The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-10-07
Local News.
your straw hat.

Shoot your straw hat.
Hunt up your old overcoat.
j. G. Scofeld is visiting friends In
town.
Constable Munroe is improving
but is still confined to his bed.
Miss Carrie Noonan who has beer
quite ill for several weeks is able to be
out again.
Mr.. j G. Smith of Shoreham, has
our thanks for some large and nice pears
left at our office.
j. G. Manney is about re-opening
grocery store in the rooms lately oc-
cupied for the same business by l.. G.
Mawson.
Last Sunday there was the election
of officers of the Congregational Sun
day school. +. A. Bond was elected
superintendent.
II. NJ. Chapman & Co.'s advertis-
ing corner in this issue gives some new
information. The sight of their new
stock will do you good.
The house of Mr.. James G. Tucker,
out east, caught fire last Wednesday
morning, and part of the roof was
burned before il was put out.
"A ? Topper has up and partly COW
cred the frame of tenement on the
southeast corner of his grounds, near
III. l.. Sheldon's tenement.
Mr.. William Nancy of East Mid
dlebury tells us that from eight potatoes
which he planted he raised five and
one-half bushels of tubers. The pota-
toes of one hill weighed nineteen
pounds.
N. G. March left with us several
Early Washington potatoes, which he
has raised this season. They prove to
be one of the best varieties for the table
that we are acquainted with.
Rev. M. L. Severance's new house
on the site of the old DIR. Bass house is
covered and its present appearance i'm
dicatcs that it will be an ornament to
that part of the village, which all will
be glad to see.
Wednesday was tho first day which
has reminded us of the approaching
Winter, and it was a sufficient notice.
1t was ushered in by severe frost and
was cold and windy. Snow fell in the
northern part of the state.
Mr.. Oliver Kenworthy will re-erect
the timber of the old Merrill house on
a site on the east side of Chapman hill
road, near where it is Joined by High
street. He intends to make a good
dwelling-house of it.
H. r. Noble, of Ripton, has proved
that the western dent corn will mature
in that lofty town by leaving at our
Office stalk of the same eleven feet in
hight with well matured ear of corn
on it, and two or three full ripe ears.
The Antohny & Ellis mamoth ideal
Uncle Toms Cabin Co., with five ST
berian bloodhounds, and the Memphis
University students, and the new
Sankey piano will appear at Academy
Hall October 10. Popular prices 25, IS
and so cents.
F. A. Bond 81 Brother come out
with their annual big ad, which our
readers can refer to with advantage in
another column. They have a large
aud well selected stock and, as every
body has found out long ago, are good
men to trade with.
Mr.. Alphonso Amidon, who had
his right hand amputated some time
since, was obliged from the bad condi-
ton of the stump 10 have it reamputated
nearer the elbow. The operation was
performed last Sunday by Drs. Porter,
Sutton and McHugh.
Mr. Scion Burroughs, of Waltbam
has a marvellous faculty of finding the
weak side OF people, as was shown the
other day by his sending basket of the
finest of grapes, pears and apples to our
office. The whole Office force from
editor to "devil' organized in com
mittee of the whole and voted Scion a
brick, and resolved that his contribu-
ton be devoted to internal improve
ments.
We are informed that the Vermont
Merino Sheep Breeders Association
has received an accession of fifty-ninc
new memberships since August last
and its cash receipts for the two months
have been fourteen hundred dollars.
nearly all of which has been received
for memberships and for recording
lambs from registered sheep. The as.
ISOLATION has about $4,000 in the hands
of its treasurer, and no liabilities of any
amount.
On the 4th instant Lewis Leno, Jr.,
was brought before Justice j. E
Stapleton, to answer TO q charge of m
assault committed on one Joseph La
morder on the Sd inst, at East Middle
bury. Leno called for a Jury, who adj
judged him guilty, and the court inn
posed a fine of $500. and costs, amount
ing to $17.70, total, S22.71; appealed
Lene was also put under bonds by IN,
court for one year to keep the peace il
$50. States attorney for state.
The concert this evening by Mis-
Hortense Hibbard, of Burlington, as
sisted by her sister, Miss Adelina Hib
bard, will, we believe, prove musica
treat which all ought to hear. Mis-
Hortense Hubbard returned last montl
from years study in Europe, wher,
she studied the piano under the bes
masters. Her precision, brilliance an,
delicacy of touch are such as belong /,
the thorough artist. Miss AdeIin
Hibbard is vocalist who has wol
much praise for the fine quality an,
fexibility of her voice. The sister
gave their first concert at the Howar,
Opera House In Burlington last Frida,
evening, and the musical critic of In
Free Press accords them warmes
praise. This evening will be their 90
cond concert. The programme embrace
selections that call for the highest orde
of talent. Give them full house.