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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-07-07
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TUESDAY. JULY 7, 1874.
MIDDLEBURY.

Picnic AT LAKE DUNMoRE - On Tues
y. June 30th, the Methodist society of
iddlebury held picnic at Lake Dun.
pre-, near The Lake House. The pastor,
ev W. H. Meeker, superintendents and
Achers, with a generous turnout of the
ciety. At about 8 o'clock in the
brning the people began TO gather in
nt of the church, and at about 8 the
bcession Of teams began to move toward
Ike Dunmore, where they arrived about
past ten. The grounds chosen for
picnic we're the pine grove at the
st side Of the road, opposite the Lake
inmore House. 1t is elevated, and
erlooks the lake and the adjacent
buntains, which skirt the lake on the
Ft. The day was fine, the wind in the
= Fth, giving vigor to the infrm, and vi
city to those in health. Visiting,
botipg at mark with culver and bow.
a other social and animating recrea.
ns beguiled the hours until noon.
At IL O'Clock the scene was suddenly
d pleasantly changed. Groups we're
In gathering into one common centre
dinner The clean white table cloths
re spread upon the ground, aud chill
en- und adults gathered around and APP
fently no festival was more enjoyed
IN this At the termination Of the
,st Rev. Mr.. Meeker announced that a
em prepared for the occasion would be
I'D by its author, s. B. Rockwell. BY
general call from those in attendance,
+. Rockwell read as follows:
bf all the schools devised by men,
The Sunday School ranks first and best,
lis SO regarded, do find,
Throughout New England and the Wost
is a valid means of grace,
Considered in its grand design
o save the youth of every place
From going down to He'll by crime.
he secret of its saving powor
Is found, by sowing early seeds
pom young and fertile soil,
Which bears good fruit instead Of woods.
is noted fact, we find,
That pupils of our Sunday schools
re seldom victims of the Law,
Because obedient to Gods rules.
We would advise our little friends,
Attendant on this scene to-day,
70 ever love the Sunday school,
Which guides them in the heavenly way.
he millions that at last shall find
a fearful place, mid fiery pools,
Are those who here were disinclined
To love and henor Sunday schools.
My little friends, retain your love
For this celestial means of grace.
Which has no equal here below,
To elevate and save the race
4ot every little girl and boy,
Who swell the numbers here to-day
Increase their love for Sunday schools,
And learn to trust and watch and pray
Alter the reading the secretary ap.
iuted for the occasion solicited aud oh.
ped copy for publication. After the
yslca and literary refreshments, the
bwd dispersed in various directions
ne to more elevated height in the
pve. some to the nine pin alley, for
ercise aud amusement But most
pght and took exercise upon the lake,
in viewing the celebrated Luna Falls.
4 o'clock the party lett for home,
ere all arrived laden with a cheerful
rit. &C.
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Translated from the EIGHTH German edition by
j. q. ID PARKER S2CO
Prepared expressly for the Leipsic Conservatory,
and is u complete and reliable Grammar of Com.
position.
OLIVER DITsoN 4 CO. C. II. DITSON 4 co.
Boston. III B'dway,NY.
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RIPToN During one of the series of
showers that visited this vicinity on the
afternoon of the I'd inst, shock Of cleo.
tricity descended on the chimney of II. G.
Powers house, tearing off piece of one
corner, and entering the house, disarrang-
ed the stove pipe, gave shocks TO some Of
the inmates, aud scattered the pork out
of the barrel in the cellar. Mr.. Il. Har.
vey,who was standing in the road opposite,
holding an umbrella, received quite a
dose of the fluid.
The succession Of showers that fell here
during few hours of the afternoon Of the
I'd swelled the small streams to ioaming
torrents at short notice, the most of the
damage being done on the North Branch
which rose higher that it was ever known
to have been for many years, considerably
more 50 then IN $50.
One of the wings Of the dam at the
Billings mill broke away and cut out a
deep gully across the road from there to
p, Pades mills was badly washed
At the latter place the bridge across
the pond was badly damaged and quite a
piece of the fume moved down stream
At the Selden mill part OF one wing of
the dam was carried off and the abutmert
Of the bridge settled. while damage of
minor Importance was done elsewhere.
The damage to the road is variously est.
mated, some setting it as high as $500,
from that down to $500, while the dam.
age to mill property may reach as high.
Our friend 3attel of the Bread Loaf
inn has been doing quite an amount of
general fixing up for the comfort Of his
city friends, who are beginning to arrive
in goodly hunters and would be in still
stronger force it Mr.. Battel's accommo.
dations were ample. AS it is he is yearly
''lenglheuing his cords and Strengthening
his stakes until If he continues the
Atwood place will be covered with
buildings.
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STATE NEWS.

