The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-01-27
Local News.

i'll and fears are felt that he will not
recover.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bump has sold her
farm on FOote street TO Mr.. George
Grovenor. 4
The Reform Club Dramatic Assoca-
ton have been invited TO perform at
Vergennes and they will go there next
week.
Mr.. A. NJ. Williamson and his wife
were surprised by large number Of
their friends on Thursday evening of
last week.
-Messrs. II. ID. Maynard, John NJ.
Nash and W. IL. Cobb attended the
state encampment of the G.. A. r.. held
in Burlington, Wednesday.
The Addison County Association of
congregational ministers held their
quarterly meeting with Rev. f.. T..
Hooker in this place, on Tuesday of
this week.
The family of Mr.. Edwin II. North
rup were delighted last week, at the re-
turn of their son F.. j. Northrup, after
an absence of nearly four years IN Cali
fornia.
Albert Piper, of East Aiddlebury,
was fined $40 and costs on Monday last
for obtaining liquor under false pre-
lenses at the town liquor agency. In
default ofpayment he was committed.
Thursday night of last week, kerr
Osene lamp at the residence of Mr.. John
w. Martin exploded and set fire to his
house, but the flames were extinguished
before much damage was done.
The sheriff''s auction sale at the
grocery store of John c. Nancy was
finished on Thursday. Many of the best
goods were purchased by his brother
Robert, and the business will 60 on
under his name.
Among the new institutions of the
week may be ranked the bowling allev
in Styles new building, which is finished
and will be opened to the public soon.
The balls were heard to pass over the
course on Thursday.
Mr.. Benham Preston, who has
lived for many years on Munger street.
has purchased the Stowel farm, about
a mile east of this village. The consid-
Grafton was S24OO, and the farm was
cheap property at that.
Miss Humphrey, formerly teach
or of the High school in this village,
has returned from California where She
went after leaving here, and has for,
some time past been stopping at Res.
DR.. Walkers In Walingford.
The Middlebury Woman's Christian
Temperance Union have taken steps to
organize Juvenile temperance society
In this place. Mrs. Z. d. Twitchell is
chairman of the committee to put the
project into effect.
Mr.. Z. ii. Tarby, the popular "ion-
sOrialist," has recently taken possession
Of the Addison House barber chop.
Having had a long experience In the
business, he feels confident that he can
please all who may favor him with'thelr
patronage.
The Grand Army Dramatic Club of
East Middlebury have arranged TO go to
Bristol and give their splendid enter
tainment the Loyal Mountaineers at
that place on Monday and Tuesday even
ings, the 9TH and 9th of February. This
play was received with enthusiasm here,
and will of course draw large crowd
at Bristol.
byron Fleming has put in very
large stock of ice for the supply of his
customers during the next season, hav-
ing filled his ice house up town full,
and the building by the river side partly.
He will be able TO supply his customers
as usual, and is ready TO receive orders
from all those who wish him TO serve
them the next season.
The Middlebury Reform Club, at
their meeting last Friday evening.
adopted the following resolution:
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great interest In, and conferred great favor upon
The Middiebuiy Reform Club. and through t6elr
zeal and ability IL became a complete success
Resolved, That we hereby express TO all parties
taking part, or In any way aiding In the enter.
tsinment especially those that are not members Of
me club, our appreciation OF their ability, and
thanks for the favors so freely rendered
The local papers and village author
tiles OF other villages In this state are
scolding and resolving against coasting
In the village streets and on the side
walks, which makes II dangerous for
travellers, both by the danger of collis-
ion with the sleds and the slipperiness
OF the walks caused by ii. What are
the Middlebmy authorities going to do
about this prevalent nuisance In our
villager
We regret that, through an mad.
vertence on the part of our reporter
our report Of the dramatic entertain.
ment by the Reform Club was SO far
defective that 1t failed to speak of one
Of the important characters In the com.
edy, namely, that of Sandfield, the mys.
terious man of the play. This part was
taken by Mr.. James +. Kingsley, who
acquitted himself In very creditabls
manner. We ought TO have said a,
much In our report In simple justice t.