The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-24
Local News.


i'll town for few days.
Several new benches have been put
into the new village courtroom.
-Plums! Plums are good, and the
beauty of it is, this year they are cheap.
Mrs. j. N. Mallory is very i'll with
TYPHOID fever at her fathers, Mr.. Pow
elps.
The fall term of the Middlebury
village schools commences on Monday
next.
Mr.. w. b. Childs, of Weybridge,
acted as drum major for the band at
Bennington, and did it well.
j. f. Stapleton, Esq, was on the
editorial staff of the Bennington Daily
Banner during centennial week.
Prof. E. II. IIigley and brother
had two valuable blankets stolen from
their tent in Bennington, last week.
President Hubert attended the
funeral of eXPresident Smith of Dart
mouth college, at Hanover, last Sunday.
Rev. Geo. Brooks occupied the
pulpit of the Congregational church
again last Sabbath morning and even
ing.
There will not be any services at
the Methodist church next Sunday,
ON account of campmeeting at Spring
Grove.
Mrs. ii. f. Northrup led the pray
er meeting of the w. G. Il. U. at the
vestry of the Congregational church,
last Wednesday.
The Middlebury cornet band made
IA very fine appearance and elected
many compliments for their fine play
ing at the centennial, last week.
The second nine, Star b. B. c.,
challenge the first nine to play match
game on the college grounds next We'd
nesday evening, at six o'clock, sharp.
We would call the attention of our
readers who contemplate securing pa
tents TO the card of 7. c. Woodward of
Washington, given in another column.
Rev. Rufus Cushman Flagg, pastor
OF the Congregational church in North
Andover, Mass, was in town few
days last week, the guest of James NJ.
Slade, Esq.
Col. A. S. Tracy's riding and Mr..
l.. Hopes horA which the colonel
rode at the reunion in Bennington, last
week, were the subject of much compli-
mentary comment.
"A number of the members of the
last graduating class were in town this
week, visiting their alma mater and
friends before leaving the state to take
charge of their schools.
We were favored on Monday last
with call from Bradford +. Sparrow,
of the class of IA, who is on months
vacation from Washington. He was in
town three or four days.
DIR. III. Preston Sheldon, gradu-
ate of the class of IA, and latterly o
Rutland, sailed for Liverpool on Tho
18th, from whence he will go to Vienna
Austria, to study medicine.
The centennial address of Hon
Daniel Roberts of Burlington, and the
poem of Mrs. Julia G.. r. Dorr of Rut.
land, delivered at Bennington, August
10, will be found on the first page.
Some one was unfortunate enough
to lose two-dollar bill on the rail road
track between the bridge and crossing
north, and an unfortunate tramp was
fortunate enough TO pick il up last Sat.
urday and went OH his way rejoicing.
All the passenger trains stop at the
camp grounds during the campmeeting
except the White Mountain train and
the mail train north in the afternoon
so that persons wishing TO go there by
rail will find everything convenient IN
that respect.
The new glass front in Brew ster's
block will present fine appearance and
the stores will be much more attrac
tive inside. The large panes of the
drug store part already set are plate
glass S2x90 inches, and must have cos
from S75 to 800 each.
Charles III. Phelps, Esq, of Bur
lington, Iowa, son of the late Senator
Phelps, has been spending a short tim,
here at the home of his childhood. III,
left for Burlington, Vermont, Saturday
where he will remain a short time ant
then return to his home in the West.
The young gentleman whose car
riage was unfortunately upset and iniur
ed upon Court street short time ago
has invited the village trustees to foo
the bills, and the report is now curren
that he swears by the Great Eterna
that he will kill them if they don't pa,
up.
1t is wrong impression that Tho
entertainment at the Addison House
to night, Is only for the boarders. Th.
rooms Will be opened TO the public, a
twenty-five cents each, 10 the extent O
their capacity. The money obtained
from the proceeds will be devoted Il
the benefit OF home missions.