ATTEMPTED SuICIDE.-The people Of
East Walingford were shocked last Sat.
urday morning when it was known that
a young man, a resident of that village,
had attempted suicide by cutting his
throat, the particulars Of which are as
follows: Andrew Mahon. accompanied by
young lady from North Walingford,
attended the dance al Todd's hotel in
Cuttinglvile, last Friday night. In a
no.s found by his side he states that af.
ter arriving there he drank some drugged
wine that mado him crazy, and then his
girl went back on him and would not as.
sociato with him any more or 60 home
with him. He went home, went into a
closet, and cut his throat with razor,
infic;ing four gashes
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AMERICAN SEWING MA
CHIME

The NEW IMPROVED AMERICAN, self
threading with the new self-threading shuttle
threaded in a second), is acknowledged to be the
most complete, simple and durable, as'well as the
lightest running and best Family Sewing Machine
the world has yet produced. Ladies will not buy
any other after seeing and trying them.
Agents wanted to buy and sell them in all M
occupied territory II there Is no agent for them
in your vicinity, send for circulars TO.
EDWARD DEWEY,
l6m4eow al Avon st, Boston,
General Agents for New England States
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A little child Of Mrs, Joshua Peck.
ham, Of Pownal, was drownd on Friday,
by falling into tub Of water, which was
left standing in the room.
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COMMENCEMENT CONCERT - The annual
Pmncncement Concert will be given IN
: Congregational church, Middlcbury,
Wednesday evening, Jolly 10, 1874,
the |lendeIs>ohD QuiLteite Club aud
7 celebrated vocalist, Mrs. Auna Gran.
r Dow, Of Boston. Admission so cts !;
Ncrved seats 81. Tickets for sale at
7. Barbour's on and after Saturday.
lily IL. Free return checks over the
|ntral Vt Railroad aud its branches
b be obtained of i. +. Smith, Secretary
the Alumni, at Case Il Riders store.
or before July 20, 1874. Doors open
I o'clock. Concert to commence at s.
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umpire-Mr. Gale, Yale College.
scorers-Leisure Hours, T. W. Fletcher Bran
domains, j. Shambo.
Time Of game-1wo hours and half.
The foot race failed ios want of com.
petltors. Then came off an exhibition Of
speed IN horses, upon the turf, as follows !:
Entries-Riley Deming's spotted mare; W. c.
Braisted's b. H. Lena Case; J. W. Porters ch. M
Lady Foot.
Best two H. three Frat heat decided dead
heat.
Spotted Mare.
Lena Case,
Lady Foot,
No time kept.
Judges-Albert Matthews Thos Hammond,
Chas 7. Chapman.
The Shoreham cheese factory speaks
Enthusiastically of the prosperity Of the
fields Whole number Of cows 425 !;
Daily amount OF milk. lbs. 1887 /;
Number Of cheese per day Is: Weight
Of cured cheese GO lbs. This cheese is
shipped every Monday, when Is days
old, and sold in New York market at
from l4S to l5c pei ID. This factory is
under the care of Rollin G. Cook. as to
cheese makiug-and his good cheese, as
attes:ed at home as we'll as abroad, pro.
claims this factory one of the best 10 tn 9
country,
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Snow, the Walden murderer, has
been found guilty Of murder 10 the second
degree, and sentauced to States Prison
for life.
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WRITE

