The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-05-12
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p. N. Adams has moved his stool
of goods into his new and tasty resialI
r. n. in the basement of Charles Kid
der's store, corner of Main and Greer
streets.
There seems TO be considerable
casting about for candidates for side
Judges. In this connection why woult
ii not be well TO bresk over the ole
customs and rc-elect the present able
and satisfactory board of county judges
The farm of the late Stephen Field
at Center Ferrisburgh, comprising near.
ly ninety acres, has been purchased by
Byryn Field of that town, price forty
dollars per acre. Mr.. Field will, it is
understood, resume the business oil
buying and pressing hay at that place.
Extensive repairs have been made
in the store and tin shop of Messis 6.
Powers a. Kimball, TIE new sales.
room has been enlarged and painted, O
cellar basement extends throughout the
main building, and new steps and plat.
form render their store accessible, CON-
modious and convenient.
The Office of county senator for
this district is exciting some attention,
We hear the following names mention.
ed in connection with this office Messr:
Henry b. Williams and Henry Baldwin
of Monkton; e. S. Dana and d. w,
Nash of New Haven; w. Scranton OF
Vergennes; Carlton Read and Charles
Merrill of Addison.
e. G. Everest, the former proprietor
of the American House in this city, has
leased the house of Austin Field on
Green street and removed there. lie Is
the general state agent of the Eureka
Mower Co., and also engaged in The
purchase of wool; Mr.. Holmes of Peru,
N. Y, succeeds him in the manag
General manager j. s. Ilickok
has supplied the necessary telephone
instruments and connected the Farmers
National Bank with the National Horse
Nail Company's works and the tele.
phone lines to this city. 1t will prove
great convenience to the bank officials
The line now connects with the State
Reform School, the depot, and the prin.
cipal manufactures about the falls, the
Stevens House and j. s. Hickok's coal
office.
Charles Stone, the we'll known
mason in charge of the Cerment works
at Fort Cassin, who was seriously in.
jnred while attempting to cast of a belt
connected with the engine, has remain
ed Unconscious most of the time since
and his physicians consider it danger.
GUS to ate mpt his removal to his home
in this city. Fears are expressed that
the injuries in the head may permanent.
ly affect the brain, while even his
chances of recovery are not fully as
sured.
Tho village improvement society
are doing commendable work in i'm
proving and identifying our streets and
park. A fine row of elms extending
on either side of the highway leading
to the depot. the construction OF
gravel walks in Ia portion of the city
park together with general cleaning
up OF the highways and byways about
town, constitutes part of the labors
done. About 1920 raised by subscrip
ton has been thus expended to advan.
tagc.
The steamer "Curlew" will be sold
at auction OH the 18th inst, to satisfy
the mortgage held by portion of the
stockholders, amounting to $4,000.
This steamer, built in 1869 and purchas.
cd two years later by the $50 share
holders in this vicinity at cost of S15,.
900, proved decided loss after pay.
ing one dividend of perIcent. 1t then
ran behind receipts until $4,000 was ex.
pended, and the stock declined from its
par value of 800 until shares were
purchased at five dollars each, and it is
Rpafhsstq89 q2Ra pow BE- RRarchHssa g.
The engine and boilers alone originally
cost $1,000 and are said to be in excel.
lent condition at the present time, and
could not be replaced today at less than
$4,000. The steamer was originally
constructed of the best second growth
white oak and put together in tho most
thorough manner. At the time it was
brought here there was every prospect
of large freighting business, which
the subsequent construction of the
DelaW are & Hudson railroad and other
competition soon DESTROYED, and for
several succeeding seasons she was run
at decided loss.