The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-27
Local News.
Butter IS to 19 cents.

Butter IS to 10 cents.
There is great deal of loafng now
a-days.
The new fire engine was returned
Tuesday.
There was all arrival at President
Hulbert's, Monday morning-a daugh-
ter.
Col. j. Battell has now about fifty
boarders at the Bread Loaf Inn, and
more are coming.
They tell us that another circus is
coming into Vermont about the frat of
August. The "Great London"
Prof. j. n. Mallory and wife, of
Winchester, \. H., are spending their
summer vacation in town, as usual.
H. B. Farrar, Esq, of Seneca Falls,
n. Y, is in town on his annual summer
visit among his friends i'll this county.
The Addison House coach runs
down to the new depot every day, TO
accommodate the passengers of the
train which stops there.
-Four negro minstrcls have delight
ed the frequenters of the saloons and
barber shops with singing and dancing,
for two or three days this week.
Rev. George A. Weeks, of the do
ce. of Kentucky, is expected to preach
st St. Stephens Church next Sunday,
July %; services at 10:15 A. NJ. and a 80
4. I.
Rev. NJ. Hulburd of Lowell, Mass,
son of Rev. D. p. Hulburd of Vergen-
mes, is announced to preach in the
Methodist church next Sunday fore
noon.
Henry S. Foote, Esq, returned to
New York, Wednesday. We under
stand he was influenced by tho "reign
of terror" down that way, endangering
lives and property.
-Chauncey Clark was up yesterday
on the disclosure of Rollin Ashley and
fined ten dollars and cost for furnishing
him with pint of rum Monday even
ing. The respondent appealed to the
county court.
More improvements" on III. L.
Sheldon's block, this time in the form
of new sill in front, and an earth side
walk and solid stone wall for the front
of the building to rest upon. The inn
provement most needed in this build
ing is an entirely new structure.
Rev. NJ. L. Severance, of Orwell,
preached for Mr.. Hooker at the Con-
gregational church, last Sunday. In
the morning upon 1.-THE liberal and low
ing spirit requisite to meet the demands
Of Christianity; and in the evening
upon "The grace Of continuance in
Christian living."'
There will be a meeting of the
veterans enlisted for the centennial in
the towns of Ripton, Middleburv and
Salisbury, at Tupper's hall in East Mid
dlebury, Saturday evening, July 28,
at 8 o'clock, for the election of officers
and any other business which may come
before the meeting.
Major Darius Martin has resigned
his office as major of the regiment of
National Guards in this state and his
resignation has been accepted. On ac-
count of the reduction of the regiment
from twelve to ten companies, 1t was
not necessary that the place be filed by
another appointment.
Monday forenoon the streets of
Middlebury presented quite lively APP
pearance, almost as much so as "circus
day" The othes-cleaning-man and
the boot-blacking.ma and the harness.
Gilman and the medicine" brave," all
fiourished, and for an hour silver dimes
and quarters flowed plentifully.
Mr.. VIII II. Tomlinson and a
young lady riding through Court street,
last Saturday, were thrown from their
nra bx tho cbxrtnnr 10 sbos,, l. o..-o =.
passing bank of gravel left by the side
some bruises, and the lady had her arm
quite severely sprained. The carriage
was also somewhat injured.
Mr.. John F. Flint, formerly of the
firm of t. M. Chapman & Co., has ac-
cepted the position Of general agent for
large boot and shoe manufacturing
firm, of Lynn, Mass. He sells TO Job.
bers and wholesale dealers. He stop.
ped over at home, last Sunday, while
on his first trip north. The firm are &c
be congratulated on securing Johns
efficient services.
1t Is not true that Alonzo Derby
was arrested OH suspicion of having sci
fire to the Lake Dunmore House. Al
we mentioned last week. he was arrest
ed on charge OF larceny, committed
about the time of the fire, but was no
tried. The attorney for the state, com
Ing TO the conclusion that there was mo-
evidence TO hold him, entered a noU,
prosequi, last Monday, and he was dis
charged.
Mr.. George w. Brooks, who grad
uated from Middlebury College foul
years ago, and gave the masters ora
uon at the commencement last year, hal
Just graduated from Andover Theolog
ical Seminary, and is now at home Wis
iting his friends here. He has receiv
ed and accepted call to the pastoral,
Of the Globe Congregational church a
Woonsocket, r.. l., a manufactures
town OF about sixteen thousand inhabi
tants. DC will be ordained and install
led and enter upon the labors of hi,
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