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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-06-03
WHITING.

The Whiting farmers have nearly
finished their spring work, excepting, OF
course, few who never finish planting.
until near the time of harvesting. A
good breadth Of grain has been sown, and
q full average amount Of corn and pota.
toes planted. Though cold aud late, the
farmers trust the promises that 'seed time
and harvest will come"
old prob has been out OF oil sorts
the past week 6rst extremely warm that
not suiting, be whirlsd around with q
tremendous blow and rain. and 90 GOLD ss
to make oil animate beings seek shelter
from the storm. Friday morning, the
26th. the mercury ranged from thirty de.
grsss to thirty.four degrees throughout
the town. Plants exposed wore Of course
killed BY the frost.
The desk of the Union church has
been occupied few Sabbaths by Dir.
Lawrence Phelps Of Pittsford. a graduate
ofMidd lsbury College in 1875. He was
licensed to preach BY the Rutland County
Congregational conference ct their last
session. and be has accepted the invitation
to remain ss acting pastor to this church
for o season. Our correspondent writes
that his preaching is very acceptable, and
that be displays good tsleut with excel
lent delivery,
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WEYBRIDGE.

Cold winds prevail and irosts are
feared.
-WhoopiDg cough and mumps are
prevailing some.
Mrs. Isora (Sprsgue) Newton i,
visiting her friends here.
"A tenement house belonging to Mr.
Ed. Wright was burned. on Saturday
night.
Quarterly meeting at the W. NJ
church on Saturday and Sunday, june lC
and | l at the usual hours.
Quite an excitement was gotten uF
from supposed FIRE on the premises Of
Deacon James, but it proved to be only
burning brush heap.
The next regular meeting Of the
Addison County Council OF the Patrons
of Husbandry will be held at Weybridge
on Wednesday, June IA.
Decoration passed of very finely
The speaker expected was not present. bu,
the vacancy was filled by home talent
Addresses were made by Revs Barnes
and Mott and others at the NJ. f. church
interspersed by singing by the choir
Procession then formed under Marshals
Sneeden and Fiske and marched to the
New Haven west cemetary and graves
decorated. A tree was planted, dedicat-
ed to and decorated for the heroes who
sleep in unknown graves at the South.
Short addresses we're also made and the
assembly dismissed with the benediction.
The company was not as large as it would
have been had the committee been able to
give more extended notice.
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NEW HAVEN.

Shipments from this station thii
week were as follows butter, 10000 lbs
$50 dozen eggs, 80 veal calves, cal
slaves 2 cars lumber, 3 cars hay
Mrs. Chas. L, Wright desires to ex
press her grateful appreciation of the
kindness and sympathy expressed by the
friends who aided during the sickness and
death of her husband, to the minister, and
the singers at the funeral
Memorial services were held at New
Haven, on Tuesday, in accordance with
established custom and though impromptr
and without assistance from abroad they
passed of satisfactorily The exercise.
were opened with prayer by Rev. S
Knowlton, followed by speeches by Rev.
MIR. knowlton, II. s. Perrigo, A. NJ, +
Bottum, Esq, and Sherwood Brown, Esq
The academy scholars, under Prof Per
rigo, we're present, also the district school
At the conclusion Of the remarks pro
cession was formed and proceeded to dec.
crate the graves of our heroic dead. The
following graves were decorated: Wal
of the Revolution - Solomon Brown
Capt. Matthew Phelps, VIM. Seymour
Seth Hoyt, Augustus Trip, Wm Vince
Ter; War of lS6l-Capt, NJ. Powel
Caldwell, W. s. Brown, Geo. Bisbee, Ar.
galius Squier, Antoine Lorraine, Abraham
Abbot, also the following benefactors-
Ansoo Beeman and Charlotte Hoyt
The floral offerings were beautiful ant
proiuse.
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SHOREHAM.

Our people heartily responded to
the call of the Grand Army of the Re.
public, to decorate the soldiers graves I'm
der the efficient leading oil Capt. j. s.
Ward. aided by Capt F. Moore. Judge
Brookins, j. A. North and G. A. Cut.
ting, committee. Every Revolutionary
and Union soldiers grave was raised eight
inches, and each surmounted with little
banner Of stars and stripes. This was
done the day previous On decoration
day, three hundred were gathered around
the soldiers monument, and wreathed it
from top to bottom with evergreeus and
flowers. They also erected fine liberty
pole. with the Star Spangled Banner, :"
waving over joyous multitude. Then
we marched in lines into the sanctuary.
1t is our hearty wish that they will thus
yearly be remembered while the republic
stands
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PyLE's DIETETIc SALERATus.-.Univer.
sally acknowledged the best in use. Each
pound bears the name Of JAMES Pyle
None genuine without 14-1y
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COUNTY NEWS.
CORNWALL.

