The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.


fy even the grumblers that the hay crop
was not going to be a failure
Miss Julia ID. Clark, Of Middlebury,
was one OF the graduates Of the state
Normal School at Castleton who received
certificates.
The village of Middlebury, last eve.
ming, voted to levy tax OF eight cents
GU dollar Of the grand list, to purchase
uniforms for the Middlebury Cornct
Band.
AT recent meeting Of the Middlebu.
ry Graded school committee, all the old
teachers were reelected for another year
and it is likely that all except one will
accept.
The second game of the series be-
tween the Vcrgennes and Middlebury
base ball clubs is announced to take
place tomorrow afternoon on the College
grounds. The game will be called at one
o'clock.
The Middlebury people made quito
an Eruption into Vergennes, last Wed.
nesday, there being. it was said, over
eighty who went to take part in or attend
the concert aud game Of base ball. A
good many went with teams, but the ma.
Jority patronized tho railroad.
-Messrs. I'M. Trip. U. d. Twitchell,
B s. Beckwith. and Mr., and Mrs. Chester
Elmer were present at the great Bunker
Hill Centennial in Boston, last week
They report tremendous crowd, extra.
ordinary pageant, order almost without
precedent and most enjoyable time.
The crow is on the rampage this
year. and ordinary means do not feem to
avail to prevent his pulling corn. lie
has evidently learned that scare crows,
lines. dead crows. etc are fraud and
tho farmer whose field is at distance
from his house is compelled to watch i;
all the time.
"A little boy in one Of the out of town
districts was observed by his teacher the
other day, TO look pale and distressed, and
she told him he might go out. He went
and for few minutes there was heard
sounds Of commotion outside, after which
he came in, looking tired but relieved
what was the matter, Johnny ?" aske
the teacher. "By gol," said Johnny, 81
lost my piece of pie"
Tho Minneapolis (Minn) TriJ,.u,
speaks in very complimentary and con
gratnlatory manner of the ceremonies O.
the wedding of our friend Edward j
Davenport, clerk Of the Minneapolis mu
nicipal court, which took place in tina
city on Wednesday last. The man,
friends OF this rising young lawyer of tn,
west will be glad to learn that his wed
ding tour will embrace a visit to th
place. II is expected that he will arriv,
here with his bride sometime during III,
week.
Mr.. Eastty's second reading, las
Tuesday evening was attended by a goo,
audience, who were delighted with tn,
entertainment he gave them. The selec
lions were mostly humorous with, enough
OF other styles to make pleasing variety
Tho Ridc to DINGHY DELL" and "Lor,
Dundreary on Poor Richards Maxims,
brought down the house. Poo's "Bells'
displayed the splendid voice of the read
er to good advantage. and we have neve
heard il read better. Mr.. Easily is full
deserving Of the many commentator
press notices he has received.
Mr., Samuel Brooks had the mislor
tune to get poisoned about two weeks az
aud has since been disabled for activ
duties. He had his hands among hi
ourrapt bushes aud received scratch OIL
his foreiinger, but paid little attention t
It until, aftera day or two.the inflammation
became so great that he was obliged I
give up and submit to medical treatment
His hand is improving but is still, evi
dently. a painful member. His daupb
ter peeamo inpoculated with the poiso
while bathing his hand in laudanum, an
she is now in high fever aud manifest
all the symptoms OF a case of dissectip
surgeons poison.