The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-07

n OF the w. y. Il. u. TO be given II
the needy poor, will confer a favor b,
leaving them with Mrs. q. ID. Mead.
Il. M. Trip returned last Saturda,
from his Colorado %sojourn, looking hal,
and hearty. He left Mrs. TrIpp will
friends at Akin, s. c., which place h,
visited before returning to Middlcbury
The following are the deputies in
stalled at the meeting of the l. o. o
G. T., last Saturday night: w. r.. ii
s., Alice 1. Adams; W. l.. ii. S., Mar,
II. Thomas; w. n. S., Carrie w
| Noonan; w. ID. M, Mary A. Hay
chorister, W. Ii. Nichols; organist
Mrs. ID. Moore.
Col. A. s. Tracy, our efficient post
master, has been laid up for two weeks
one of his old wounds in lis leg having
become swollen and exceedingly pain
full. A day or two since il broke oper
and began to discharge, since which HI
has been much easier. We hope to see
him out again before long.
DR.. V. W. Blanchard is in towr
looking after the construction and
working of some of his contrivances
He reports business to be booming
with the Blanchard Manufacturing CO..
of New York, of which he is the head
He is still a raging Democrat.
Mr.. L. r. Sayre last Monday re-
ceived his commission as town liquor
agent for the present year. Mr.. Sayre
has been a trustworthy and satisfactory
agent heretofore, and so long as The
town engages in the Ium business it is
satisfactory to have it in such good
hands.
The wooden mill owned by Oliver
Severance and Rev. W. w. Winchester
has been transferred to ii. j. Chapman,
of B%lackinton. Mass, in exchange for
other property. The change does not
affect the lease of Chadwick Brothers,
who will continue 10 run it, as their
many friends will be glad to hear.
Geo. A. Moore, who has been fore
man of the Register Office for the past
year and a half, has accepted a fine po-
sition in an Office in New Haven Conn.,,
leaving for that place last Monday.
lie was one of our most popular young
men and will be missed by a large
number Of friends.
We neglected last week to notice
the fact that at Dayton & Knox's recent
book sale, one evening, a copy of
Mother Goose melodies was put up to
be voted to the person of the best NOR
al character in the room. John Mar
tin received the little testimonial,
which was a worthy compliment to his
character. Mr.. Martin smiles more
sweetly than eve since.
AT a meeting of Post Warner No.
16, G. A. r.. " ednesday evening, it
was voted to invite the fire company,
the Knights Templar, the schools and
other organizations to unite with them
i'm the observance of Decoration Day,
May 20. There will be an address, and
the appropriate exercises for the day.
Two trees are to be set out, one on
each side of the entrance gate of the
cemetery, n TO be dedicated to the
soldiers of the war of the Revolution,
of 1912 and the Mexican war, and the
other to the soldiers of the war of the
Rebellion who lie buried there. 1t is
hoped that our citizens will be disposed
to aid in paying the expenses of the &C.
casion when the finance committee of
the Post call upon them.
The temperance lecture Sunday
night by Rev. Geo. ii. Vibbert, was
n of the best heard in Middlebury for
a long time. A large audience was
present. The principal idea of his dis
course was that the sale of liquor was
an injury to all manufacturers, and he as
serted that if it were not for this liquor
"not a spindle or wheel would be idle
in the country" making satisfactory
explanations of all his assertions.
Should the people of M%iddlebhry take
some of the good adv ice that he gave
them, a great work might be accom-
plished. lie particularly requested the
solder g~uzzlers' to remember that every
glass that they drank was composed of
the juice of decayed apples, worms and
other refuse of no use but to make this
delicious beverage.
The Manchester (Mich.) Enter
prise of April 90 gives an interesting
account of a sheep festival in that place.
Among the exhibitors we notice sever
al names that figure often in our week.
ly record of ''Sales and Transfers of
the vt. M. S. b. Association. Hood &
Dorr had a ram and eve which we're
raised by them in Michigan. The ram
shcared 23 lbs. 5 o., and weight of
carcass after shearing was "a Ibs.-363
days, growth of wool. The eve, with
thoIsame number of days, growth, yield
ed 10 lbs. 2 OF. wool, to II 1-2 lbs. car-
cass. Many other sheep likewise show
ed large results. There were MANY
sheep shown which had recently come
from Vermont, but it was the opinion
of those present that some of those
raised there were equally as good.
DR.. G.. IL. Plumlcy has sold his
drug store to L.. Hanaford lately of I'm
derhill, who took possession last Satur-
day. The state of DIR. Plumley's health
rendered it imperative that he should
retire from business. We understand
that he hopes to spend a portion of the
summer in the Adirondacks. Mr..
Hanaford has been in the business for
several years, and is a thoroughly COM
petent druggist, and will be found a
pleasant gentleman to deal with. An
announcement of his business will an
pear in our advertising columns next
WOths VIII ltb DluIIOIu re-
mains with the new firm as clerk.
In view of The fact that to complete
ly repair the fire engine will cost a
large sum, enough, in fact, TO go a good
ways toward buying another engine,
there has been considerable talk about
procuring a steam fire engine, since an
opportunity offers of obtaining one at a
.AaonnnIln n.taA nIo
the circulation of the following paper
among the voters OF the village.
Finer Is, The justices of the village of Middle.
bury can bu- n Jcirers steam fire engine in per
feet order, a ! nickel -fimmed. and comparatively
new, with a hose cart for the sum OF
$500, delivered on the cars at Boston, and
Whereas, We consider il for the interest of the
village of Middlebury TO have n steamer,
Therefore, We, the Undersigned, tax PAYERS OF
the village, will endorse the action of the trustees
# they will purchase said steamer, and will nj n
village meeting vote The sum of 1850 for thai
purpose.
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