: SOLh4N " "a A<L
Good roads would now be appre.
ciated
Our doctors are having a holiday;
very few are now sick 10 town.
". X. Griswold is repairing bis
house, and it certainly needed it.
Henry Lane has set out over seven
hundred bushels Of onions for seed.
Mr. Warren Peck is repairing his
house. and Evar:s Il Peck are building
new this season.
What are our selectmen going to do
about the swamp road1 Some consider.
able repairs are needed there to make it
passable
Julius b. Benedict. Edward S. Da.
Ma and Mrs. Rolin j. Jones have been
appointed delegates TO the Baptist State
Sabbath school convention at Poultney,
by the Sabbath school at West Cornwall.
During this Centennial year there
ought to come to light many q chapter Of
unpublished history Of events transporting
in the early days Of the republic. The
document which we give is part Of one
such, the balance of which might perhaps
be supplied by some citizen Of the county.
If the rest can be supplied it should be.
The document is a copy of the record, as
it purports to be. made by the clerk him
self in accordance with the vote of the
society and sent to Messrs Ephraim
Doolittle, Ebenezer Markham and John
Larrabee, of Shoreham, in August 1894.
1t was preserved among the papers Of
Capt. Markham and shown US by his
grandson, Thomas II. Mcleod, ESQ, Of
Middlebury. 1t is as follows:
Proceedings OF frat meeting of Demo.
cratic society began at Cornwall, July
9Th, l794, and from that adjourned to
the present day.
Cornwall, August 81. 1874, at the
house Of StillmAn Foo, proprietor. Opened
and proceeded to read the constitution,
and take subscriptions.
Agreed and determined to alter the
titles of the officers Of president and sec.
rotary to those Of chairman and clerk. 10
the constitution and the alteration was
accordingly made by the clerk.
The Cornwall meeting desired disso.
luton in order to form q county society
the subscriptions having encreased.
Whereupon the ballots being taken, citi.
zen John Willard was chosen chairman,
and Tho. Tolmsn clerk.
In county society thus formed. same
date and place. Agreed and determined,
that the cause and the principles adopted
BY this society are important. and require
order and regularity as q necessary means
for information and temperance Of pro.
ceeding.-therefore, that order. dsoorum
and civiIity, are binding upon every mem.
Der. especially in tho times Of meeting
to the exclusion Of every species Of treat
ing, drinking, or conversation oct spper-
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EAST MIDDLEBURf.

Decoration day was observed here
by nearly the entire community. Bust.
ness was laid aside. and oil turned out to
show their respect for our soldier dead, Of
ell the wars through which our country
has passed. The procession formed in
front Of the Good Templars hall, at two
O'Clock p. m, under the direction Of j ohm
NJ. Nash a, marshal, in the following or.
der: The speaker, clergy and invited
guests, Post Warner G. A. r.. with Uni.
ted States flag, and banner inscribed up.
on it, "Not Forgotton;" Cold Spring
Lodge No. %, l. o. Of q. T., carrying a
banner on which was the motto. Faith,
Hope and Charity Cold Spring Juvenile
Temple No. 8, with banner, with the fol.
lowing upon it, Truth, Love, Purity"
Juvenile Temple No 8, "In God We
Trust !" the school children with their
teachers from q number Of districts;
citizens on foot and 10 carriages. On ar.
irving ct the cemetery. Rev. Mr.. Munros
offered prayer. dirge by the band, memo.
rial service by Rev. d. F. Brooks. music
by the band. recitation by Miss Lana
Sessions. singing by the choir, GRAFTON by
Col. h. 8. Stowell. music by the band,
benediction by Rev. s. W. Bidwell. dec.
Grating of the graves BY the Grand Army.
Much has been, and might be said 10
praise Of tho parts taken in the pro.
gramme by the different individuals. All
who participated have the thanks of the
Grand Army, and will be kindly remem.
bersd through the coming year. The
following is list Of soldiers buried here /:
Henry B. Needham, Henry Cobb, Henry
Powell, Walter Bradley, Cornelius Grant,
Ashabel Lee. Jarvis Adams, Peter Ryan,
Peter Stone Not buried here, Lagrange
Billing, Rodsrick Champlin, Henry Chap.
man, John Calvin, jacob Leno, william
Wilson, Allen Wilson, Emory Bidwell.
All were remembered in the ceremonies,
and We sincerely trust they ever will DO.
Their duties and life work here is ended,
and the record 10 noble one and let US
try to commemorate by word and deed their
life and patriotism. So let their mem.
DRY be handed down through the coming
generations. Mr.. Henry Persons consti.
tuted the committee to furnish transpor.
tstion for the ladies appointed to collect
flowers for decoration day. 1t being cen.
tennial year, he thought it best to get .
team such Is was used on oil occasions 10
"ys oldsn times" So early on Monday
morning, he started out with his OK team
going from house to house, until be got
load of ladies, and then started for the
flowers when they returned all the space
in the wagon not occupied by the driver
or the ladies, was filled with flowers
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ADDISON.

