The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-08-13


The now water wheel of the cotton
mill has been put in and the wheels
started. win probably start up briskly
soon.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Prof. Parker on Wednesday. Aug.
18th at 8 o'clock p. I'm. The al p int
ment ofldelcgates for the State Conven-
ton at Montpelier and arrangements
for the County Convention will be
made at this meeting. A full and
prompt attendance is desired.
E/-We are sorry to note the death OF
Miss Ida A. Newcomb, a most estima-
bleyoung lady, which occurred on Thurs
day of this week after long illness of
consumption. She has many fl ends
who will mourn her loss, but they may
be assured that she has gone to place
where her suflcriDgs will be no more.
This is the third and last child whom
the parents have been called TO lay
away in the grave within lew years,
all of them being above twenty-five
years OF age. They have the deepest
sympathy of the whole community. =
The Cherokee Uowa) Weekly
Times of the 29th ult., gives an appre-
ciative obituary notice of Eugene
Cowles, a respected lawyer of that
place, who died July PC. Mr.. Cowles
was a native of New Haven, and a
cousin of S. b. M. Cowles and of Hon.
l.. d. Eldredge. When young man
he left Vermont and went to Chicago,
where he obtained business educa-
ton at commercial college. Having
a love for law he entered an office at
Bellevue, Iowa, and was admitted to
the bar in 1858. lie leaves a wife and
two daughters. He bore the reputa.
ton of an honest man, of fine talents,
and of correct literary tastes, cultivated
by extensive and varied reading. He
was prominent Mason, and was buried
with the rites of that order.
Our states attorney has been med
ding with the liquor business again.
Last Saturday he brought mp Mr.. Will
Allen, of the Glen House, East Middle
bury. against whom parties in that city
made charges. Judge Knapp sat upon
the case. Three ofienses were proved.
Fined ten dollars and costs, which he
paid. Mr.. Allen promised not to sell
any more liquor, promise which it is
to be hoped he will be able to keep.
The same day Paul Teriany of Rip
ton, went through East Middlebury
roaring drunk, and was arrested in
Ripton by Constable Day and lodged
in Jail that evening. On Monday, be-
fore Justice Knapp he made disclos-
ure. lie was fined five dollars and
costs amounting to $14.62, which he
paid on Tuesday moning and was dis
charged.
On Monday the party disclosed upon
by Tcrany was hauled before the blind
goddess as personified by the same JUS
tice, and fined ten dollars and costs, in
Guiding the costs of disclosure, amount
ing in all to over twenty dollars. APP
pealed.
Mech e. MAXWELL of Winfield,
Cowley county, Kas., shipped from
this station yesterday, 18th inst, a car
load of bucks selected from the flocks
of our best breeders, among them be-
ing ID. j. Wright, II. Brookins, d. G.
Smith and II. Hall, Shoreham; w. ii,
Simonds, G.. X. Williams and G.. b.
Kelsey, Whiting; E. A. Jennings, Rol-
lin Lane and II. l.. Taylor, Cornwall
Henry Thorp, of Charlotte; Reuben
Cook of Richville, and others. They
are one of the best lots that have gone
from this place for a long time.
Mech & MAXWELL are owners of flocks
of over four thousand sheep, among
which they number many merinos re-
Gently purchased in Vermont. Mr..
Ezra Mech, who has in person bought
the above carload, makes the statement,
which he says he can substantiate, that
twelve bucks purchased by him of
George Hammond, of this place, two
years ago, sheared last spring flceces of
one years growth which averaged the
marvellous weight of forty-one pounds
and three ounces. The highest of
these fieeces weighed thirty-four and a
half pounds, the heaviest forty-fivc and
a half.
Among the arrivals at the Bread
Loaf Inn. we notice the following:
A. j. Parker and family, Thos. II.
Ferry and family, Arthur Bot, wife
and two daughters, j. w. Bot, Selden
f. Marvin, Albany; John II. Sullivan
and wife, Mrs. S. e. Low, Miss Anna
Low, Brooklyn; Mrs. p. c. Stratten,
Miss Edith P. Stratten, Miss NJ. G.
Mulcahay, DIR. g. E. Nelson and family,
w. Stewart, Mr.. =. Sheldon and wife,
T. 3. Stewart, wife and four children,
Mrs. j. j.. Worth, Miss Ida Worth, G.
Dutel, Egbert Starr, frankie Stewart,
G. A. Kirkland and daughter, Miss Ju-
liza Kent, Miss Edith Kent, New York
E. w. Peck and wife, Burlington
Mrs. P. N. Strong, New Orleans; Mrs.
M. l.. Worth, Garden City, l.. l., T. A.
Kuicharbacker, wife and two children,
Mr.. Il. A. Tillinghsst, Miss Alice Til
linghast, Troy, N. Y; Miss May Ham
mond, Miss Minnie Hammond, Crown
Point, N. Y; Mrs. j. A. Beckwith, G,
S. Wainwright, wife and daughter,
Miss Lizzie Wainwright, G. c. Chap
and wife, Mrs. E. Russell, Mrs. f. p.
Fletcher, w. M. Chapman, Ii. l.. Shell
don and lady, K. j. Cushman and wife,
Miss e. Starr, Miss 9. Merrill, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Rider, Middlebury. \
1.-THE failure of M. T. Shackett has
been the excitement of the week. Mr..
Shackett went on Monday of last week
as usual to dispose of cattle and several
horses. lie usually returns on Friday
or Sa turday, but last week he did not
return and his friends here became
alarmed. On Monday Mr.. Robert
Nancy, who was in Mr.. Shackett's
employ, and Mr.. ii. Gorham started to
Boston. They found that Mr.. Shackett
had disposed of all the cattle and horses
he had taken down. lie said at
his hotel Thursday night that he was go
ing to start home, but it was found
that he was in the city Friday fore
noon, and went TO depot that day,
but not to one from which he would start
for home. From all that could be
learned he must have had some four
or five thousand dollars in his posses
sion. 1t is supposed that losses he
had met with had rendered il impos-
sible for him to meet his engage
ments, and rather than face the situ-
alton here he went to parts unknown,
probably to the West. He was owing
many parties and his liabilities foot
up large sum; the amount of which
is not known, but has been placed as
high as thirty thousand dollars. An
attachment has been put upon his