The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-13
LOCAL NEW S.

-Dutter brought only ~ cents yes
ferday, slight decline since last week.
The college students who are indus
trious have their "sucks" all completed.
Their annual exam ination begins to-day.
Interesting concert exercises by the
Congregational Sunday school on Sun.
day evening. Subject cross and crown
DE-. G. b. Chapman of Madison,
Wisconsin. native OF this place,
was in town last week, on visit among
his irieDds here.
Rev II. M. Ladd preached at the
Congregational church, Sunday morning,
for MIR. Hooker. The sermon was much
compimcnted by the hearers.
Thanks to Mr.. G. NJ. Goodno of
Saratoga, formerly Of Middlebury, for
circular description Of Lake Saratoga,
and illustrations of the regatta positions
The tickets for the commencement
concert will be for sale at Chapman a.
DO. . store next Friday morning at nine
O'Clock. last experience will teach ell
that good seat must be secured carly.
The sunday services at ST. Stephen
= church. Rev. j. II. Weddell, rector, will
be at 1915 A, NJ, and at p, NJ. The
Sunday school will be at 3 o'clock p. NJ.
All are invited to attend
The warning signs over the ends of
the bridges have come out OF their TEN.
porary eclipse looking bright and new,
and now the fast teams trot across as if
the signs were an additional encourage.
mept to speed.
shipments from this station for the
week ending July IL include the fol
lowing s carloads OF stock u tons
butter 2 carloads of clapboards 5 car
loads OF iron ; 2 carloads hay; car.
load clapboards a tons paper 3 cases
wooden coth
F. ID. Mussey, Esq, the brilliant
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Times
and Chronicle. came on for visit to his
old home, arriving on Saturday. Mr..
Mussey is to deliver the poem before the
Associated Alumni on the occasion of
their anniversary, next Tuesday
lion. George s. Swift, recorder of
the Detroi! city court, and his brother,
f. Y. Swift, Esq., of the same city, are
in town, visiting their friends and looking
after the affairs OF their father, tho late
Hon. Samuel Swift, whom they came to
Jay away in his last resting place.
Mrs. Linsley, at the upper end of
Main street, is a victim ofmisplaced con.
6denee either in the strength of hedge
or Of bovine honesty She had a young
hedge about her front yard from which
the fence had been taken away. On Sat-
nrday morning last, the neighbors' COWS,
which bad been turned into the road ear.
ly and were waiting to be driven to pas.
ture. finding time heavy on their hoofs,
broke through this hedge and made their
way to quarter Of an acre Of fine look
ing corn, and before being discovered had
eaten every stalk to the ground. When
found. they were swinging their tails and
picking their teeth with the air of cows
who had enjoyed good breakfast
Last Friday evening pleasant party
pouring rain, to meet H. NJ Ladd andhis
lovely bride who have recently arrived in
town The rooms were handsomel ) dec.
GRATED with flowers. the work Of friends
The fairer half OF the community was very
we'll represented, and made an attractive
scene which vas appreciated by the com.
paratively few gentlemen present. The
newly married couple did the honors Of
che occasion in model style The compa.
ny separated at late hour. but not until
they had fully tested the hospitality OF
Mrs Kitchel, which manifested itself in
an abundant supply OF ice cream, lemon.
AIDE and other seasonable refreshments.
AT the Methodist church Sunday
evening, Rev. Mr.. Washburn took the
subject for his tax frcm the first Psalm
Ia the course Of bis remarks no alluded
10 the cutting down Of the noble elms
sbich used to add so much to the beauty
nf the "creek road" and said that such
destruction made him mad" and he felt
that the authors of it would not get more
than they deserved if they were sent 10
the state prison We think Mr.. Wash.
bprn struck a responsive chord in many
of his hearers 10 person can drive by
those dSsolatn s,umps without feeling an
elevation OF "dander.' perfectly compat.
ib)e with truest christian grace, but not
compatible with the highest earthly hap.
piness of the employer Of the hands that
held the ak that chopped those trees down