The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-03-09
LOCAL. NE US.

The Homeopathic Life Insurance
Company make q good showing, in its
advertisement elsewhere in this issue.
-Ex. Congressman j. B. Grinncll, of
Grinnell, Iewa, a native of New Haven,
this state, was in town last Friday, doing
business at the Probate office.
New maple sugar" is already to be
had by the fortunate possessor OF largo
denominations of scrip. When oh when
was it made ?
"A Middlebury gentleman did not
attend church with bis wife last Sabbath.
She said she was not going to be late and
neglect her souls salvation ny stopping
to sew On his shirt buttons
MIR Isaac Williamson, whose card
appears in this Issue, has a fine stud Of
horses and elegant turnouts and is
prepared to meet all reasonable demands
Of the public for livery teams. And if a
good driver is wanted where is his equal
The other evening student was
visiting young lady and after a while
she shivered and remarked that she
ought to have something around her. The
soph. with credtable sagacity, took this
obscure hint, and put his arm around her.
The Vergenucs ladies, will hold a
meeting for consideration of the subject
Of temperance, to morrow, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, and invite the ladies of neighbor-
ing towns TO join them 1t is to be
hoped Middlebury may be represented
by "a large delegation.
If yon wish to learn whether a man
is Christian, jus: set him at putting up
lot of old stove.pipe. If he does not
get mad and swear little, and wish that
the man who made that pipe was In Texas
or some other warm country, you may
safely conclude that he has been re.
generated, and might possibly answer for
deacon in some locality where timber
of that kind has become rather scarce.
Mr.. Isaac Goodrow has removed
and taken up quarters in Buttolph's
Block. He has first class establish.
ment and his regular boarders are better
pleased than ever, on account of its
central locality. With his present elegant
arrangements, be is able, 10 addition to
bis attentions to his regular boarders, to
furnish meals and oysters, and ce.creams,
in their season, to limited parties outside.
Mr.. Goodrow is deserving of the popular
favor he is receiving, and will hereafter
as in the past, endeavor to merit the
good will Of customers.
The other day bucoic young
gentleman from up near Cornwall drove
up to Thad's store, ard, taking a sugar
box from his cutter, asked young limb
OF the law who was at hand to take it in
and get it filled for, him, while he re.
NAMED to keep his horse from initiating
a trick of the redoubtable Buckskin.
what shall | have put in this sugar
box ?" asked the absentminded legal
gentleman. "Shingle nails, of course" said
the irascibie granger, as the absurdity Of
the question occurred to him. Thad put
in fine lot Of old nails Of all sizes, from
carpet tacks to door spikes, and the
independent farmer returned homeward.
Whether sturdy honesty or the pre-.
occupation of his mind by saccharinc
thoughts of one or two certain lasses
prevented, certain it is. he did not in
vestigate the contents of that box until
he arrived at home. That stricken young
man deposited the nais where they would
be handy, and tore back to town; and
this time he satisfied himself nv repeated
experiments that it was really and truly
sugar that Thad put up for him.
Sheriff Trip is certainly quite a
business man. He don't finch from close
ing trade for .riaes. If it is a stock OF
goods he is purchasing he makes clear
sweep of it, taking old stock, new stock
furniture, filings, everything even to the
odds and ends. Last fall grocery mer-
chant became a little embarrassed and
Mr.. Trip took everything right off his
hands IN twinkling-canned goods, to.
bacco, pipes, oysters on hand. teas, cof-
fees, lamps, fancy articles and whatever
he found. If he didn't keep the proper.
ty long it must have been that he found
purchaser soon. Only lately he want
ed boot and shoe store, and tho trade
took instant effect with no reservations O
hats, caps or accounts. And now he hal
gone into the stationery, book and toy
business, with pictures aud fancy good.
included. Whether it was the stock Of pho
tographs of Beecher and Tilton that at
tracted him, or something else, it is of NJ
consequence. provided We get our daily
papers just the same. Just now, it is
question whether, unless our medium o
exchange, sometimes called money, OBJ
tains ireer circulation, we shall not al
have to sell out our business establish
nents to MIR. Tripp-of course liquo
selling Establishments which are suppos
ed to be doing extensive business except
ed.