The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-08-26
Local News.

-Chas. N. Powers of Bennington, j
stopping q few days in town.
Mr.. Charles j. Pride of Boston j
making his annual visit In town.
-225 tickets to Burlington were sol,
for the first two trains Wednesday fore
noon.
Peter Case, who has been at worl
in Peekskill, n. Y, has returned HON
sick.
Mr.. Jacob Dewey has started tt
build a new house on Court street
south of T.. II. Clay's.
"A large number of Middleburiani
are in camp at Thompson's Point
where they stick Notwithstanding TIT
cool weather.
The steam pump in the baker.
yard has been leveled up and rooted il
under a substantial structure which vii
protect it from the weather.
Tho next excursion to Boston will
take place Sept. -. AS the Charitable
Mechanics Fair is now open and will bt
until the first OF November, it is a goot
time to 60.
We arc happy to learn that recent
reports as to the condition of MIR. Orir
Phelps were incorrect, and that his
condition is much better and his recov'
cry probable.
Last evening E. p. Cushman in.
vited o few friends to witness the open
ing of a night blooming cereus at hit
house. Two blossoms opened and 6
third will open this evening.
Mrs. M. j. Ellsworth has received
the medals awarded the late Mr.. Milo
Ellsworth for exhibits of wool at the
Sidney International Exposition, Aus
tralia. One is of silver and the other
of bronze. They are very handsome
pieces of workmanship.
Last Saturday forenoon, Mr.. James
Burns drove up to Geo. Pinney's to
deliver some apples, and the slope on
the side ofthe road caused his insecure
seat to tip over, throwing him to the
ground. He struck on the back of his
neck with great force, injuring him
severely. He has been laid mp since,
but IS improving.
There will be five changes of the
moon in September, which is the only
month in the calendar (which furnishes
such a lunar spectacle this year. The
moon will reach its first quarter Sept.
list, full on the eth, last quarter on the
the I'D and the first quarter on the last
day of the month.
Col. A. A. Fletcher has purchased
the Wcbber house on South street, anG
we understand that he proposes to
make 1t his residence. 1t is one of the
finest places in the village and is sus.
ceptible of improvements which will
make it second t%o.none in appearance.
1t is pleasant news to hear that Col,
Fletcher and his family have decided
to make their home here.
They say you car find the new
comet by following q line through the
two "Pointers" in the Dipper in q di
rection opposite the polar star, and tha'
il is at q distance from the neares
Pointer equal to twice the distance O
the two Pointers from each other. /
is said to be now visible to the naked
eve. Whoever looks at the spot indi
Gated can, however, look all night with
out seeing it.
On Monday of last week, Frank
son of Peter Champagne, inserted o car
fridge in a pistol which his father hat
thrown aside, and which he had found
The pistol had lost the spring which
held the hammer when cooked, ant
Frank, not aware of this, held it in on,
hand and cooked it with the other. Oh
letting 90 the hammer it fell and tn
cartridge exploded, sending the bal
into his hand between the thumb ant
forefinger. The wound is not serious
but the ball hes not yet been found. j
was of small calibre.
j. l.. Barton, who is now stopping
in Peoria, ILL.,, sends us o fly which h,
caught on his window, as a specimen o
the products of the boundless west
The little bird is seven-cights of an incl
long from nose to tai, with wings of tn
same length and with a spread of owe
two inches. The possibilities for sucl
flies in a convention of b%ald-heade'
men are simply boundless. We onl,
speak of the matter to call the attention
of our puny eastern flies to the desira
bility of %emigrating to the west i
order to grow up with the country
We can them.
Charlie Severance has just return
ed from a trip to Texas with sheep
where he had an exciting experienc
on the railroad. The engine and froI
car passed over a bridge, but the secon
car Jumped the track and broke th
bridge down aud was followed by min
cars, which with their contents wei
utterly broken up. The eleventh car !
which Charlie was with his sheep wf
lust brought to a stand-still by I'll
prompt action of the brakeman, but il
end overhung the gap by two fee
Charlie did not wait for it TO stop, how
ever, bat jumped and rolled head owe
heels down the embankment. II
received little injury.
Yesterday afternoon a man W,
killed neal the Brooksville station [
the White Mountain Express sout
The engineer noticed him standing |
the side of the track, with n TO
upon the rail apparently engaged
adjusted his boot. lie paid no ate
ton to the whistling of the locomoti'
which passed him, but the step stru'
the top of his head killing him instaI
ly. The body was brought to Midi
bury station and afterward taken up
the fire engine house. After some tin
he was identified as Daniel M. Barrow
a deaf and dumb man living with
brother, Rufus Barrows, in BridpoI
He left home last Monday to
to Clark Myrick's at the la
fishing, since which time he had be
missing. His age was II years. L
body was taken to his home last eve
ing. His brother could only accou