The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-12


town and vicinity.
Charles Chapman is attending 10
: the Office business of the secretary of tho
. We. M. s. ID. A., in the absence of Al
bert Chapman.
n Tho Free Press Association, OF
Burlington, VT, are now ready TO
receive orders for the only authorized
series of insolvency blanks for this
state. Sec adj. in another column.
Last Monday horse of the Cutter
Marble Co., hitchcd in front of the
Stewart block, took fright, broke its
halter and started up the street, but
was securedibefore doing further dam
age.
/ 1--WE arc pleased to sec Mr.. John
Pierce in his tobacco store again after
his sickness. lie is far from being in
his usual health, but has so far recov-
cred as to feel better al his place of
business than lying still at home.
The "Middlcbury Athletic Club
will give series of foot races for dis
tances from a mile down TO ono hun
dred yards, for various prizes, on the
last day of the fair next week The
races are 10 be under the supervision of
Frank Buckley.
Mrs. Ella Williamson, of Sacra-
mento, CAL, who has been visiting
among her relatives in this. place, is to
return home next Monday. She is TO
be accompanied by Miss Ncttc Tayl or
of this place, who is 10 make California
her $ujurc homo.
| ZGcorge Everts,. native of this
foTn, who now resides in Grand Rap
IDS, Michigan, is intown visiting among
fbis many friends, who always welcome
his return with pleasure. Although
he has long been citizen in his adopt
ed state, he says his love for Vermont
never waivers.
n-The W. G. r. u. will meet at the
residence of Prof. &. ID. Mead. Friday
afternoon, ut three o'clock, Sept. 10.
The same regulations in regard TO re-
ireshmcnts rs heretofore. All mem
bcrs and all desiring TO become mem
bcrs are invited.
The bridge is nearly well now. At
this time the planking and sidewalk
Oh the south side are all laid, and the
railing posts up. The north side will
soon be completed, and then loafcrs
can realize that they have taken a.
slight rise in the world.
The Cutter Marble Co. are turning
out some handsome specimens of work,
some of which have been photographed
by Barnes. The company have now
about thirty hands working on full
time. This is one more indication of
revival of business in this section.
Capt. Orrin Abbey, who has charge
of the mason work of the new Episco-
pal chapel, had the misfortune to sum-
BILE while carrying plank OH his
shoulder on Wednesday last, and he fell
in such way as 10 badly dislocate his
shoulder. lie will be laid up some
time.
The advertisement Of the Saturday
Magazine will be found in another col
umn. We are able to offer il on favor
able terms 10 our subscribers, and il |
will be found worth the money. 1t is
well edited and printed, and furnishes
good deal of ihtclt sting reading dur
ing the year. Ii il published weekly.
The Catholics of This place give Il
| social party at Academy hall, OF Thurs
day evening of next week, when q
grand time is expected. Various arti-
Giles will be exposed for sale. a good
orchestra will be in Attendance for the
benefit of,tliose who wish TO "trip the
light fantastic"
The exercises at the Methodist
church last Sunday were unusually i'll
tcrcsting. Mrs. Hammond preached
both day and evening. In the even
ing about sixty were taken into the |
church in full connection, having COM
pleted their term of probation. Mrs. |
Hammond is now laboring across the
lake.
+. b. DEMO, lately graduate of |
Andover Theological Seminary, AND
now instructor in New Testament Greek |
at Bangor Theological Seminary, has
forsaken the ways of single blcssendcss, |
having been captured by fair subject
of the queen from over our northern |
border. May cur learned friend find |
rest and peace IN his new and happy re-
lations.
On Monday, Dr. Dean was cross
ing over one of the stringcrs of the |
bridge, when his foot stubbed against n |
bolt head and he fell, striking on his
face and severely bruising his eye. lie |
saved himself from falling into the wa
ter by catching the timber with one |
arm, and hanging in that way until he |
was rescued from his uncomfortable |
position.
Monday morning n son Of John
Buckley, while playing in the street
near his home, attempted 10 jump upon
passing team, but was caught in The
wheel and dragged several rods upon
his face. lie fortunately escaped with |
out serious injury. 1t is dangerous
as well as Inmanncrly practice for boys
to jump upon teams, and they ought to
take warning from q few examples OF
this kind.
Ono of our Young men affected with
the pedestrian mania, while returning
home from hunt for bull-pouts up the
Creek the other day, undertook to ex-
hibit his powers by running through a
buckwheat field in low shoes. Thin
socks and the sharp grain rafting into
his shoes seemed to combine all the ele-
ments Of q first-class brake, and he pull
cd up. ''Sam" will probably choose
his next course with more judgment. \
The wedding of f. p. CushlnaA,
and Miss Julia Z. White which took
place at Leicester last Wednesday, was
Va very pleasant affair. A number OF
\ Me friends of the groom attended from
Adre. Tie ceremony passed oil well,
bd taking the yoke easily. The chap
py pair" started for Boston, in whose
vicinity they will pass week or
more. The bridal gifts arc said to
haye been numerous and fine.
Mr.. M. III. Read, the clothing mer-
chant, evidently knows how to treat an
editor. This was evidenced by box
pf handsome pears which we received
from him recently. They were from
Weymouth, Mass, and were very