The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-13


Barnes, the Photographic artist, has
recently taken some photographs which
completely take the shine of any work Of
the kind over done in town. Barnes i:
getting to be fret. class artist
-Messrs. James Cole, Otis Brigg.
and s. H. Vaughn. Of Middleboro, Mass
purchased and shipped from this station
last Monday six fine horses. They also
took some from Vergennes.
Shipments from this station for week
ending May 10: Two cars of stock, four
carloads Of iron, one carload of lumber
one car load Of hay, 6,4l0 pounds Of but
ter.
The county commissioner has not yet
appointed an agent for the sale of liquor
in the town Of Middlebury, and there
is no legal way Of getting drink ex.
cept by sending off, DR. Rowley will
probably be re.appointed.
Joseph Battell, Esq. is setting a
fine row Of elms along the road in front
Of his farm just east OF the village. Mr..
Foote proposes matching him with anoth.
er row on the opposite side of the road
and when these trees are grown this
street will be one of the pleasantest
drives in the region.
Geo. McCue, who has been carrying
on business in an eating saloon in Union
block since last fall while waiting Tor his
sprained ankle to recover, has sold out
his interest to John McGoldrick. George
wishes us to express for him his thanks
to his friends for their liberal patronage
during the time he was in business.
"A lodge of the l. o. of q. T. is
about to organize in this place. Some
thirty persons signed the application for
charter, and some others will be in
time to become charter members. The
charter is in town. and only held for the
purpose Of waiting until it is considered
best to move forward in the matter.
There was a large accession to the
Congregational church in this place last
Sunday Fifty.two persons joined, forty.
FIVE on profession of faith A large
number Of the candidates were baptised
Two children were also baptised, Quite
a number Of those uniting by profession
date their conversion back to time pre-.
vious to the recent revival
Col. Abram Foot, formerly Of Corn.
wall, who has long been in poor health,
is now confined to his bed, and is in
very precarous condition. Some two
years ago he went West, and after a gear
or more OF residence there he came back
with health apparently improved, though
he was far from well. Since his return
he has been failing and it is feared he
will not get up again.
Mr.. John Brennan, the finished ac-
countant who has before kept Mr. j. II.
Batchelder's books, is still to retain the
position Of book. keeper for the clapboard
dressing business in this place. Mr..
Elliott's place is about the mill, and not
in the office, as mentioned last week.
The mill has been run only for little
time at intervals during the winter but
is now TO employ full force continuously.
In Messrs Brewster 4 Cos back
shop may be seen highly ornamental
centennial wreath composed Of twenty.
seven old pipes in all the grades from the
meerschaum and brier down to the com.
monest clay. They all show use, and it
is probable many pounds of the weed have
gone up in smoke through them. But
now they are devoted to nobler use.
Their owners have sworn off, beginning
from May l, not to smoke again until the
next centennial, and these emblems of
pAs. folly are now dedicated TO memorial
service. Tho wreath is certainly curl
osity worth observing.
At regular meeting of Cold Spring
Lodge No, SO, l. o. of e. T.. East
Middlebury, the following officers were
duly Installed by l.. D., Albert A.
Boardman, for the quarter commencing
May 6. 1876: W CT. Cyrus A. Bump
W V T, Eva NJ. Sheldon; w s, Mrs.
Sarah Partridge, W F S, Miss Belle
Abbott; W T, John Nash w G, Jas
j. Nancy W NJ, Rolin Allen; w
G, Miss Lucy Lovett; W o G, Emerson
Lovett w A S, Miss Ida j. Smith;
w ID NJ, Miss Harriet Damon w X II
S, Mrs. Almon Enos; w i II S, Miss
Fannie b. Wood p w G r, l.. p.
Boardman chorister, John Judge or
ganist, Miss D. Ross.
A correspondent Of the Globe says;
Quite an excitement has been stirred up
here recently among the members of our
militia company. The lieutenant of the
company has allowed their armory to be
used for dancing hall which is n,
trary to the military rules and vitiates
the insurance policy. The captain pro.
tested against the action, but without eff.
feet, and finally resigned his commission
Col. Il. $. Peck and Gen. l.. G Kingsley
demonstrated with the lieutenant and, it
is said, we're insulted for their pains.
Col, Peck at last requested the lieuten.