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


rising of the river, we are not the only
ones favored by its visitation.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held at the vestry of the
Congregational church, next Wednes-
day, at three o'clock PM, October IL.
business seems to be good, in spite
of the bad weather. Farmers seem to
be very busy getting their produce to
market. Apples, potatoes and onions
are passing almost continuously to the
depot.
Rev. T.. p. Hooker, pastor, and
Prof. w. II. Parker, delegate, repre-
sented the Middlebury Congregational
church in the Addison county confer
ence, at their meeting in Cornwall,
Tuesday.
These cold nights are bad for those
charming little tete-a-tetes at the front
gate. Now, young man, if she don't
ask YOU in TO see her heliotropes and
geraniums, you had better make up
your mind you are not wanted.
Shipments from the Middlcbury
station for the week ending Oct. II in
cludc the following: 1885 pounds of
butter; 1850 pounds of honey; 3 cars
potatoes; 2 cars cattle; 2 cars clap
boards; 1 car hogs; / car sheep; car
hay.
The Congregational Sunday school
held their annual election of officers at
their session last Sunday, and the re-
suit was rs follows: President, Rcv. E.
Z. Hooker; superintendent, f. A.
Bond; secretary and treasurer, Edward
Bond: librarian, Edward =. Cushman.
Mrs. f. A. Sturtevant started this
morning, TO attend the annual meeting
of the National Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, to be held at Chicago, DC
iobcr "a, to which she was elected dele
gate by the State Union. Previous to the
meeting she will visit her old home in
East Saginaw, Mich, and perhaps 9th
er places in the west.
"Wednesday afte rnOon, Paul Muir
ray. of Leicester Junction, was brought
TO Middlcbury TO answer to disclo-
sure of a victim from Whiting, who
had been called upon to tell where he
got his liquor more than two months
ago. Murray was arraigned, tried, adj
Judged guilty and fined $40 and costs,
and paying he was discharged.
The sociablc at the Congregational
church, Wednesday evening, was but
poorly attended, although it was one of
the most interesting ones of the year.
The shadow pantomimc was very sue
cessful affair. The music was excellent
and was well appreciated. We are
sorry to say that financially it was not
as successful as il deserved TO be.
twenty-five thousand dollars, nee
cSsary for the endowment of the new
professOrship of political economy, cs-
tablishcd at the last commencement of
Middlcbury college, has been promised
by New York gentleman, TO whom
the institution is already indebted for
"a 200, but who is too modest to give
his name. The interest of this sum will
be paid annually, till his death, when
the whole amount will be given.
Saturday afternoon a strange Ia
dy(D, with a child in her arms, Slipped
a pair of shoes under her shawl from
the stock in Bonds store. and one of
the clerks, suspecting it, called the at
tention of young lawyer to the wo-
man and mentioned his suspicious. The
Y. !. aforesaid Immediately resolved
himself into volunteer detective, pur-
sued the above mentioned female and
recovered the shoes, and of course won
the everlasting gratitude of the victim
lied merchant.
The same horse which did the job
for nd Ea, s,l,
icled last week, served Boston drum
wards He was driving down Chip
the dashboard and hit him upon the
leg. The b. d. Immediately dropped
the lines and jumped out, prcfcring to
limp home as best he could. rather
than have his shins pounded in that
kind of way. The horse trotted leisure
ly home alone and went to his stable as
if nothing had happened.
On Saturday morning of last week,
Mrs. Baker and little girl, both from
ltipton, were driving in front of the
post office, when the horse stumbled
and fell, throwing the girl from the
wagon under the horses feet. She was
rescued from her prccarious position
with few slight bruises. Later in the
day, the team was hitched in front of
Chapman's store, when il stepped over
the traces, and while "Thad" was try
ing to cxtricate him, the ''animal' laid
down, breaking the thills. They were
soon rugged up and the horse trotted off
in search of other adventures.
-ltollin Ashley was called upon for
disclosure, Thursday morning, where
he obtained liquor the day before, and
duplicating William Tarbee, the latter
was brought up and fined the usual
ten dollars and costs, and in default of
payment he was committed. Also,
growing out of the same disclosure, as
a sort of secondary consequence, DIR.
George III. Plumlcy was fined for let
ting Tarbee have the alcohol which
Ashley finally got, and appealed TO the
county court. The doctor evidently
supposed the alcohol was intended for
the Legitimate purpose of making
hair oil for the barber shop.
The horse trOt for purse of 5000.
advertised to come of Monday, failed
TO draw out very large crowd, not
more than hundred being present all
told. The race proved to be very
tame affair, indeed. The horses APP
pcared at the advertised time, 2o'clock,
and three heats of seven-eights of n
mile each were troited, Smiths
''Foundry Boy" coming in ahead each
time. As race, il was not success.
One gentleman made the remark at the
close that he wanted il understood that
he didn't pay his quarter to witness the