The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-10
Local News.

The weather has been among the
uncertain things for the past week.
Clinton Smith is building himself a
barn similar in style to his house.
w. ). Alden has rented f. A. Le-
lands residence on upper Main street.
Why don't we have more "new ma
pie sugar" displayed in the windows on
the street?
1t is sad To see how poor the mem
cries of Democrats are regarding cleo
ton bets.
The new lodge of Good Templars
i increasing apacc. Four persons were
initiated Mt the last meeting.
Miss Jennie Severance, daughter of
Smith Severance, ESD, is very low,
and not expected TO survive long.
The school sociable, the Friday eve
ming after the school closed, was pleas
ant as those occasions usually are.
The roads are discouraging. Ii is
neither sleighing nor wheeling, and so
both kinds Of vehicles are used accord
ing to individual tastes.
II. L. Doyce, who completed the
winter term of the Case street school,
began the East Middlebury school last
Monday, having n vacation of one week.
William Manney, Joseph Delphy,
and Anthony Little, who have been in
Jail for several months past, were par
doned out last Monday by the governor.
Last Friday, the day the news came
of the completion of the electoral count,
was a very stormy day, but several
houses had the national colors dis
played.
-Rey. A. S. Barton has definitely nc
cepted a call TO become pastor OF the
Congregational church in Colchester,
where he has been supplying for some
time past.
PROT. Brainerd occupied the Con-
oreqationai pulpit last Sabbath morn
Ing. in the absence of the pastor. There
was no communion service, II being
deferred until tomorrow.
Remember that any kind of Ell
erayed cards, invitations, wedding cards
monograms, ETC., can be furnished al
reasonable prices and OH short notice
at the Register Office.
"A social party cnlivened the hourl
at the residence of Mrs. j. A. Wright
Wedne sday evening, with dancing
About twenty couples participated
Hatch's orchestra furnished the music
Much sickness prevails in East Mid
dlebury. Rev. S. W. Bidwell has beer
called four times in twelve days TO OIL
ciate at funerals, and there are tw'
more who lie at the point of death.
~. X. Cray, of the class of '76, VIII,
has been studying law in st. Alban
since his graduation, started on Thurs
day for Minneapolis, Mimi, where Ia
has an advantageous opportunity t.
complete his studies.
Simon Madlgan, who drives the de
livery wagon of Mr.. Fields market
was thrown from his wagon Thursda,
afternoon, and severely hurt upon hi
head. lie was unconscious for II littl
time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gilman, of Eas
4 Middlebury, died on the 3rd inst, age
6s years. Her maiden name was Shei
man. She was born in Fayston, VI
She was a kind parent and a worth
citizen.
The rain of Thursday and Friday
taking the frost ont of the ground S
fast that the maple sugar season will b
much shortened. The rain of Frida
was very warm. The mercury indica
ed q temperature of 80 deg.
The following new routes were e.
tablished in this county by the new po'
route bill passed last week: Bristol I
Lincoln. bristol 10 New Haven Mills
Hancock to East Granville; Middlebur
10 Weybridge Lower Falls.
Mr.. \. Williamson is doing consi1
cradle in the way of purchasing mile
COWS for the Watertown market. La
Monday he took of u fine lot of then
enough 10 make Il carload, which
had picked up along the line of the raj
road.
e. II. Jewett, of Buffalo, n. y
fifty years 9 an apprentice in a new
paper Office in Middlebury, afferwar
publisher of papers in Montpelier al
Mlddlebury, and for many years q pr
prietor OF the Buffalo Commercial A,
veriiser. called upon us recently. ii
errand 10 Vermont was the sad one
bringing the hody Of II relative to be Il
tered al her former home. The yete
an journalist looks hale and hearty, al
is an encouraging instance o%fjournalis
ic success.