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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-03-24
RIP7'ON.

Not much maple sugar here thi,
year unless you buy il.
There is considerable sickness
among the younger members of our
community, mainly disease of pul.
monary character.
Mrs. j. c. Kirby is having a Sc.
rious time with a carbuncle on her
forehead and n regular skin disease
that resists all applications thus far.
Mr.. Philander Green slipped and
fell while about his business, a short
time ago, and in some unexplained
manner across two thresholds at the
same time, and was seriously injured in
the side and about the face.
Mr.. and Mrs. G., Il. Fisher are
again afflicted by the loss of their four
year old son, Clyde, who passed to the
"summer land' on the 18th instant.
from an attack of pneumonia that
seized him only two or three days be-
lore. Only q few months ago, an in
FAINT daughter went to her home.
They have the sympathy of the commu-
nifty.
The Directory chap has been
among us delivering his little book,
left all his customers pleased, some 10
see the last of him, aud others 10 Sc
cure the work, which in the main, is
valuable book of reference. That it
contains errors the publishers do not
deny, but they are as few as could be
but it seems to MS that they
might haye kept their promise as TO-
tho map, which does not ill the bill ~
a long shot.
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VERGBNNES.

Ira Bingham has opened his new
store in the Stearn's block.
F. Il. Haven has sold six.year-old
Alderney COW to Obed Whipple, of
North Pomfret, for 500. She is a fine
animal, registered IN the American
Jersey cattle club book.
One Of the strangest condolences
ever known was the number of citizens
of this and all the adjoining towns who
suddenly conceived desire to visit
friends and relatives at a distance last
week. There is supposed TO be re-
mote connection between this singular
fact and the other singular fact that
many Of our first citizens, when they
saw a constable or deputy sheriff APP
preaching, would leave their houses
and start for a hiding place in the woods
or "behind the barn"
The prosecution of S. s. Gaines
came to temporary stay last week
through an agreement arrived at TO al
low Mr.. Gaines to plead guilty TO thirty
offences, which, he did, following OF
course with the usual appeal. This
action Is understood TO to have the ap-
proval Of somo of the best citizens of
Vergennes, for reasons best known to
themselves. If the case is pushed in
the county court, the practical effect
will be as good as though Mr.. Gaines
had plead guilty to three hundred oflen-
ces, or had been tried and convicted of
as many in the justice court.
MIR. Gaines is said TO be very bitter
and defiant, and to have announced his
determination to continue the sale of
liquors as freely as ever. 1t is evident
that he has enjoyed IMMUNITY so long
that he can not yet grasp the idea that
public sentiment in regard to his viola
ton of the law is greatly changed, and
that TO many to whom he has been In
the past successful aud popular land.
lord, he is now, in consequence of the
position he takes, simply reckless and
misguided criminal. 1t remains TO be
seen which is the stronger, the law or
Sam Gaines.
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WHITING,

, Mr.. A. Baldwin still continues q
sufferer, although lying In comatose
state. lie does not appear 10 suffer as
much as one would think.
The sound of the axe and buck SAT
are heard in the wood yard of nearly
every farmhouse in town at the present
time, and also the faint bleating of u
little lamb in an occasional sheep barn.
Said lamb is doubtless worth from ten
to one hundred dollars. Calves may
bawl as loud as they please; they are
not worth minding.
Some moving in aud out of town
this spring. Mr.. Edward Casey moves
TO Brandon, having purchased q farm
has bought q farm in Rochester, instead
sold. Mrs, Alden moves from Middle
bury back to her farm, where her
brother, Mr.. T.. Casey, has lived some
three years past.
The agent of Chid's DIRECTORY
and Gazetteer" has distributed his due
proportion of volumes through the
town. Well, we hope some are salts
fed with their purchase and can find
their moneys worth. We can't. Per-
haps those who see their names In print
as justices of the peace, town grand
jurors, listers, &C., may feel highly
elated, but who will care ten years
hence if Mr.. A. II. b. was justice of the
peace, or V. X. lister, or Willy Walker
overseer of the poor and selectmanp
Some have even offered their books for
sale at one-half their cost, but find no
buyers. Well, "the fools are not all
dead"
Nearly four weeks since two men
came into town and contracted for
about 2000 bushels of potatoes at one
dollar per bushel. They have taken
away nearly or quite 1000 bushels. The
owners of the remainder are well, we
will not say matchmaking the buyers,
but we presume are wishing they would
put in an appearance and take them.
Some have concluded to sell again for
what they can get. We understand
that Mr.. II. d. Needham has filled
car, paying So cents per bushel.
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WEYBRIDGF.

