The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-23
Local News.

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NOTCE.-Therc will be union mt
mortal services at the Congregations
church, Monday afternoon at tire
O'Clock. Gov. Stewart is invited to Civ
an address. Al the business place
will be closed at two O'Clock and re
main closed for the rest ofthe day.
Nearly all our city boardcrs have re
turned home.
Mr.. l. M. Trip was in town We'd
ncsday for brief visit.
A new time table went into opera
ton on the railroad last Moadav.
The governor has appointed to-da'
rs a day of prayer and contrition by th
people of Vermont.
Miss Hattie Chapman left 70
lbany Wednesday, where she is TO at
lend school at st. Agnes.
-Justus NJ. Benton, eldest son o.
w. A. Benton, has entered the fresh
man class of Evanston college, Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Dewey
with n young lady friend from New
bern, N. c., are visiting at Us fathers
Mr.. Jacob Dewey.
Field 81 Jackson have put in tcr
horse power engine to run their hay
press with. The engine was purchas
cd of ii. j. Chapman.
The death of Deacon Dan War.
ncr took place at lis residence il
Cornwall, last Saturday. lie had beer
in rather feeble health for some time.
Miss Mary Burke has accepted the
position of academic instructor in the
Coblcskill, N. v, graded school, of
which her brother p. f. Burke is princi.
PEI.
Mr.. Calvin, night Waterman at the
cotton mill, injured his legs above the
ankles very severely last Monday night
by falling into the flumc and striking
his legs against one of the iron stay
rods, we believe. His legs arc badly
swollen, but lis injuries are not very
serious.
The small tenement south of III. j.
Chapman's house has been purchased
by G.. G. Peck, who is to remove it to
near the freight depot. The removal
of this and the Merrill house will leave
an open space, which we hope TO sec
occupied by some building that will
be crcditable TO that portion of the vii.
lage.
Mr.. Abraham Williamson, who
has been in Boston, shortly after Ieav-
ing that city to return home was taken
with severe illness, attended with great
pain. A physician was tclcgraphcd
for at the next station, and the train
waited while he was being attended to.
On his arrival here yesterday he was
taken to hishome. We learn that he is
doing well.
oliver Jackson, the mulatto, whose
villainous exploits we mentioned last
week, was captured in Pittsiord on
Thursday evening, and taken to the
Rutland lookup. The next day Con
stable Kimball of Vergenncs went
after him and he is now lodged in iail
here. Jackson has latterly been in the
employ of Mr.. Pierce at the Pierce
House. One whose passions take such
directions as Jackson's is dangerous
person to have at large, and it is to be
hoped his last crime will place him in
durance for long term.
The old Merrill house is fast disap
pearing and with it one of the land
marks in the history of Mildlebury
The rear or kitchen part dates back tC
1870, when ii was built by Darius
Matthews. The two-story front was
built about eight years later by Danie
Campbell. Curtis 81 Campbell occu
pied the south end flor q store unit
1901, and the north end was used as .
restaurant. a few years later Parsol
Merrill purchased it and converted i
into a parsonage, and il remained in BIZ
possession and that of his widow unit
her recent death.
Mrs. T.. S. Corey, the widowNo
/the late Hiram Corey, of Bridport, dice
at the residence or Mr.. George G.. Wal.
ker, on Tuesday last, after an illness O.
several weeks. She was the mother O.
Mrs. George C.. Walker and Mrs
George Il. Marshall. The funeral wa
at the honse yesterday, Rev. Mr.
Spearc ofliciatingr. The remains wcrf
taken to Bridport for interment. Tn,
procession was met by the fearfn
thunder storm when near Mr.. Alvi,
Willamson's and was obliged TO secl,
hurried shelter there. Mrs. Corey,
two sons from Washington were sum
moned and arrived few days befor,
her death.
The w. G. II. U. of Middleburv
held its September meeting at the resi-
dencc of Mr.. Noble Brooks of Munoo
streets last "Wednesday afternoon. n
three and one half o'clock. The meet
ing was opened by Scripture readin,
and the usual prayers. The secretar'
and treasurer being absent Mrs. For,
was elected secretary and Mrs. Purdo,
treasurer pro tenn. Mrs. Munroc led i,
singing "Ie Leadeth me-" and Mrs
Thomas presided at the organ. m
usual reports from committees wer
discussed. Mrs. Mead was appoinfe,
to make arrangements for temporar
room. At the close of the bushes
meeting there was short recess: sun
per followed and an hour of social col,
versation interspersed with music.