The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-07-21
Local News.

Part of the frame OF the Baptist
church is up.
Frank Mcclure Is visiting his
friends in town.
Milton A. Brooks is another visi.
tor to town this week.
p. A. Grhwold of the class of 80
was In town this week.
-"Garden sass" is becoming
plentiful In the market.
Mics Matte Holden lbegan a term
Of school in Cornwall last Monday.
--Picnics and especially camping out
is the prominent subject of converse.
ton.
Corn has taken q vigorous start
during the hot season and is making up
for lost time.
The movement of sheep westward
Is showing more than usual midsum-
mar activity
The farmers have had little reason
to complain of the weather for haying
for over week past.
Judge Knapp accompanied the edi-
torial excursion party from Burlington
to Aussble Chasm, yesterday.
George Knapp has gone to visit
bis uncle and aunt, Rev. and Mrs. w.
W. Winchester, at Blackinton, Mass.
Prof. Seely and family start to
morrow for their camping ground near
Basin Harbor. They,will probably be
absent month.
BE careful about indulging in too
much ice water this hot weather. It
would be as well not to gaze upon
whiskey and lager at all.
R. Maldoon's il still the boss place
for lunch In Vergennes. "Dick" Is
always provided, and ready to furnish
q hrst-class meal on short notice. -
-Miss Johanna O'Leary, daughter of
Mr.. j. OLeary, 10 home visiting after
an absence of several years. She has
bean engaged in teaching school in
California.
The guinea fowl will eat potato
Portable way TO gst,,rid Of the unmelo-
dious fowl will besto session tho bugs
we'll with paris green.
The other day q copy of Swift's
History of Middlebury and some news
papers were put under the corner stone
Of Bcckwith d Wainwright's building
for the information of posterity.
We have received from ii. II.
Ross, the principal, the twenty.third
annual catalogue of the Vermont Epis-
cspal Institute at Burlington. We
noticed In it the name of Mr.. Perry r.
Fletcher Of Middlebury, as assistant In
English.
The children OF w. G. Langworthy
on Tuesday evening last reminded
their mother that It was her forty
seventh birthday by "suprising" her
after the approved fashion, all being on
hand for q good time. They left her
several appropriate presents.
j. E. Negus, our enterprising tai
ior. has t.b.- .i:.. ny the h-nic- Z --.s
ordered lot of foreign goods for win
ter suits similar to tho handsome silk
mixed suitings he has had for the
summer season. These goods are some
Of the finest ever seen In town.
William Cady, who works In
emith u Aliens factory, seems to be
rather unfortunate this year. His sec
ond mishap occurred last week, when
no ont the ball of his right thumb on q
circular saw, making o painful wound
and disabling him from work for q
Will o.
Mrs. Sturtevant retu rned on Mon.
day from q three weeks trip, mostly in
Orleans County, in the interest of the
state W. @. T. u. She delivered
addresses In most OF the towns of the
county and organized ono new union.
Most Of the towns have already organ
lied unions.
Rev. +. H. Foster, q graduate OF
Harvard University, and Andover
Theological Seminary, and for three
years past studying at Leipsic, Germa-
ny, was In town this week. He was
invited with reference to the position
Of Greek professor In the college. He
10 recommended o. Q thorough aud
accomplished scholar.
II. A. Rowe conveys a column of
interesting information In this issue
which our readers should peruse and
profit by. Mr.. Rowe's gifts to his Gus
tomers have proved quite "taklne" and
We believe all are srtisfied with his
mode Of Offering them. The last gift,
nice piece Of silver ware, was taken
~ Mrs. b. Boardman Of East Middle
bury.