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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12

Mr.. Irwin Whittier preached at the
NJ. r.. church last Sabbath, Rev. l.. G..
Pickett not being able TO aticnd TO his
labors yet.
"A game of base ball, PLAYED Sep.
TENDER 20, between the Green Mountain
Boys, of West Lincoln, and the Buck
tails, of Lincoln, resulted in favor of
the latter, by a score of II to3i. As
the former club had just organized and
did not anticipate u victory they did
not feel very badly beaten. They were
invited to meet the Bucktails again. last
Saturday, i'll friendly game. and al
though they felt they were not treated
fairly by the inviting club while play
ing the game, they came in ahead % TO
Il i'll seven innings. Some of the
Bucktails, feeling they were getting
badly beaten, cndcavorcd TO perpleX
the Green Mountain Boys and turn the
game i'll their favor by hallooing and
making so much confusion and disor-
der that the game was obliged to come
to an end for the benefit of both parties.
-Judson ID. Hanks and Burlcy G..
Hill were taken charge of by Deputy
Sheriff Clark on the evening of Sep
tember 2S, on the charge OF breakino
into the Lincoln Union store and talk
ing goods thcrclrom in the month of
March last. The trial was held at the
town hall, Tuesday, October ?, before
ID. ii. Sargent, court States Attorney
Chapman appeared in behalf of the
state, w. III. Rider for the defendants.
Judson Hanks plead guilty, and being
under sixteen years of age was sentenc-
cd TO the reform school at Ncrgcnnes.
where he was taken Wednesday morn
ing. b. G. Hill in his testimony claims
that he was with said Hanks from dark
until the next morning of the theft and
was also seen in the vicinity of the Tn
ion store at about eleven o'clock al
night with Hanks. and witnesses from
Windsor county identified the bows as
the parties who sold them the stolen
goods on their peddling tour, vet Mr..
Hill denied the charge from first to last !:
but sufficient evidence was brought
against him, so that he was put under
5000 bonds to appear at county court at
Middlebury, December next. His
father, Charles Hill. bailcd him. so he
is now at home ready to attend to the
duties devolving upon him as news
paper correspondent.
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lion Il. j. Phelps of Burlington
spent couple of days. Wednesday and
Thursday, hunting in.thc swamps south
of this village. lie was accompanied
by Mr.. II. NJ. Chapman, and together
they bagged some sixteen birds, part
ridges and woodcocks. the first day,
and eight the second. This is less than
they have taken some years In the same
length of time.
Tuesday was field day in The
Middlebury police court and the fol-
lowing business was dispatched: State
VS.. James Kenworthy. James M.
Slade for state, j. T.. Stapleton for re-
spondcnt. There were two actions,
one for drunkenness and the other for
breach of the public peace. In the for
ter fined 81 and costs and appealed.
State against James Madigan.
James M. Slade for state, j. L. Staple
ton for respondent. AS in the other
case there were two actions, and re-
spondent was acquitted of the charge OF
drunkenness but convicted of breaking
the peace and fined = and COSTS APP
pealed.
state VS.. Leroy oliver. Il. IL. Knapp,
attorney for state. The respondent
was arraigned for larceny of hay be-
longing to l.. f. Farnsworth. lie was
adiudged guilty and fined ten dollars
and costs. Appealed.
Some two weeks since the " Rats y
went to East Middlebury and played
the first of series of games with the
Nameless base ball club of that place,
the former winning the game by score
of AZ to 80. On Saturday afternoon
last the return game was played on the
college grounds, in the presence of a
goodly number of spectators. The fca-
ture of the game was the very effective
pitching of Ward, the visitors batting
him for only seven runs. Donahue did
well behind the bat, as usual, and the
rest of the club made very few incxcusa-
bic errors. The Namelcss club is COM
posed of good material, and with more
practice can no doubt make much
better showing. Below we give the
score:
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IpIPTON.

