The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-05-25
LOCAL NEW s.

Rem ember the concert by the Che
raj Society at the Congregational vestry,
Wednesday evening. Doors oprn at sew.
en- O'clock concert at eight. Admission
25 cents
The valuable sheep aid wool Stats
ties embodied in Mr.. Rockwells article
will interest the reader.
Sc NE Of The High school scholars
spent Saturday picnicking at Beldens
Falls They found it warn work.
-Gisls everywhere seems TO have
CO. a magnificent start. ard If the present
style Of weather holds cut, a large hay
crop will be harvested.
H M. Tepney, class Of '773, was in
town On Friday, on his WY from Yale
Divinity school to Sheldon, where he is
engaged TO preach during the summer
vacation.
MIR. W. W. Thomas is about TO
make tour of four weeks in the west. to
establish agencies for the sale Of musical
Instruments, and visit friends there.
We have had call from Mr. j. G.
Robbins, of Hancock who, we are happy
TO see, is convalescent. Mr. Robbins has
been 10 very poor health all the winter,
and was at one time reported in dying
condition
Mr.. Batchelder has secured the lay.
ing OF side track to the door Of his
clapbosrd- dressing mill and the undressed
lumber is taken from the car, dressed,
then re loaded and shipped with only a
loss OF time from one train TO the next.
"A brakeman upon the Central Yer.
mont r. H.. named Emerson, had his
right hand badly smashed near the freight
depot in this village. last Tue sday, aud
it is feared he will lose his hand The
accident occurred while he was coupling
cars. DR., Day dressed the injured part.
Mr. Isaac Goodrow, whose card
appears in this issue, has really pleasant
and convenient suit of rooms with all
appointments first class in Buttolph' s
building, and he is prepared to furnish
meals to order, as well as to receive a
limited number of boarders lie will
also furnish ice cream ia its season.
"A two. year-tld child OF Mr.. JohD
Donahue, who resides GU South street fell
into a hogshead Of water last Friday
evening and was drowned. The hogshead
had been set into the ground for cstern
and it projected but little above the
surface Of the ground and there was nc
protection against just such an accident
as this 1t was nearly or quite full oil
water.
An inspection Of Clay's millinery
establishment reveals an elegance of ar
rangement aud an exhibition Of taste 10
selection Of goods, as well as careful buy
ing, which ough. to be appreciated by thu
people. OF course We should remember
the old adsge. The proof OF the pudding
&C." SO the test of the value of this es
tablishment is in the goods aud ,he;
prices Mr.. Clay has proved himself tC
be a judicious as we'll az close purchaser
By getting just such articles as are il
demand and making especial efforts t.
please, and by the aid OF Mrs. Clay's uu
surpassed taste 10 her department no ha
been enabled to crafty the highly educat
ed tastes of the ladies' OF this vicinity
Those in want Of anything in the line G
millinery, dress goods, ties, hosiery
shawls, ribbons, laces, gloves, cashmer
sacks, ready made suits, and fancy good
generally should call here aud look ut hi
stock before purchasing. y
T tCoMMENcEMENT.- resident alumi
I of Middlebury College met at the ofhc
= of Stewart 4 Edredge on Wednesda
evening for the purpose OF making al
rangements for the coming apniversarie
Prof Parker was called to the chair, an
Il. Il. Smith was elected secretary. Tn
programme of exercises for commencement
was decided upon as follows Baccalal
Ieste, Sunday. July 10; alumni annive
saries, Tuesday, July 20, primar
meeting of the alumni at college chap
at $3.50 A. NJ address by Prof. w. 1
Shpmsn. class Of SO 4; poem by +.
Mussey, class of 90; Parkerian prize e,
h,bi,ion Tuesday evening, July 20; e'
sreises Of The graduating class Wedne
day, Jolly II eorcert, Wednesday ev
ming Committees we're appointed
folIows: On dinner. l.. d Eldredg
finance, N. II. Rider music, central col
mittse hospitality, Il. Ii. Higlsy.
Wainwright. Il. f. Smith. j. N. slad
l. Il. Knapp marshal, l.. d. Eldredg