Il. Huntington Is thoroughly re-
pairing his tenant house.
Mr.. g. W. Sneden Is to remain In
the grist mill another year, we under
stand.
The widow of Amos Landon has
let her farm tor the year to Mr.. Hatch
OF West Ferrisburgh
g. w. Snedep, mail contractor
here, has Engaged Mr.. j. =. Cole 10
carry the mali for one year. Commits
sions will be executed and passengers
and freight transported upon reason
able terms.
We regret TO learn of the accident
that has befallen our former townsman,
Mr.. Charles Hayes, now of st. Adams.
He Is remembered by us as an honest,
steady boy, winning our respect by his
quiet, unassuming ways. He has been
in the employ of the Vermont Central
railroad for long time as conductor OF
freight, and enjoys the company's con-
fidence to large extent. He has the
sympathy of his many friends here.
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BRISTOL.
- School meeting next Tuesday night

School meeting next Tuesday night.
Eugene Halleck is clerking for N.
Dunshee.
IS. w. Hatch is getting in his new
stock of furniture, etc.
We hear that II. II. Mardin is going
to Minnesota soon 10 locate.
Postmaster Landon's son Is getting
better; also Elder Quimby. Mrs. Allen
Is still very low.
The boiler for S. Il. Gains new
mill still sticks in the mud this side of
New Haven depot.
. N. +. Dunshee moved his dry
goods, etc, into Dunshee's block yes
terday. W. b. Dunshee moved his
clothln &, etc, Into The corner store yes
terday.
There seems TO be more moving.
changing tenemenis, this spring, than
usual. The all-important question IL,
"Where are Won going TO live this
year,"
- A. j. Eastman got his left arm
badly sawed last week while filing his
lumber saw at Rocky Dale. lie also
cut quite cash in Qne leg. lie is now
confined TO his house in consequence.
lie had narrow escape, 10 say the
least
1T seems all easy matter for 70 or
100 persons TO get ont 10 a shake. down,
wedding anniversary or surprise party
(call 1t what you please, but 1t 10 sell
dom we get ont more than six or eight
to prayer meeting. Comment Ia nu-
necessary.
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County News.
CORN WALL.


Mrs. Benjamin Fields is on the sick
list.
--Sugar-makers are operating vigor-
ously, with fair prospects.
"A. G. Jones is still shipping pro.
duce, but prices are on the decline.
Alma Jones, Jr. of East bethlehem
Pa, has been in town two weeks visit-
ing his father and other friends, and
looking after Spanish perino sheep.
lion. Henry Lane visited Lunen-
burgh last week to meet DR.. Cutting and
other members of the board of asrIcul-
ture to make preparations for the pub
lication of the report Of the board.
Mr.. f. G. Farnham SHARED his
French merino ram, "Jay Could" last
Saturday. The fleece, which was only
of eleven months growth, weighed
thirty-three pounds. A considerable
number of persons interested in sheep
were present.
Mrs. Walker Linsley was buried on
Sunday, March II. She was the oldest
person In town, being in her ninety.
seventh year. She had suffered severely
for many years with rheumatism, which
confined her to her room. Her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Guernsey, had cared for her
with great tenderness for a long period.
a daughter of Mr.. Elijah B. Foot
died quite suddenly on Saturday, March
IL. Mr.. Foot left for Colorado on
Wednesday, March g. to make arrange
ments for removal to that STATE, leay-
ing Mrs. Foot and two children at
Crown Point, n. V, with her relatives,
Three days later the little daughter,
eighteen months old, died, after brief
illness. Much sympathy is felt for the
Frank Demo and Lena Santor,,
from Salisbury, while passing over the
road from West Salisbury station to
South Cornwall, about eight O'Clock oil
the night of the 10th, were overturned
and Demo was instantly killed. 1t
appears, after ascertaining the facts,
that Demo was out for ''time," and
had been indulging In liquor, as a bot
tie was found with him. A few rods
east ofN. Is. Douglass, on the Salisbury
road, Is fall and sluice, some four feet
hlhh' ~ oPpSaio iIOm tuc tThCks tuey
were driving at high speed, when
they struck the fall, and the horse must
hav0 been drawn one side, as he had
beeD owned in the neighborhood and
was we'll acquainted with the road. AS
the wagon overturned the occupants
were thrown out. Miss Ssntor was but
little hurt, and not finding Frank in the
dark went for help, saying she was
afraid he was killed. Several men were
soon on the spot, and found Denno
lying beneath the wagon, with blood
flowing profusely from his mouth and
nose. The horse, which was but little
hurt, was lying partially upon his back.
Il was thought In falling he had crushed
Demo beneath him. The girl was un-
able to give any account Of the catas-
trophe. He was carried to Mr.. Doug
lass, where he lived bnt short time,
then taken to his home In Salisbury
The funeral was attended the Sunday
following. III
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BRIDPORT.

