The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.


Sheriff Trip closed out his grocery
stock last week.
-Haying has already begun quite ex-
tensively in various quarters in town.
Judge Swift we are sorry to learn,
is again very i'll aud his recovery is doubt
full.
Officers Cobb and Conner took Miss
Sarah O'Connor to the asylum at Brat.
tleboro.
Rev f. p. Hooker pastor. gave
lecture upon Richard Baxter, last Sun.
day evening.
The Georgia Minstres advertised
for Saturday evening, failed to cone to
time Probably humbugs.
Three persons united with the Con.
grega.ionai church, last Sunday, two on
profession of faith and one by letter.
Mrs Sumner, daughter OF Mr.. s.
X Mills, who has been here visiting her
many friends. is to return to her home in
the west to-day. Mrs. Moore is to ac-
company her.
"A new lamp post graoes the crossing
Oh Seymour street and on moonlight nights
holds up its light to guide the discouraged
wanderer Oh bis way. This may be con-
OF trustees.
-Beckman & Cos grand mechanical
wonder was exhibited according to promise
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and
evening. The mechanism was quite
ingenious but was not overwhelmingly
wonderful.
- Shipments of manufactures ard farm
products from the Niddebury station for
the week ending July s., includes 9 IA
tons of butter, five carloads Of clap
boards, 5000 lbs Of wool, $500 pounds of
eottou yarn, 90 bales OF paper.
Among the buildings in process of
erection this season and not before refer
red to are Byron Jennings house at the
junction OF Washington and Seminary
streets, barn by Mr. Gorham on Wey-
bridge street, and house on Sprngside
avenue.
The other day little boy on Wey.
bridge street. whose father was about to
apply merited strapping to him, took a
somewhat sizeable quid OF gum from his
mouth aud handed it to his little sister
with the affable remark. There, you may
chaw that while I'm hollerin" The sub.
sequent unimpeded holerin' was tire.
mendous
The 5ird.crcus, Tuesday, was one OF
the best performances and attracted quite
as much attention as any of the entertain.
Ding exhibitions upon our streets last
week. Those birds were we'll trained,
certainly, and if that hand organ fellow
could have been struck by lightning then
and there. the entertainment would have
been complete.
An extended examination of Henry
Abair commenced on Monday, with a
session on Tuesday aud another on Thurs.
day, brought out no important develop.
ments in regard to the sign painting and
door defaciug Of Saturday night. June
26. Some twenty.three witnesses were
examined The attorneys for the state
moved to enter nolle proseqn7 and the
respondent was discharged.
The college difficulties have been
settled, and all is peaceful and quiet
again. The refractory sophomores sub.
mitted to the conditions imposed and all
were re.iustated except the one who was
suspended for the term. They each de.
MED for himself that he had any couuec.
tion with the bell stealing affair or knew
anything about it. And now the poor
freshmen are suspected
The funeral of Henry NJ. Slade wa.
attended from 81. Stephens church on
Tuesday afternoon, as announced last
week. The burial service was read by
Rev. Daniel G. Roberts, rector Of St
Thomas church, Brandon The pail
bearers were g. S. Wainwright, n. T
Rider, l.. d. Eldredge, j, G. yelling
ton, W. S. Goodrich. His remains were
deposited in the family lot in the wes
cemetery
The examination Of the Senior class
closed on Tuesday and was considered
very successful and satisfactory. Tb'
appointments for Commencement wert
announced as follows valedictory. War
rem II. Hamilton sslutatory, John 7
Reynolds; philosophical grafton Lyman
d. Bragg. The others have Englisl
oratipns. They now have vacation o
three weeks in which to prepare thei
commencement orations
1T is beautiful thing to see youu,
gentleman and lady caring for eaoh othe
10 earnest, in this selfish age The oihe
evening, about eleyep O'Clock, ap old gen
tleman was walking along on one OF tn,
streets just out of town. when be saw
team slowly approaching. wheO the,
got pear enough to make out the content
10 the dim light, he found that they wer
young couple clasped in each other
arms 80 that be could not see betwee
their faces, and SO intently engaged i
caring for each other that they did no
observe him until he wickedly asked tn
youth il he "wanted any help abou
thatf" That team picked up 40 gai
Immediately.