The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-09-19


gentleman attempted to get OH III
2 train going north. lie met IL som
ct distance from the depot. but 1t was "
r. ing SO fast that when he graspcd III
=" platform railing, he was thrown vic
lently TO the ground and had his Lei
hand spraincd aud some of the ski
scraped from his countenance. Tn
moral is obvious.
When persons intend to help them
}. selves TO plums or other fruit OH dar
night, they should not, as matter G
prudence, drop postal cards from thei
J. pockets. The person who dropped tina
postal OIL Seymour street last Tuesda
night, can get the same by calling Of
the owner of the plum trees, unde
I which the card was found.
Those young men who make
practice of firing at targets on the rail
road track by the Eddy lot, had better
be little more careful how they handl,
their guns. Last Tuesday evening
ball from gun just missed John Whit
ney's head as be was standing in from
of Manncy's store, struck the brickl
and dropped on the steps.
The fair and festival at Acadcm,
hall, last evening, for the benefit of tn,
Catholic society, was a success finan
cially and otherwise. A largo compan,
was present, refreshments were served
and all enjoyed themselves finely. A
good orchestra was present for the ben
eft of those who wished to dance, which
amusement was kept up TO reasona
by late hour.
-I/AOu Tuoe,lo,, tho ,,o1o, RAJ. -
A telegraph lire were set up along Pleas
liant street to the Addison House whence
4 1t takes its way south on Court street
Two wires arc put up. The line Is
progressing at the rate of about three
miles day, keeping to the main high
way between Burlington and Rutland
The station of the line in this place
will be in the Office of the Addison
House. Several trees in the village
were badly mutilated in cutting the
branches out of the way of the wires.
| PINAFoRE.-Havin been promised
an advertisement of the entertainment
to be given by the Brandon Pinafore
Company in the Academy hall this
evening, which failed to come to hand,
We are unable to give particulars at
this time. The performances of the
company have, however, been highly
spoken of in Brandon and Orwell,
where they have performed, and we
can assure our readers that the noted
opera will not suffer in the hands of the
performers, and ITO one should miss
hearing it.
Yesterday forenoon an accident
happened to John Ring, on the Fair
Grounds, which might have resulted
seriously TO himself and some of the
spectators also but for the presence of
mind and 'grit" displayed by him.
While driving a colt around the course,
the wheel of his snlky broke, throwing
him to the ground with the sulky on top.
Of course the horse being frightened
started on run, but Ring held to the
rcins desperately, being dragged some
ten rods before he could stop the
animal. Ring was somewhat bruised
about the face and hip, but otherwise
he escaped very fortunately.
"A singular incident is related as
happening OH a cunning expedition
made by Alex. Hamblin of Bridport and
Noble Grovenor of Fcrrisburgh, along
the lake shore in.Ferrisburgh, recently.
| While rowing they noticed wild duck
fluttering among tie reeds as if unable
TO rise. They approached and caught
The bird alive, and found large clam
closed upon one Of its feet. 1t is SUBJ
posed that.lhc duck in diving happened
to insert its foot into the open she'll of
the philosophical bivalvc, which instant
y closed upon the member, and his
duckship was unable TO fly off with the
burden. The well-knOwn honesty of I'm
Gle liamblin forbids the supposition that
this is a fish story.
The iron tubing on the hitching
posts near the Episcopal church has an
acoustic property which some of the
| "boys" have discovered and utilized.
| When one speaks into the end of the
| tube the voice sounds to one OH the
sidewalk just as if it came from the
ground. Accordingly on dark nights
| boy would be at the end of the tube,
and when a gentleman came down
through the park and reached the right
spot, he would hear request as iffrom
some intoxicated and helpless person,
to help him out of tho ditch. The VIC
tim would look around carefully ana
then rush over to the postofiice to bor-
row Il lantern, and make search for
the supposed unfortunate. Several
victims of the sell have had 10 come
down with the Greats"
| Several of our young men met at
the Langworthy building, near the
railroad, last Friday and organized
themselves into an organization called
the. "Middlebury Athletic Associa-
ton" The following officers were
elected: President, Chas. Stafford: vice.
president, X. l.. Heminway; secretary,
John Stewart; business committee
Arthur Mason, George Stewart ,and
George Bell. The object is probably
the cultivation OF various muscles, and
the attainment of proficiency in vari-
Gus acrobatic methods. These are
worthy objects, and if to them be added
abstinence from tobacco and alcoholic
drinks and other agents that injure the
body and hinder the highest muscular
developement, the result cannot fail TO
be beneficial to the members. We hope
to hear from them in the future.
! Last Monday afternoon John and
Nelson Gotta, two individuals bearing
the fraternal relation, behaved i'm such
manner as to induce suspicious Off
GERS TO arrest them under the impress
sion that they had been taking some
thing stimulating. Monday morning
they were brought before Judge Knapp
in order that IL might be ascertained II
this impression was well founded.
They admitted that they had imbibed a
little, and in response to the inquisi-
tive states attorney they said that they
obtained the fluid of John Ring, who
furnished it to them on two separate
calls each. Accordingly Ring was in
vited 10 interview the Justice, who fin.
ed him twenty dollars Tor each sale, OF
forty dollars and costs, including costs
of disclosure, which under the law OF
| 1873 was taxed in the costs of prosecu-
ton. The unfortunate Ring was also
brought up on states attorneys com.