The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-07-20
Local News.

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dance at Negus' Hall, Wednesday night.
The Juvenile Templars are to favor
the people OF Middlebury with drama
before long.
The price of butter in NIiddlebury
last Monday was the same rs last week,
IL to ~ cents.
The Juvenile Templars expect to
have jolly time on Chipman's Hill to-
morrow afternoon.
The Band is in practice three times
week. They played in the band stand
Wednesday evening.
The smoke from the burning Lake
House was visible from some parts of
the village, last Saturday.
frankie Mcclure received severe
cut on the forehead from the edge of a
board, while playing in the barn, one
day last week.
Joseph Battell, Esq, is putting the
modern style doors and windows in his
block on Merchants Row, occupied by
BE ckwith & Co.
"A citizen, standing near the Addi-
sou House, this morning, thought the
town was pretty badly struck with
lightning-rod.
Last Sunday morning, Rev. w, w
Winchester, of Bridport, preached at
the Congregational church, in exchange
with the pastor.
"A number ofpeople from here went
out to Lake Dunmore, last Saturday
afternoon and Sunday, to see the ruins
of the Lake House
Mr.. H. B. Dodge left this week for
vacation from business. He takes his
family with him. He had not decided
where he would go.
The Stewart Guards will give a
military ball at Academy Hall next
Thursday evening, July 26. Hatch's
orchestra furnish the music.
The shipments from this station the
past week include: cars wool, car
hay, cars live stock, 10 cars lumber, 2
cars mdse., 1906 pounds butter.
The Rev. D'Estaing Jennings, of
Troy, n. Y, will officiate at st. Steph-
ems Episcopal church, next Sunday, Ju-
ly ~. Services at 10:45 A. NJ. and 4 80
p. u.
Miss Laura A. Goodrich, teacher In
Blue Island, H., formerly and for many
years teacher In our schools, is spending
her summer vacation with her friends
in this town.
Mr.. Walter Williamson, so long a
clerk In the dry goods department of
Beckwith & Co.'s store, and who has
been west, looking for a situation, has
returned, having been unable TO secure
one to suit him.
Mr.. George P. Field, representative
OF the Royal aud Pennsylvania Fire In
surance Companies, was In town Thurs.
day. He had been to Salisbury TO adj
Just their insurance upon the Lake
Dunmore House.
Mr.. Henry kirkpatrick of Ohio,
shipped from our depot, in care of Mr.
Whittemore, the early part of this week,
over two hundred merino rams, pur.
chased from fiocks of this county for
San Antonio, Texas.
A game OF base ball of nine inninGa
was played between the Russians and
Turks on the college ball grounds,
wednesday evening, in an hour and a
hall, which resulted In score of 7 to G,
in favor of the former.
Mr.. Henry Soper, who has for some
time been stopping at Middelboro, Mass.
has been home during the week pur-
chasing horses to take back with him.
He takes some eight or ten, and he has
been unusually successful IN getting
fine ones.
Mr.. Augustus Trudo, Frenchmap
who resides short distance east from
this village, has had twenty children, of
whom sixteen are living. The Young.
est, daughter, was born last Tuesday
DE has been twice married and eleven
OF his children are by his first wife.
Henry R. Harris, ESQ.,, lately OF
Mlddisbury, IS now at San Antonio
texas, and in the intervals of business
amuses himself despatching Texas pa
pers 10 bis friends north. If he locates
there permanently we hope some day
TO hear Of his election TO Congress from
that district.
-Alonzo Derby of East Aiddleburv
was arrested Sunday evening and LODGED
in the Middlebury Jail on a CHARGE oi
larceny at the Lake Dunmore House
about tho time Of the fire. Tuesday
afternoon he was arraigned but the
hearing was adjourned until Monday
morning next al the Middlebury VII,
lage court room.
Considerable excitement prevails
on the street as we go TO press by the
report that Orrin Dickinson's little boy
accidentally shot himself while playing
with q shotgun In Mr.. A. Williamson;
barn, part Of the charge going into his
forehead. II Is impossible at this time
10 lQarn fha full aw{onf 80 tha f.l,....