Miss Ella Benedict, newly married,
left early Saturday morning for her new
home near Boston She leaves with the
congratulations Of many friends.
MIR. n. T. Warner is making prep.
arations for erecting dwelling near the
corner where he will be ready to supply
the public with carriages of al kinds
The commissioners appointed 10 lay
a road 40 Grand View Mountain hav
been out attending to the business of their
appointment this week They will report
to the county court
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NOTICES.

NOTICES.
. -Cocoanuts at Msnney's.
Tomato plants at Mapney's.
Strawberries at MsnneY's Saturday
New lot Of fans at VIM 8. Alden's
Fresh baked peanats every day a
Msnuey's.
Great reduction in price Of teas q
Sheldon's.
"A new lot of oranges and lemons a
Shedons.
Soda aud Saratoga water on draugh
at Manney's.
"A fresh supply OF nuts Of all kind
at Manney's.
Baby carriages, new. aud very CHEAP
at VIM. s. Adens.
Boots aud shoes, good stock a
Sheldon's. very cheap.
Dye stuffs cheap, you know, carpet
warp, paints aud oils of all kinds. at Shell
dons.
Ice cold soda and Saratoga water on
draught, from Puffer's Frigid Soda appar-
a'us. at n. F. Rider. druggist.
Don't forget that Sheldons is the
place to buy your drugs and medicines
Test our goods and prices and satisfy
yourself as to the fact
Go to VIM. 8. Aldens and look a
his stock Of wall paper, window shades
fixtures cords and tassas. before pur
chasing elsewhere No trouble to show
goods.
Miss Lizzie G. McHugh wishes tc
notify the public that she has opened Q
dress makers shop over F, A. Bond.
store. Ladies wishing anything iu th'
line of dress making are invited to call
The ladies and gentlemen who hav.
given their names as charter members fol
lodge Of Good Templars will meet al
the room occupied by the Reform Club
Monday night. June 5, to organize.
NJ. T. UPPER. District Deputy
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We give to Mr.. Kerr the same justice
that We ask for accused republicans. a
belief in his innocence until his guilt is
established. He has sgainst him q few
suspicious circumstances aud the testi.
mony Of an unknown man. who, by bis
own story, is not a model Of honor. This.
1t must be be confessed, il much strong.
er case than any that has been brought
against ex.Speaker Blaine, whom all the
democratic organs are denouucing as q
fraud.-Hartford Couranf.
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DIR. Palmer, Of Westerly. X. | says
Hnnt'S Remedy is the mos: effective med.
icine have ever used 10 my practice.
for Dropsy and Kidney Diseases I can
safely say Hant's Remedy has almost
raised the dead "
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

MAILS ARRIVE.
From Ripton, Granville, Hancock,
East Middlebury, Cornwall West
Cornwall and Bridport 500 A. ~
Way mail from north $3.50 A. NJ.
New York, Rutland and Albany, 700 A. N.
New York, 3:45 P. NJ.
Way mail from south. 3:45 P. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE
Way mail going south, $50 A. M.
north, s:l5 p. NJ.
Mails for Ripton, Granville, Han.
cook, East Middlebury, Cornwall
West Cornwall and Bridport 345 p NJ.
Closed mail for Boston and Rutland, $40 P. M.
Closed mail for N. York, Albany,
Boston and Rutland, 500 P. NJ.
A. 8. TRACY. P. NJ.
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FERRlSBURGH

Henry FIELD, OF Charlotte, has
bought the Benjamin Ferris farm, Of
about 43 acres, for -, 300
r. B. Lee. formerly depot master
has sold his house and lot TO Michael
Kingman for $500. Thomas Gould oil
St. Adams takes Mr.. Lees place.
The schoolhouse at the Centre dis
trict, Sarah Keller, instructor. has been
thoroughly repaired, inside and out, at
the cost Of $500. 1t now has 80 pupils.
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sothern's Little Story for 1875.

