The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-02
Local News.
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Tho air was very smoky yester
day.
Plenty of plums and apples have
appeared in town of late.
e. B. Douglas of Shoreham offers
stock for sale in another column.
r. A. Bond and wife started Tues
day for Saratoga, TO spend few days.
The Creek is very low, though per-
haps not more so than last summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Foote re-
turn to their home in Brooklyn nexl
Monday.
Mrs. l.. G.. Barrows started Wed.
nesday for Chicago on visit of
month or more.
The graded school opened on Mon
day with as large an attendance as us
ual in the fall term.
The fair begins next Monday. We
shall have a full report and the list OF
awards in our next issue.
Remember that full stock of Den
nison's tags, with and without strings,
is to be found at the Register office.
Mustn't catch any more trout until
hext May. You can, however, shoot
cartridges and other game all you wan
Rev. DR.. Weber preached an ex-
cellent and instructive sermon at the
Congregational church Sunday norm
ling.
The comet was q fraud. 1t has
completely faded out of sight of the ma
led eve, and even of the eye with its
coats on.
"A large quantity of dead and dried
beaves have fallen from the trees in the
woods, the result, probably, of the dry
weather.
Sheep breeders who want cuts OF
heir sheep printed in the best manner
will do we'll to bring their plates to the
Register office.
When you come to the fair next
week, don't forget that it will be a good
opportunity to pay that little snbscrip-
ion. Only S1.5C year
We are happy to record that DR..
blanchard is fast recovering from his
ILLNESS. He has been out considerably
IL the past week attending to business.
What does it all mean when eight
married ladies leave their husbands be-
hind and start for Chicago in a body ?
THAT was the phenomenon observed last
Wednesday afternoon.
The amiable but expensive oyster
Is, according to the popular supersti-
Xtion. lust come into condition for swal-
lowing, and soon the familiar sign will
decorate the eating-saloons.
There are the following changes in
the teachers in the graded school: In
No. 5 Miss Julia Bond takes the place
of Miss Ward. In No. 4, Miss Ida
Waugh in place of Miss Hawley.
"A disheartened parent in town says
his young son is like the fellow who
fastened on to bologna in the meat
market when the proprietor WASN'T
looking. He has reached the sass-age.
K. r. Brainerd gave party to his
ssboys" who have been stopping at the
Addison House, on "Wednesday eve
ming lat Prof. Brainerds residence. We
learn that 1t was very pleasant affair
Rev. Mr.. Speare returned with his
family from their sojourn in the Adj
rondacks, Wednesday evening, looking
as though life in the woods agreed with
him. lie will occupy his pulpit SUM-
day.
Everybody speaks in praise of TIT
A. toHla oorvica On tho n a m m m cot
ing ground has been conducted by n
A. Bailey, of Rutland, who has beer
the regular caterer for number o
years.
Everybody has complained, ant
with good reason, of the oppressiv,
heat of the past four or five days. Tit
mercury marked 90 in the shade OF
Tuesday. The nights, too, have beef
sultry and disagreeable.
The open season for game begal
Yesterday. A few sportsmen anticipa
ted the proper time by severa! days
and may perhaps have hit something il
legal. The heat took the enthusiasm
out of most of the owners of shot-guns
George Allchin, a recent gradual
of the Bangor (Me.) theological semi
nary, sails as missionary to Japa
October l.. He will be ordained at tn
Congregational church at Middlebury
DIR. Hamlin preaching the ordinatio
sermon.
The two volumes of Hager's Gee
logical Survey of Vermont belongin
TO the Town Clerks Office, Middlebur,
have been detained by some person su
ficiently interested in them to take thel
away, several years since. Their r,
turn is requested by the clerk.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Speare
discourse next Sunday morning will |
blossoms of Summer Travel" AS M
Speare is fresh from learning those lie
sons, the discourse will doubtless prov
very interesting to us poor morta
who haven't had chance to travel.
The interest in the news from 4
President during the days when his ii
was despaired of, was very great in Il
place, and many were the prayers ofit
ed that he might be spared to the i
ton. Let us hope they have been hea
and granted.
Mr.. Rollin Lane of Cornwall
another man who calls this a pref
good year for grain. He brags of
Yield of seventy-five bushels of spri
wheat from an acre and half
ground. Fifty bushels 10 the acre
something uncommon In this regio
and, in fact, in any other.
The advertisement of the Verne
Accident Association of Rutland, W
be found in another column. This i
company backed by solid men, who
names are guarantee of its charact
and we have little doubt that Vermo
ers will avail themselves of the advs
tages which II oilers,