The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-08-31


choice lots.
The thermometer has been playing
fast aud loose among the nineties for sew.
eral days. Old Probs should remedy
this matter at once.
Miss Maggie Donahue, daughter Of
Mr.. James Donahue, died Of consumption
after long sickness, on Monday evening
OF last week.
MIR. Frank Bell, son Of Mr., VIM,
D. Bell, Of this place has been elected
principal Of the Mankato, MINI. gram.
mar school The local paper says he is
an excellent teacher.
"A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
L. j. Olmstead of East NIiddebury, was
found, recently, in the pasture with a
bullet in his hip, and the hip.bone broken.
Some miscreant had shot him, apparently
for no earthly reason but pure cussedness,
or it might have been an accident. The
horse was spoiled and had to be killed to
end his misery.
A large well dressed, old gentleman,
from Middebury Vt, rs years of age,
fell of the wharf and would have
drowned had it not been for a couple Of
men, Henry Pepper and Isaac Gates,
who were standing near by and hearing
the splash" came to the rescue. When
fairly cut, he saw his new hat floating
out on the lake. and insisted that they
should rescue that, also. Failing to do
so, he demonstrated something as follows
Captain, Captain, | had about as lief
be drowned as to lose that HIATT cost
four dollars - P1attSJurgh Sentinel.
The floral Sunday school concert at
the NJ Il church in Middlebury, last
Sunday evening, was perfect success in
every particular The church was Gle.
gantly decorated with flowers aud ever.
green's Some of the bouquets were very
beautiful. Great praise is due the child
rem and young ladies Of the school for
their perfect execution of the pieces as.
signed them The exercises consisted of
the scriptures and prayer, and the recita.
ton of the following pieces, interspersed
with music FLOWERS of the Earth and
Heaven" by ten little girls. Sweet Sab.
bath School" Infant class exercise.
Dialogue, Flower Angels" by four little
giils Glass recitation, Scatter ye
seeds What love-" Dialogue,
The Flower Garden" by four young Ia.
dies The Daisy Seekers" by seven
y ouug ladies'
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met at the vestry of the Methodist
church Wednesday, Aug. 25, and seventy
were present Women came from Bird.
port, Cornwall, Weybridge and New
Haven. Much Interest was seen in all
faces, aud expressed by many. Mrs.
Kitchcl reported interesting facts gather,
ed from places where she has lately been.
Mrs. Foote gave further accounts of the
temperance work in Brooklyn Mrs.
Crosby. president OF the temperance or.
ganization at Evansville, Indiana was
present aud offered congratulations upon
the numbers End strength OF the Middle.
bury sociely,and told Of the many Difficult.
ties which attend the work in Indiana
Five delegates were appointed to attend
the annual meeting Of the State Woman's
Temperance Union in Rutland, Sept. %.
Great sorrow was felt that the president,
who has filled the office so acceptably,
was to leave town and might not be pres.
ent at another meeting, but society
started with the interest and impetus
which she has given to this cannot but be
successful, ard in the end see glorious re.
suits
He "a! On one end Of the parlor sofa,
she sat on the other Her old folks were
in the siting.room talking about him and
his prospects, and wondering if he would
ever strike cut for himself and be some
body besides farmer. Her little broth.
er was lying on the floor outside the par.
Tor with his ear at the bottom of the door,
aud with All interested look % his coun.
tcnauce. He sat on one end of the sofa
as We have SAID, and was telling her how
q COW had kicked him when be was milk
ing, the evening before. and the little
rascal at the door got SO excited that he
stood on his head. Presently she re.
marked that an agricultural life afford.
ed great opportunities for communing
with nature. He looked puzzled, but re.
piled that his folks would probably finish
harvesting their oats tomorrow The
boy at the door snickered Then she
asked him if he did not think the exer.
tions Of the bucolic life were not condu.
Give to similarly snn-1---- .uu muscular
vigor He SAID he guessed SO, he'd never
tried any. She looked weary, but the
little villain at the door turned hand.
spring. The noise attracted the atten.
ton Of the old folks, who asked each other
if that was Sammy. They went to look.
Sammy lay at the door, trying hard to
squeeze his left eye through the crack.
keep still minute, mother, and I'll fix
that boy" said his father. He went to
a closet and produced trunk strap,
and approaching softly, with about three
feet Of the strap raised aloft, he brought
1t down smartly upon the most promi.
nent part of the youth. The latter rose
to his feet with yell, and said .as he rub.
bed the affected spot, Darn it all, pa,
that want fair to come IA flank
movement On fellow by a sirate.
gy. | was only just locking to
see il that darned fool in there knows
how to court. and he don't and SAILS oct
ting played olt" The young man
came out and said he guessed he'd GO
home, as he had to get up early to milk
He says now that Sally is too stuck W
and uses 100 long words to SUIT him
What he goes in for is little common
sense.
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