The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-10
Local News.

Tho Stewart Guards start to-mor-
row morning for Bennington, 10 go into
camp through the Centennial.
--Profs. Higley and Brainerd and
families are the guests of Col. j. Battell
at the Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton, this
week.
Mr.. j. L. Barker, of Brandon, read
a sermon in the Methodist church last
Sabbath morning, in the absence of the
pastor.
The veterans, accompanied by the
Middlebury Cornet Band, will start on
the mail train for Bennington, Tuesday
morning.
George McCue and Harrison Foote
are to furnish board for the Middlebury
militia company and the veterans from
this place.
Rev. Mr. Hooker, who returned
this week from his annual vacation, has
been quite i'll since. His early recovery
is hoped for.
Pat Condor, the truckman, had the
misfortune to have leg of one of his
horses broken last evening He has an.
other horse quite sick.
We are obliged to leave over an in
teresting communication from the silver
mining region of Arizona till next
week, for want of space.
Lauren Redheld, Esq, OF New
York a era duatc of the college in the
class of 81, is stopping, at the Addison
House for a few days.
The Middlebury Juvenile Temper
ance Union will meet in the vestry Of
the Congregational church, Saturday,
Aug. IS, at three o'clock.
"A large number of people assem-
blrd to listen to an excellent outdoor
concert, given by the band at the band.
stand, Wednesday evening.
The next regular monthly meeting
of the w. c. Il. U. will be held at the
yestry of the Methodist church on
Wednesday afternoon, August Is, at
o'clock.
Prof. Clarence L. Blake, graduate
of the college in '73, and for some time
recently principal of the Eastport, Me.
high school, has been engaged to take
charge of the Brattleboro academy mex
year.
The officers of the Addison County
battalion of Veterans, as organized fol
the celebration at Remington, will be
as follows: 1t. Col, N. F. Dunshee
Major, E. H. Higley; Surgeon, Z. o
Porter; Adjt. W. B. Hurlbnt.
Mr.. Charles w. Foote, formerly o.
this place, who was recently married
has settled in Holden, Mass, thriving
town short distance from the city O.
Worcester. He is proprietor of thu
Central House in that place, and has {
good patronage.
Mr.. j. II. Batcheider had the mis-
fortune TO lose valuable horse, Wed
nesday. He was returning from Lin
coin, and when near Oliver Kenwor
thy's in this village, the horse dropped
in the harness and died few minute
after.
General Foster who has been as
signed to the command of the secont
brigade of the reunion forces at Ben
nington, finding it impossible to attend
has resigned his position aud Col. A. S
Tracy of this village, has been appoint
ed to take the place.
The statement that Mr.. A. f. Man
ley has taken the contract to uncove
the statuary layer of the Addison Coun
ty marble quarry is premature. MI
Manley has made the company an offe
which they may possibly accept, bu
have not yet done so.
-Messrs. Cornelius Gleghorn an
Charles L. billiard of Wallingford hav
purchased the wagon making bushes
of Messrs. L. Hope & Son, and posses
sion will be given next week. We shal
be glad to welcome these gentlemen I
residence among u'
The Arcadians gave one Of the
entertaining concerts at Academy ha
on Monday evening. They had yer
good house. The programme consiste
OF selections by the orchestra, marcht
and polkas upon the bells, songs, duet
quartets, comic songs and other com
and amusing efforts. The performance
were good, and the audience manifesto
their pleasure by frequent applause.
Henry L. Hayden, whose absen(
/since the day before his fathers deaf
has caused SO much excitement for Il
week past, has not yet returned {
been heard from. Various COME,
lures are ahoat, but none of thel
founded upon reliable information
The latest rumor is that his hat hi
been found beside the river little wa
south of this village, =
/ZA young lad of eight years, son
Mr.. Z. Glynn, of Clarendon, was O.
ticed away from home by an older DO
last week, and these young tramps a
rived at this place on Sunday las
Having been advised by the parent
Mr.. George E. Marshall had them sto
ped as they were passing through {
the railroad, and the younger boy W
sent home by the conductor, Mondi
morning.
Two special trains will run over Il
Rutland division of the Central We
mont, to Bennington and return, Tue
day, Wednesday and Thursday of ne
week. The first leaves Aiiddlebury
1905 A. NJ, the second at 8: 05 A.
Thursday third train will be ru
leaving here at 10: 90 a. NJ. The trai
arrive in Bennington about three
four hours after leaving this static
Trains return, leaving Remington
4;20P, NJ, arriving here at 8: 35 a
at 6:00P. NJ, arriving at 1926. I
fare from this place to Bennington, q
return will he 90 S0