Spring.
- Mr. L. b. Jewett thinks of return.
ing west soon.
An Estey organ has been put in the
Congregational church on trial.
= Tho supper aud the Sciopticon ex.
hibition that was given by tie ladies
and Mr.. Farnsworth, on Tuesday eve
OF last week, called in quite crowd. \
I lone of the pleasantest occasions OF
,tbe winter was the celebration of u
golden wedding at the residence of
Hon. Jonas n. Smith, on Monday even
ing, March Is. Judge Smith was mar
ried at Cornwall, March -, 1882, to
Miss Maria Gale, daughter of Gen.
Summer Gale of Cornwall. lie has
resided since that time, until the pres
ent winter, in Addison, owning large
tract of land near Lake Champlain, and
has been an active and energetic
farmer, taking much interest in the
improvement in agricultural affairs,
and holding many offices of RESPONSE
bility and trust. For the past few years
he has been the proprietor of "Grand
View Mountain" a popular res ,rt In
the summer. Mr.. Smiths residence
had been cheerfully decorated by apt
and willing hands, and the bridal pair
OF 1882 received, standing under
handsome canopy festooned with flow.
ere, and were earnestly congratulated
by the large number of friends present
on their reaching this marked anniver-
sary in the enjoyment of health and
surrounded by SO many of the blessings
OF life. Judge Smith was born In 1906
and Mrs. Smith In 1909, and she is the
third member of Gen. Gales family
who has celebrated golden wedding,
the other two being DR.. Nathan Gale
of Orwell and Mrs. Elijah Foot of Corn.
wall. Many presents of value were
rendered to the bridal pair, many of
them being golden, and one, being very
much admired, was the gift of Francis
DE Long, Esq, of California, an elegant
pair of white blankets manufactured in
California, with the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith woven into the fabric, and
the date Of the anniversary. These
blankets are much finer than .snything
manufactured In the Eastern states.
Refreshments were served in handsome
style, and the evening was one of great
enjoyment to all who were present.
Five persons were present besides the
bride and groom who attended the we'd
ding>ef 1882. ~
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No Place Like Home.

"There is no place like Monochrome.
People In boarding-houses sigh for il
and sing about it, and always will, so
long as the hand organ is heard in the
land. Everybody remembers the old
homestead where he was born-one OF
those old rambling houses that cover
four acres Ct grcand and are full OF in.
Vulnerable highways and byways, hooks,
corners and closets. Why, I remember
OF going to one Of them out in Wiscon.
sin. They took me to the spare room
that place OF desolstion in any house
that contains one-and gave me tallow
candle to go to bed by. And then
there was one Of those old feather beds
six feet high, that yu wonder how
under the sun you'll ever climb into.
When you do succeed in falling into it,
you go down, down, clear out Of sight,
your legs and arms sticking out in four
directions from the coverings, that are
too short and too narrow, and you get
colds and rheumatism and consumption
and die in six months. And then there
is the hole In the window for the air
and the cats to come in. Both came:
the air the most numerously, but the
cats to stay the longest. Then they al.
ways eat breakfast in the night in these
old houses. and the kitchen, where they
do it, Is four counties away from the
spare room, while the Thermometer is
l94 degrees below zero and scratching
hard to get lower.
Home is more to o woman than.to q
man. 1t is her temple. She is its god.
dess, its priestess--but oftener its jani.
tor. A man doesn't look so longingly
back at the old home, though it never
cost him a cent, bought all his clothes
and sent him to college. A man likes
his home when no gets acquainted in
It, because there his stupidity passes for
the profoundest wisdom. His Jokes are
all laughed at Though it needs a CLOS
sary to get at their meaning) if he only
indicates th5laughing place. When a
man dies he is wept for at home, but
the cold world moves right along as il
nothing had happened; fond lovers
come to his graveyard even; wear his
tombstone smooth sitting on it, con-
tract bad poetry and worse rheumatism
and burden the air with labial con.
fectionery. I've heard that there were
skeletons in many homes. They never
get there unless they are brought. Sc.
crets in the family are bad things.
There is one, though. that's all right,
and that is q handsome Christmas pres
ent for the husband, for the bill is sure
to be sent to him four days before
Christmas. 30 that {, erything is made
lovely and harmonious. - Bmdetts.
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COMMUNICATION.
Mr.. EDITOR :

