The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-03
Local News.
These are dog days.
Butter 81 cents this week.

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These are dog days.
Butter 81 cents this week.
Camping out is all the rage.
Miss Ellen Fuller, who has been i'll
for about year, is little better.
Rev. c. n. Brainerd is spending q
few days in town with his brother,
Prof. E. Brainerd.
II. NJ. Chapman & Co. bought and
shipped to market Sl2 tubs of butter in
the month of July.
It. NJ. Chapman has built a conven-
lent counting-room desk between the
two departments of his store.
- Middlebury suffered very little
from the late rains, which have proved
40 disastrous to surrounding towns.
We are happy to announce that
W. s. Goodrich, Esq, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, is recover
ing.
The Middlebury Cornet band gave
another excellent open-air concert from
the band stand, last Wednesday even
ing.
The Improvements at the county Jail
are nearly completed and an inspection
shows that they are substantial and
valuable.
Rev. George A. Weeks, of the do
cese of Kentucky, preached two excel
lent discourses at St. Stephens church,
last Sunday.
Mr.. Harvey G. Ellis, an employe
in the government printing Office at
Washington, is spending his annual va
cation in town.
Mr.. Augustus Trudo says we made
an error in speaking of the number of
his children He says it is twenty-one
Instead of twenty
"A picnic party composed of Messrs.
Charles Piper and l.. H. Stowe and FAM
lilies and others, report pleasant time
Mt Lake Dunmore Yesterday.
Our millers were affected by the
railroad strikes, one of them being out
Of corn for over a week in consequence
Of he delay occasioned thereby.
Shipments from Middlebury station
for the week ending Aug. 2: 3 cars live
stock, cars wool, cars merchandise,
4 cars lumber, II ,675 lbs. butter.
Lieut.. Gov. Proctor was in town
an hour or two Wednesday afternoon
looking after matters connected with
the preparations for the Centennial.
"A meeting of the Juvenile Tenn
perance Union will be held In the vestry
of the Congregational church, to-mor-
row afternoon, Aug. A, at two o'clock.
C. B. Southland, Esq, prominent
member of the legal fraternity of Bos-
ton, Is spending few weeks in Middle
bury, the guest of Mr. T. NJ. Chapman.
"A load of clerks with bag and bag
gage, including boat, tents and cooking
utensils, started Tuesday morning for
weeks encampment at Lake Dun
more.
Capt. Sargent of the militia and his
brother-in-law, DR.. McHugh, of Nash
va, n. H., who Is visiting his friends
here, went to Hancock, Monday, for a
fishing tour.
"A small party under the direction
and protection of Mr.. F. A. Bond start
ed for Lake George, Tuesday morning,
to spend q week among the lovely
scenes of this most beautiful region.
Rev. Merritt P. Hulburd, son OF
ex-Presiding Elder Hulburd, preached
at the Methodist church last Sunday
morning upon the power of Christ to
succor those who are in temptation.
Mr.. A. W. Field has sold the Gen.
trail meat market TO Messrs II. Z. Gar
lick and Alvin Williamson, who will
hereafter run the business under the
firm name Of Garlick Il Williamson.
Mrs. II. E. Badger, Of Concord,
n. H., Is spending few weeks In town
with her sister, Miss Jennie Afanley
This is the first time the sisters have
met since Miss Jennie was four years
old.
The fall term of the graded school
commences on Monday, Aug. q.
There will be only one change in the
board OF teachers, and there have beer
already large number of applications
for the vacant position.
The annual meeting OF the Middle.
bury Temperance Society will be held
at the vestry of the Methodist church,
on Monday evening next, Aug. 8, al
1880 o'clock, for the election of officers
and other business. A full attendance
is desired.
Tho famous Arcadian Swiss Bel
Ringers are advertised to give an enter
tainment at Academy Hall next Mon
day evening. They present an attract
tive programme, composed of bell anC
cornet performances and singing; char
acter songs q specially.
e. X. Severance, administrator O
the estate of M. X. Day, announces hi
intention TO sell at auction, at the Bricl
store in East Middlebury, commencing
Monday, Aug. 20, the goods remaining
unsold in the store and about one thous
and acres of wild land.
Mr.. d. L. Sessions horse, which
we mentioned Us having been stolei
from the road near his house, was re
turned to the pasture the other day
but no clue was left as TO the perpetra
tor Of the theft. Query, was this an
other "Aliddlebury joker
Tho water in the river at this poin
reached higher level Tuesday morning
than it has been known to reach at III
season for more than twenty years
The spring floods often bring up TO 1t
higher mark. The water was yello\
and thick with the Brandon mud.
viii IL Sheldon and George E
Abbey, after trolling about four hour
between this village and the three
bridge, last Saturday afternoon, return
cd with the finest string of pickere
taken from the river this season. Their
We're ten fine ones with an aggregat
weight of sixteen pounds.