The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-02

"A load of extra fine merino rams
were shipped today FROM this station 10
Mr.. G.. W. Mason, who Is In Colorado
waiting for them, having sold out the
other lots he had there.
Down TO HARD PAN.-To all intcrcs-
ted in the purchase of n choice piano or
organ, who may not be coiiversant
with the fact, we can say that. the prices
have been SO greatly reduced during
the past two years, that one of Che very
best instruments can now be procured
for what was charged for an inferior one
but short time ago. We learn that q
superb Steinway can now be had for
$500 cash, q wonderful Chickcring for
$3.50, very nice Haincs Bros, for $500,
or splendid Estey organ for 800, and
an examination of fine stock at the
warerooms of Mr.. Fred. ii. Cluett, 269
River street, Troy, who is the manufac-
turers' only authorized,agent, will salts
ty any one that the very best choice can
be made from this superior variety.
The Crickcts of this place, youth
full but ambitious baseball club, sailed
over to East Middlcbury, last Saturday,
and battled furiously with the Grass
hoppers, who upheld the honor of that
secluded vale. The spirit of the truth
full historian impcls us, in spite of our
burning bushes, to record that the
Crickets, our much-vaunted Crickets,
whose cheerful "chin music" and lively
scrambles OH previous battle-fields have
so often recalled topoetic minds their
insect namesakes, were bcatcn-uttcrly
and disasti ously "walloped"-b by the
humiliating score of 20 to II. But
don't give up, Crickcts. Arise once
more in your might, and cheer up the
poor but honest husbandmcn of Kansas
and Minnesota with your ringing war
cry of "Down with the Grasshoppersv y
The announcement by the Burling-
ton and Rutland papers that the exam
nations in the cases of Dea. Ezra u.
Smith and Mrs. f. j. Champln would
take place on Wednesday of this week
selves out considerably for the purpose
of attending. Quite a number of stu
dents seriously talked OF boiling recita-
tons for the sake of hearing the trial,
and we were overwhelmed with inqui-
rics as to the truth of the statement.
II is proper here to state that the prob
abilities are that the examinations will
not come off for a week or two at least.
1t is conceded by the counsel on both
sides that there need not be any hurry
about them until full preparations are
made as to evidence, &c. When the
examinations are held they will proba-
bly, be in the court house in this place,
and the public allowed to hear.
The Home Missionary Sewing
Circle hold their last meeting as such
ut Mrs. l. M. Trips, this afternoon.
They have accomplished their work and
the box of clothing they have prepared
will be packed and dispatched on its
errand of mercy to the needy mission
ary's family in Northern Vermont to-
morrow morning. These circles have
afforded those who have participated in
them much enjoyment, beyond the con-
seriousness of dcvoting themselves to the
work of benevolcnce, which alone would
be enough to pay for their efforts. But
the meetings have also been enjoyable
social gatherings. AT the last circle at
Mrs. Phelps there were about fifty
present. These ladies determined not
to stop their good work now and accord
ingly voted to re-organize for the bcnc-
III VI tliC liOlllC DOOI, ~ tIlt tllOuSu
there is an end of the Home Missionary
Sewing Circle, it is only change of
object for which to labor, and the meet
ings will continue to be held.
Mr.. S. IIolton has on exhibition in
his show window large clock run by
electricity as the motive power. 1t is
an attractive curiosity besides being q
public convenience. Mr.. IIOltOn made
the clock as an occupation for his spare
time. AT the lower extremity of the
pendulum is bar of iron; just beneath
this, at the middle point of its swing,
is an iron armaturc, whose arms are
covered with helices or coils of wire;
when the pendulum reaches the farther
point of its swing OH one side the cleo
trio current is closed, and the armature
is converted into powerful magnet
which strongly attracts the pendulum;
but before the pendulum reaches the
armature the current is broken, the
armaturc loses its magnetism, and thus
the pendulum swings past it. A pawl
attached to the pendulum near its pivot
pushes n toothed wheel forward, one
tooth at each swing, thereby setting
the whecl-works and the clock hands
in motion. The clock will run for
several months at time before the
battery will require attention, so that
such clock would be great conven-
fence TO lazy folks.