The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-05-25


road to one of the best streets in town.
II was certainly much needed I'M
provement.
Twelve tickets for Beecher's lee
ture have already been sold In Middle
bury. The extra train from Middle
bury to Rutland to attend this lecture,
Monday evening, leaves here at 4.50.
Returning, 1t leaves Rutland at the close
Of the lecture.
There is business block on Main
street, in Middlebury village, on the
outside of which there are twenty-eight
different kinds of paint. The number
of these colors was determined by act
ual connt Sphinx says the owner
ought to put on Just two more kinds TO
make the number even.
Everett Holton has taken up plate
engraving, and is already able to cxhi-
bit some fine specimens of his handi-
craft. Door plates, silverwarc and
every thing of that kind are in his line.
This accomplishment just fills need
long felt in this community.
The towns along Otter Greek below
this point which use the water of the
river for drinking purposes are anx-
iously inquiring what Middlebury is
going to do with her slaughtered
dogs. This inquiry is respectfully re-
ferred to the town authorities.
Rev. Mr.. Small, lately pastor of the
Bristol Baptist church, was in town
Thursday. He is to serve with Prof.
Robbins as committee of examination
| for the Seniors at the college. Elder
Small will also serve on the examining
committee of Dartmouth College at the
examination of that institution.
"A heavy decline in wheat is report
ed from Chicago, sales having been
made for June delivery at S1.47 per
bushel, falling off of eight cents per
bushel. As a matter of curiosity, let us
watch and see how soon our local flour
market will be affected by the decline.
Shipments of agricultural and man.
ufacturing products from the Middle
"a include the following: II cars lum-
Der; 9 cars hay; 8 cars live stock; l car
iron; 12,405 lbs. butter; cars wool.
Five cars more of lumber will be ship
ped to-day. Mr.. Batchelder has shipped
to market within the week, including
to-day's shipments, II car loads of lum-
Der.
1t is claimed that wool has advanc-
ed five cents in week. We think it a
mistake. Our local buyers have been
| bidding over each other until they are
now paying % cents for what they paid
90 cents for two and three weeks ago.
There is really no advance In wool, but
little anxiety to get the good lots of
new unwashed. II is thought by many
that when the Western clip is ready
the anxiety for our heavy wool will
decrease SUBSCRIBER.
-Messrs Frost and McKelvey who
have labored so successfully here and
through the state in behalf of temper
ance, have lately been doing good work
in western New York. On the 9th Of
February they commenced work in
Oswcgo, Syracuse, Rochester and other
places Of the state. A tabulated state
ment of the result Of their labor, as in
dicated by pledge signatures for three
months, shows that 1901 persons have
signed the "reform" pledge and s492
the general pledge, a total Of ls,453
signers.
"A few days ago, while MIR. Jarvis
j. Farr, of East Middlebury, was driv-
ing spirited and only partially trained
span of colts attached TO a lumber wng-
on, they got the better of him, ran and
threw him out upon the ground, fractur-
ing his shoulder and inflicting other Sc
we're bruises upon his face and side.
The colts ran to Mr.. John w. Kelsey's
place, in Salisbury, and he went out and
stopped them. One of the colts receiy-
ed some bruises upon his leg, but the
wagon was not injured. Dr. Ross set
the bone and is in attendance.
Trout fishing in this vicinity is n
little hampered this spring by the
stringent fish laws passed at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. Many Of the
proprietors of lands through which tho
streams run have put up the signs warm
ing off all trespassers, and these glarin9
notices stare fellow in the face and
look him out of countcnance if he Is
rash enough to attempt his usual spring
sport. There have not yet been any
prosecutions here, but some have been
exposed, and they are liable to come
down any day, and their fate is certain
if they dare to repeat their poaching.
The condition Of Col. L. S. Stowell
whose illness we mentioned last week
is not improved. According to present
indications 1t Is only question of time
unless some relief Is afforded by the
surgical operation to be performed to-
day. Drs. Thayer and Carpenter Of
Burlington, and DR.. Woodland of Bran.
don have been in consultation with Dr.
Porter, the attending physician, several
times. The surgical operation is to be
performed by Prof Little of New York
who Is now giving lectures in the med
ical department of the University al
Burlington. Drs. Woodward and
Thayer will also be present.
Considerable excitement was caus
, ed yesterday morning, by an attempt
by the town overseer to take Barty
McKillop to the poor-horse. Barty
refused to go and stoutly resisted, and
he struck out from the shoulder anC
drew blood on the official face. Then
his finger was bruised by the overseer's
| cane. A large crowd assembled TO see
, the fun, but no one responded to Over
: seer Martins call for help to put him
into the wagon by force. Barty wen
i
| ing he would never go to the poor
house; and he was afterwards hunting
for n grand juror to commence pros
} ecution for assault II was finally decid
ed to let him alone for the present.
, About half past three, yesterda,
, (Thursday) morning, the fire alarm
were rung, and there was a genera
turnout of the people of the village t,
discover the cause and to render sucl
I assistance as they could. 1t was founC
!. TO be a building belonging TO JOSEPH
4 Brouillet, on Court street near the jail
which he was using as Il carpenter shop
lie discovered the fire about a quartz
!, past three, and the flames had thel
! made such progress that he was unabl
: TO get anything ont. II was some littl
time before the alarm Was Qiyen an,