The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

Butter brought twenty-five cents
last Monday.
Madam Wainwright gave a reception
10 the graduating class, on Monday
evening.
f. A Sturtevant will lecture Oh
Temperance at Bristol next Sunday eve q,
at S o'clock, p NJ.
The Addison County Democratic
Convention is called for August Q, to
meet III Middletury
Sheriff Trip hus opened the Dr.
Day drug store TO The public and Theo.
Fuller is there to wait upon The pnblic as
usual.
Basty McKillop was fined Friday
morning for furnishing liquor without
authority, and in default of payment com.
United
--Mr. Hyndmau Of Burlington will!
lectu at School House Sunday eve
At y -. lock sndor the auspices Of the
Reform Club
house of the late Reuben Cobb since his
death, causes some excitement in Fast
Middl4bury.
THAT was most rascally perform.
ance lowering the campaign flag west
side. and cutting off the names, which was
done recently.
considerable local matter has been
crowded out by the extended reports Of
commencement to which We yield our
space this week.
Mrs, Abbot, mother OF o. s. Dick.
insou had sunstroke, Monday after.
room. Under the skilful care Of Drs.
Eddy and blanchard she is recovering.
WIN. Seymour Alden, the bookseller
and pewsdealer, started Friday morning
for weeks swelter on the grounds OF
the centennial exhibition lie will be
absent about two week.
Capt. O. Abbey last Wednesday at
q practice trial Of target shooting at
forty rods made score Of l6l inches,
This il considered somewhat remarkable
Tor man over seventy years old
The playing OF the Middlebury cor.
net band on Alumni day. for the street
music, at the church and at the dinner,
ELECTED many complimentary remarks as
to the excellence of their performances
There is to be village meeting at
the town room on Tuesday afternoon next
to consider a project to procure 4 steam
fire engine and to build reservoirs in the
places in the village where they are most
needed.
The Middlebury corDet band occu.
pied the new stand for the first time on
Monday evening last They rendered on
opening the Star SpaDgled Banner" and
then gave several other pieces, to the
satisfaction of their hearers.
--Rev ii. D. Kitohel. d. d., express
ident of the college, who has been in the
South aud West since he went away one
year ago, appeared in town on Tuesday,
much to the qualification of his many
friends. Mrs Kitche remained at Sar
atoga.
Miss Nettie L. Kinsley, youngest
daughter OF Mr., William Kinsley, of this
village, died Of consumption at the resid-
ence Of her father about noon Thursday.
She was quiet unassuming young lady
and during several years past has been in
decline.
"A meeting Of the Republican com.
mittees for the several towns IN Addison
county, together with the county commit.
tee will be held on Monday JAY 81, at
the court house, in Middebury, to orga.
nize for thorough county canvass during
the present political campaig'.
The rife club. at their shoot on
Wednesday. shot off.hsnd at two hun.
dred yards, Creedmoor style. Five was
the number Of contestants, aud the score
was as follows: o. Abbey. %; ii. l..
Sheldon. IS; s. Holton. 16 VIM. Lati.
mer. IL; j. w. Lovett, 9. The possible
score was 30.
DR.. b. F. Sutton was the victim Of
an unfortunate accident Wednesday eve-
ning. As he was driving past the AID.
olson House at pretty good rate, the
king bolt broke and the forewheels parted
from the rest OF the wagon, and the horse
drew him over the dashboard. He fell
heavily upon the pavement. bruising biz
right leg severely and otherwise iDjuring
him. He 80 far recovered from the
shock as to soon 60 home, and Thursday
morning he was on bis rides as usual,