The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-26

Persons DESTROYS of attending the
campmeeting now 10 session can 60 by
rail on the mixed train north at GAP A.
NJ; the White Mountain train leaving
here at 10:40 A. NJ; the New York ex.
press 5:3S P. NJ. trains going south stop
at the grounds $3.50 A. NJ. and 4:15 p. Nj.
The evening express does not stop as
formerly,
The regular monthly shoot oil the
NJ. r. c., Creedmoor style, took place
Saturday, Aug. 10, 1876, and resulted as
follows: A. s. Tracy, 81; A. Hcmin-
way, 26; II. L Sheldon, %; VIM. Lat.
inner, %; f. s. HollOy, 81; S. Holton,
IS; G. Cutting, 10; J. W. Lovctt, 10.
Il. P. Holton, at practice after the shoot
made 80 out Of a possible 35 without
sighting shots.
Mr.. Arson X. Carr of Cornwall,
who has been in the business Of shipping
produce to market for number Of years,
will begin to ship potatoes and onions
from the Middlebur7 station on Monday
next, receiving OF the freight depot, Mr..
Carr has by his fair dealing in the past,
secured the public confidence to such on
extent as to almost monopoli2e the trade
Of this community in these articles.
Mr. John S. Buckley has been car
rying on Mr. G G.. Cady's garden this
summer, and among the products is an
immense squash, which started from the
blossom only about five weeks ago. Mr..
Buckley took the measure of the circum.
ference the shortest way and found it to
be five feet and one inch. He did not
wish to disturbed the growing gourd to
get its larger circumference at present.
That will be given later.
The Republican rally at Fast Mid.
dlebury on Friday evening was rousing
one considering tho circumstances, and
great enthusiasm prevailed. The Mid.
dlebury cornOt band were present and
gave their most betwitching strains Of
patriotic music, and gee club organized
under the leadership of NJ. A. Munroe
rendered some appropriate songs. AID.
dresses were made by Messrs Upper,
Stewart and Slade
A horse belonging to Moses Rich.
ards, who lives with Mr.. Samuel Andrews
in West Cornwall, ran away on Main
street in this village, Thursday afternoon,
upsettiug the buggy and dragging it for
some distance. bottom side up. Mr..
Richards and little girl were in the
buggy when thc horse commenced to run,
but he jumped out and the little girl
was thrown out when the buggy upset.
Neither were injured The thills, seat
and dashboard of the buggy we're nearly
ruined and tho harness badly broken.
On Tuesday Judge A. d. Hayward,
Of Wevbridge. held n session Of police
court at the town room in Middlebury,
and hearing was had on the balance of
the Deeley. Packard assault cases. Da.
vid Packard failed to appear and bail was
forfeited. On motion Of Mr.. Sturtevant,
counsel for the respondent, the bail was
chancered down to an amount equal to O
fine of 81 and costs. Mrs. Jane Pack.
ard was fined 81 and costs, and took an
appeal to the county court. In the case
of Mrs Julia Spooner q nolle prosequi
was entered by the attorney for the state,
Mr.. Harris, and she was discharged. 1t
seems that both David and George Pack
ard became little frightened by the
threatening aspect of affairs and vamcs.
cd, The latter before arrest.
p. T. Barnums great Centennial
show was exhibited in Middlebury, Thurs.
day afternoon and evening. The street
exhibition in the morning was very fine
and attractive both on accoun. of its
magnitude and the fine appearance of the
horses. A reasonably large assembly
was in town to see the sights and the
mammoth tent was well filled when the
exhibition opened. The collection Of
animals and curiosities of every descrip.
tion was perfectly wonderful. such as only
the great Snowman could get together
The performances were superior to those
of any circus that ever visited Vermont
and were worthy OF 1.-The greatest show
on earth" The promises OF the adver
tisements we're literally made good. The
police under the direction of Sheriff
Trip, was efficient, and kept the vas
crowd in the most perfect order.
We have received from Mr.. Il. G
Crane, of Bridport, photograph of {
Time Globe, the invention OF Mr. l.. p
Juvet of Glen's Falls, n. Y. a wonder
(ul piece of mechanism which is attract
ing the attention and admiration o
prominent educators all through tao
country, 1t is universal time. keeper
1t has a sliding vernier divided into 36(
degrees by means of which the latitud
of localities can be ascertuincd, or tn
proper degree Of inclination of our own o
any other heavenly body illustrated. |
gives the time, latitude and longitude o
any place in the world as we'll as the dill
ference of the same between two or NOR
places. Gen. J Eaton, Commissioner O
the National Bureau OF Education, ha
ordered one for exhibition in his depart
mcnt Mr.. Crane expects to hav
charge Of the exhibition of this wonder
full invention at the centennial. in feV
days.