The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-03
Local News.

-Ovcrcoats are becoming more pop
ular.
Excursion to New York next Tues
day. Fare $500.
Mrs. Hammond held services in
Charlotte, Sunday.
Yesterday was rs warm as any day
we have had this summer.
Our sidewalks are undergoing some
very much needed repairs.
Too much PRODUCTION" caused the
failure of the town pump, last Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Darius Severance
have just returned from their western
visit.
REV. j. II. Franklin will preach at
East Middlebury next Sunday at $3.50
z. NJ.
Particular attention is called to the
new cad" of II. M. Read, our popular
clothier.
Martin Keller, of Cornwall,
Slipped car load of sheep Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. Walter S. Langworthy, of
Burlington, has been in town several
days this week.
-Beckwith Il Co. have something to
say to our citizens, which appears
in another column.
The report that Jas. ii. Batchelder
has received his discharge from bank
ruptcy is erroneous.
Mr.. Monroe Peck has moved into
the north part of the house owned by
Mr.. Carlton Moore.
Mr.. f. d. Twitchell started for
Ohio last Tuesday morning. S. M.
Stowe accompanies him. II
"A number of our citizens availcd
themselves of the opportunity of visit
ng Montreal at excursion rates.
Mrs. Arson Sumner and Miss Alma
Lee have opened dress-making estab-
lishment over e. II. Clay's store.
Among the large crops raised herea-
bouts this season, no second place must
be assigned to the red nose variety.
Mr.. /. f. Cotton has purchased the
house and lot in Seymour street, be-
longing to Thomas Purdon; considera-
ton S1400.
Rev. Mr.. Rowsom breaches at the
M. 4. church Sunday morning, and at
the Munger street school-house in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Peter Champagne has moved
back to his old quarters in the house
recently purchased from him by Mr..
W. w. Thomas.
Mr.. Clay N. Dickinson, who has
been employed at the Star Mills, for
nearly six years, severed his connection
Herewith last Saturday.
Some of the excursionists from this
town have returned and report every.
thing satisfactory. Others will stay
longer and see more.
"A very interesting letter will be
found in another column, from Mr.
Henry Hubert, formerly of this place,
now of KeswicK, England.
The office OF the American Union
Telegraph Company will not be oper
until the first of November, owing &c
delays in getting material.
The work on the outside of the
new chapel of st. Stephens church
has been completed. The inside will
not be finished until spring.
The Fairbanks scale upon the hill
near the Addison House, which ha
been down 50 many years has beef
everhauled and new timbers put int
its works.
Now is the time when the small
boy goeth forth 10 gather butternut
and walnuts on shares, /. c., the gather
err takes the fruit, and "leaves' the res
for the owner.
We were informed by gentleman
from Leicester that Oh Monday last h
had swarm of bees come ont TO swarm
This is very unusual occurrence AN,
was considered worth notice.
-Ebenezer Severance, who will be s
years of age next November, finishes
reading the Bible through by cours
last Monday, having read it in seven
teen and one-half days. Who can bea
that2
IT. M. Chapman Il Co. are rapid
filling their new store with a fres
stock of goods, and are also movin
from their old store across the bridg,
They intend TO establish a five-ceI
counter.
Last Monday morning, the thirt,
six horses of The estate of the late Ben
Bates of the Cream Hill Stock Farm
were shipped to Boston from this ST.
lion. Also three carloads of cattle an
one carload of hogs belonging TO M. I
Shackett, and one car of cattle All
hogs belonging 10 A. Williamson.