The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-05-20

The iron railing about the Addison
House piazza, which was broken down in
one of the winter storms, has been re.
placed as good as new Martin & Lang.
worthy did the job.
Shipments OF manufactures and ag.
ricultural products from the Middlebury
station for the week include the follow.
ing Butter, $3.50 lbs. stock % car
loads; lumber, 2 car loads hay, 2 car
loads potatoes. ! car load.
George q. Chapman, Esq, admins.
traitor of the estate of the late F. p.
Fletcher, is making quite extensive re.
pairs and Improvements in the old cotton
factory property. The dwelling house
near the railroad bridge is receiving al.
most remodeling.
= On Monday morning the dug store
of DR.. w. M. Day went into the hands
of the sheriff, The doctor has been and
still is sick and unable to attend to bust.
ness His liabilities are not large, and it
is thought that but for his illness he
might have pulled through.
The county commissioner, Mr.. j. Il.
Crane, has at length put an end to the
agony of the liquor agency controversy
by actually issuing his commission to Dr.
s. T. Rowley, the former agent. Now
the infrm ones Of this vicinity can find
the universal panacea according to law
again.
Thomas G. Robbins, deputy collector
of internal revenue for Vermont, will be
at the Addison House, Middlebury,
Thursday afternoon aud Friday morning,
the 25th inst, for the purpose of receiv.
ing taxes. Dealers who are liable to u
s, tax will do well to call and save the
penalty that will accrue after the Both
inst.
Last Saturday afternoon q scrub
game Of base ball was played on the COL
lege grounds, between two picked mines
Of students and village boys At the
end OF nine innings the score stood six to
thirteen. A match game between the
high school nine and the college freshmen
is announced fol two o'clock this after.
noon.
AT meeting of Middlebury Coun.
Gil, No. IA, F. & A. NJ held in Masonic
hall, on Tuesday, the following were
elected officers for the year ensuing H.
L. Sheldon, T. 1. M; W. H. Cobb, r. l.
NJ; s. Holton, principal conductor P.
+. Goodrich, treasurer s. Brooks, re.
corder; T. NJ. Chapman, G. of G.; L.
H. Stowe, conductor +. b. Parker,
marshal NJ. Phinney, steward; A. A.
Boardman, sentinel
Potter Chapter No. %, r. A. NJ,
held their annual meeting at Masonic
hall, last Tuesday, and the following
we're elected officers for the year ensuing
N. f. Rider, H. P; T. NJ. Chapman,
X; H. l.. Sheldon, s.; l.. N. Howard,
Treas; L. II. Stowe, Sec; G. A. Cut.
ting, c. of Ii G. l.. Clark, p. s. A
A. Boardman, X. A. G; P. r, Good
rich, Sd vail s. s. Gibbs, I'd vail A.
A. Fletcher, LIST vail NJ. Phinney,
tyler.
The commissioners appointed by the
Addison county court to determine the
rights of the case 10 the matter Of Nc.
Leod VS.. Village of Middlebury, whose
session for bearing the case was reported
in our issue Of two weeks ago, met in this
village on Saturday last 10 make their
report to the conrt 1t is understood that
their decision is in favor Of the plaintiff,
and that their report to the court will be
that he receive two hundred dollars dam.
ages and costs Of suit.
The Middlebury Reform Club have
secured a suite Of rooms in Park Block
for their use as reading and club rooms
There will be folding doors between, and
when any large gatherings are held these
doors will be thrown open, making quite
q large hall. These rooms are obtained
for very low rent by the generosity Of
j. L. Barker. Esq who gives the use of
the room in his building free. These
rooms will be put in order and furnished
at once, and thrown open to the public in
a very short time.
The Middlebury Reform Club held
meeting in Academy Hall on Sunday
evening with a large audience OF inter.
estcd listeners Vice. President Walker
presided, and the speakers were A. P.
Upper, Esq, Ex.Gov j. w. Stewart, j.
l.. Barker, Esq, Prof. W. H. Parker.
and Rev. S. Washburn The tone Of re.
mark was moderate and judicious. In
addition to remarks upon the general sub.
ject OF temperance, the idea Of fitting up
reading room was discussed, and it il
now becoming almost a certainty that
they will have club and reading room.
In the way Of Improvement and
repairs, the East Middlebury burying
ground association met agreeably to no
tice, on the 9th inst and elected officers
as follows Trustees, + N Stearns, J
Fem, A r Foot ; clerk and treasurer
Augustus Matthews collector, George
Abbott; sexton, Waldo Olmsted Il
was voted that all meet at the ground OIL
Saturday, May 10, and make all the i'm
provements possible which was yer,
well complied with, by repairing the
fence, grading the ground, setting ou
trees, and clearing the grounds Of brush
and rubbish that had for long time been
accumulatiDg, by neglect and otherwise.
Mr. j. A. Wright, who has beer
for season in western Pennsylvani,
aud Ohio. is home again and reports tina,
The reputation Of Vermont sheep stand;
as high as ever in those sections, notwith
standing the efforts Of few individuals
in Ohio under the name of the National
Sheep Register" to manufacture an ex
traordinary reputation of small numb
of their own hocks at the expense of thu
reputation Of all the rest, without regard
to their real worth. The Ohio association
is not working tremendously in these en-
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