The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-02
LOCAL NEWS.
quotations yesterday 8

Butter quotations yesterday 80 cts.
There was a very pleasant social
party at Mr.. Orrin Phelps. at Munger
street last Friday evening
Those in want Of repairs Of furniture
will do well to notice the advertisement
Of Mr.. j ohm Thompson in this issue
viii A Rcmee, whose limb was re.
Gently amputated on account of a gun
shot wound, is getting along well and his
courage does not in the least abate.
-JoSeph Battell, Esq. last week sold
his elegant span of bays to a Mr.. j l..
Worth, of New York, for seven hundred
dollars 1t was fue team and well
worth tina money
-Quilp says he never before heard of
lawyers calling for water as some of them
did at TIC village meeting the other
night He vas not before aware that
they used that kind of fluid.
The subject OF Rev. h. =. Ilooker's
discourse at the Congregational church,
on Sunday morning, was The necessity
of leisure in prayer" The sermon VISA
cminently practical and able.
REV Pres. Hubert gave an address
at Ludlow Wednesday evening, at Barre
Thursday evening, at the teachers inst-
tute at St Johnsbury Friday evening,
preached in Brandon Sunday, and gave
an address in that place Sunday evening.
The Middlebury WomnL's Temper.
ance Union visited Cornwall last Tuesday
Afternoon and held a meeting in the Con
gregatioual church. Mrs Hubert, Mrs.
Siurtevant, Mrs. Button and others made
interesting speeches. There was a good
attendance
Shipments Of farm products and
manufactures from the MiddIobury sta.
aion for the week ending November !,
include the following: Butter 9,Sz5
pounds onions 8 carloads potatoes 5
carloads ; lumber carloads hay 2 car
loads stock carloads.
1t is reported. aud there seems to
the rumor, that DR.. Frank, who has made
his home at the Addison House more OF
less for several years, has Become heir tt
large fortune by the death of friends il
Germany. The doctor will start on O
visit to the Fatherland ihis week.
The Choral Society give concert
in Brandon, to morrow "wednesday eve
All vino wish to attend from Middlebury
will be furnished with free return check.
and free tickets of admission on appli.
cation TO the ticket agent at the door, on
iho evening Of the concert Total 70,
fares. admission and supper, s1.20 tc
each person.
A dance at the Middlebury House
on Tuesday night, was the occasion Of al
offensive display of the effects Of whisky
upon the human animal. Mr. Smith al
first attempted to get rid of the offender
quietly, but failed. Officers Brooks and
Cobb then attempted an arrest and sue
eeeded after pretty stout resistance, anG
took him off to the lock up
The Middlebury Choral Society az,
advertised for concert at the town hal
IN Brandon, to morrow "wednesday eve
ming. Ii it comes to be understood iba
they are open to engagements Of THU
sort they will soon have plenty to do
There are lovers of first class musi,
enough in all the larger towns to appre
ciate such an opportunity to make haste
30 avail themselves of it,
Mr.. Vittum and vile and their sol
Allen started last week for Florida ,wher,
they will spend the winter Their Jour
ney ia on account Of Allen. whose healtt
declines each fall as soon as vegetation
dies, aud 1t was feared il he remained her,
he would not survive until vegetation
started in the spring. Young Vittum i
prominent member OF our band, the frs
clarionet player, aud promising must
clan.
Last Tuesday night the chimney o
Mr.. Nahum Park RS dwelling house, JUS
south Of The village, burnt out, the fir,
streaming up to a great hight and throw
ing great showers OF sparks upon the dr.,
roof. Mr. Parker was sick and unabl
to sit up and the family we're great,
frightened. Some of the neighbors raj
lied, ladders were procured aud the roo
was kept drenched with water until til,
IRE went out.