II. G.. Powers is telling about hay
ing raspberries fresh from the bushes.
on the evening of the 18th, after the late
hard frost.
james Carpenter had the misfor-
tune TO bring his left forearm in con-
tact with a swiftly revolving single
saw, TO the manifest detriment of the
arm. Though no bones took part in
the skirmish, it will evidently be some
time before the wound heals.
w. f. Cushman is "somcr on
pumpkins if nothing else, having raised
among two acres of corn fourteen loads
as large as could be conveniently han
died by two horses. lie also raised
from the said two acres one hundred
and ninety-siX bushels of ears of sound,
and no soft, corn of our common small
variety, the large kind grown in Otter
creek valley rarely ripcning here.
Rev. S. S. Kelley, of Albany,
n. y, preached in the Methodist
church on the 9TH inst, and proposes
to preach again on the 14th, at eleven
O'Clock A. NJ. 1t is quite probable that
an effort will be made to secure his SER
vices for the rest of the year. Most, if
not all, of those that listened to his eff
forts of the 9TH inst. expressed their sat
isfaction in the highest terms.
On Monday last, Herbert, young
est son OF Zira Elliot, of Ripton, was
instantly killed by being drawn around
n shafting. The particulars are as
follows: Herbert and playmate had a
miniature grist-mill under his fathers
mill and were at play there when the
accident occurred. The belt which runs
their machinery slipped off and Her.
bert undertook to put it on again while
the shaiting (Which was run by steam
power,) was making two hundred and
eighty-onc revolutions per minute. His
coat became cntangled in the belt and he
was drawn around with it directly I'M
der large beam only two and one-half
feet above the shafting which his legs
struck every time he came around.
His feet were completely whipped of
his legs. His left arm and right leg
were broken, his leg being crushed into
a pomace; his abdomen pierced so that
his ihtestines protruded. lie was a
bright, intelligent boy of about eleven
years of age. lie had great love for
machinery, it seemed second nature
to him, and ii caused his death at last
lie was quick scholar and was IA
voritc with both teacher and school
mates.
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ADDISON,

The town has recently rcplanked
the "New road" bridge.
II. Norton intends TO put up piaz-
"a on two sides ofhis house.
Potatoes are mostly harvested.
We hear of no great damage from rot.
The usual amount of barn and shed
repairing heralds the coming of winter
C. Whitfords new house is receiv
ing the finishing strokes. lie hopes ia
get into ii before winter.
-Garden thieves arc becoming quite
numerous In town, several gardens
having been ''clcancd ont' lately.
Rev. 4. Slawson's sami-weokly
meetings at the schoolhouse in District
No. are promising good results, scye-
raj having arisen for prayers.
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Local News.

-Buiter - cents in this market,
Monday.
The band is announced TO give an
open air concert from the band stand
this evening.
Next Wednesday evening Mr.. ID.
n. Burke will deliver his lecture on
"Starch,' at Academy hall.
The Juvenile Temperance Union
meets at the yesiry of the Congregation
al church tomorrow, Saturday, ut 8
O'Clock PM.
Mr.. John Jackson went out the 9th
er day and picked quite a quantity OF
fresh red raspberries and had enous h
for "square meal"
The Chip and Hungry Club have
commenced their entertainments again,
meeting at DIR. RussePs, Wednesday
evening. They had pleasant time.
Mr.. ii. f. Brooks, of Boston, has
been in town few days and was pres
ent, last Sunday. at the session of the
Congregational Sunday school.
After IN absence of several weeks
visiting friends and having a good time
In Connecticut, Mr.. w. S. Alden re.
turned home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. NJ. G. Wilcox. widow of tho
late Deacon Harvey Wilcox, has been
spending the summer In town, but she
returned 10 New York on Thursday.
Mrs. Champ.in, whose name is SC
nnpleasantly mixed up with the Yer.
gennes scandal case, is the wife of f. J.
Champlin, formerly a resident of this
place.
-iiev. Henry =. IIigley, of Beloit
Wis, was present at the Congregation.
al church, Sunday morning, and assist
ed the pastor in the services. Mr.. Hig.
ley is brother of Prof. Il. II. Higley,
and has been visiting here number O
days.
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TERGENNE.S.