"My first mesmerie development took
place at Montreal" says Sothern, trihing
with salad leaf. "Wolf, the author of
the mighty Dollar and now newspaper
man, was then leader of the orchestra in
my little theatre. met him in the street
and said to him, If you see me wipe my
face with my handkerchief, you will under
stand that am mesmerizing you, no mat
ter at what distance you may be. He nod
ded, crossed the street, and stoad, hqtfts:" I
walked on, and meeting a lot OF men L
knew, casually remarked to them that L
had long known was possessed OF mesmerlc
powers, and that merely mentioned it be-
cause felt it agitating me very strongly
at that time. They were naturally aston
ished, and wished they could see some
manifestations of it. Well, said |, there
is Wolff across the street, let me if | can
make any impression on him. I took out
my handkerchief, wiped my face, and ejac-
ulated in low tone of voice, the word
sFizz! Fizzr and moved my fingers con-
| vulsively in the direction of the opposite
side of the street. Instantly Wolff began
to stagger; he reeled from side to side, and
finally, miscalculating the quality OF the
plate-glsss in the Shop window, he plunged
at it head foremost, and broke it in shivers
NV reputation as mesmerist was estab
lished, but I had to pay for the plate
glass; 's- 5'"
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TelI-Tale Lips.

have observed that lips become more or
less contracted during the course OF years,
in proportion as they are accustomed to
express good humor and generosity, or
peeyishness and contracted mind. Note
the effect which moment of i'll temper
and grudginess has upon the lips, and
Judge what may be expected from habit
nal series of such movements. Remark
the reverse, and make similar judgment.
The mouth is the frankest part OF the face;
it cannot in the least conceal it's sensations.
We can neither hide ill temper with it, nor
good; we may affect what we please, but
affection will not help us. In wrong
cause it will only make our observers re-
sent the endeavor to impose on them. The
mouth is the seat of one class of emotions
as the eyes are of another, or, rather, it
expresses the same emotions, but in greater
detail, and with more irrepressible ten
dency to be in motion. It is the region OF
smiles and dimples and of trembling ten
derness; of a sharp sorrow, or full breathing
ioy. of candor, of reserve, of anxious care,
or liberal sympathy. The mouth, out OF
it's many sensibilities, may be fancied
throwing up one expression into the eye
| as many lights in city reflect broad lus-
ire into the heavens Leigh Hunt.
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Some Of the Marvellous Things to be See
h. at the Show.

Few persons have an adequate idea OF
the vast assortment Of wonderful articles,
all suggestive of great and patriotic events,
that will be on exhibition at the Centennial
curiosity shop. Aside from the original
hatchet, with which George Washington
cut down his fathers cherry tree, and the
chair in which the father of his country
would have sat if he had accepted Judge
Jones's invitation to dinner, there will be-
The birch which the grandfather of his
country cut with which to ''wollop" the
father of the same if he had not owned up.
The lie that Washington couldn't tell
about the cherry tree.
The entire garden which contained the
cherry tree, showing the stump of the tree.
Section of the Delaware River where it
was crossed by Washington. .
Hole from which Israel Putnam pulled
| the wolf at Pomfret.
| Ear-trumpets used by General Braddoch
and other guests at the scene of Braddock'i
Deaf-eat.
| Demijohn containing some OF the spirit o.
ZIG. %
Horse which Paul Revere rode from Bos
ton to Lexington. SOS 8
Chest of tea which was not thrown over
| board in Boston Bay.
Corn from the surrender of Corn-wallis
All of these curiosities, with others toe
numerous to mention, may be seen at the
Centennial for the small sum Of half a dol
lar.-Chtcago Times.
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Size Of Countries.

Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Palestine is about one-fourth the size of
New York.
Hindostan is more than hundred times
as large as Palestine.
The Great Desert of Africa has nearly
the present dimensions of the United
States.
The Red Sea would reach from Washing
ton to Colorado, and IL is three times as
wide as Lake Ontario.
The English Channel is nearly as large as
Lake Superior.
The Mediterranean, il placed across
North America, would make sea navigation
from San Diego to Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from New
York to 81. Augustine, and il as wide as
from New York to Rochester.
q Great Britain is about two-thirds the size
of Hindostan one-twelfth Of China, ard
one-twenty-ffth OF the United States.
The Gulf Of Mexico il about ten times
the size Of Lake Superior, and about as
large a. the sea Of Kamschatka or Bay Of
Bengal.
Tho following bodies of water are about
the same size German Ocean, Black sea,
Yellow Sea Hudson Bay Is rather larger.
The Baltic, Persian Gulf and Egean Sea,
half as large, and somewhat larger than
Lake Superior.
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Spelling Bees IN New Form.


