The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-29

last week included 4 cars live stock
Of hay; 5 Of lumber; OF marble {;
13,4S5 lbs. Butter.
The Downer, Bolton Il Allen mill
in this village has had checkored own
ership since the failure Of the above
named firm. 1t fell first to the hands
of Martin & Upper. Then Messrs
Robbins & Williamson of Cornwall fore.
closed mortgage upon it, the equity Of
redemption expiring on the 9Th day oil
last June, and they coming into posses.
sion. Now within few days MIR. Tup.
per has purchased Mr.. Wiliamsons inter.
est in the real property, two 6fths, and
the real estate is owned by NIessrs. Rob.
bins & Upper, while the machinery is
owned by Messrs Upper & Martin.
~ Republican caucus was held Of
the town room. Wednesday evening, for
the purpose of clcctpg delegates to the
district convection to be held at Rutland
next week. James NJ. Slade was chair.
man. and Charles IL. Matthews score.
tary. On motion of |. NJ. Trip the fol.
lowing we're appointed by the chair to
nominate delegates |. NJ. Trip, j,
Cobb, j. r. Ford, II. A. Bond, A. s.
Tracy. The committee reported and the
caucus elected the following: Delegates
j. Cobb, II. r. Harris, A. s, Tracy, r..
p. Russell, II. d. Maynard. f. A. Bond,
Substituted. RI. Matthews, } M. Slade,
o. +. Comstock, r. w. Bird, John See.
Icy, l.. N Howard. =
Postmaster Tracy has received official
notification of the change in postal rates
on third class matter The law now in
force is as follows; Transient newspa.
pers, magazines, books and all other
printed matter, one cent for each TWO
ounces or fraction thereof
Unsealed circulars or merchandise, one
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.
The sender OF any article of third class
matter may write his or her name there.
in, or on the outside thereof, with the
"from" above or preceding the same or
may write briefly or print on any pack.
age the number and names of the articles
enclosed. Any other writing will be sub.
ject to letter postage.
A pleasant occasion for Prof. G. d.
Mead and Mrs. lie. Barrows, last week
was a reunion of all but one of the living
members of their family. The family
consists Of Mrs. Calvin G. Cady of Al
burgh, Mrs. John French of ST. Adams,
Mrs. II. b. Hale OF Rockford, Ill, Mrs.
s. b. French Of Chicago, Prof c. d.
Mead, Mrs Richardson OF California,
and Mrs i. G. Barrows. All the sisters
except Mrs Richardson were the guests
of Deacon Barrows and Mr. Mead 1t
is needless to say that the reunion of the
family was a pleasure to all interested.
They made a very comfortably appearing
party together, their avoirdupois being
rot the least conspicuous feature. They
are the children of DR.. Abiel P. Mead,
who was "a native of Rutland, graduate
of NIiddeb bury college in 1918, and for
many years u successful physician of
Essex, n. Y His wife was named Patty
Davis, and was a native of this town.
We duesday morning few gentlemen
met at the Office Of Stewart & Eldredge
to take into consideration the idea Of or.
ganizlng Republican campaign club,
ana appointed committee to draft O
constitution. This preliminary meeting
arranged for a meeting at the court house
in the evening. When assembled the
meeting was called to order by T. Nj.
Chapman, chairman of the town commit.
tee. who nominated as chairman Justus
Cobb and he was elected. T. NJ. Chap.
man was chosen secretary. In behalf Of
the committee appointed by the prelimi
nary meeting Il. f. Knapp presented q
draft for constitution and bylaws which
was adopted without change. On motion
of I'D. Eldrcdge, committee Of five was
appointed by the chair to nominate
officers for the club, as follows: l.. D. Ell.
dredge, II. Il. Harris. A. S. Tracy, f. Il.
Smith, G. II. Matthews. The committee
reported and the club elected the follow.
ing officers for the permanent organiza-
ton James NJ. Slade, president S. f.
Cooke Justus Cobb, II. D. Maynard
vicepresdents; f. +. Smith, recording
secretary T. NJ. Chapman, correspond
lug secretary; |. NJ. Trip, l. f. KNAPP
o. +. Comstock, A. r. Footc. J. l.
Barker, j. l.. Buttoph, executive com,
mittee.
"Wednesday evening and Thursday
forenoon, b. s, Nichols 4 Co., of Bur.
lington, machnists, had on exhibition il
the streets of Middlebury, Goult
steam fire engine. of which they are the
manufacturers, and now own the patents
1t is 4 first class engine and considered
by the best judges to have no superior fol
practical service. Mcssrs. Nichols 4 Co
have one OF their larger machines on ex
hibition at the Centennial, where it il
spoken Of with great favor in comparison
with those Of other manufactures having
wide reputation The machine on exhi
bition here was the mo. f." the smalles
but one that they manufacture. 1t wal
located in front of the engine house, ant
the fire was started at half past six
o'clock, from which time it was precisely
seven minutes before water was thrown
from an inch and quarter nozzle at the
Addison House The circumstances wer,
not favorable. bat the water was thrown
upon the roof Of the house, and goot
fire stream was thrown through the who'll
time except when the water supply wa
insufficient, letting air into tho suppl,
pipe. Three streams were afterwarC
thrown with fair effect. Thursday morn
, ing the engine was taken down to tn
, river where an unlimited supply Of waite
could be obtained, and three stream
were thrown to great height, and tn,
trial was complete triumph for the Gu
, zine The beautiful SIGHT WIS anioQei