The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-08-11
Local News.
Small showers yesterday afternoon

Small showers yesterday afternoon.
&C. G. Peck is in Boston on bust
ness.
Splendid showers on the afternoon
of the 9TH.
Mrs. j. c. Gilmore, with hor infant
daughter, is visiting in town.
&C. w. Mason started this week
with a carload of sheep for the West.
Mrs. d. Meg. Means is visiting in
town. The Profe ssor is expected soon
"A brother of ii. b. Dodge of this
village, with his son, are stopping in
town.
Mark Batchelder is about to set up
business as a news agent under Dodge's
store.
Willie and Robbie Collins have re-
turned from a visit to friends in La
mobile county.
The creek, which had got pretty
low, has risen again slightly since the
recent showers.
"A large delegation went to Rutland
and to Burlington from this place to
see Jumbo and his accomplishments.
There was a brilliant and lively
display of the aurora borealis last Fri
day evening, one of the finest for sew
eral years.
W. p. Nash sent a large lot OF
sheep West last week, which he had
purchased from several of the best
breeders in the county.
julius Morgan, is in receipt of 81 ,913
arrears. of pension. That is a very
comfortable sum to handle.
Mr.. A. G. Hooker informs us that
on last Sunday afternoon his thermom-
eter marked 1879 in the sun, which, we
believe, is an uncommon indication.
Geo. Marshall and Geo. Barton,
with their families, have gone to the
Adirondacks for a couple of weeks
stay. They started yesterday morning.
The thunder showers of Monday
and Tuesday gave us an ample rainfall,
and delighted the hearts of corn and
potato growers, cistern owners and
others.
st. Stephens church and Sunday
school had an excursion and picnic at
Queen City park yesterday, which was
probably duly enjoyed. There was a
full party.
The camping party of Gov. Stewart,
the college professors and others broke
up gradually, the last of them returning
a aS% iauh lat Sahb5qtGCdasvai eg Sssye tRat of wtdhS sHa
do credit to u mulatto.
Some of the Middlebury boys at
Burlington, Wednesday, are said TO
have been so overcome by gazing on The
vast proportions of Jumbo, that they
required assistance in getting about a
good share of the day.
"A number of our village urchins
are frequently seen on the banks of the
creek lately not properly attired. They
have received q warning, however, and
are not likely to indulge in the sportive
pastime again, except in unfrequented
places.
The advertisement of S. IL G.. l..
Nutting will be found in another col
umn. They have put in a lot of bug
gies and carriages in Dyer's block,
which are attracting much attention
from the public. They offer O first
class opportunity to purchase a nice
vehicle.
The social reunion of the Beeman
alumni, which occurs at New Haven
on the 18th inst, will be fol-
lowed in the vening by an ice
cream festival and band concert.
The public are INVITED TO attend both in
the afternoon and evening. 1t is now
evident that the attendance at the
academy next term will be large.
Owing to the absence of SO many
members of the W. G. Il. u, the regu.
Ter parlor meeting for this month will
be postponed, and in its place a prayer
meeting is appointed TO be held in the
yestry OF the Methodist church next
wednesday afternoon at four O'Clock.
All Interested in temperance are in
Yited TO attend this meeting.
Tho advertisement of Shoreham
academy appears elsewhere In this
issue. The principal comes very highly
recommended as q scholar and a
teacher. With the two assistants the
academy will have o full COMPLEMENT
~ POI " HiNinH lubliuC-
ton in all the branches ordinarily pur-
sued in high schools. There is no rea-
son why the pleasant village OF Shore
ham should not have one of the best
schools in the state, and the trustees
seem to be taking steps to realize this
aeslfaPle eng,
Last Monday morning a delivery
team attempted to cross the railroad
track on Seymour street ahead OF the
southern bound mail, but Just as the
horse was stepping on the track the
driver became discouraged and turned
aside inst In time to avoid pulverizing
team ana load. A boy seated with the
driver Jumped out like a wise youth
when he saw that the attempt 10 cross
was to be made. II is foolish for q
team 10 try to take the track from a
locomotive, for the latter always re-
mains master of the situation.