One way Of conducting spelling bee in
England is to let one person begin with a
letter. The next one must add 10 1t, hav-
ing acomplete word in his head, and SO on,
until some one finishes whatever word may
eventually be manufactured. Says writer
in the Court Circular : sIt is astonishing
how unfamiliar certain combinations OF
letters sound when said i'm this way. Thus
I heard of bee held in the commercial
room of a large hotel. when the word q
NJ. What ON earth can 6 zin = be the be-
ginning of p said the nextman; and he was
SO convinced there was no word in the Ian
guage beginning in that way that he made
various bets against II, and then chal-
lenged the last speaker-that Is, asked
him to complete the word. Zinc, wa
the answer, and thereupon the puzzled ons
jumped up with . spasn Of agony. b
Jove, he said, and travel in It myself.
That was the fact; he represented hard
ware firm, and sold zinc every day Of hii
| life,
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ure, but what took place in the writer's
presence in an office not over two days and
a half ago. .s-.4... ......- /
A CONTRAST.

| "A CONlhaSis
| spoke above of women who might be
classed as dead beats, but there are too
many worthy ones who deserve both sym
pathy and encouragement, to allow sport ON
the subject. The other day lady went to
the office of the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children to get the particu-
lars OF a case for the newspapers. While
she was there,a gentleman came in to hand
Mr.. Bergh check for $500 in aid of the
Society. Mr.. Bergh said that, with the ut
most thankfulness for his generosity, he,
personally, must protest against receiving
it, as the gentleman had already contribu-
ted largely beyond his just proportion. The
donor refused any depreciation of his gift,
saying he had neither wife, child or rela-
tion in any way depending on him, and it
was more pleasure for him to give than
to Withhold, for eff took it back he said,
81 should not know what to do with it.''
What sort of sickness went through the
woman's heart who heard the words? She
was trying for dear life to make living for
three children by writing, as she could get
employment here and there, but through
the winter they had suffered from want of
food and fire. They had been well to do
till the hard times came, when their pret-
ty home was swept away, and she was
thrown upon her own exertions. She was
we'll dressed from the remains of her ward
robe, and had no complaints to make, but
any mother can guess how bitterly and
longingly she listened to this rich man
speaking of money with which he did not
know what to do, while she stood by in her
sore want, forbidden to make one sign for
the help which would doubtless have been
gladly offered, had any one known the need
of it. Cannot the rich make it part Of their
benevolence to make work for the poor, up
right souls who only ask to be allowed a
chance to earn living. There is work
enough the world would be better for hav-
ing done if any one had the wisdom and the
heart to find it out, and bring it in reach of
the willing worker. In hopes that this
mention may bring the two together, I
speak of one case that lately came to my
knowledge. A Young Swedish pianist, who
graduated from the conservatory of Stock
holm, after six years study with high hon
ors, and came to this country to teach mu-
sic but coming without knowledge of the
language, and without influential friends,
has been unable to make more than the
barest living. She is very brilliant and
finished performer, as | can say from ac-
quaintance, and can but hope that her
wish to find some place where her musical
services would secure her home in any
part Of the country may be realized.
PIETRo.
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Too Inquisitive

s ~ \
A lady from the banks of the Shannon,
who now does general homework fora fam
lily on the Heights, called at the telegraph
office yesterday and wanted TO send dis
patch to her brother in Iowa.
"Where is your brotber?' asked the gen.
tlemanly operator.
..shur, I'm just afther tellin' ye. In 10
way
'.Whereabouts in Iowa" pursued the
electrician.
'.Phat's that to you2 I'm q daeint wo
man. It's not here I came to be anserin
questions. Faith. ] wouldn't take it from
your betthers. may Lux Crane, bad ces'
to ye, but know how many banes make
foise.''
And she careened out Of the office, TOSSING
her hustle as If were bag full of emo
tions Brooklyn drQus.
---.-sp-----
It is mentioned as a singular fact tha
Solomon never laughed and was d yer.
melancholy man. Il must be remembered
however, that he had 900 wives TO advis
| him what to do when lie had sore throat
Nersfie,F Ballstia.