To the Bryant stratton Troy Business College
for catalogue and specimens of penmanship, sent
free to any address Is of the oldest, largest,
best sustained and most practically conducted
commercial schools in the country, and the only
one that teaches book keeping by Actual Original
Transactions. Ninety per cent. of its graduates
are now in successful business. Sl20 pays total
expenses for three months including board.
Address JNO r. CARMEL, Principal,
40yl Troy, N. Y
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And uow it is one Coggio who has
ia comet, wandering about loose up
owe the world so high" 1t may be
Pn these Pleasant evenings with loug
ia the northwest some thirty or thlr.
five degrees above the horizon. This
met it seems, bus not so good a rcputn.
n for behavior as Donati's comet, fer
knowing ones predict it may switch
tail in our faces the last Of this month.
bose Of US that would like to live 10
ace would inquire, what business Mr..
Pggia has with comet unless he can
Ike it behave itself and keep out OF the
y of our world. We object to these
sc ones having auy more comets that
ey can't take care Of.
During the lhuDuer storm of the
lernoon of the I'd an Oak tree en- the
run Of j. p. Douglas was struck by
Ehtnipg and three very nice calves
Anding under it were killed, the fourth
poorest of the lot escaped without
bury. A very small amount of bark
Is removed near the top of the tree
herwise it was uuinjured.
The ice cream festival at the Leo
re Room of the Congregational church
st Wednesday afternoon and evening,
the ladies Of the Middlebury Library
Fsociation, Of this village, was highly
joyed by = large number. The man.
ement of the festival reflected credit
on the ladies who had it in charge, and
e receipts were over hundred dollars.
The Convention OF Listers for Ad.
son county will be held IN Mddlebury
Tuesday, july l4lh, instant, instead
September, as formerly. All listers
ould bear this fact 10 mind.
Case x Rider have complete as.
rtment of drugs medicines, chemicals
g.; also confectionery, toilet aud fancy
ticles, Soda aud High Rock Congress
ater on draught
u. d. TwitcheIl will pay 2S to 3Uc
r uuwashed wool, aud 40 TO Acc for
ushed Saturday at Vergennes depot and
onday at Middlebury.
Advertised letters DARIUS Hay.
ard, James Loham, A. +. Staples
olson Raymond, Louis l. Partridge.
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Ia recent lecture on the Roman Cat.
aconbs, Dean Stanley of Westminster
Abbey said that the oldest chamber of
the catacombs, which date from about
the beginning Of the second century, con.
tanned representations Of a joyous nature,
There were no crosses or illustrations OF
torture, or deaths heads, but wreaths of
roses and children at play Heather
paintings were very freely copied, the
figures Of Orpheus, Psyche, and Bacchus
being frequent. 10 the midst of so much
heather imagery was the frequent repre-
sentation Of the Good Shepherd. The re.
ligion Of the first Christians, as it APP.
pearcd in the cataconbs, was religion
OF u joyful nature, one which had ten
dency not to rcpcl but to include, not to
coud, mn but to save Besides the Good
Shepherd the most prominent figure was
the vine, which ran over the whole cham.
Der.
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WASHINGTON, July 5 1s74.-The
storm of Saturday night is entirely with
out parallel in this section. 1t resem.
bled in all its essential features the
toradoes of the Western prairies. 1t
traversed the city from the northwest
to southeast, embracing about one third
of mile in its track. The tornado spent
most of its force in the northwestern
portion Of the city, near the State De-
partmcnt. Nearly one hundred houses
were completely unroofed in that locali-
ty alone. Fourteen houses in one block
lost their roofs. The house of Senator
Morrill, Of Vermont was much disfgured,
having row Of bricks wrenched from its
side, and having been apparently twisted
form its foundation by the giaut grip
of the whir,wind, The trees in all the
Government reservations are very seri-
ously damaged, especially in the Capital
grounds. Many Of them were torn from
the earth. Many Of the fine old naples
in the Presidents grounds arc destroyed.
Horses were thrown to the ground q
street car was lifted ten feet from its
track, and all without second of warn.
ing. The loss is estimated at at least one
million dollars. The trees in front of
Mr. Summers house were blown down.
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ICE CREAM SALOON.

