The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-16
Local News.

AN opportunity to buy steam saw
mill and grist mill is altered in our adj
vertising columns.
1t is said that watermelons may bt
preserved for an indefinite time by Civ
ing them three or four coats of varnish
George Hammond as general sup
erintendant of the State fair has beer
much commended for his businesslikC
and courteous management.
"Wednesday evening there was an
other arch of limited length extending
across the zenith from east to west
which closed its display at about half
past eight.
-Wc are under obligations to Mr.. j
w. Dorsey for copies of Texas papers
sent us from time to time. We believe
Mr.. Dorsey is now in Dallas, that
state.
The week ending Tuesday las
there were six deaths in town, two o.
them being infants under one year Of
age. This is an uncommon mortality
for this town.
Although over dozen Freshmen
were examined and accepted for admis.
sion to college, only seven put in an
appearance at the beginning of the fall
term yesterday.
Joseph Clapper, who has been
working as a blacksmith for l.. N.
Howard for the last twelve years, has
gone to work for A. w. Carey. lie
is good workman.
Mr.. d. S. Beckwith sold the old
Merrill house by auction last Saturday
The purchaser was Oliver Kenworthy
who will tear it down and remove its
material from the ground.
Mr.. Ezra Mech, of Kansas, who
left here with lot of valuable merinos
some weeks since, found the weather
rather unfavorable, loosing four of his
sheep from the heat. The excessive
drouth in that region has shortened
the corn crop by one-half and the whe al
crop TO a less extent, while potatoes
are total failure.
There was n brilliant auroral dis
play Monday evening. About eight
O'Clock there was magnificent arch
of light extending across the sky from
cast to west, which attracted the gaze
of every one who was out of doors.
The display ceased in short time, but
again became prominent an hour or
two after midnight.
Geo. McIIugh with quite force of
help from Middlebury has been running
an eating saloon and refrcshmcnt stand
at the State fair. His brother, the doc
tor, assisted him. They furnished a
first class meal, just such as hungry
wanderer on the grounds would appreci-
ate. They did rousing trade and
seemed to accumulate stamps with
facility.
-Middlcbury was pretty well repre-.
scented on the police force at the state
fair, as the following list will show
T.. G.. Severance, p. S. Severance, f.
X. Severance, w. ii. Cobb, Col. a. S.
Tracy, o. p. Moore, Clarence and
Harris Phillips, Allen Foote, ii. d.
Maynard, ID. N. Buttolph, John Foley
John Goodro. A few others were from
New Haven and Bristol.
Battles of Amer lea, by Sea and
Land. A complete naval and military
history of the country from the siege
of Louisburg TO the close of the civi
war. BY Robert Tones and John
Laird Wilson. New York, Patterson
81 Nelson, y Dcy street. This is one
of the most elegant publications of the
year. d. ID. Ames, the veteran canvas
ser, is now in this place. Any one in
terested in the glory of his country will
wish to obtain this work.
The w. G. Il. u. of Middlebury
will hold its meeting for September al
the residence of Noble Brooks, Mun-
ger Street, on the afternoon of We'd
nesday next. Teams will leave at two
and one-half O'Clock. Ladies moi
members of the society and gentleman
are cordially invited to attend. Those
who wish conveyance, please notify
Mrs. Button as soon as Monday night.
A preliminary meeting will be held
at the residence of ]. II. Kingsley, on
South street, next Monday evening, al
seven O'Clock. Members of the society
please come.
The colt of l.. A. Baker, which
took first premium at the fair in the
three year old class, deserves specia
notice. She is handsome animal and
is considered one of the best colts in The
county. She took the first premium
for two year Odds at the fair last year
She is q red roam color, andweighs 1920
lbs. She was sired by the stallion
Beecher, owned by Mr.. John Preston Of
Leicester; grandsire the Delong horse
and her dam was sired by Old Whale
bone. She gives promise ofgreat speed
Her owner refused 5000 dollars Cor hei
at the fair. ~
III Mr.. eterOonnelly died last Tues
<day, after an illness of only two Of
three DAYS, which, up TO the end die
not appear to be serious in its charac
ter. His death was very sudden. pro
badly from q rapid congestion of thu
lungs. lie was native of Ireland
but came TO this country when young
man, and has lived in Middlebury
nearly forty years. lie was formerly
in the employ of the railroad company
Later he has worked by the day and
was recognized as one of the best men
TO be had, owing to his great strength
and vigor, which he retained remarka
bly, in his old age. lie was seventy
years old. He leaves q wife and six
children.
Z-Mr. Ira +. Cotton died last Sun
q fday, the 14th. inst. lie had been il
poor health for many years, ever since
the Iwar, suffering from asthma, ant
latterly with consumption. lie wai
born in Weybridge, but has been 6
citizen of Middlebury nearly all hi
life. Before the war he was skilfu
machinist and pattern maker. lie en-.
listed among The first in the first Yer
mont Regiment of three months men
and re-enlisted in the Fourteenth Regi-
ment. lie was good soldier and
came home with an excellent reputa
ton as such, but with health ruined by
the exposure of the life. lie has since
wor ked at odd jobs as he was able
and was always in demand for small
repairing requiring skill. lie was {
man of independent character, which