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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
Local News.
All Fools day.

All Fools day. 90
-Is your list made out2
The March Undergraduate is ont,
and is a good number. srra ~
Prof, and Mrs. Albee are again in
town, looking we'll and hearty.
The maple sugar business is not
quite SO lively as was expected at this
time.
The roads outside the village have
improved of late, but much of the frost
is still to come out
Rev. George E. Hall, of Yer
gennes, will occupy the pulpit OF the
Congregational church next Sabbath,
Fast day next Friday. This paper
will be issued the day preceding. Our
advertising patrons will please bear this
fact in mind assssss ia
-vennor prophesi Cd a warm ending
,,for the month Of March. 1t is poor
)ruesser Who couldn't beat Vennor on
the weather business.
President and Mrs. Hamlin gave
an informal reception to the Senior and
Junior classes, Wednesday. evening,
which proved very epjoyable one.
Ed. Bond, who has been for some
years a popular and obliging clerk in
his brothers store, has gone into part
nership with him under the firm name
Off. A. Bond Il Bro. A1e
The advertisements Of j. Jay Wat
sou, of Beverly, Mass, TO be found in
our advertising columns, presents good
opportunity TO those wishing to procure
COED violin or new music. a,ta.sl f
Peter Champagne has rented Thorn
as McClure's house on South Pleasant
street, and A. v. Brown is about to
move into the house vacated by Mr.
Champagne on Dustin Lane. .-a.,.
Thomas Mcguire is about to move
his harness shop into Swiney's building
where he will occupy one side OF the
front part. dividing 1t with Mr.. Johr
Hyed. His increasing business render
ed larger, quarters necessary.
Benton & Donnelly are preparing
to move their meat market into tbt
building formerly occupied by Lang
worthy's store, now owned by ]. L
Buttolph. II Is being fitted up for then
and will doubtless be q good stand
Miss Emma Ingraham, who wa,
formerly q valued employe In the Reg
lister printing Office. has accepted pc
sition In New York city,. Miss Ingra
ham lie a young lady of ability and in
dustry, who VIII find appreciatiy
friends wherever she may be. - \
"A former resident 81 Middlebury
who left the plaee. ever tweuty-fiv
years ago, says that the proper and reg
ular name of Dustin Lane, theeontinns
ton Of Seminary Street "a the corner {
Seymour street, was in his day "Devil
Lane" II is picturesque name an
perhaps worth keeping, asl.;,,aq =,
"A fire started In the Office of Sta
Mill on Monday last, which was discoy
cred before II had made any headwAy
and was extinguished by tho mill hand
1t caught under the door overhead froI
the heated stove pipe. But for th
timely discovery there would In q fe,
minutes have been conhagration.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
Notices.
Wall paper at Wales.

-Wall paper AZ N"es. f
bermuda onions al Mawson's Agt
Milk pans for ten cents and mp
wards, at Wales. I
Another invoice of timothy aud clio
yer seed at Dodge's.
Cucumber pickles all ready for thu
table at Sheldon Il Co.'s.
-Bowker's phospaates and STOCK
bridge manures at II. b. Dodges.
sheldon & Co. are agents for the
celebrated Edwin @. Burts Shoes.
The largest stock of wall paper and
borders in the county at Beckwith q
Co.'s.
-Butterick's patterns and fashion
books for April, al T. M. Chapman q
Co.'s.
DO not fail to look at the La Dow
Il Perry spring tooth harrow, at II. b
Dodge's.
-Bowker's phosphates and Stock
bridge manures, the best in use, at H.
b. Dodge's
PLEASE remember that Sheldon u
Co have inst received 500 lbs. of that
nice sage cheese,
"A new stock of ladies' kid and
goat button boots in six widths al
Beckwith Il Co.'s.
i have heavy draft horse that l
would exchange for a light one OF a
good mich COW. W. W. EATON.
"A live man of brains wanted to
run tin pedlars cart,
If you have got to buy harrow
don't fail examine the LaDoW wheel
& Perry spring tooth at Ii. b. Dodge's.
Regular communication of Union
Lodge. No, f. u A. M. OH Monday
evening, April A. A fnll attendance
desired.
Mr.. J. M. Norton, artist of Bloom
field, N. Y, is expected in Vermont, III
a day or two. Orders for sketching
sheep may be left with A. Chapman.
Miss Clara Bowler is prepared to
take In cutting and general drcssmaking
at her residence on Court street. Work
done we'll and at reasonable prices. Give
her q call.
Shelton & Co. desire TO call
especial attention to their new and
very desirable line of gents calf boots
i'm three widths, the Star peeged and
the Banner ih sewed.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT MEETING.
The annual meeting of school super.
intendenis of Addison County will
rake place in the county court room on
Tuesday next, April D.
Il shall next Monday, remove my
harness shop into Swiney's block,
partly occupied by John Hyde's tin
shop, where I shall be happy to see my
patrons. THOMAS MAGUIRE.
F. A. Bond takes into partnership
with him, today, his brother Ed. D..
Bond and the new firm will read Frank
A. Bond u Bro.
Thanking my very many friends in
Addison county for the very liberal pat
ronage bestowed upon me during the
past thirteen years, solicit for the new
firm their fcOntinued favors, pledging
them our best endeavors to please, and
to labor for the customers interest as
we'll as our own. .-. yas- s--
Very truly yours,
FRANK A. BOND.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
ADDISON.
ROBIN . song is heard again.

