The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-04

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places nearer or farther away, while
the rest will stay at home, and doubt.
less enjoy themselves quite as well.
Mr.. Stanley II. kitchel, for sope
time in the office of " GODS Il Babcocki
and who was admitted TO the bar with
honor to himself about a year ago, is to
hang out his single at No. 10 Johns
tons block tomorrow, and will com
mence the practice of law upon his own
responsibility. Mr.. Kitchel is well and
favorably known in this city, and il
will be strange if his abilities and his
high personal character and strict integ-
rity do not find recognition in the
business community minneapolis
(Minn.) Tribune.
The Good Templars will have an
other excursion to the "Queen City
Park, }" at Burlington, Wednesday, Jul
ly %, to which all Good Templars and
their friends throughout the county are
cordially invited. The fare to the Park
and return will be as follows: Sails
bury, adults, rs cents; children, 80.
Middlebury, the same. New Haven,
adults, 60 cents; children, 80. Yer
gcnnes, adults, so cents; children, %.
The railroad company have promised
to do everything in their power TO make
the excursion and the stay on the
grounds enjoyable to all who attend.
l\-Messrs. James M. Sladc, town
agent, and o. f, Comstock, poormas-
ter have brought to light and proved
before the state auditor, an old claim of
the town of Middlcbury for S3l1.02
against the state. In 1874 and 1875 a
man, q. X. Smith, was kept in Jail here
! at the expense of the town, and the
town paid the bill to the amount above
stated. Slade and Comstock hunted up
the proofs, and showed that the bill
should have been paid by the state i'll
stead of the town, and so the state now
refunds the money TO Middlebury and
pays the bill herself.
h The Cincinnati Times thus speaks
OF Mr.. Fred ID. Mussey, graduate of
MMdlebury College in the class of 90:
mn Fred ID. Musscy has resigned the
city Netlitorship of the Times, TO return
| TO his old field as correspondent of the
Commercial In industry and general
competency Mr.. Musscy has few super
iors in any department of newspaper
work, but shines especially rs "Free
Lance" and inl that capacity will
doubtless add to his already brilliant
record. The best wishes of the COM
munity in general and of his confrcres
in particular follow Fred, in his new
departure"
We are happy TO see that Deacon
Barrows is rapidly recovering from his
recent severe injury, noticed last week
He has been riding out for two or three
days. 1t was not deemed possible that
his recovery could be so rapid, but his
strong constitution and the skill OF his
physicians, Drs. Eddy and Porter, have
brought him around. There was no
internal injury to complicate the case.
His scalp will probably heal with but
little scar, and his eye, which 1t was al
first feared would be lost, proves to be
uniniured, though he can open 1t but
little as vet. Considering the violence
of his fall, Mr.. Barrows has come out
remarkably well.
Last Saturday evening at eighl
O'Clock. an assembly consisting of small
bows, big boys, gentlemen and few
ladies'. gathered at Academy Hall tt
witness the walking match. A few
moments after eight the contestants ap
neared. There were only two, Franz
buckley OF Middlebury, and r.. II
Nichols of Port Henry, N. Y. Buckle,
was dressed in light.colored tights aht
Nichols in red. The word was glvei
by Darwin Rider, Esq, and they start
ed off at quick pace. They walked
upon the floor thirty-four times arount
the hall to a mile. Nichols made lal
Oil Buckley at once, and the latte
tried in vain to pass him. The hrs
mile was walked in eight minutes, tn
/ quickest time in the match. Alter TIT
fiji st mile Buckley passed Nichols sew
cral times, but every time, Nichol
! would walk past him again, taking sucl
quick steps that some thought he wa
running. These spurts wore on thu
I walkers and occasioned much cheering
= among the boys. The time of the sec
ond mile was ten minutes. In this wa.
they went on for the first six miles
which were walked in one hour. II
thc meantime the Middlcbury corne
band PLAYED at intervals and the mer
IFS of the two pedestrians were earnest
~ discussed by the lookers-on. Al
seemed TO think that Nichols woul'
win. as he seemed to have better lung
, and had walked before. But in tn
ninth mile Buckley gained on him an
made up the lap that he had lost. A
= thew started OH their last mile the eS
} element became intense. Buckle
took his place beside his rival inslea
A of behind him. His long, magniiicci
e strides now began to tell. Nichols ha
e to take three steps to his two to kee
up with him. Lap after lap they wake
n side, by side but Buckley left him an
+ came in ahead by lap and half. III
+ beautiful silver pitcher worth fifty do
lars, formerly won by Nichols and pt
tup by him in this contest, was thus wo
y bv Buckley. Nichols seemed far MOI
= fatiyued at the close of the walk tina
J. Buckley, which was surprise
many, as Nichols is an old wake
"a Whether it was "put up job or no
1t all who witnessed the match must col
II cede that they are both good walker
E, but that Buckley is the better OF u
two. The time of the ten miles WI
= one hour and torty-three minute
N which is pretty good for square he
v and toe walking in q small hall, with u
N thermometer wen upoNc AeiO'
~ COMMENCEMENT NOTES.
,rk\The class just graduated was I
n. smallest class graduated at Middlebu
is since 1867.
to Barnes commencement fans were
ne vast success. Everybody pronounc
them beauties
Ill The attendance of the alumni i
III seldom been larger of recent years til
re it has been this week.
We Tho Delta Epsilon society had We
pleasant reunion at their hall over
as bank Tuesday afternoon.
ne The class that has this week beco
DIS Sophomore is the largest in numb
Is that has been in college since 1851.
No Ware medal was offered this We
oafnrih Mr. Marc Ia