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


/. Review March. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Faust
.. Selections from the opera Of the "Bo.
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s. SsiCp1"Rugei und Kess aES
On learning of the burning Of the
Lake Dunmore House, Saturday after
noon, Messrs. D. Rider and l. NJ. Tripp
promptly gathered up such provisions
as they could hastily secure and drove
down to the scene Of the confagration
1t was fortunate thing that they
thought of 1t, as the boarders aud family
had only got seated at the table for din
ner when the fire broke out, and but
for this thoughtfulness they would have
suffered with hunger before food could
have been obtained.
There are quite number of policy
holders in this vicinity of the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Company, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, among them the following:
L. ID. Eldredge, j. NJ. Slade, G.. G.
Chapman, Il. NJ. and c. P. Chapman,
john +. Flint, b. B. Hope, E. s. Stow
ell, ofCornwall and Rev. Mr.. Barnes of
Weybridge. After carefully canvass
ing the probabilities, they concluded to
take their chances OH the oompany's
getting over their present financial en-
barrassments, and on Wednesday sent
on their annual assessments.
Rev. and Judge Amos Jewett SAM
son, a graduate Of Middlebury College
in 1887, is a defaulter IN the sum Of
about $4,000. This money came into
his hands by bis being appointed admin
istrator, executor and guardian Of es-
tates, the money connected with which
he has confessed to have used as though
1t was his own. He has been Judge Of
probate In Franklin county, and was q
regularly ordained Congregational min
lister. The case will he pushed to the
full extent of the law. He now lies
with severe fever, brought on bv sum
stroke, Monday, at his home in St.
Albans.
Col. Amasa S. Tracy, to whom was
committed the duty of organizing In this
county battalion of veterans for the
centennial celebration at Bennington
next month, has appointed the follow
ing to recruit: Darius Martin, Middle
bury; Jonas R. Rice, Bridport; G. W.
Parker, Vergennes; Hiram Perry,
Granville; r. E. Bently, Ripton; w.
K. Ellis, Salisbury; G. H. Sneeden,
Weybridge; j. Lonergan and w. j.
Whittier, Lincoln; n. F. Dunshee, Brls-
toll; F. James, Starksboro; A. Ledam,
Whiting; G. F. Branch, Orwell; &. w.
Converse, Addison; John Ward and A 4.
E. Nottingham, Shoreham.
"Wednesday afternoon, DR.. Plum
ley, DR.. Russell and Mr.. II. E. Garlick
drove down to Fort Cassin on a
nshing excursion. They were intend
Ing to camp out. Thursday morning,
j. NJ. Slade, ESQ.,, followed TO the same
place by rail. Considering the damp
moss of the weather, 1t is fair infer
ence that they have water enough for
the real fun Of fishing excursions.
Messrs. William Slade, Harry p. Lang
worthy, George r. Langworth, Jr., and
Perry Clay have also been canning ont
aud fishing in the same place, this week
Some of these fishermen returned home
Thursday night. We noticed that Mr..
William Sladc had a fine string of pike
with him.
Last Sunday evening, Rev. W. Ii.
Rowsom, Of the Methodist church. adj.
dressed the Middlebury Temperance
Society, at the Congregational church,
more particularly referring TO the evils
of intemperance and the duties of citi-
zens TO labor for its suppression. He
believes in thorough appl cation of the
law as legitimate remedy. 1t was a
stirring address, we'll conceived. and ef.
fectively delivered. The speaker was
introduced by Mr.. L. c. Barrows, pres
ident of the society, and the devotional
exercises were participated In by Presi.
deut Hubert, of the college, and Rev.
Mr.. Winchester, of Bridport. There
was a large audience and the closest at
tention was given.
VILLAGE misunderstanding 10 an
nouucement, the legal voters of The vii.
lage OF Middlebury assembled az the
town room, Tuesday afternoon, 10 de-
termine the question as TO whether tic
new fire engine, which had been here
on trial for some weeks, should be re-
tained or returned 10 the maker, Mr.. L.
Button, OF Waterford, N. Y. Mr.. J.L.
Buttolph, moderator, presided. The
meeting was addressed at considerable
length by J. N. slade, ESQ, who gave
detailed acoount of the action Of the
trustees and the circumstances which
led them TO procure the engine. Other
gentlemen spoke more briefly. the
vote was at length taken by ballot, and
resulted as follows: for returning fhe
new engine, 81 votes; for retaining H.
IL. A motion to pay Mr.. Button'e az.
penses up here was lost. The meetin0
then adjourned. II seemed 10 be tbe
general understanding that the trustees
should proceed at once to put in reser-
yoirs for water In such parts Of the VII
l. as they should think best, but no