Robin . song Is heard again. "a
Town insurance is to be tested
here. tnit8 s. Be- XIV
Some of our farmers are trying
Reform School boys 40 farmer lads.
"A little over $500 public money Is
divided among our schools this year.
This time we have to congratulate
our friends, Ed and Cora, who were tied
in York State.
Hon. o. A. Smith IL again the re,
cipient Of fortunes favors; 1t is an infant
son this time. .s.,,s.ai -i'
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
NEW EN-

Mr.. Fred Hammond has moved In.
to the Devino house, Brooksville.
Mr.. Thomas Siringham has ex-
changed his farm for Mr.. j. Devino's
place In BrOoksville.
Mr.. w. n. Brooks has returned
home after an absence of several
weeks travelling In the west.
We saw Mr.. William Ashley, OF
Town Hill, driving one Of the finest
readers, we think, In the county.
Mr.. Lyman Cotton and wife, two
of our aged and respected citizens
have gone to reside with q married
daughter In Waterville, p. @.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
PAXTON.

a The town OF Panton at Its last free
mems, meeting instructed its town
clerk to refuse dog licences TO certain
named persons In town, on the ground
that their dogs were vicious. Several
OF the parties have rendered their fees
and demanded Licences, but the town
clerk has refused to Issue them. The
prospects are that the town will be put
to heavy expense thereby, q similar re-
fusal by vote 10 lay ont road last
year having cost the town five hundred
dollars, aud the road was then laid on
aud completed. ~ ~ sff-i,i fasn
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
the SUNNY SOUTH.

Within the next moaths we desire 70 add 40
go new names to our already large A,t Of sub
Ele that iii can anord take It. We will send IL OF
dial 70 new subscribers for MONTHS Dor 10 cts
interest OF The Yarn aud -T(rsslde. instructive
aud amusing. Those who want 70 know all sbou
SUNNY SOUTH will find that we make informa
Address SUNNY SOUTH. Brentwood, Texas
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
EAST MIDDLEBURY.

EhoA MlDDLEBUk1s
AT school meeting legally warned
and holden in school district No. 9 in
Middlebury, the following officers were
elected: moderator, II. d. MAYNARD ;
clerk, s. A. Damon; collector Of taxes,
j, Judge, Jr.; auditors, w. w. Chap.
man, IL. ID. Maynard, B. Bradley
treasurer, M. E. Day; prudential com.
mittee, j. A. Severance. Voted q tax
OF 20 per cent. Voted to have three
terms OF school, the first term to com.
mence the 18th Of April and continue
twelve weeks; vacation eight weeks
second term to commence 23d of Au.
gust, twelve weeks, third term to com.
mence Dec. 8, and continue twelve
weeks. The spring and Summer terms
to be Taught by one teacher, then two
schools the third term.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01

UIt is strongly suspected that the
newborn horror Of repudistors profss.
sed BY the Democrats has come refer
J ence TO Senator Mshone's case. m ~ o
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01

These are about hsifths prices charged by the
English Publishers.
Circulars giving tie Contents OF the Periodicals,
may be had on application.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01
CORNWALL.

