The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-26

Edward Burke, who claims TO ha
from Fairfield, VT, has been In tow
for two or. three weeks selling dres
pleaters. Lakt Saturday he len hi
boarding place without settling his bill
proving himself dead beat. Look on
for him.. tt ffa
j. Frost following the example @
quite number of the "boys" took
"big nip" last night. AS a consequence
the bridge failed TO receive Its com
lpletement of loafers, and unprotccte,
flower gardens look sadly demoralize,
this morning. \
LIIon. Silas tombstone, a prominen
lawyer of South Carolina, is n guest O
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Vallette. He is tn,
son of tho celebrated Chancellor John
Stone, so well known in the annals O
That state, and was himself Vice Chan
cellor before the war.
HThe first "cane-rush" of the seasoi
botween the Freshmen and Sophmorei
fAme of on the college campus las
tuesday. The number of the Fresh
Fmen was twelve while the Sophs. hat
eighteen. The Freshmen were ode
lfcated but not disgraced."
How comical those students looked
this morning as they demurly marched
through the streets in quest of fish-balls
for breakfast, half double in the
vain attempt 10 push their red noses Ii
their warm brooches pockets, where
their hands and elbows were.
"A one year old child of Col. Knapp
while playing about sewing machine
when it was running, last Wednesday
afternoon, caught the fore finger of It's
right hand about the treadle and it was
nearly crushed off near the first joint.
1t is thought the finger can be saved.
.. "A young fellow named Fields, re-
turning from party IN Cornwall,
Monday evening, met with serious
accident. His horse took fright, and,
running, overturned the wagon throw
ing out himself and lady. The lady
escaped without injury, but he had a
wrist broken and was otherwise iniur-
ed. 'l''
"A change in the running of trains
went into effect Monday. The princi-
pal change from the Summer arrange
mcrit consists in the withdrawal of the
Saratoga and White Mountain express
ana the noon train for Boston. Tray
elers should consult the timetable.
We have not made the change in this
issue, but will have it corrected next
week. \
L/--Miss Florence Parkill, of Wey-
bridge, has gone to Minnesota. She
leaves large number of friends in this
vicinity, and her loss will be felt es-
pecially at the Brown church. in Wey-
bridge, where she has been organist for
some time, aud also an active member
of the Sabbath school. We can i'll al
ford to lose such young ladies from our
midst, and hope she may conclude to
return ere long. She certainly carries
with her the best wishes of all.
-On Thursday, Oct. 2, at the bazaar
of Isburg Il Walker, 8, 10 and IL East
street, Boston, Mass, thirty-six vaua-
BILE horses and colts, belonging to the
estate of Benjamin L. Bates, ESQ, bred
ut tho celebrated Cream Hill stock farm
of Bates & Harris of Shorham, VT, are
to be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder. These horses have been
under the charge of the administrator
of the estate, /. M..Tripp, Esq, and are
in fine condition at the present timc..
Last Friday evening the popular
opera, ii. M. s. Pinuiorc, WAS rendered
at Academy Hall by the Brandon Pima
fore Company. Tie audience was very
large, nearly all the seats in the hall
being taken. Tho scenery was very apt
and pretty, the accompaniment was
very fine, though perhaps a little too
harsh at times. The singing and act.
ing of "Josephine,.' "Hebe,- "Sir
Joseph Porter, n. C. b." and "Capt.
Corcoran," were particularly COM
mendable.
In last weeks issue we noticed the
organization of the Middlcbury Athc-
letic Association. We ALSO mentioned
that it would be advisable for them to
cultivate the total abstinence as well as
the muscles, &c. The members of this
association as we'll as other people I'M
derstand that this is as necessary for the
development of strength as any other
attainment, in this line, not that we
meant to infer that the members were
addicted tOthis habit, as some of them
choose to take 1t.
Tho Central Vermont railroad adj
vertise grand closing excursion to
Montreal and Quebec, to take place
Sept. 30. The fare for the trip to Mon
treal will be $500 from this station.
Tickets good only ON the regular pas
senger trains. Any one desiring to
visit Quebec can procure tickets for "a.
This includes fare for both ways. and
are good until Oct. 2. Trains leave at
6 80 A. NJ. and at $40 r. NJ. There is
no doubt but that large number will
avail themselves of this opportunity.
PEACHES. - The Burlington Free
Press speaks about a citizen of that
town, who has picked a peck of peaches
from tree in his garden. Mr.. Morris
Graves of Salisbury, VT, laid on our
table a huge peach, weighing FIVE
and one half ounces. He gathered
half bushel from the tree, all
of them being ripe. They are very
finely favored, and very handsome in
appearance. The Burlington peach
growers had better emigrate to this
section of the country if they intend tt
compete with this. =,
uc uiuIOlc sldDb nj tic jul uTt Deltlg
removed, and the thin coating of cement
is being broken and thrown out t6
make room for sawed marble floor, o.
blocks about three feet wide, six fee
long and five inches thick. This will
be underlaid with coarse gravel and
cement, which will make a floor tina
cannot be removed by anything shor
of an earthquake. In the mean time
the prisoners are locked in the cells
where they will have to remain unit
the floor is finished.
"A large number of the members o
! the w. g. Il. u. of Middlebury met a
the residence OF Prof. q. ID. Mead OIL
| the afternoon of Sept. 10Th, Mrs. Il. A
Sturtevant presiding. The 4" Crusade
psalm was read, and the meeting open
ed by prayer by Mrs. Ford and Mrs
Rockwell. Then followed the secrcta
ry's report and reports from the vari
GUS committees. The session was S,
long owing 10 the large amount of bust