The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-04
Local News.
no is in full blast.

-Haying is in full blast.
The balloon man has been i'll town.
Young America and fire-crackers!
-Humpty Dumpty in town to-day.
Thursday.
The "Stars," base ball club, do not
play at Burlington to-day.
Butter brought 10 cents in Middle
bury market last Monday.
In order to celebrate the Glorious
Fourth, we go to press day early.
Mr.. Frank Boice and wife return
to their home in Kansas next week.
The report of commencement
crowds out much other interesting news
this week.
MIR. Andy Murdock's new house on
South street is almost ready for occu-
pancy.
MIR. Geo. Marshall has had another
severe relapse, and his recovery Is
doubtful.
The G.. V. II. II. will take anybody
anywhere and return Oh the Fourth Tor
fare one way.
The Batcheldcr property was dis
posed of last Tuesday by private sale
to Mr.. C. e. Peck.
The pay of the hands on the rail-
road was cut down last Monday to
ninety cents per day.
Independence Balls at the Glen
house, East Middlebury, aad at The
Lake DunmOre house, evening of thu
Fourth.
- -"Humpty Dumpty" came in tow
as advertised and gave a fine stree
parade and some good music abou
noon.
Sam. Richards has accepted tn
match, and will run with him at Acad
envy Hall, July l6.
The White Mountain and Saratog
train was put on the Central Vernon
last Monday, leaving Middlebury 70
the White Mountains at ;2S p. NJ.
and for Saratoga at 300 p. NJ.
Rev. Mr.. Rowsom goes TO Wey
bridge on Sabbath TO hold commune
services, and Rev. b. S. Taylor of Wey
bridge will preach in Middlebury
10:45, a. m, and Munger street at 3:3I
p. III.
\ DR.. &. ID. Currier arrived Oh Sta
Mine steamer at New York last SUI
day afternoon. After visiting hi
mother in Boston he will return
Middlebury for practice the rest of III
summer.
We regret that owing to the ca
e.. nio hox
exhausted our large edition, we al
obliged to send half sheets containii
our inside pages to many who hay
y ordered copies.
MINIS. james Sullivan, who WI
Stricken with hemiplegia some tin
since, is still helpless, and demand
much care from her husband, which
very hard for laboring man. Her +
covery will be very slow.
The venerable Z. r. Jewett, I
veteran journalist of Bugalo N y ma
very pleasant call the other da
After visiting friends In town and
New Haven, he will return to his hoI
sometime next week.
We understand that several of o
pedestrians go to Lyndonville tod
10 take part in five hour contest, g
as you please" the prizes to be, to
one who goes the greatest distan
$40; second, $50; third 500, and fou
$40.
Prof. A. Il. Leavenworth of RI
dolph State Normal School has resign
his position there. lie was in to-
during commencement, and deliver
the address before the alumni of Is
man Academy ut New Haven, Thu
day.
Rev. NJ. ID. Hulburd, of st. Pa
Mimi, preached at the Methodist chu
last Sabbath morning aud evening. !
Hulburl is forcible and pleas
speaker, interesting not less by
words that he speaks than the way
which he speaks them.
Our allusion 10 the dog suicide,
week, did injustice 10 Geo. McCne, "
only took the body out of the water
cause no one else would run the risk
wetting. The village trustees
obliged to have carcasses removed II
the water, aud MIR. McCue deser
credit fol his action, rather than
kind of notice he received.