On Friday last Mrs. Polly, mother
of Joseph Hsmlin, died at his residence
IN the seth year of her age. The ser.
vices were attended from the house Oh
Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Houghton ofiicia
ting. taei 'fusu-I 1H flalt aii
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01

The attention of advertisers is called to the fact
that the REGISTER is the leading local newspaper
in Addison County and has larger circulation
"a the county than any other paper.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-04-01

School MEETING The annual schoo
meeting at the town room last Tuesday
afternoon was attended by between
forty and fifty voters. Hon. j. w
Stewart was elected moderator and II
l.. Sheldon, clerk. The reports Of the
prudential committee, treasurer aud
| auditors were read and accepted. Off.
GERS were elected as follows for the en-.
suing year:
Prudential committee, John w. Stew.
art, Rufus Wainwright, John O'Connor,
Frank A. Bond, A. j. Marshall.
Treasurer, Charles Il. Pinney.
Collector, M. A. Munroe.
Auditors, N. p. Barbour, j. M.
SIade.
1t was voted 10 raise S5.154 .62 on the
list of 1881, TO be assessed by the pru-
dental committee after the grand list Is
made.
Voted that five per cent 10 deducted
from taxes paid TO the collector before
August |, 1881.
Voted to allow the collector two per
cent for taxes paid before August list,
ana three per cent afterwards for col
Letting.
Voted that the collector deduct taxes
on polls of firemen assessed In 1880.
The article of the warning, to see II
the district will pay any of lis outstand-
ing five per cent bonds, was dismissed.
There was some discussion over sew
eral of the articles, but no great inter-
est was manifested.
EOllOwfnu 10 tho raa an rar,a rennrf.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
Burlington Society Notes

The most stylish purse of the season
IS made Of addressed sealskin, with
nothing III it.
A novelty in neck lingerie for GENTLE
men Is made of hemp or manila. and
is SO worn as to close up pretty snug
when the gentleman steps through the
trap. IL is much affected in Nevada
and New Mexico.
The engagement of Johnny Snebbly
and Miss Lebechin will be announced
as soon as Mr.. Snebbly has got Eft IN
his salary to Sl1 a week.
Mrs. Isinglass held a brilliant recep-
ton IN the back parlor Of her fashion,
able hotel on Saturday evening last.
She received $3.50 apiece from all her
regular boarders except young Mr.. Fas-
boy, who paid her 60 cents and a
silver watch, and stood her off till newt
Saturday for the rest of it.
The fascinating Mrs. Tommarv. Of
North Hill, had a new girl last week a
genuine Swede, imported, that runs at
17S pounds and broke two lamps and a
soup tureen the first day in the house.
Miss Diffeuback, the accomplished
and beautiful cantatrice of West Hill
slapped her old mother over the bend
with the dish-rag last Tuesday evening.
because the old lady wouldn't let her
go down and sing in a Dutch chorus
at the masquerade in Bogus Hollow.
Miss Diifenback has the true temper of
lyric artist and our city will yet be
proud of her.
Mrs. Dinkleman read a profound
paper before the American Woman's
Society for the Elimination of the B. b.
in the b. S. !" Mrs. Dinkleman said she
always got the drop on them when she
used corrosive suhlmate --R,rdette.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17

Anecdnfe OF Lord Redesdnle.

Early one morning he made his way tc
the mansion of the Earl of Llcan He
had started for the races, and was dressed
in sporting garb, his cap put ON awry
and cigar between his lips. He rang
at the front dooEs and the Earl's best man
An exquisite II the first water-an-
swered the summons.
I" Is the Earl at home?"
"No, sir The Hearl is not at 'ome.
He mistook the caller for sportive scr.
want, very likely seeking hemploy-
ment
"Do You know if he has gone to Wind
sor, my man.
No, don't know hif e as gone to
Windsor. But Ill tell you what / dc
know: You'd be doin of yerself a
vast deal o credit hif you'd honly just
run around to the sign o the Bell an
Crown, hand fetch me pot of allan
ali"
"HaU right, where's your money!"
Wy-bless youi / don't find money
for them rs l has to hanswcr the bell for.
Aven't you got a sixpcuny bit of yer
own?"
81 guess I can find one" And away
MS iSANtoihp ASieJ iS"iig tuJDyh iB VIC
thing, and shortly returned with tan
kard Of foaming haitian half
The valet drank it with keen relish
--emptied the poland then offered to
return it, with:
"There, my gaad feliow-I'm much
But the visitor put the pot back, and
cut the speech short with:
Return the tankari yourself, my
man; and when your master returns, be
kind enough to tell him that Lord Redes-
dale called.
His lordship left the dazed and con-
founded valet supporting himself against
the door post, the porter-pot fallen to
the floor, his face the picture of horror
and despair, looking for all the world
like one who wished he had never been
bornl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
The Mining Prospects.