The work of rebuilding the Norton
gristmill is going forward rapidly. Ii
is to have brick walls and they are al
ready rising.
Potatoes are thirty-fivc cents, and
Mcssrs. Spooner, Curler and Kingsland
are loading boat for the New York
market.
"A party of filly-eight ladies and
gentlemen, accompanied by the YER
gennes cornet band, took an excursion
on the Curlew TO Burlington. Yesterday,
TO hear Moody and Sankey.
Rev. III. n. Munger preached me-
mortal discourse at the Methodist
church, Sunday, OH the death of the
four children of Mr.. John II. Preston.
of Ferrisburgh, which we reported two
or three weeks ago.
An attempt to break into the post
Office, Tuesday night, was msucccss-
full, probably because the would-be
burglar was frightened before complet-
ing his job. lie had gone under the
building and bored three holes in the
floor preparatory to using saw to
make the hole large enough for an en-
trance.
Louis Godette, formerly of Sails
bury, lately of Ferrisburgh, was arrest
ed, yesterday, and taken to the Bur-
lington Jail on a charge of burglary and
larceny, committed at Charlotte recent
| ly. The Charlotte officer suspected him
and sent to Sheriff Trip, who soon
ran him down and sent word to the Of
iicer inquiring for him, and his arrest
followed rs above stated.
The Boston Globes report of the
scandal case is considered by the people
here to be sensational and Incorrect in
several particulars, Prof. Collier has
not reported that Mrs, Smith was I'M
doubleday poisoned, and DR.. Kidder
has not himself expressed any such
opinion, neither has Prof. Collier adj
vised the arrest of the suspected parties,
and the officers are not searching for
them. Mr.. Smith is at home and has
been all the time.
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IL Has Stood the TEST.

If you doubt the wonderful success
of SHILoH's CONSUMPTION CURE, give il
trial; then if you are not perfectly
satisfied, return the bottle and we will
refund the price paid. II has establish
Ell the TACT that consumption can be cur
ed, while for coughs, hoarscncss, asth-
ma, whooping cough, and all lung OF
throat troubles, there is nothing like il
for quick and positive cure, and il
seldom fails. 10 cents, 80 cents. and
Sl.OO per bottle. If your lungs are
sore, or chest or back lame. use Snr.
LoH's POROrs PLASTER. Price % cents.
Sold by n. f. Rider
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12

DIR. SHLoH's SYSTEM NrrAIIzER is no
doubt the most successful cure for dvs-
pepsia and liver complaint we have ever
known, otherwise we could not guaran-
tee it. In eases of consumption, where
general debility, loss of appetite and
constipation exist, ii will restore and
regulate the system, while SHLoHs
CURE allays the inflammation and heals
the lungs. Price % cents. Sold by N.
f. Rider.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12
BRIDPORT.

We this week make record of two
weddings in Bridport, one last week,
when Miss Carrie T.. Kitchel, the skill
FIJI young amateur artist, was welded
to DIR. George M. Beckwith, of Platts-
burgh, n. Y. The other was Wednes-
day evening of this week, at the resi-
dence of Henry N. Sollace, Esq, and
the high contracting parties We're Mr..
VIM. +. sherman, of North Attleboro,
Mass, and Miss Kate IL. Sollace.
Among tho numerous guests present OH
this joyous occasion were Mrs. James
Sake, of st. Adams, w., Mr.. j. Merri-
am, of Cardonvillc, Mass, and Miss
sherman, of North Atileboro, Mass.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12

a MUSICAL PRoDIGY.-Gcnuinc pleas
IRE Is mild term TO express the emo
ton of the soul when OVERLOOKING with
gratitude to the All-wisc Creator for
the capacity of enjoying some rare priv
ilegc, whether it be the beautiful in ma
turc, the admiration of art, or the &C.
static delight afforded by the inspiration
of the artist in song, or some beautiful
theme evoked from the keys of a choice
pianofortc. No feeling can surpass in
intensity the surprise of being uncX-
pectcdly ushcred into the presence of q
child artist, and compelled TO worship
at the heavenly shrine. The baby face,
the doll-like hand, all speak ofinlnncy,
but the diminutivc form is soon forgot
ten, in the being who rcvels in the
most intricate harmonics, and holds
You spell-bound with his intuitivc gen.
ius. Yet we have recently seen and
heard from ono of these little ones.
more than tongue can tell, or the heart
express, and we were led to wonder il
such cases might not prove more num-
erous if parents were more solicitous
in regard to the musical talents inherit
ed by their children, and their being
provided with suitable facilities for
their early education. II must be adj
mittcd that a musical home is second
only to paradise, and with a splendid
Stcinway or Chickering, or one of the
popular Estey organs, household is
rendered quite complete. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that choice of the
very best instruments manufactured
may be obtained of Mr.. Fred ii. Cluett,
269 River street, Mt very reasonable
prices.-[Troy Morning Wing, July 10,
1877.
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MihAeburg Rrgutrr
FRIDAY, OCTOBER ~, 1877.

