The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-14

The Congregational Sunday school
had interesting concert exercises, on Sun.
day evening.
Butter quotations one cent higher
than last week from % to 30 and 81
cents for extra lots.
Mfrs. N. s Towpsend (inspirasiopal
speake,J will speak next Sunday, Sept
10, ii O'Clock, A. NJ at the Umvetsahst
church, East Middlebury.
The third session of the Addison
County Council of the Patrons of Illus.
bandry will be held at Middebury on
Wednesday of next week, September %.
The Middebury Womau's Temper
ance Union will hold their monthly meet.
ing on Wednesday afternoon of this
week. and full attendance is desired
Mis- E. j. Martin, dressmaker has
taken rooms at the residence Of H. s,
Putnam. Esq. where her customers and
friends will be able to find her and secure
her services as formerly.
INV. Ia. IlOOkeT, DdhiOf Of tno
Congregational church discoursed upon
the FIRE and its lessons, Sunday morning
taking for his text the words The valley
of Achor a door of hope"
Among the noticeable exhibitions at
the fair last wool. a fine Chester
county SOW with nine pigs entered by
Mr.. James O'Connor of this town. This
pen attracted much attention and elected
many compliments for the unconscious
animals
Mrs. j. j Crane, the horicultursi
OF Bridport. who had such 6ue display
Of flowers at the fair, last week kindly
remembered the editor when the fair wa'
over. presenting him with one of those
magnificent bouq uets. for which we ten
der thanks.
"A youth with considerable whisky
inside and very damp clothes outside
was at the bottom Of Mill street, Satur
day afternoon, and was extremely anx
ious to find out Of each passer.by ''if hc
was the man that put him in the creek.
He wouldn't have any hifalutin Lang uage
and his demonstrations bordered GU tn,
bslligerent. 1t is probably still mystery
to him who put him in the creek.
The examination of George A. Scar
borough. charged with the Salisbury bur
glary took place at A. p Tupper's Law
office, before Justice Mcleod GU Satur
day. He was arrested at Bristol, Fri
day, by officer VIII. Cobb ana lodged il
the Middlebury Jail. The examination
was quite extended but nothing was de
veloped which the justice thought wal
ranted his detention and he was discharg
ed.
1T gives W great pleasure to aC
knowledge the prompt adjustment of th
insurance on our stock of caskets and col
fms burned by the late destructive fire i
our village by the Millville Mutual Ma
rine aud Fire Insurance Co of MillvilC
N. j.. through their gentlemanly specia
agent, Mr.. D. s. Fletcher, who thi
morning gave US draft for the iu
amount Of insurance, 1000. We ar
the first to get an adjustment of insuranc
for losses by the late hre.
Sept. ID. BREWSTER Il Co.
The family Of Mr.. Caleb Smith,
mile az the Greek, were aroused, lai
Wednesday night, about midnight, b
the barking OF their dog, and heard lo'
voices trying to quiet the animal. o
looking out they saw two men near th
house. The dog was encouraged in hi
hospitable reception, and the men starte
of toward this village. A gun was fire
from widow by Byron Smith for tn
purpose of speeding thu parting guests.
Mr.. Smith aud his men followed them
short distance, and heard them swearin
out their disgust at people who could n,
sleep quietly ia their beds. like hone
folks. 1t is thought Mr.. Smiths turks.
were the attraction.