The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-31

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Mrs. Darwin Rider and their guests,
also the ladies and gentlemen of Mid.
dlebury, who so kindly assisted nj the
entertainment at the Addison House,
last Friday evening, whereby their
over forty dollars.
On Monday, Rufus Sweet, OF
Monkton, was brought before Justice
George III. Collins on charge of keep
ing house of ill-fame, and after hear
ing he was ordered to furnish bonds in
$500 10 appear before the next term OF
the county court. In default of bail the
respondent was committed to the Mid
dlebury Jail, OH Tuesday.
There will be sociable at the Con-
gregational lecture room on Friday
evening of next week, at z 80, which Il
is hoped will be the beginning of pleas
ant social gatherings of the kind for the
season. An admission fee of ten cents
and nominal price for ice cream and
cake will be devoted to new books for
the Sabbath school library.
This morning, as a son of A. W.
Field was splitting wood, back of the
Central market, the axe caught in a
clothes-line, and bounding back, the head
OF the axe struck him ON the forehead
over the right eye, inflicting an ugly
flesh wound. DR.. Sutton was immcdi-
ately called and dressed the wound,
which he pronounced not dangerous.
Emma Jacko and Eta Potter, of
the notorious Potter family of Monk
ton, were lodged in the Middlebury
Jail, Tuesday, in default of $3.50 bail,
which each was required to furnish at
their hearing before Justice Collins at
Monkton, the day before. The charge
preferred against them was breach of
the public peace. They are to be tried
at the December term of the county
court.
Last night another blossom opened
upon Mrs. Orchards night-blooming
cereus, commencing to unfold about
seven O'Clock and arriving at its fullest
size about two A. NJ. 1t then began to
close mp, though losing none of its fresh
ness and beauty. By the favor of Mrs.
Birchard,. who kindly informed some of
her friends, some one hundred and fifty
or more persons had the opportunity to
see and admire it.
For some days the street have been
visited by all army ofpotato bugs of the
largest size. They were probably hold
ing convention and discussing strike
in view. of the present scarcity of food
adapted to their peculiar tastes. The
railroad track might with but little ex-
aggeration be said to have been covered
with them on one or two days. Every
body stepped upon them, and the delight
full insects must have found their recep-
ton anything but hospitable.
Mr.. Andrew Mason, of Colorado,
loaded and took from our depot yester-
day morning two car loads Of extra fine
Merino rams, selected with unusual
good judgment and care from many of
our best flocks. They are one of the
finest large lot of rams we have seen
shipped from our depot. A large por-
ton were from flocks that are registered
in the register of the Vermont Merino
Sheep Breeders Association. They 90
in the charge of Mr.. Walter Phelps of
this place. N
lN-Mrs. Clarissa Stowe, widow ofthA
Flate Horace Stowe, died last Tuesday y
at the residence of her son, Mr.. l.. ii.
Stowe, aged seventy-five years. Ex-
cept few years west, she has been
resident of Middlebury and Weybridge.
She was a consistent christian and a
member of the Wesleyan Methodist
church at Weybridge. She was blind
for some two years, but retained the
faculties of her mind to the last. She
was patient, kind and affectionatc
wife and mother.
last June the rifle club voted 10 Of
fer silver goblet, to be shot for at each
regular meeting by the members, the
prize to become the property of the one
that would win it three times in success
sion at 500 yards. At the July meeting
it was taken by Geo. Hammond, who
made 20 points out of possible is. At
the August shoot, last week Saturday,
MIR. Hammond won it again with a
score OF "A out of possible IS. The
score of the other members participant
ing was as follows: Frank Holly, 20:
j. A. Wright, s.; G. V. Cutting, 60 ;
S. Holton, SO.
"A gentleman from Crown Point,
the other day, came out of a saloon in
this village evidently somewhat set up,
and saying that he was drunk, but alleg-
ing that he had taken only two glasses
of beer. He said it flew to his head in
all instant after drinking and he felt
sure the liquor was drugged. His idea
was that they had drugged him with the
intention of robbing him, and lie was
going to defeat the rascals by keeping
away from them. 1t would have been
better still if he had kept away before
drinking the beer. excepting away"
If commenced soon enough, is always a
safe policy.
We have seen some stereoscopic
views taken by Barnes, the photo
graphic artist, at various points on the
Otter Creek above the railroad bridge.
They are very fine, the selection of
the many beautiful views to be had on
the creek. The water is still and mirror
like in most of them and the clear re-
Elections produced add very much to
the effect of the views. These will
form notable addition to the already
large collection of views of Middlebury
and vicinity taken by Barnes, who is
probably not excelled by any artist in
the state in the production of stereo-
sc9pic views. '
| 1.-THE social event of the week waA
the marriage, at the Congregational
church, on Tuesday evening, Of Mr.. r.
w. Darling, of Yale Theological Sem
mary, and Miss Della Rockwell, of this
village. A large audience assembled to
witness the ceremony. Rev. Z. p.
Hooker officiated in the ceremonies,
which were appropriate, beautiful and
very impressive. The ushers were w.
A. Remele and ii. p. James, and the
groomsmen were e. III. Baxter and
Thomas Boyce, all college friends of the
groom. The bridesmaids were Misses
Smith, of Shoreham, and Field, of Fer
risburgh. The happy couple took the
evening train for Keene, N. H., follow
ed by the best wishes of lots of friends
The ladies of the Catholic church