Behold the prospector who VANDERBILT
over the face of the earth.
He traverseth the hills and pickett the
barren mountains with his pick.
The pangs of hunger grip his bowels
in the morning, and at night he lieth
down with only blanket to cover him.
And the graybacks come forth and
rend him.
And he lifteth up voice of lamenta-
ton In the wilderness and cries aloud to
heaven:
Why has this affection come upon
me, and why do the terrors of hell COM
pass me round about r
And while he sleeps the wolves devour
his substance
And when he findeth the groupings he
diggeth in the ground and tacketh up
the location notice on the board.
Then he hieth to the valleys and say
eth to the capitalist
Hearken unto me for have struck
it big. Here are the samples from the
ground, and behold the gold raaketh
lousy the rock with richness. .
And the twain return to find others
toiling upon the claim.
And the prospector graspeth his gun,
saying
Get We gone from here, for this is
holy ground.
And a fire coming out of the bush
smites him on the hip, and he callcth
with loud voice:
g ] am done for; take off my boots. =
And they hasten to take off his boots,
and the fragrance of his socks reacheth
unto heaven.
And he giveth up his ghost and is
gathered to his fathers.
And behold, others work the niue. -
Nevada Monthlu.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
The French Dickens,

Speaking of lola and his style, the
London correspondent of the Troy Times
says: He calls himself naturalist (sicl
because his object in many of his volumes
has been to represent human nature as
he found it. / have no doubt, after read
ing his works, that many of his delinea-
tons of character are perfectly true to
nature; but what kind Of nature is it?
Where has he gone for his subjects?
Like Dickens, to the lower strata of So
ciety, but unlike the English novelist,
he has not, In most instances, selected
the best types he could find there. but
vilest, the most wretched, the most de-
Iected. There is a resemblance b. tween
him and Dickens in another respect. He
Is marvellous word-5pinner. He takes
twenty pages to tell thing that another
could tell better III twenty lines. The
resemblance holds good in vet another
respect He is most popular with the
people. s'L'Assommoir" has run through
eighty editions in three years, and
Mana" vile book, bids fair to outstrip
even that. NJ. lola is, besides, a Jour-
nalist, and great critic on almost every
subject And, if one can believe half that
is said, the most remarkable thing about
him is his self-conceit and assurance.
Bear witness this stanza:
Monsieur lola NEST pas un homme
Ordinaire, croyez-le bien;
~ eu yous dit quill mango CONNIE
Tout un chacun, men croyez-rieni
II Sc mourrit e Ia nature
1t he vent dautrv !4.arrfturei
Monsieur lola.
Prenez-garde, Monsieur lola,
Cest un fchu NETS, celui-la!
The sarcasm in these lines is splendid.
but untranslatable. / will tell your
readers more about NJ. Zola in my next
letter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
Needles.

a writer In the Home Journal briefly
tells OF the progress made in the last
1,oOO years IN forming the little imple-
ment so serviceable to women:
Among the unciviiized people. at a
very early period, rude attempts were
made to form needles or bodkins of bone
and ivory, by means of which they
might stitch their garments together:
out among the more refined nations Of
antiquity, as the Chinese. Hindoos.
Egyptians and Hebrews, fine needles
must have been in common use.
"Pliny mentions needles made az
bronze for sewing and knitting as being
used IN his time, and bronze needles az
larger size have been found in Egyn-
tan tombs, which must have been made
1000 years ago. The action of moist
ure and the atmosphere would have
destroyed smaller ones.
The Spanish, or steel, needle was IN
troduced into England in the time 80
queen Elizabeth, but the process bv
which il was made was kept 4 sacra;
and the art was lost till the year l65o
when it was revived.
threat improvements have since haan
introduced in matchmaking. and tIa
ftise steel needles of that period hear b,,.
q falnt resemblance to The 8elicata ora
mghiy,temnered needle OF the present emf
aiay, winch requires to pass through the
hands of no less than 100 workn,en ~ ~
lore 1t Is ready for use."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
Only a Pair of Guipea Fowls.