Mr.. EDIToR:-
For several years the prohibitory
law with lis penalties has been left In
general to lake care of itself. The in.
action of officials and the apparent In.
difference OF citizens, has bred discour-
agement among the friends of temper
ance. The Same state of things has
likewise bred feeling OF security
among the violaters of the law, and OF
contempt alike for the law and
for the sentiment 1t represents.
II has been generally believed,
for u example, that liquor has
been constantly sold at the Stevens
House, Vergennes, yet for half dozen
years the proprietor has not been cal
led TO account in tho courts. Lately
States Attorney Slade commenced
prosecution against him. After some
days the defendant was allowed to
plead guilty to thirty offences and take
his appeal TO the county court. In
thus closing the case It may also be
said that Mr.. Slade had the endorse
ment of the temperance men of the
city, who knew all the circumstances.
Permit me now through your col
ums to suggest a few things worthy the
attention of the temperance men of the
county. First, it ia time to bestir our
selves. 1t would, Indeed, be time, did
we look only at the long insction that
lies behind us. But a beginning has
been made. Let the knowledge that
one effort has been made to sustain the
law, rouse the whole law-abiding SEN
timent of the county. Also, let the
whole county be a unit. Vergennes
needs the sympathy and moral support
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ADDISON.

g. @. Hanks is under The doctors
Mr.. Aaron Ilindes la, gone to
Michigan.
"A. ID. Hatch sill under the doc
tors care.
&C. Torrcy now owns the celebrsi-
ed Kent house.
Burt Lucia and lady have returned
to Massachusetts.
Waller lockwood is occupy the
old Ilindcs farm.
IS. Farmer proposes 10 complete
his house repairs.
ID. NJ. Norton Il erecting poultry
house.
Our farmers favorite game ,"bask-
ing in the sun a. the wood pile"
Our farmers are securing their
help. Wages promise better than last
season.
Some of our temperance ca folks
were badly frightened at the late liquor
war In Vergennes.
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FIRST Run or SAp.-The Young
people OF the Methodist Episcopal
church invite their friends to a sugar
party at tho vestry of the church, on
Wednesday evening, March %, The
proceeds of tho small admission fee
will go to finish paying for the new or
gan.
The special town meeting called
yesterday to elect lister In place of
Hon. l.. ID. Eldridge, was not very
largely attended. George Hammond
was elected TO the vacancy. A little
discussi IN followed as TO whether, be-
Ing a federal office holder, Mr.. liam
mond was eligible to a town office, but
the meeting did not seem to care much
about 1t, and adjournment was had
without a decision of that important
point. 1t is generally felt that few
men could fill The office as we'll as Mr..
Hammond.
Another OF the se,ies of temper
ance meetings was held at the NJ. L.
vestry, Tuesday evening. w. G.
l. angworthy was in the chair. DR..
Hamlin opened with prayer. Rev.
Mr.. Hall, of Vergennes, had been invi-
ted to address the meeting but was I'M
able to be present. Rev. d. +, Estes,
of Vergennes, was present, however,
and made some excellent remarks.
President Hamlin, Mr.. Langworthy,
Rev. MIR. Speare, Mr.. M. &. Foote,
and Prof. Seely also took part, and
made it very interesting and eDjoya.
BILE meeting, from which those present
seemed to derive much encourage
ment.
EAST MIDDLEBURY.
More snow in reserve for us.
MIR. Reno has moved into the T.. |
Stearn's house.
j. Ii. Nash has engaged TO work
for K. j. Olmsted.
The sugar orchards are yielding
their saccharine freely.
We hope that at the newly warned
town meeting the elected listers will
abide.
-Haying is seen quite frequently,
but the barn or stack Is the only re-
source now.
Appearances indicate the weather
into the lap of the next.
-Wo have some scriptural men and
women here who are faithful keepers
of the letter of the law.
-Bertio e. Peck, while running the
clothes pin machine in his fathers fac
tory, last Monday morning, got his
hand caught In the machine. 1t stop
ped the machine by the belt running
of, which saved him from suffering
more than badly jamming tho ends Of
his fingers.
There will be donation party for
the benefit of Rev. f. Lowndes at E. j.
Olmsted't dwelling, Thursday eve,
March sc, 1882. If 1t storms OH that
night the party will be held the follow.
ing eve. There was meeting at the
Monday eve, and committees
and arrangements made TO
have an oyster supper and good time
generally. A general invitation is ex-
tended.
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Local News.

