The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-09-07

eS OF tne country. lnS eXnlDlJ excited
many compliments and was deserving
of them.
Mr.. James Noonan met with SER
ious accident last Saturday, while Ell
gagged in cutting brush on the railroad.
AS he was in the act ofstriking blow,
he slipped, and the AK glanced from the
tree and entered his right knee, cutting
frightful cash just inside of the knee
pan. II is very painful wound, and
Mr.. Noonan will probably be laid up
for some time.
Alfred J. Knights dramatic read
ings at Academy hall on Tuesday even
ing attracted but small audience, mnch
smaller than performance of its merit
deserved. The selections were mainly
from Shakespeare, and were well render
ed. The other selections were humor-
Gus, and elected hearty and frequent
applause. Mr.. Knight was dressed in
rich costumes adapted to each character
he sustained. N
Il The class of 81 of Middlebury COZ
Tlege met for the first time in the campus
on Thursday, September 6. After
Greek recitation the class organized
with the following officers: President,
Harry =. Powers; vice president, James
l.. Barton; secretary, Mr.. MARYLAND,
Lowell, Mass; treasurer, Mr.. w.
Green, Lowell, Mass. historian, Arthur
June, Brandon, VT; poet, Frank l..
Mason, Addison, VT; orator, Frank Ii.
Warner, Cornwall, vt.
Mr.. E. j. Olmsted's exhibit of wag-
ons at the fair, Wednesday, deservedly
attracted much attention. There is
something very substantial and satisfac-
tory about all the wagons of his manu-
facture, and besides he has patent pro-
cess of filling the fellies with oil which
must add materially to the durability OF
the wheels. lie had one nice booted
buggy, large heavy double wagon, and
a centennial buggy with box of the
old style over fifty years of age.
On Monday, Chester Pratt, of Brid-
port, was tried for selling cider, and
found guilty of being q common seller
and sentenced to pay fine of one hum
drcd dollars to the treasurer of the
state of Vermont, together with costs
of prosecution, and to stand committed
until sentence should be complied with.
Respondent appealed to the county
court. f. A. Sturtevant and J. E. Sta
plctOn, attorneys for the state, and Mr..
Aubrey, of Brooklyn, N. Y, for the re-
spondent.
We made n mistake last week in
giving notice of the sheep that Mr..
Cherbino shipped from our depot.
There were no rams in the lot that was
raised by j. j. Crane, but a number
that were sired by the stock ram Eure-
ka Sd, owned by him and ii. G.. Bur-
well. The printer also made mistake
in the initials of Cassius p. Crane,
making them j. p, instead of G. p.
as was intended. We also should have
stated that Ironsides Sd was the stock
ram of G.. p. Crane.
The meeting of the Juvenile Tenn
perance Union was held in the vestry
of the Congregational church, Saturday,
September /. 1t was opened by the
usual exercises, which consist of sing
ing, bible reading, and the Lords pray
er in concert, followed by lesson in
the "Catechism on Alcohol" After the
usual business was transacted there
were recitations by May Ross and Fan
ME Knapp, and declarations by Horace
Tracy and George Knapp. The attend.
ancc was not large but the exercises
were interesting. The next meeting
will be on Saturday, September Is, al
three O'Clock, p. NJ. SEC.
All and more than could have beer
expected was realized from the fair and
fncfiVnI niVnn Of Aoo1a,,x- To
Wednesday evening, by the ladies OF
the Catholic church. The net receipts
were $253.89. The gold headed cane
which attracted so much interest in the
community for week past, went to
DIR. Halsey. The vote stood as follows
DR.. IIalsey 6S2; DR.. Eddy 22S; DR.
Russell 113; and the total receipts fol
the cane were S102.30. The melodeon
was drawn by Mrs. Welcome of Yer
gennes. Some three hundred persons
were present at the fair, and after the
festival was over those who wished re-
manned for dance, and Hatch's Quad
rifle Band furnished the music.
One of the most attractive features
of the Addison county fair this weel
was the display of matched horses. o.
these we noticed especially the splendid
turnouts of Col. E. S. Stowell, w. G
Langworthy, John A. Child and Pliny
Norton. But the team which attracted
most attention was l.. ii. Payne's blacl
stallion colts, which were admired ant
discussed by everybody. They arr
beauties. One of them is three years
old and the other two, but they are Sc
well matched as to color and shape tina
the difference in size is not especial,
noticeable. They are own brothers, O.
the stock of ii. j. Belongs Ethan AL
len, Jr., and show their blood splendid
ly. These colts are in training, for thu
present, at the track near George Ham
mond's, and may be seen there thes'
fine days.
Thomas Miller, alias Thomas vii
Hanson, the tramp whom we referred
to few weeks ago as having beer
committed for want of bail on a charg,
of assault upon Mrs. Peck, at Yves
Cornwall, was released upon his owl
recognizance one day last week, ant
sent adrift to take care of himself tn,
best he could. A few days afterward
the papers announced that tramp O
this same name, "Thomas Miller" Ina,
thrown himself in front of the trail
near Arlington, losing both legs, ant
his life few hours later. The reason
he assigned for his rash act was, that h
had "no friends" This is undoubtedl'
the same chap who was turned loose OF
the world from the Middlebury Jail
little more than n week ago, as thi
man appeared to be very reckless an,
used the same expression that she Ia,
no friends" in conversation with on
reporter while here in Jail. Besides
we understand that he showed eviden
symptoms of insanity before being re
leased.
4 Last Tuesday a nice young lad
was looking at the things in the Flora
Hall along with her mother, when
young gentleman acquaintance steppe
up to her and said, ''How do YOU dc
Miss Smith; this isn't much of an al
J fair, but ! am glad to see one fair on
here" The young lady smiled sweetly
while her mother looked grim. Pres
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