In the "good old times" Sunday was
strictly kept il Connecticut. Bit its
neighbor, Rhode Island, was inclined to
hold very liberal views as to Sabbath
breaking. Natives Of "Iiittle Rhody'
who had settled in the Gland of steady
habits, were not unfrequenily placed by
their Sabbatalian laxi!y in conflict with
their more strict neighbors.
One OF these settlers was benjamin
Wilkinson, who kept one of the best OF
tayerns of Thompson. He was a man Of
much public spirit. and had done many
things to beautify the town. Before his
advent the ground on which the meet
ing-house stood, was covered with bush
old stumps, and rock. He transformed
il into an attractive common and train
ing-feld.
lie was generous man, and wished
all to share III the good things of life.
So he planted peach pit by every rock
and along the road side, that boys, tray-
elers, and church-comers might have
free supply of peaches.
On winter Sundays, Willinson's tav.
ern, being near the church, served MS
Sabbs'-day house" The shiveYine
~OA5 Se3etlotl--bHtkS were no STOVES IL
meeting-houses in those days-found
warmth by the glowing hearth and, ii
may be, IN something from the bar.
But Wilkinson was not a strict Saba.
tartan. His neighbors overlooked sun.
dry failures to keep in harmony with
their ideas, seeing that he had beer
brought up in Rhode Island. and was
worthy citizen. But one Sunday the
congregation was disturbed all through
the morning service by what sounded
like the erealking of rusty handled
grind-stone. The noise came from the
tavern yard.
That was the ounce that broke the
back of the much-enduring Thompson.
ians. Not even the best inn-keeper in
the State could be tolerated il disturb
ing divine service. Accordingly at ION
the deacons and the selectmen wa ed
upon Wilkinson, and charged him with
turning grind-stone on the Sabbath
day.
II deny Che charge he promptly
answered.
Why, we hear it now" retorted the
officials, asa long drawn, creaking sound
startled them.
Come aud see for yourselves" said
the landlord smiling mischieyously.
and leading the way into his yard.
Gentlemen" he said, let me intro
duce to you the first pair of Guinea hens
brought into Thompson
1t was their doleful cries which had
rnftled the serenity of the congreg cation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-17
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

If a child has bad earache, dip a
plug of cotton wool in oil, warm it and
place it in the ear. Wrap up the head
and keep it out of draughts.
SrcK. HEADACHE can often be greatly
relieved, and sometime entirely cured,
by the application of mustard plaster
at the base of the neck. The plaster
should not be kept on more than quar-
ter of an hour.
BLFEprSa at the nose can be stopped
by vigorous action of the jaws, as II IN
progress Of mastication. In the case 81
a child wad of paper should be placed
in the mouth and the child instructed
to chew hard. 1t is the motion OF the
jaw that stops the flow of blood.
DIR. FooTE's Heath Monthly says that
cold bath as tonic can be safely used
call the year round by those who
can bear it at all-if one viii remember
that the temperature of the water should
be uniformly about 60 deg. Fair., and
not take it as it comes, cool In summer,
and way down toward freezing in winter.
FoR neuralgia in the face, oroehoT acute
suffering elsewhere, the following RENE
DIV has been tried with good effect Cut
a thick slice of bread all across the loaf
fresh bread is best Soak one side for
a minute in boiling water, and rapidly
sprinkle cayenne pepper over the hot
side. Apply while still smoking hot to
the painful surface. The bread retains
the heat long enough for the cayenne to
beoin to act, and cayenne does not affect
delicate skins as mustard does. 1t acts
as a rubefacient, but not blister. An-
other excellent remedy for congestion
from cold is to apply poultice of flax
seed meal and cayenne pepper. By
of the poultice- cloth it will retain both
heat and. moisture for long time.
WHATa commonc complaint headache isl
says the Family Physician, and yet no
one seems to know anything about it.
You suffer from it for years, and yet you
don't go to doctor, or if you do you
derive very little benefit from his advice.
Some people suffer from it at night only,
while others are troubled with it in the
DAYTIME as well 1t occurs most fire.
quently in women, but still you often
hear men complain of it. We believe
that the best remedy is hypophosphite
of lime in one or two grain doses twice a
day. This is soluble in water, and
should be token in the form of a MKT
ure, nothing else being put with it, with
the exception, if you like, of table
spoonful of strip, to make it more pal
atable, although it is really by no means
disagreeable by itself. Another good
remedy is nux yomica-fve or six drops
of the tincture in little water three or
four times day. 1t is highly recon-
mended, and you may hope for great
things from it. Then you must do all
you possibly can to improve the state of
your general health. 1t is probable that
you are below par somehow or other,
although we must admit that it does not
follow of necessity. Ii you feel gener-
ally out of sorts, and your appe-
tite is poor, quinine viii do you
good. If you are pale and anemic, you
must put your faith in iron. Cod-liyer
oil is an excellent remedy for improving
the general nutrition many people feel
quite in glow after each dose.