The attention of advertisers is called to the ict
that the REGISTER Is the leading local newspaper
In Addison County and has n larger circulation
in the county Than any other two papers.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-12
The following is taken from tho
Gowanda On. W Enterprise.


Gowanda On. W ENTERPRISE.
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tbouobt f,,l rood"r and oonst ois ", an,'
If the h;h,o ev;donti,. hau;' o'. '';',
mnch tbonoht n tbn s.h;oct ' Of ,s si.u''
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same source wo troco hot , ", VI LII, LIZ
charity and strcpoth Of mini ' ,h;a N,'U on
NAMED to tho last momnnt Of i liz i;eo
In aiao. nv Ine.;,'1s ni1nioii. vi MS me.
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Total. p % Total. ....
Time of game, III. 35m.
Umpire, Mr.. Don Hardy.
scorers, Mcssrs. Slaplcton and sum
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THE ONION CLrB MEETING.
The Complete Failure Of the Attempt TO get
up "a Reception.

In response 10 the call of the Governing
Committee of this club, special meeting was
held last night Mt the club house 10 determine
the question OF reception. Long before the
appointed hour the large front reading room
and the corridors were crowded with members
in evening dress. all eagerly engaged in dis
cussing the momcntous question.
A very strong opposition to tho proposed re-
ccption. or to n reception OF any kind, was most
unexpectedly developed.
The ;" many members" at whose instance the
call had been issued. were entirely lost among
the crowd OF conservative membors opposed Ia
the schema At about 81. MIR. William Con-
stable. Vice Pr sidcnt took the chair and called
the meet ing To- order. Mr.. Oliver King, Secre-
tary. read the call Mr.. Edward Cooper then
moved that the reading OF the minutes of the
previous meeting Toe dispensed with. The
Chair after declaring the GOVcrnine Committee
neither IN favor o; nor against the proposed
reception. called upon members 70 express
matter in hand. and this they did in IA most uL-
eAprctrd and vigorous manner.
move this meeting ADJOURN SHOUTED ont
q sedat" AMI steady going member. Mr. &. II.
Phelps seconded the motion. The yeas and
nays were called. and the motion was carried
by an overwhelming majority amid loud shouts
OF laughter and mu h hilartv.
Thus ended this very absurd meeting. which
created consider.hle eY,itlment. upset the
deprived members OF the usc Of the large back
reading room on tho first floor and gave, tho
corrldnIs very mueh the appearance Of Tam
many Hall on the night OF contested election.
II is not nm agreeable reflection for Union
Club members that at any time. upon the re-
quest Of lity members, the Governing Commit
tee ehnll call special meeting to consider n
Specific subject" When. however the "spc-
che subject" ~ he considered degoner,uos into
| dctern.in ing whether or no n rcccption-ior
which there is no rhyme nor reason-shHll hH
given II is quite time to say UGte lar Ia those
| ility gentlemen who 50 lncOnsldcrAtely cauS"
| 100 notices 10 be sent. at the clubs expense.
| 10 the 900 members calling upon them % he
present at certain hour to protect rights
| which otherwise would be invaded by feeble
minority.
The miserable flasco Of last night will Mt least
| convince those who are DESTROYS of duncing hc-
| tore the ark TINT n very large majority OF tho
members are opposed 10 having the Union CLUB
used for any 81 IN purpose.
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The first accounts given by the survivors
Of the Huron do not, it seems, make any
mention of the breaking down of the en-
gincs, which, it had boon supposed, was the
probable cause Of the disaster But VIZ
shall have to wait for the report of a naval
court of inquiry before we learn all the facts
of this extraordinary wreck and become
able to distribute the responsibility for it.
But though the steam machinery of the
Huron may have CHANGED TO hold out in this
ease the circumstance does not In the least
affect the strength and validity OF the ar
gumcnt for the abolition of the Bureau Of
Steam Engineering of the Navy Depart
ment. Nor does it in any way Justify the
cXtravagant appropriation of s3,2O0,OOO for
the building of eight steam sloOps, one of
which was so easily knocked TO pieces at
Nays Head, and all Of which arc vessels of
little naval account. If this terrible calam-
| ity prove the means of waking up Congress
| and the country TO the disgraceful condition
Of the navy, brought about through the
| corruption and prolligacy of SECOR robson.
at least one good will be brought out of 80
| great evil and sorrow.
| The expenditures on tho navy during the
| ipcumbcncy OF SECoK RoBEsoN, in "A time OF
profound poace were alone sufficient To
build up one OF the most powerful navies IN
! the world whereas now we have ono Of the
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To THE Enron OF THE SuN-Sb': l. there
such acrmc known 90 United states law As basphcmy'
II 50 will YOU plcs~ dchnc It legally was under the
impression that hiswa not aOhrsuan hut an American
nation whore thc Mohammcdan. the llnloo The Jew q,
ant the Quaker hal an equal tisht 10 their opinion
The recent earthquakes DO not more surely indicate tho
existence OF hidden forces tho earth that ~ cannot
control than the arrest OF Of our revcred culc for
haphcmy bctukcns the fact thauic church In, already
the control Of the United States Government
lcncctorth no citizen mate or female. knows when hs
or her turn may come The familiar OF An etclc,a.ural
iupusuuu /. on their Wack perhaps with warrant m
his pa. hct for hcir arrest by United sa,o, Marshal
Whenever the ChurO may indicate.
For yrars thiN, sounded the alarm upon III. subject
The Orthodox Church closed the Worlis INlihNon IN
the ,li,d Christian sabbath and keptit oron the
Jewish sabbath, the Mohammcdan sabbath aud on all
tir other sabbath DAYS OF the week. tor every dan a
sabbath To OF tn world one thousand religions
iccl serious about tins American darkness Let Us
have light from Tut Sus 4 " EYAss
NJ Lebanon. Columbia county, n Y.
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Senior Znmncona,s Mission.

