The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-08-20
Local News.

Mrs. .. ". Morton mas TeinOVeu tO
Vergennes.
Mrs. Sam. Meekin is very i'll with
consumption.
-"Aunt' Hulda Hall is i'll, DR.. Hal
sey is attending her.
The creek is lower than the oldest
inhabitant ever saw it before.
Miss Sarah Cady of Brooklyn is in
town, stopping at Mr.. Oliver Sever
ance's.
Gov. Stewart, Col. Joyce and Hon.
Henry Ballard speak in Orwell this af-
ternoon.
"A number of our citizens attended
the races at Rutland the fOre-part of
this week.
Prof. Means has resigned his posi-
ton in college, and offers his real
estate for sale.
Mrs. w. Ii. Ellis and son have re-
turned from Brooklyn, where they have
been visiting her mother.
L. w. Redington of Rutland, deliv-
cred an address before the Democrats
of East Middlebury, last evening.
Mrs. Hammond Ballou is to hold
camp meeting in the vicinity of Port
Henry, during the coming month.
The new East Middlebury forge
started in full blast last Tuesday. 1t
will turn out about three tons daily.
Miss Hattie Porter, of New York
is in town visiting friends and rela-
tives. She is at present stopping at U.
d. TwitchelPs.
Geo. Stewart, Rome Hemenway
and ladies have returned from their
camping trip, somewhat "colored" in
complexion.
"A fashion journal says side combs
of coral, cellnloid, ivory, shell and jet
are much worn. Some enterprising
man should get out lot of new ones
Notice of an intended application
to the next Legislature to lay tax OF
the county Cor the building of new
court house in Middlebury, will bt
found in another column,
Fortunate Lincoln, according to thu
correspondent of the Vermonter from
that town, is enjoying bringing speech
es from Garfield that stirs the Repub
licans to much enthusiasm"
There was very pleasant sociabl'
at Mr.. Jehial Wright's last Tuesda,
evening. There were quite number
present, all of whom participated II
making it all enjoyable evening.
Preparations Tor camp-meeting ar,
progressing hereabouts, and the attend
ance promises to be the largest yet had
ed, as well as divers other accommo
dations.
"A late style of costume from Pari
is made from handkerchiefs. 1t is
grand convenience for ladies who dis
like to dive into an undiscOverabl
pocket every time they want to use
handkerchief.
The posters for the coming fair
the Addison County Agricultural Sc
ciety are up, and are the handsomei
yet printed for the society. They al
a credit to the Vermonter office, wher
they were printed.
--Thad. M. Chapman has establishe
telephone communication between hi
house and store, distance of over
mile. The instruments were put up b
j. 5. Hickok of Vergennes, agent G
the Bell Telephone Company. The
include signal Dell5.
The W. c. Il. u. will meet at Il
residence of Prof. Parker, at half pa
three O'Clock, Wednesday next, An
20. The question box will be open'
in the evening. All refreshments W
be provided by "a committee appoint'
for The purpose.
The village Democrats threat'
soon to iiaunt 10 the breeze Hanco
and English flag which will clay owe
anything the Republicans can she
yet. They say they are going to spel
about seventy-fivc dollars for twill
is waste of money when we consid
that their candidates are going to
defeated.
When correspondents send us iteI
about somebody getting leg hurt, '
wish they would call it leg, and no
climb" Whether it is mans leg o.
woman's leg, we can conceive of
adequate reason for calling it lin
The modesty which shrinks from usi
the perfectly good English word
strikes us as being false and snobbi
The Lake Dunmore House a
property has been sold by Mr.. 10
Dyer to Frederic Hopper of New 70
The price was $ls,00O. Mr.. KopI
has been frequent visitor at the Ia
and has been negotiating for the pr
erty for some time. The house Is
ing brisk business this SUNNI
MIR. Hopper is we'll known in
county, buing formerly of Bridpor'
Work on the Methodist church
progressing rapidly. The inside
being thoroughly overhaGled, I
when finished will he one of the n,
est and most comfortable in this secti
The meeting next Sunday will be /
in the vesiry at the church, VIII
there will be an ABUNDANCE of ro
aud members are requested not to
sent themselves on account OF the
nairs