The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-09-15
uTIAND AND BURLINGTON RAILRoA,
TRA1ss LEAVE MIDpIEBuRY
MIDDLEBURY.

A communication upon the speaker.
hip had to be laid over for want Of space.
That dose Of laudapum for the tooth.
lche was a success. but might have result.
I'D fatally.
-Sixty.four cases of boots, shoes and
rubbers, just received at F. A. Bonds,
and will be sold at the very lowest prices.
Charlie Severance was among the
victims at the State Fair, to the amount
Of about Sc.
The largest reduction on record in
the price OF -four, at F. A. Boud' Call
hnd see prices.
Two dogs killed rs sheep in Sails.
bury last week, and yet they say dog
days have ended.
A BAR0AIN.--W. s. Alden has new
Elias Howe Sewing Machine, latest i'm.
provements, and perfect, which he will
sell for $50.
- Bond has returned from market wi tn
the most attractive assortment of goods.
both in quality and price. ever seen in
Addison County.
Case & Rider have everything usual.
y kept by druggists, including drugs.
medicines chemicals, purfumerics, toilet
and fancy goods, paints, oils, varuishcs,
window glass, putty, &c.
MIpDLEBuRy GRADED SCHOOL. Report
OF attendance for second week. High
school, 80 perfect; Grammar school 80 :
intermediate, 90; 3rd Primary, "a ; 2nd
Primary, Sc LIST Primary, not reported.
Charley w. Foot, has purchased the
eating saloon in Sheldon's Block, former.
ly owned by Mr. Goodrow, and he pro.
poses to keep good saloon and sell no
liquors We hope he may succeed
The Haywood Brothers exhibition
at Academy Hall, last Thursday evening
was not very largely attended nor very
meritorious At least such was the yer.
diet of some who were present
"A. 2. Upper, Esq, has purchased
the Torrance farm in East Middlebury,
all of which does not indicate that be is
intending to retire from the practice OF
the law.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. Bar.
ney is recovering The recuperatou is
slow however and somebody else will
have to have charge of her school for
some time at least
Mr.: Beden Seleck has lust Dur.
chased lot OF Mr. Rockwell on Spring.
side avenue, aud has commenced digging
the cellar for a new house, and he will
soon proceed to erect residence for him.
self.
We have been requested to put the
sidewalk in front Of Cobbs Block the
paper, but it is too badly out of repair.
Somebody will get hurt soon and the doc
tors will have lob, which will be bnd
Tor somebody
-"Honest Fred, tire horse owned
by Mr. Abram Williamson, came across
the mountain. twenty .one miles on Sat.
urdey. without the use Of rein. The
relns were fastened upon the horses back
out OF the rench Of his owner who was in
the carriage. Nlr. Williamson has re.
markabe control of FIRED" who seems tc
he one Of the most doclc a. well as most
spirited Of animals
A barn and sheds belonging to Mr..
James NJ, Piper about three miles south
OF this village, with their contents mostly
belonging to himself, was burned on Fri.
day evening His loss has been estimated
at Sl5O0,on which there was about $500
insurance Mr.. David Piper had in the
barn, about eight tons of hay and a
quantity OF shingles. His loss was about
500. 1t is thought to be the work Of
an incendiary, Later we learn that Mr.
Piper lost his farm wagon cutter. traverse
sled and all his farming tools
There will be II special meeting OF
the West Burying Ground Association
at the town room on Friday evening next
sept 18th at I o'clock, to adopt some way
TO purchase more land to enlarge the
burying ground. All interested in the
present and future condition Of the
grounds are earnestly requested to be
present. Per order Of prudential com.
mittee
ii. j. WILCOX, Clerk.
Aliddlebury. Sept. IL, 1874.
During thunder shower which
passed over this place few weeks ago, q
house in East Middlebury was used as 9
conductor for the electric fluid and some
curious effects were the result. A younr
child sitting upon blanket 10 the middle
Of the room suddenly screamed out that
he was burning up. and on investigation
1t appeared that he was burned to blist
er in three places, that hole was made il
his clothes, through the blanket ant
through the floor No other damage wa,
done.
NV is recognized fact that tho Eas
rs the mother Of the West. Aud in lik,
manner it has come to be equally well es
tablished that the East is expected anc
does furnish teachers for the West. W,
have an Illustration of this fact in cir
cular now before US, relative to the River
Falls, Wis., Institute, of which Henry
;. Baker is Principal and Martin f. Sew
erance, is assistant. These young uer
are both Midalebury boys and well know
by our citizens, who will be pleased tt
know tina, they are conducting a flourish
ing Academy in the enterprsing west.
The Sabbath school attached to tn,
Methodist church in this village, met il
quarterly concert Sunday evening of las
week. 1t was fine affair and highl,
creditable to the school, and the cxcellen
superintendent Mr.. o. +. Mead. TIL
pulpit and altar were finely decorated
with evergreen and presented beautiful
appearance There was also great pro
fusion Of flowers in the form Of boquets
etc. A beautiful cross and anchor wer
made aud rested on table in the altar
Over the pulpit, on the wall, there was il
evergreen crown, while underneath wer
The words "lIim Lord of all"
/JouN b, BURKE.-The inhabitants O