The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-18

Walter and Charles Goodnougl
!. have returned from the sea-shore, The
! former looking much improved il
health. They spent several weeks al
Annisquam, Mass, enjoying the fine
sea fishing which the place affords.
"A large party of campers-out lef
town yesterday morning for the island.
down Lake Champlain, in the vicinity
of st. Adams. The party includes
Profs. Higley, Kellogg, Brainerd and
Means. number of ladies and others.
AT the regular semi-annual election
of Lake Dunmore Lodge No. H., l. o.
OF, last Friday evening, the following
officers were duly elected: Geo. II.
Langworthy, N. g.; w. w. Swiney,
| V. G.. ABB. Colby, Sec. Chas. Pinney,
Treas.
Henry w. Hubert has made an en-
gagement with the Board of Education,
Washington, d. c., to travel i'm the ru-
raj districts of England, and gather in
formation concerning the public and
private schools of the country. He will
sail in about month.
Lewis Dumau, who works for
q. Nj. Smith, last Saturday was carry
ing scythe on his shoulder, and in
trying to move it back accidently let
| go of the snath, and the blade struck
his shoulder, cutting a large cash and
disabling him from work few days.
The Middlebury Cornet Band rem
der some unusually fine music consid-
ering the very short time that they
have been in practice. They played
| Wednesday evening for the walking
match, and also for the festival in the
park. They have several engagements
ahead already.
There is to be n paper circulated
70 get running suit for Richards the
runner. He has challenged any one
in the state, not excepting Norman
Taylor. Mr.. Nichols has kindly con-
sentcd TO train Richards. IL is hoped
that the people will act human in this
movement and help the boy.
The w. G. II. u. held meeting
and social reunion at the residence of
Mrs. Clinton Smith, Wednesday after
noon. A lesson was given from Rich
ardson's Text Book, which was instruc-
tive, and caused a good deal of discus
sion. The business meeting followed
and the usual season of prayer. The
picnic supper was very much enjoyed.
There were several toasts and respon-
scs, and with the doxology they adj
journed, to meet in August with Mrs.
Sturtevant.
Last Wednesday evening the
young people of the Methodist church
gave an ice-cream festival in the North |
Park. The proceeds, about forty dol
lars clear, go to pay for repairs on their
church. The night was Just dark |
enough for the lanterns, with which |
the park was Illuminated TO shine
brilliantly Just clear enough for the
music discoursed by the band to sound |
swectly; just warm enough for the ice
cream to taste deliciously, and altogeth-
er the festival was a very appropriate,
fortunate, enjoyable and successful
affair. "
Mrs. Nahum Parker died last night
about eleven o'clock. She had been
confined to her bed about five weeks.
Previously she had been troubled with |
lame back, but the immediate cause
of her taking to her bed was fall |
which disabled her. She felt that her
end was not far off, and lay waiting |
patiently for death, suffering little pain,
and taking very little nOurishment. |
Her end was like falling asleep. She |
was woman of remarkable simplicity |
and strength of character, of an active |
and inquiring mind. She was sister
of the late DR.. Nathaniel Harris.
We are promised a good entertain
ment in the lecture by Frederick G. |
Stuart at Academy Hall tomorrow eve
ming. Mr.. Stuart is a colored man of
unusual talent who has been engaged
by the st. Louis Immigration Society
for the removal of colored people from
South into the Northwest to lecture
for that cause. He has the very best
recommendations Harpers Weekly
says of him, owe have heard all the
platform speakers of the bronzed type
in our day, but not one who surpasses
Mr.. Stuart in the gifts of eloquence and
humor." MIR. Stuart is stopping at
present with the venerable Seth Lang
don, in New Haven.
We mentioned last week that litfle]
Arthur Vanclette, while eating cherries
at relatives in Cornwall, accidently
swallowed one whole, which nearly
choked him to death. There were
mistakes in this item which will be OBJ
vious when the following facts are
read: A cherry-stOne, by accident, got
into the wind-pipe, and subsequently
into his lungs. This was last Thurs
day. The boy was brought home that
same day to his mothers, Mrs. Van
clette, on South street. Whenever the
boy cOughed the stone would be forced
up into the larynX, causing a spasm of
the CLOTHS, and il would be impossible
for him to catch his breath until the
stone fell back, and the larynx opened
again. These spasms continued until
Sunday evening about half-past eight
O'Clock when he died from strangula-
ton. Several physicians had been call
ed Just before his final spasm, but il
was too late to save him. The mother
thought everything of her child, and he
was a general favorite, so that his death
is in every way very sad affair.
n The running match between II. III.
Nichols, of Port Henry, N. Y, and
Sam Richards of this place, last We'd
nesday evening, as was expected, was
an exciting affair. Before the running
match began, Frank Buckley walked a
mile against time, making il in eight
minutes and half. Then Mr.. John
Murphy, the champion club swinger,
after giving little exhibition in "tumb-
ling" (WHICH. by the way, was quite a
success), took the clubs, eachIwcighlng
six pounds, and gave some very fine
swinging, showing muscle of extraor-
binary development. Next the run
came on. Il. Hammond was Judge for
Richards, A. II. Stapleton for Mich
OILS, and DR.. j. McIIugh acted as
referee. The runners tossed for the
inside track and Nichols won it. AT
the word they started. Richards passed
Nichols in the first mile and made near
ly lap on him when one of the
rubbers which he wore on his feet near
ly came of and while he stopped fix it
Nichols caught up with him. Richards