The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-09-24
Local News.

-EAdlnlnc DOHuS HcW duNcTtlsc-
mcnt and go and profit by it. He
means what he says.
F. A. Partridge of the Junior class
in Amherst College has recov-
cred from his sickness and rhturns
to his college duties to-day.
The creek has SLOWLY risen under
the influence of the rains until now
there is plenty of water for the mills.
Wells do not seem to respond yet.
-Thad Chapman occasionally dis
plays before his store Garfield e. Han
cock flags side by side, but placard
near at hand informs the passers-by
that he has flags of all kinds for sale.
The customary "horning" of the
freshman took place Monday morning
bright and early; it excited but little
enthusiasm and we do not doubt but it
will soon be regarded by the students
as custom characteristic of ancient
barbarity.
The College Publishing Associa-
ton has elected the following editors
of the Undergraduate the ensuing year
From the senior class; j. g. Harvey, ii.
G.. Boice, f. s. June and j. S. Barton
from the junior class, g. G, Leaven-
worth, G. b. Ross and Frank Brown.
The sign of the late o. c. Barnes,
should be taken down, it may lead to
fatal results. Recently one of our citi-
zens had occasion to 60 up the steps to
Mr.. Barnes's gallery and he there
found two young men patiently wait
ing for Mr.. Barnes to come and take
their pictures.
The Freshmen say they src not go
ing to attempt to carry canes this fall
What are we to do for street brawls i
the Freshmen and Sophomore are
friendly and the saloons are not allow
ed to retail fire-water? This movement
of the Freshmen class will probably
tend to the breaking up of the custom
of cane PUSHES which have always beef
looked upon by all peaceful citizens a
verging upon the barbarous-
We received OH Tuesday last
pleasant call from Mr.. G.. M. Hoyt, o
Deerfield, Ill. Mr.. Hoyt is a native O
New Haven, which place he left man,
years ago like so many other enterpris
ing and energetic Vermonters to find
new home in the great West. ii
came with his wife on visit to hi
friends and relatives, of whom Their
are a largs number in the county. ii
was in Middlebury on visit at Mr.. "
II. Phelps, whose wife is a sister {
Mrs. llOyt.
There were seventy-three childre
confirmed at tho Catholic church o
"Wednesday morning. High mass W.
held at $3.50. The Right Rev. Lou
DeGocsbriand, Bishop, was preset
aud addressed the congregation al
children. The master of ceremoni
was Father Cunningham; Celebran
Father Gafi'ncy Of Dorset; Deacon, II
Their Mclaughlin of Brandon; Sub-de
con, Father O'Dwycr of bennington.
procession was formed at Mr.. Mcclure
;n.the village and the children all DIRE
scd in uniform, the Young men IN bla
with red, white and blue sash ov
one shoulner and the Young ladies
in white with n blue sash about thu
waist, marched through the village
the church. Ii was a pleasant spec
Gle and attracted much attention.
We copied from the Burlingt
Free Press last week, an article in viii
it was made to appear that the nam
on inc county ucket were "scratcned
We. have since learned that all [
names on the county ticket were me
or less scratched, some of them we thi
more than the names alluded to in [
Free Press article. II is almost imp
sibIe 10 frame ticket which will !
be more or less subject TO the attack
the irreprcssible ''scraicher." We ,
serve that in Rutland county the
cellent senatorial ticket, headed
Judge Dunton, was scratched" SO Il
il ran Que hundred votes below the "
for Faruhnn aud 10 Chilicnden col
ty the result wn- similar, one senator
candidate, one Of Illc best men on
ticket, running over Two hundred
hind the ticket, the others about
hundred. But such is the pleasure
the indomitable "scratcher."