The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-16


Mr.. o. S. Dickinson left with Us,
this morning, huge parsnip which he
raised in his garden this season. the
weight of which was two and onc-fourth
pounds. Last year. he tells us, he raised
ono which was thirty-two inches long.
Sneak thieves visited Dea. ID. +.
Boyco's yard the other night, and car
ricd off q whole washing of clothes from
the line, and about the same time made
selections from Mr.. T.. NJ. Elmer's
clothes which had been hung out to dry.
If the creek keeps on bringing
down all sorts of Lockwood and piling
it up in the eddy below the falls, it
would pay some energetic man to fish
it out and set up in the lumber bust
ness, and perhaps save him from the
terrible alternative of "going west"
The officers of the Dorcas society
of Middlcbury meet at Mrs. Dugald
Stewards, Friday afternoon, November
23, at half past two, to hear reports of
any worthy cases of need and to consid-
or the best means of relieving them.
They will be glad TO hear from any
who may know of such cases.
The Addison Marble Company
two car loads of marble TO mar
kct, Wednesday, and have more that
will soon be in readiness for shipment.
There are indications all around-at the
quarry and mill-that active operations
Ii is not likely the mill will be started
until that time.
Mr.. j. i. Ainsworih's delivery
horse straycd away from his driver,
last Saturday evening, and mcandercd
out to East Middlcbury. where, after
over II maple tree somewhat
less than seventy feet in height, clam
boring over hitching posts, etc, he was
found by Mr.. Ainsworth, no damage
tary dish of oysters was upset in his
travels.
AT the lecture room of the Congrc-
gational church, Sunday evening, the
Sunday school had praise meeting in
place of the old style concert. The OK
crcises consisted of responsive readings
and singing by the school and quar-
tettc, "The Lord is my Salvation"
sung by Messrs. Shaw, MurlJand.
Munroc and Barnes. Mr.. Murkland
sang the solo in n manner TO CRAFTY all
listeners. Mr.. Hooker also gave a
short address to the children.
-Drs. A. II. and Preston Sweet, who
were here a number of days, and made
something of q sensation by their claims
of wonderful cures, a few weeks ago.
have now come to grief in Windham
county. The Connecticut River Valley
Medical Association were in session,
and they took their cases into considcra-
ton and these quacks were brought be-
fore the board Of ccnsors, who found
them utterly ignorant of anatomy, dag
nosis and general practice, and they
were accordingly induced TO leave the
state rather than suffer prosecution.
Mr.. Il. O. Smith, of East Middle
bury, vouches for the following fish sto-
ry: Not long since Mr.. Smith and three
other gentlemen were fishing for pick
crel at Pipcr's Cove near the Three
Mile Bridge. Not having bait, he stood
anXiously waiting, when a minnow
came toward him pursued by picker
ell, the minnow, to escape the pick
erel, came clear up on shore, and Smith
caught it with his hand. lie then bait
ed his hook with it and caught the very
pickercl which had been pursuing the
minnow alive. The fish he caught
weighed II "a pounds.
Charles NJ. Waller. formerly a
painter in Middleburv, and a policeman
in this village during the last few years
of his residence here, has got into trou-
BILE in California. it is said, by shooting
man fatally. This man was about the
premises where Waller was employed,
and the superintendent directed Waller
to drive him away. While fulfilling
this duty the man insultcd him and an
noycd him until he was provoked to
shoot the man in his legs. The shot
took effect in an artery and death cnsucd
in three days. On examination Waller
was held for trial, but admitted to bail
in $4,000 for appearance at the court.
AS we announced week or two
ago, the ladies who had been interested
in the preparation of the box for the
home missionary family in the north
part of the state, met TO organize for
future labor winch they did under the
name OF "ihe iDorcas society, WIN
the Ioiiowmg oiiiccrs: PRESIDENT, Mrs.
y. a. beckwiIh: wee president Mrs;
huinS aihwrlght' secretary ana
treasurer MIS-; Dugaid stewart; direc-
tors, Mrs. |. NJ. Trip, Mrs. j. A.
Wright, Mrs. L. ID. Twitchcll, Mrs. W.
w. Swihey, Mrs. Dewey. Mrs. Dr.
Plumley, Mrs IL. ;. Bcckwith. Mrs. ID.
stewart.
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