The public will find my stock complete, and
prices ms low as can be found, and ! respectfully
solicit share of patronage.
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it pleasant by her bright cheerful smile,
her happy intelligent conversation. her
warm earnest love, her patient self-foreet.
fulness and deep interest in those around
her.
How many there are with health, com.
petepce and kind friends, who in their
unreasonable sel6shness make themselves
and others unhappy, while this child Of
hopeless suffering shed sunshine and JOY
upon the hearts Of all who knew her, by
her beautiful spirit of faith and love which
with God as its centre and fountain flo ed
forth clear, deep stream enriching and
vitalizing all her young life. She was be.
yopd her years and opportunities in the
ripeness and strength of her mental aud
moral projections.
Never were parents more tender and
fond Of child, never was more loving
appreciation manifested in return. One
OF her favorite songs was "Nearer my
God to thee" And it seems to me size
could tell something Of the deep meaning
Of those lines
"E'cn though it be cross
That rniseth me-
$50 by my woes to be
Nearer my God to thee.
As death approached she was calm and
trusting, saying to her sad hearted friends.
weep not for me-" aud at last good
by, meet me in heaven" Such examples
of patient loving trust in the Divine
Savior under such circumstances, ought
to teach the more fortunate rich lessons,
and INSPIRE them to achieve noble victories
in the busy conflicts of active life. Her
funeral was attended on the 9Th, when the
Rev. l.. G. Partridge preached a sermon
from Rev. Old, And God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow,
nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain.
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Building Felt

(No tar used), for outside work and inside, instead
of plaster. Felt carpetings, &c. Send two 3
cent stamp for circular and samples. c. J.FAY.
Camden, n j.
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LOCAL NEWS.
GuiIdllan.

GHiidhalk
The snow storm OF Mohday hight
gave us excellent sleighing. The
snow is from ten to twelve inches in
depth.
There is considerable sickness in
this vicinity at present, the revall-
ing disease being typhoid fever.
Nelson Call and Geo. A. Ford. Jr.,
have exchanged farms. Mr.. Call
gives Mr.. Ford about one thousand
dollars TO even the trade.
Chas. Philbr0ok and WILDER Ward
had a chicken and turkev shoot on
Wednesday and Thursday. Some
six turkeys and about as many chick
ems were hit the first day. 1t is said
that the turkeys cost the shooters
about four dollars for each turkey hit.
The storm of Monday, which was
hardly felt at this village, is repre-
sented as being very severe at Grove
ton as well az all through New Eng
land. 1t seems to have extended all
through the States. In many parts
of the South its severity amounted to
n tornado. Half of the city OF Tus-
cumbia, Ala, was laid in ruins, and
many persons killed. In many other
places houses were b'own down and
mary persons wero either killed or
wounded.
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This well known House has recently been
enlarged and thoroughly repaired. and per.
mangnt and transient boarders viii now find
IL the most desirable in Lancaster. The rooms
nre neatly and substantially furnished, and
no pains will be spared 10 promote the com
fort OF guests. Charges low
Lancaster, Jan. Is. 1874, ST
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Lancaster.
On Monday night snow fell to the
depth of four or We inches.
The southern mail traia Monday
night was delayed about an hour and
80 minutes by the snow storm.
Snow has come, and Dr. Jones did
up his patients in sleigh on Satur
day last.
Wild geese have gone from the
wintry North to the sunny South in
great numbers during the past week.
A large amount of poultry was
seat to market from here, last Mon
day.
PERsoNAL.-Our friend, Mr.. Geo
II. Colby, is in town for few days
We are glad to known that Mr.. Colby
is meeting with merited success in his
enterprise, the Fairfield Chronicle.
d. A. Guernsey, of Stockton, CAL.
son of Aaron Guernsey, Esq, of this
town, is at home on visit to his nu
merous friends and. relatives.
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Notice to the Afflicted and Unfortunate.
the PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY

OF the subscriber win hpYeafter be open every
week day except Mondays Particular atteh
ton will be given TO iIhking retouched pho
togaphs whereby frccklos are nearly or
wholly removed, Likewise particular atten.
ton given to taking childrcn's pictures. IL
brought in Il clear day. The forenoon is much
the best time. Old pictures copied to any,
size from syl0 inches 10 2tX30 ana finished in
ink. Good work warranted every time
T., 4. WILSON.
I.ancasterN II, July 18th. is7i
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Jefferson.

