The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-10-05

nately help came and they were rescu-
ed without personal injury.
The match game of base ball be-
tween the Middlebury and Leicester
clubs, Wednesday afternoon, was a
spirited one and exciting throughout.
The pleasure of the game was married
by some unpleasant feelings at the
close, however, and we will not at
tempt to declare the result over which
there is such difference of opinion.
Rev. S. l.. Blake, formerly of this
place, graduate of Middlebury college
in 1859, and lately pastor of the South
CONGREGATIONAL church in Concord, N.
H., has resigned his pastorate in that
place and accepted call to Cleveland,
Ohio, at a salary of $4,000. lie will
preach his farewell sermon Sunday,
October IA.
The members of the Green Noun
tain Rill, society of juveniles inter-
ested in the missionary work, and men,
bers of the Congregational Sunday
school and other friends had picnic in
a grove west of Dea. l.. G.. Bar1ows'
house, last Saturday afternoon. They
had pleasant company and good time.
The children are indebted to Dea. Bar
rows for conveyance to the grounds
and return to the village.
Mr.. Waldo Olmstcd, of East Mid
dlebury, raised his pumpkins and
squashes in close proximity this year,
and the relations of the two cucurbita-
ceous plants became even more init
mate than was intended before the sea-
son closed, as appears from the fact
that upon one pumpkin vine grew one
fine Hubbard squash and little further
on the same vine were two pumpkins,
all perfect specimens. This curious
phenomenon is attestcd by dozen wit
nesses.
1t will be seen from the local noti-
ccs at the head of this column that Mr..
ID. N. Burke is to give popular lee
turc ut Academy hall soon. Those
who heard his campaign speeches last
fall will need no recommendation to in
duce their attendance. lie is a thinker,
a scholar and an orator, and will surely
interest those who go TO hear him. His
name has been entered in the lists of a
lecture bureau in the west, and he will
soon, no doubt, be called to extended
tours in that direction.
The fire department of the village
of Middlebury has procured n couple of
fire alarm bells and will mount them
on the engine house. Each fireman
will have access to them, and hereafter
it is hoped we shall not have any such
delays rs have been heretofore expert
enccd in giving alarms in case of fire.
The whole expense of bells and hang
ing together with the work of making
the tower, it is thought, will be less
than fifty dollars, which must be con-
sidercd good investment.
The concert by the Barnabec Con-
cert Company at Academy hall, last eve
ming, was not largely attended owing
to the rain and wind, but those who
had the courage to brave the storm felt
well repaid for their trouble. The nut
sic was very fine and the audience
manifested their approval by frequent
applause and encores. Mr.. Barnabee's
humorous songs and rich bass tones,
Mr.. Bartlett's fine tenor and Mr.. Shue-
bruk's cornet playing were received
with especial favor.
/ "A curious illustration Of the power
of nature to renew her functions when
by any accident they are destroyed is
seen in one of the Gins of the triangle
of trees in front of the Congregational
church. Early in the season the leaves
began to disappear by the agency of
the canker worm. and during the month
of August it was observed to be as
bare of foliage as any deciduous plant
or tree in midwinter. Early in Sep
TENDER it was observed that young
leaves were beginning to show them
selves and now it is covered with foil
age which is as green and fresh as. any
to be seen in June. 81
Miss Marcia S. Northrup, a lovely
young lady of twenty-four summers,
died at the residence of her father near
the college green, Tuesday last, after an
illness ola few week oftyphoid fever and
hcmorrhage of the bowels. She was II
member of the Congregational Sunday
school and church, much loved in the
the circles in which she moved in socic-
ty, and her family are disconsolate at
their loss. They have the sympathy of
a large circle of friends. The funeral
was attended from the house Thursday
afternoon, Rev. Il. p. Hooker conducting
the religious services. =
Last Monday Mr.. Charles ID. Earl
and wife had very narrow escape
from very serious accident. lie was
driving horse belonging to Mr.. ID.
Riders livery stable and coming down
the hill OH Merchants Row near II.
kidder's harness shop, when the horse
suddenly kicked out of the traces, ran.
upset the buggy and smashed things
generally. The wagon came directly
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Earl, but strangely
enough neither of them were killed.
They crawled out of the debris consid-
erably bruised and injured but with no
permanent injuries. Mr.. Earl had a
severe cut upon one hand and Mrs. Earl
was bruised and famed some. The
horse was caught directly. He had
never been known as kicking horse.
NOTICE OF Dissolution. The notice
of the dissolution of the old and honor
ed firm of Cluett n Sons, music dealers,
to he found in another column, will
doubtless occasion genuine surprise,
but all who have taken the least pride
III the tiattering prosperity so noiicea-
BILE with this house during the past fif-
teen years will be gratiiied to learn
that Mr.. Fred III. Cluctt, who has for
many years been the recognized head
of the business, withdraws for the ex-
press purpose of establishing himself in
the same business under more favora-
BILE circumstances, and will carry with
him the valued agencies of the three
most noted pianos of the world. viz:
Steinway, Chickering and Haincs Bros.
and these agencies alone might be well
considered fortune in themselves.
The new store will be located at No.
2G9 River street, formerly known as
the 'Dollar Store" and when il is re-
membercd that the present substantial
condition of the business is almost en-
tirely attributable to the ability, energy
and business capacity of the retiring
member of the firm, it is fair to pre-
sumo that the business will receive an
additional impetus in this new depar-
ture, and Judging from the MAST n most