The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-10-29

oyster supper at Landon's hotel, New
Haven, next Tuesday evening. Al
advertisement will be found elsewhere
Our popular druggist, Hanaford
has just placed on his counter hand
, some pair of counter scales that are &
delicate that sheet of tissue pape
will Tip the bar.
Only few more days for goo,
} solid work and then the votes of tn
people are TO be cast for those mel
who shall best represent their interest
in the electoral college.
The fair held by the ladies of tn,
Baptist church at Negus' Hall, Wed
nesday and Thursday, was very'pleas
ant affair and the results were quit,
gratifying to the society.
j. L. Barton, Miller and Howard
of the college have gone to Amhers'
as delegates of the Middlebury chapter
to attend the annual convention of tn,
Delta Epsilon fraternity.
The weather for the past few dayi
has been cold, damp and generally dis
agreeable. But the rain was very
much needed and we can well afforc
the temporary inconvenience.
Miss Mary, daughter of w. r
Phelps, went west last week to spend
the winter with her uncle, Mr.. G. M
Hoytof Deerfeld ILL.,, who has beer
visiting in this country this fall.
Mr.. Rider, the manager of the
American Union Telegraph office, has
made arrangements to furnish bulletins
of the election returns as fast as re-
ceived at the Addison House, Tuesday
night.
We have received from ii. B. Sco-
vel of Cornwall some apples of the va
riety called twenty ounce pippins which
are worth noting for their size, the
weight ranging from thirteen to six
teen ounces.
Special engagement of the Kate
Thayer Grand Concert Company and
Curtis Original Spanish Students at
Academy Hall Thursday evening, Nov.
4. Admission so cents, tickets for
sale at Chapman's.
-Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress in
neat pamphlet form, six cents; Vicar
of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith,
five cents; Macaulay's Life of Freder-
lex the Great, three cents, at the Regis
ter Office. Other works at like prices.
B. f. Wales has an advertisement
in this issue, from which our readers
will learn that he can supply pretty
much everything in the way of house
hold goods. He has made large addi-
tions to his stock, and now has rcgu-
lar variety store.
The Middlcbury Union Telegraph
Company have nearly finished putting
up large galvanized wire through on
their line, extending from the college
to Mrs. M. ii. Welch's on Seymour
street. The new wire works much
better then the old.
Any one who will obtain only fit
Teen new subscribers for the Registe-
can obtain as q premium therefor
complete edition of Chambers Cyclope-
dia, in fifteen volumes. This is a splen-
did opportunity for any boy or girl to
obtain valuable work of reference.
&C. S. Murkland went to Rutland as
a delegate to tthe Y. M. c. A. State
Convention from the Philadelphia So
ciety, and also as delegate from the
Congregational society at at Ferris
burgh. F. A. Bond was the delegate
from the Middlebury church.
The administrators sale of per-
sonal property of the late Edwin j.
Stowell was adjourned until next
Wednesday. At the sale last Tuesday,
there was a considerable attendance
and very good prices were realized.
The horses sold especially well.
The Ohio State Journal says of
former Middlebury boy: There is a
great demand for Fred Mussey to
speak in the campaign, and he has now
almost as many engagements as he can
fill before November. He made big
hit on the stump during the state cam.
paign.
The Rutland Herald & Globe says
the state musical convention to be held
in Middlebury, begins October 81, to
continue to November 3. The
Herald is ''out by one month. The
convention begins November 80, con-
tinuing December /, 2 and 8.
Many of our people availed them
selves of the low excursion rates to
New York, last week, and in conse-
quence the excursion to Boston which
is offered by the Central Vermont at
the low rate of five dollars, is not be-
ing as we'll patronized as it otherwise
would have been.
We have received the annual re-
port of the Inspector of Savings banks
and trust companies of Vermont from
w. III. Dubois, inspector of finance.
Also the third bulletin of the new GEN.
sus, containing the first count of Gale
donia, Franklin, Lamoille and Rutland
counties, and part of Illinnis.
-Chauncey Clark was quite severely
injured Tuesday. He was drawing
oats at Thad. Chapman's and while at
work one of the men on the place
called his attention to Thad's deer and
upon his opening the door to the build
ing where the buck was confined, he
suddenly sprang and severely lacerated
Mr.. Clark's limbs.
Arrangements have been made
with the Atlantic & Pacific telegraph
company to place au instrument in the
town room in this village, when the
news of the Presidential election will
be received next Tuesday evening.
People from adjoining towns are invi-
ted to be present and contribute a bit
to deiray expenses.
Halloween, which is commonly
believed to be the night when witches
and evil spirits revisit the earth, comes
next Sunday night, and as even evil
spirits are supposed to respect the
sanctity of the Sabbath, probably the
usual amount of "cussedness" perpe.
trated in the shape of changing signs
and removing gates will BIO slight.
Mr.. r. A. Damon, of East Middle
bury, writes us letter correcting oul
Ripton correspondents facetions &C
count of his attempt TO cock rife b,
pulling on the rear sight in trying tC