Jefferson.
Woodbury. Rogers (thirteen years
old), son of L. b. Rogers, of this
town, while visiting his traps on JEFF
ferson meadows, saw large flock OF
wild geese pass over. Soon after a
single one was flying over, when
Woodbury. made sound, as near as
he could, like that Of goose. She
came down within twe.ve rods OF
him, and be shot her and carried her
home
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Northumberland.

Northumberland. t.
1t is expected that the peg factory
will close on Tuesday next as MIR.
Morgan's lease expires at that time,
and he has not been able 10 lease it
of Mr.. Chase for another year.
1t is said that certain German
peddler put up at a certain hotel, not
q thousand miles from here, one night
a week since, first bargaining with
the landlord to pay for his keeping in
goods. Next morning landlord i'll
formed peddlcr that he diA not run
that establishment, and landlady, put
ting in an appearance, said that she
d. and thereupon demanded cash
payment, which was refused by ped
dler. Peddler had at this stage of
proceedings got horse harnessed and
cart at the door, and was arranging
his goods, when, happening to throw
down one Of his robes, it was instan-
ly seized by land!adY, who disap-
peared with it. PeddIcr was informed
that he could not have robe until he
cdshed, which information caused ped
dler much tronble. But after much
worriment peddler concluded that the
easiest way out of the difficulty was
to- cash, which he did, and sreceived
his robe. And now peddler says that
he shall "stllop there no more, rs
| should be afeared OF mine life. "
Qlery.-Suppose man should 60
to a hotel and get his bottle filed with
acatered St1ychnine, and should take
out his pocket book, containing S25,
to pay for the same, and should see a
friend pass by, and should lay down
his pocket book and step to the door
to speak to his friend, and lar dlady
should find pocket book, and put it in
her pocket and sly back to Kitchen
with it, and when charged with hiv-
ing it should deny all Knowledge OF
it, and should at last give it mp when
threatened with the law, would such
an act be StealMgs
Ga Saturday morning last new
hand took charge of the engine in the
peg factory, when. by some careless
ness he permitted the water to become
exhausted in the boiler, amt compe-
tent judges express surprise that it
did not burst. AS it was the hues
were badly warped, and on attempt
ing to refill it with water it was found
that the boiler leaked. 1t took nearly
two days to repair it so the factory
could run again.
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Victory.

Victory.
On Thursday, the 18th inst, the
wife of Isaac II. Houston slipped
down by the doorway, striking her
shoulder against the doorstone and
iujuring it severe y. .r.,.
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Dalton.

Dalton.
j. G. Rix has raised this year sixty
bushels of wheat on two and one-fonrth
acres. AOijah Allen, Esq, of Little
ton, raised 80 bushels Oh two and one
half acres, the same variety of wheat
rs Mr.. Hodge, Of Lancaster, brought
from the West and sold for seed last
spring.
Solomon Smith is making up quite
co lection of foxes, having killed
twenty-five foxes and two coons this
fall, in one instance, killing two foxes
at one shot. He takes them mostly
on the "still hunt" A brother of his
in Concord, VT, has killed twenty
three.
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Bloomfield.


Il. D.Davis, the oldest inhabitant
in town, Was born in Hanover, N. H.,
and has lived in Bloomfield 90 years.
Benz. II. Davis has put on an addi-
ton to his barn at q cost Of 500.
A. A. Martin has raised his house
half u stoly. This with other i'm
provements costs $3.50.
Chas. Clough has made improve.
ments on his house at cost of sew.
enty five dollars.
Milton Cook has been making re.
pairs on his dwelling and buildings at
Il cost of eighty dollars.
At a quarterly meeting held at the
NI. f. church, Sept. 18th, two chill
dren were baptized.
Nathan NJ. johnson. ST., fell from
scaffold i'll his barn and broke his
leg.
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CRANKY.

CRANKY.
A young who was soldier in the
army died in this town last spring.
The sympathlzing friends and neigh
bors assisted his relations during his
sickness, and afterwards at the
funeral. Though the young man
died possessed of quite little proper
ty, yet his parents applied to the
Government to pay the expenses oil
the funeral, and have received sou
therefor.
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Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring to Gray Hair its
natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing
which i S at
once agreeable,
healthy, a Il d
effectual for
preserving tho
hair. 1t soon
restores Gded
or gray hair
to its original
color, nth tie