The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-08-27
Local News.

w. S. Alden returned Tuesday
from Ocean Grove, concluding that he
was getting no benefit there.
Henry w. Hubert takes charge of
the Mechanicsvillc, N. v, academy as
principal the coming year.
There is to be "Ilarvest Balf' at
the Glen House, East Middlcbury, next
Thursday evening, at which doubtless
many posscssors of toes will shake them.
Miss Bertha blanchard returned
home from Brattleboro, where she has
been attending school, last Tuesday.
Her friends will be glad to welcome
her back.
Thermometers last Tuesday indi-
Gated ninety and over. The next morn
ing fifty-five was the temperature.
And still the Democrats are lowling
for a change.
II. r. Dorr, who graduated from
the college at the last Commencement,
is addressing Republican meetings in
Franklin county, n. Y, on invitation of
the county committee.
Preparations arc being made TO
have a grand "Union Harvest Balf' at
Academy Hall, next Wednesday eve.
Good order will be maintained and 10
doubt grand time will be had.
AT the christening of the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Miner
last Sunday, the baptsmal robe was
used which has been kept and used for
that purpose in the Weeks family for
two hundred and thirty years.
We have received the illustrated
catalogue of the American Drier Com
pany Of Chambersburg, Pa, which they
mail free to all. Our farmers who
have a surplus of fruit which they do
not know what to do with may find a
solution of their difficulties by obtain
ing a catalogue.
AS will be seen by notice in an.
other column, the firm of lIemenway 4
Mawson have dissolved partnership
Mr.. Hemenway retiring. They have
kept first-class dining room, ant
no doubt Mr.. Mawson will contin
ne to merit the good reputation tina
they have already earned.
RowELL's NEWSPAPER Directors
FOR lsSO.-We have received a copy o
this work, whose value is so wei
known to all newspaper publishers ant
to advertisers. IL is very handsome
ly printed and bound volume, and i
as correct as could be expected of sucl
work. No intending advertise
should be withontil.
N-The marriage of Mr.. James {
/Gilmorc of Weybridge to Miss Maggi
Meekin took place at the house of til
brides father on seymour street. IT
ceremony was performed by Rev. G.
Hulburt. Invited guests, friends All
relatives of the parties were present
wish them happiness. They started f
Montreal the next morning on the
wedding trip. There was n fine iii
play Of useful and ornamental gifts. :
-Boric Wright, son of Mrs. Wet
Wright, while working with amowil
machine, got his fingers between q
cogs, crushing them terribly. u
physician being sent for, found ii il
possible to save ihemIall, though clol
were made to do SO with all but on
This was SO muiilaied rs TO necessits
immediate amputation. Tho boy pre-
ed himself Young hero TO bear pal
and has our sympaihies.
The Democrats of This town hu
out their big flag over Main street
the west end of the bridge last w,
nesday afternoon. They intended
have had # up on the occasion of tn
rally the evening before, but OWL
probably, TO Demo ratio difficulty
handling the English alphabet, Il
could not get the names of llanct
and English constructed sooner.
gorgeous rooster adorns the flag to
dictate that the Democrats mean TO
their Growing before election.
An alarm of fire about half 7
three o'clock Wednesday aiternt
drew crowd 10 The passenger DEF
where il was fonnd that the roof of
house OF Mr.. Mcbride near the brid
which contains the engine supplying
railroad water faux, was on fire. I
hose kept IN The engine room was
iachea 10 the pump, and tho fire :
som euf under control. The ROOT
ihcenginc rmin wis inrn mp somew
but The Il ,n,agr sas Slight. The
caught from sparks fma the eng
fuc. The steam fire eu,sne and !
carts were promptly started down
the first alarm, but fonnd nothing
do. frf.I Hff4u.f