with workers in
tin, with coils of wire on their arms and a
furnace by their side. These "wire pull
ers' are more to be tolerated than political
ones. BY the way, think if Mrs. job had
set her husband, Mr. job. to work putting
up old stove-pipc, he would haye lost his
patience. and very readily done that little
thing she told him he had better do when
he had the bois, that mlder afilicton.
The yellow fever is great atliction, but
it is not so universal as the stove-pipe mall
ady
There was a pleasant gathering in the
vestry of the Methodist church, on We'd
nesday evening last, under the auspices of
the young people of the society. Refresh
ments consisting of cake, ice cream, &c,
were sold to those in attendance. The
Aliddcbury cornet band was invited to be
present. 1t SO happened that their teacher,
Mr. sherman, of Sherman's celebrated
band was here, and when the band was on
its way from their hall to the church, they
stopped near the Addison House, and
played several tunes to the great gratiii-
cation of the impromptu crowd that soon
gathered to hear them. The band then
went to the festival and interspersed the
exercises with music Mr.. Sherman says
that he has had the training of good
many bands, but never had one that made
better proficiency in the musical art than
the Mddlcbury cornct band, and thinks
the citizens who generously aided them by
their subscriptions will feel abundantly
graliied and satisfied with their invest
ment. Mr.. Rider of the Addison House,
the most liberal subscriber, expressed him.
self enthusiastically, and said if the boys
needed any further peculiarly help he
would willingly render it.
The work upon the side tracks and
switches upon the new depot grounds will
probably soon stop, as it will be impossible
to do grading after the ground is frozen
The tracks are all laid and the switches
are all in and ready for Jack Frost, whc
has thrown his white mantle over the tops
of the Adirondacks at the west Of us.
\ curiosity worth seeing. Our ingenious
friend IIolton, in his leisure hours is Away.
at work to produce something useful OF
curious. He has just finished toy rail
road, run by a clock. The engine is run
by springs upon regular suspension bridge
track, with splendid depot building al
each end. The clock starts off the train
each hour in the day, and it runs across the
bridge and reyerses the engine itself, and
runs back and stops until another hour eX
pires. To stand and see the engine run
one would almost expect to see the steam
issue from the smoke pipe, everything
moves 50 natural and easy. Every part Of
an engine is represented, not neglecting the
necessary accompaniment, the telegraph
wires.