The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-08

week. The school closes next week
Friday, with rhetorical exercises in the
hall.
Mr.. W. ID. Lane, of New Haven,
brought to us for inspection the other
day handful of rye pulled up from his
field, which Is headed out and in BIOS
som, and stands full six feet and six
inches high. 1t Is the greatest growth
of the season yet exhibited in Middle
bury.
Attention is called to the adver-
ilsement of Mr.. L. j. Olmsted, announ-
cling his carriage and wagon-making
business. Notice especially his facili-
ties for oiling the fellies so that they
will lnot water-soak. Ills work lis re-
commended to be Of the best by all who
have ever had anything of him.
We understand DR.. Halsey. of this
village, operated on Mrs. Edwin Nc
Clure of Middlebury, last week, for the
removal of tumor of the breast, of the
'medullary sarcomatous" variety. Dr.
Sanborn of New Haven, DIR. Smith of
Addison, and DIR. Arthur of Vcrgennes,
assisted. The patient gives every indi-
cation of a satisfactory and speedy re-
covery.
The Woman's Domestic Missionary
Society met at Nine. Wainwright's,
Tuesday, June 8. A very interesting
meeting is reported. Letters were
read from missionaries in the field. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. s. Goodrich; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. c. c. Walker; directresses.
Mrs. |. M. Trip and Mrs. Judd
Wright; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
Prof. Albee.
The examinations of the seniors take
place on Monday and Tuesday next, af-
ter which the class will have a short va
cation to enable the members TO work
up their commencement orations. The
following is the examining committee:
Prof r. ID. c. Robbins, Of Middlebury,
late professor of Greek in Nliddlcbury
college, and Rev. Joseph Small, of Bris-
tol, graduate of Dartmouth in the
class of 10. Prof. c. d. Mead, of Mid
dlebury High school, and Rev. W. w.
three lower classes. N
AIRS. RoXana (Severance) Landon,
wife of Mr.. Edwin Landon, died at his
residence three miles east of this village,
on Sunday morning last, at the age of
seventy years and five months. She
had q shock of paralysis some two
weeks before her death and never raj
lied so as to be able to talk or be about
after that. She was for many years up
to the time of her death, a member Of
the Aliddlebury Congregational church.
The funeral was attended from the res
idence on Monday afternoon, Rev. +.
L. Hooker officiating in the religious
services. =
Monday morning, As seven young
men were standing upon the platform
leading from the street TO the Star
Shaving rooms, leaning over the vailing
and looking into the river, the platform
suddenly gave way and went down to
the floor below, some nine OF ten feet,
part of the debris going over into the
river. Six of those standing upon the
platform chung to the rail, which kept
its position, and drew themselves up or
let themselves down gently. One, ST.
mon Madigan, went down with the
wreck and landed on the stones in the
river and received severe injuries in his
fall. He was not dangerously hurt, how
ever. and he is better now.
Mr.. W. II. Patchen. agent of an en-,
terprising lithograph company, is now
in town exhibiting fine birds eye view
of our beautiful city, and taking the
subscriptions of our citizens for litho-
graph of the same. The entire village
Is sketched--every street, railroad, and
building, with much accuracy; and the
sketch gives at glance the location of
the different streets, houses, churches,
colleges, the new school house, etc. The
Autograph will be one Of much interest
and value to our citizens, and the enter
prise should receive their cordial SUP
port. The picture will be valuable for
ornament and reference now, and in
the future, when time and growth shall
have worked changes and expansion, It
will be of still greater value as a historic
picture. The sketch will not be litho-
graphed unless sufficient inducement is
made by way of subscriptions, and we
hope our citizens will not let the enter
prise fail for want of patronage. The
view was taken from an elevated posi-
ton on Chipman's Hill, and presents
very fine picture.
I'm the 1th inst, Mr.. Shay, of Sails
bury, was brought to Anddlebury tried,
and convicted and fined S5 and costs,
the minimum fine, under the statute of
1876, for cutting or destroying "shade
or ornamental' trees on the highway.
Mr.. Shay paid his fine and was dis
charged. This suit was commenced, not
especially to punish Mr.. Shay, but to
have an example and herr the attention
of the public called to the law. Until
the passage of this law, last November,
land owners had right to cut down
trees on the highway adjoining their
own land, no matter how ornamental
or useful as shade. The law is now so
changed that all such trees are protect
ed to the public, unless the selcctmen
Of towns or proper authorities of cities
and villages shall decide that such trees
ought TO be cut for the public good.
Mr.. Shay did not know of this law, and
of course supposed he had right to do
as he did, though in the minds of many
he did an injury that it will take years
to repair. II is understood that other
prosecutions will be commenced imme-
diately against parties in other parts of
the county. Ii is determined that the
people shall learn this law, though it
cost them fine. The "shade and Or
namental trees" in the highway should
be protected, no matter who owns the
adjoining lands. "
Addison County Court --- June TerM,
1 1877.