Scfor ZAMAcONA, the special envoy OF
President DIAz, is expected to leave this city
to-day for Washington to present the case OF
his Government to the HAYES Administra-
ton.
1t snot strange that the chief effort Of the
Mexican commissioner, since his arrival
here on Monday, has been directed toward
contradicting the prcposterous and ma
hcious stories set afloat by Texan annexa-
tionis;s touching the supposed war fever OF
tho Aexicans, who are said to cry, night
and day, Death TO AmericansP In the
street, of Matamoras. This part OF Senior
ZAMAcoNA AZ mission IL, however, the easiest;
Rio drande rumors have 90 commonly
proved false that they now rarely mislead
the American people.
With the HAYES Administration Senior
ZAMAcoNA will have harder task, and
must expect To be- bailled at every turn. To
begin with, he will have no official status
whitever at Washington; the recognition
dcIicd to his predecessor will be refused to
hin. He will ask the withdrawal Of the or
der directing raids into Mexican territory
and be will not obtain IL. He will announce
that President DIAz has both the will and
of the Rio Grandc as the United States take
of the left bank, and he will be answered
that Gen. DIAz has the will, but not the
power He will say that DIAz would gladly
humo- Gen ORD's desire for raiding across
the Rio Grande, were 1t not that the Next
can Congress alone can constitutonally
give the necessary consent; and he will DO
told $50 much the worse for DIAz."
II is hard To see how Senior ZAMAcoSA can
accomplish anything more than Senior
MATA. Adviccs from the headquarters of
Gen ORD, who Is now ON the way to Wash
ington, indicate that the dashing BULLS"
has been dashing around ON Mexican soil
for the past two weeks, nominally trying To
find Indian cattle thieves, n class Of people
supposed To Ice thick on the Mexican border,
SO that 1t is strange that much riding
doesn't discover any. This performance will
be continued. despite Scnor ZAMAcoNAs
protests, because he is dealing with people
who are bent on keeping border affairs in
| pcrlous iluctuation, rather than TO estab-
| lish solid peace, founded on justice.
There remains, however. n string that
Sonor IAMACoNA may bc able 10 pull. As a
member OF the Mexican Claims Commission
tho President Of the Mexican Centennial
Commission. and as personally interested in
the Introduction Of Mexican products int
the United States. he may he fitted to SO
skilfully direct his diplomacy upon the
! commercial relations of the two countries
| in short. to so talk business" at Washing
| ton as to cclvert foes 10 friends. the wal
| party To the peace party, and even to secure
recognition for DIAZ from the HAYES Adj
mini-tration. At all events, IL will be use
less for him merclyto plead the obligations
Of justice and international comfy at Wash
| lugtOn.