Mr.. Munroe Peck is moving into a
tenement on Depot street.
Mr.. John T. Whitlock has moved
on TO farm in Brandon.
Al ID. Wright starts next week for
Bowling Green, Ohio, TO attend q
school for year.
Mr.. Ira Pond, who has been quite
sick for several weeks, is improving
but has hand very sore from erysipe-
las.
Mr.. Joseph Battell has been in
New York this week, attending to the
sale of lot of his horses.
Elmer l.. Cowles of the college
went home to New Haven sick, last
week, but we understand he is better.
#, VIII Benton's horse ran away from
the mill shed where he YVES hitched the
other evening, the result being wagon
somewhat damaged.
Maple sugar begins to come In in
appreclable quantities. The quality is
very good, and farmers expect good
season for the article.
The remains of Miss Clara Randle
were taken from this place to Norwalk
Connecticut, on Monday. Tho burial
services we're on Tuesday afternoon.
Two or three inches of snow fell
Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning, adding to the mud when the
sun came out Wednesday afternoon.
Tho boiler at the graded school
wouldn't hold water last Monday, ow-
ing to defective valve or something,
and the scholars had another days va
cation in consequence.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Goodrich are
TO start next Monday for New Britain,
Conn, where Mr.. Goodrich has secured
good position. There will be many
regrets at losing Mrs. Goodrich from
! Middlebury society.
Prof. Brainerd's lecture ON cleo
tricity at the college chapel, last Fri
day evening, was we'll attended, and
proved quite treat. The experiments
passed Cd without hitch and In the
dsrkened room were vivid and beauti.
full.
by an accident an item in our last
issue concerning the new honey.box
machine at Smith & Aliens factory
was badly mntilated, a line being drop
ped out. Most of our readers probably
were able to supply the missing line 80
rs TO understand where the machine
was.
Admission 20 the Junior Exhibition
at Academy Hall, Tuesday evening, the
18th, at o'clock. will be by tickets of
invitation from the faculty. Gentlemen
and ladies' who would like TO attend
but may not have received tickets are
Invited to call at Prof. Parker's and
they will be supplied.
w. Markham has shouldered
NJ responsibilities of the matrimonial
IL, uaving come mp from Rutland ard
'spiqf red Miss Flora, daughter of Dan
r3a3s, Esq. The ceremony took
lsc4 at Mr.. Adams residence,
nd esday evening. A number Of
Re lends of the parties were present,
"a DE occasion was a pleasant one.
10 Is now an employe In futile 4
co.1 job printing office in Rutland.
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A COnundrum Explained.

"How do you come to ask six dollars
for this load of firewood, when John
Smith, your neighbor, offers the came
kind Of wood for four dollRrsP" was the
question Gilhooly asked Of the man in
charge of q load OF fuel in Austin.
"Well, you see 1 am going to be
indicted for stealing this wood, and J
will have to pay a.lawyer to prove my
innocence. That's why have to charge
two dollars load extra"
doesn't John Smith steal his wood,
tooT
Certainly he does. He outs il OF
the same tract of lend where ! got this. "
"Well, doesn't he have to hire a
lawy er, too, to prove his innocence"
"Of course not. He Is never indicted
by the grand jury"
"Why don't the grand jury indiet
him 2"
because he 10 always appointed
foreman. He has got more iLhuencs
than / have. - Sijiin9s.
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SHOREHAM.

Mrs. Mary Peake is in town giving
instructions to class in painting.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sampson
have finished their labors in Ticonde-
rrooga, and are spending few days at
Mr.. Myron Platt's.
Tho Shoreham Cheese Factory
corporation held meeting Monday,
March 2Otb, and reelected their Off
GERS. They intend to suspend making
cheese here the coming season. mas
much as there are so few patrons.
"A runaway caused little excite
ment last week Tuesday. Mr.. Will
liam Perry while calling at Dea. Hem
left his horse under the shed
where 1t was frightened and ran two
or three miles, leaving pieces of wagon
aud harness by the roadside.