The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-02

tnetu are JOSepn IL. OlOsc unu l. ~
Close, of st. Clairsville, Ohio, and II
W. Cope of Smithfield, Ohio, who arc
we'll known as large breeders of The
best merinos. We have not learned o.
their purchases, but have no doubt thai
they will carry away a largo number o
the finest sheep in the county.
The drouth is beginning to be seri
GUS in this region. Many meadows ant
pastures in this and adjoining town,
are as dead, apparently, as in midwin
ter, and the ground is baked hard
Wells have held out pretty well, bu
complaints of scarcity of water for do
nestle purposes are beginning TO bt
frequent, and unless ample rains come
soon, there will be serious condition
of things for many.
STATE oF} VERMoNT,vs. A BARREL OF
BEER.-On the 30th inst Deputy Sheriff
w. Ii. Cobb seized barrel of beer a
the passenger depot expressed to ont
o. f. Gilchrist, Middlebury. On The
examination it was found that no sucl
man lived in Middlebury. Mr.. j. Il
Goodro did not know the man Gilchrist
but went with his team to the depo
after the beer before it was seized by
the officer. Question, who docs know
him2<
Mrs. Henry j. Wilcox died on
Wednesday, Aug. "a, after long ant
painful illness of over nine months, du
| ration. She was a daughter of the late
Harvey and Eunice Pritchard of Corn
wall. She was a member of the Con
gregational church, having joined it il
1885. She was good woman and mucl
respected, and her loss is great one &c
her husband, who is left alone. The
funeral services were attended at the
house on Friday. Rev. DIR. Hamlin of
ficiated.
A FAcT.-People patronize liberal adj
vertisers, for one reason among others
that they believe the man who advertis
es literally will treat them literally. II
is the grasping skinflint who refuses tc
pay a cent for advertising that cheats
you. The men who patronize the adj
vertising columns of the papers taker
by their customers are generally the
enterprising, public-spirited citizens
who are foremost in everything for the
good of the town and community. They
are the men to trade with Exchange.
We notice that Mr.. Joseph Battell
has built a substantial fence from the
rear of Beckwilh & Co.'s store to the
Creek. This in connection with Mr..
Buttolph's action in covering over and
shutting up the driveway under his
building, seems to shut up the ground
in the rear of Mr.. Buttolph's late pur-
chase, the old Langworthy stand. 1t
looks like sort of interchange of civil
ties. We learn that Mr.. Buttolph will
seek an outlet by the side of the rail-
road track to the depot.
On Tuesday last as Mrs F. E Cobb,
wife of w. II. Cobb, keeper of the jail,
was returning home from the east part
of the town, near E. Y. Boyce's her
horse stepped OH a rolling stone caus-
ing him 10 stumble and fall, pitching
Mrs. Cobb out of the wagon over the
dash board on to the horse and to the
ground. Mrs. Cobb held the horse
down by the head till help came; she
then sat down and could not get up.
She was placed i'm the wagon and
brought home. DR.. Russell was called
but upon examination it was found no
bones were broken but the hip and
spine were badly bruised. 1t will be
some time before she will recover.
Six ladies from Shoreham took the
train at this place Wednesday afternoon
for the west. Mrs Joseph G. Smith to
visit her sons, Willie l.. Smith, Clinton,
Iowa, and Rev. Fred ii. Smith of Nor
ton, ILL.,, accompanied by Mrs. +. IL.
Moore, who will, after spending some
time in Wisconsin with her sister, Mrs.
Janette Winchester, return by the way
of Belvidere, ILL.,, and visit her brother
Walter Jones, where Mrs. Smith will
meet her, and after spending few days
at her old home there, will return with
her. Miss Emma Caswell returned to
ILL.,, where she is engaged in teaching
Mrs. Ingraham and Miss Ida Armstrong
will go to Minnesota.
I'm w. A. Benton has six
months old pig which has been getting
part of its living in an uncommon way.
1t had in some manner rooted itself in
to the good graces of the COW which
supplies Mr.. Benton's family with milk
SO far that the gentle animal allowed
the sagacious young porker to approach
her when she was lying down and
withdraw the tactical fluid, worth six
cents qnart, from its reservoir. The
bovine seemed to enjoy the irregular
proceeding, and piggy would undoubt.
edly have waxed great with rapidity
had not his felonious operations been
discovered. His disgust was extreme
when he found himself shut away from
his amiable benefacteress. This story
is told on the excellent authority of Mr.
John Martin, who discovered the pis
in the act OF taking its dinner in thu
manner above described.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
The grubs are making inroads up
on the potatoes.
The continued drouth is having
marked effect on the grass.
-Levias Lamorder, while shinglin,
his house, slipped on the roof, wrench
ing his back severely.
| DIR. Ross daughter Doll and tn
Boston boarders have gone TO LAX
George for two weeks encampment
"A few days since, Mr.. Sears fou
year old child fell from the fence, dis
locating bis shoulder. DR.. Ross wa
called.
Andrew Baker died at West Salii
bury, Aug. 2S. Rev. S. Bidwell, TIL
place, was called to officiate in the fur
eral services.
County News.