The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL N Il w ..
&C., Reckbcrries are beginning to ap.
pear
The town and vicinity abound with
excursionists nowadays.
Butter brought % to 90 cents in
the Middlebury market last Monday.
Barnes displays some fine photo.
graphic work at the Office of the Addison
House
- fbe polar wave passed entirely over,
by Moaday, and old Sol reigns once more
unopposed.
The village fathers have been and
are putting in sideways. in various
places needing them
---Haying is getting pretty nearly
finished up in this section A fair crop
has been secured in good condition.
Rev. r. G. Fsgg, of Andover, is
spending his vacation in town. lie
preached at Brocksyille last Sunday eve.
ming
- Dr. Avery went this week and took
up his asidencc and commenced the labors
of hs profession at Starksboro, which is
COW 10 be his permanent home.
- he Middlebury band was TO have
zone IL. the district convention at Rut.
and Thursday, TO pay, hut the severe
illness Of the leader, Mr. Hatch. pre-.
veaicd
Rev. }. T. Hyde, d. d., professor
in the Chicago Theological Seminary, 90.
cupied the Congregational pulpit very
acceptably last Sabbath morning and
evening
Henry Hubert and his Sabbath
school class have been camping out at
Lake Dunmore during the week. Miss
Hubert had her class at tea on Wednes
day afternoon,
IS ipmenis from the Middlebury
station for the week ending August in-
Guide l carloads of lumber carload OF
iron, 3 carloads OF live stock, carload
Of hay. Is, l05 pounds Of butter.
Tuesday evening the old lire engine
was taken down to the bridge and some
squirting done, but the effects were rather
tame compared with those OF the steam
fire engine from Burlington, few days
before.
--On Wednesday evening a dozen or
more Of The clerks in the stores Of this
village procured Mr. WilIiamson's "big
wagon" and took ride to Lake Dun.
more evidently enjoying the excursion
"muchls'
A journal on the engine going south
with the train, Wednesday evening, be
came heated al this place, and another
engine was photographed for from Rutland
which me. the train at Brandon, ont
hour late.
Mrs ii s. Foote. OF Brooklyn, n
Y. sung in the Congregational choir, las
Sabbath Mrs Foote is highly cult
waited soprano of clear, powerful voice
and her rendering of several sacred solos
especially Haudel's Angels ever brigh
aud fair" was very superior.
On Saturday morning quite an ex
citement was manifest on the street on tn
account OF the shooting of Mr. George W
Pinpey's dog, under circumstances who
did noi seem to warrant such measure
A sympathiaing crowd gathered abou
the wounded animal for some time. II
fingered along and his owner had hope
OF bis recovery. but he died Wodnesja
afternoon.
--George Hammond, Esq who wei
to Texas with sheep in the winter. arrive
home on Saturday, The hot weather {
evidently made an impression upon hin
as his enthusiasm with regard to h
country as a place of residence is not at
high pitch. lie thinks the Pacific COZ
more desirable.
Rev. @. N. Weber, d. D., Of Tro
y. Y, has been 10 town this week. I
brought with him the same genial, hapE
and cordial manner that used to chara
terize him while residing among US al
filling the chair of intellectual philosopt
10 the college. All concerned are nut
gratifed at the prospects of his return
his old position.
Our neighbor W. s. Alden, who h
been doing the Centennial, indites in
private note the following geographic
information Of interest: "As navigat
streams here the Schuylkil aud Delaws
only are given on the map, but the
seems to be another, Lagerbeer, We
muddy and crooked atream, 10 which SOL
nasigators lose their course and son
times cast anchor for a while. They c
readily reach bottom for anchorage"
course, Mr. Alden is giving the results
observation, aud DOT OF personal eIP'
epce.