The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-22
Local News.

There was quite severe hail storm
in Cornwall, Wednesday.
The front of Brcwster's block is
receiving coat of paint.
President Hamlin's inaugural adj
dress is to be printed in pamphlet form.
e. Baxter is in town visiting
and will spend part of his vacation
here.
Prof. Brainerd started Wednesday
evening to join the campers at Diadama
Island.
Mrs. Byron Foote, of jackson,
Mich, is visiting at Mr.. Manfred c..
Foote's.
Rev. G. w. Brooks of Woonsocket,
r. l., is home spending vaca ton at
his fathers.
Mrs. Abraham Williamson has gone
to Boston and the seaside to spend a
few days.
The changes at the postoflice still
90 on, and it will be several days be-
fore they are done.
Charles Wilds, Esq, is the proud
parent of nine pound future president,
which is a week old to-day.
Mr.. Buttolph has done good job
in reconstructing the platform in front
of Garlick 81 Williamson's meat mar
ket.
The Creek, which has been about
as low as it ever was, has risen slight
ly under the influence of The recent
rains.
On Sunday cold wave struck
this place and continued through Mon
day, making overcoats comfortable on
drive.
The thunC ,r storm of Wednesday
evening, which spent much Of its force
to the south of this place, was attended
with brilliant electrical displays.
The knights of Honor have paid
the family of the late DR.. q. III. Plum
lev a death benefit of $4,000. DR..
Plumley joined the Order in 1872
--Hanaford's is the place to patron
ize for drink these warm days. Ills
Saratoga is as sparkling as though fresh
from the spring, and his soda water is
delicious as eyer.
We have received copy of the
premium list of the thirty-first annual
fair of the Vermont State Agriculture
al Society, to be held at Montpelier,
September IA, Is, 16 and II.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John
O'Connor is failing, with no hope OF
rally. lie is now confined to his bed
and only endures the severe pain of his
disease with the aid of opiates.
j. e. Gauvin, the photographer
has large oleander which presents
magnificent appearance at the presen
time, being adorned with nearly two
hundred blossoms. 1t is sight wortl
seeing.
The advertisement of Odds Paten
Horse Power. of which Mr.. Geo. l.. Por
ter and G. ii. Stowell have the agen
cy, will be found in another column
We believe this is considered the bes
horse power made.
Mr.. Grin Phelps, of Munger street
is quite sick with an acute disease @
the lungs. Mr. Phelps is one of on
most intelligent and reliable citizens
and we hope to hear soon that he is o
the road to recovery.
People who have to stay at HON,
amuse themselves with expressing syn
patty for the campers-out who have
encounter this weather in the absenC
of the comforts of home.
They are beginning to talk about q
enterprising burglar who helped hin
sells to watch and chain at Gov. Stew
arts one night some time SINCE, and
victuals at other places. For particl
lars go on to the street.
Mrs. s. e. Cooke went last Mo
day to the Fletcher hospital in Blu
lington to secure medical treatmen
Her friends hope that she may deri,
benefit from the skillful practitione
in attendance at the hospital.
We have received small twent
page pemphlet containing addresses
President Fairchild and Professo
John M. Ellis and Judson Smith, at Il
memorial services in honor of the la
Professor Hiram Mead, at the Secol
Congregational church, Oberlin, Obi
May 22, 1881; also a sketch of Pro
Mead by DIR Samuel Wolcott, republis
ed from the Congregationalist.
"Wednesday morning as Charles,
len year old son of Moses s. Lee,
Geo. M. Smiths place, was riding
horse from the pasture to the house,
was thrown of, and holding firmly
the lines, the horse In dancing arou
stepped on his face, bruising his fl
lures badly and cutting consideral
cash over tho right eye. Fortunate
no bones were fractured, and he W
probably recover with few or no mar