The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-03-03
Local News.
The town reports are out.
Town meeting next Tuesday

The town reports are out.
Town meeting next Tuesday.
When is that cold weather com.
ing again2
VIII j. Powers has been home
on a visit, leaving Wednesday for
Bennington.
There was a meeting of the exc.
cutive board of the Atwood Sheep
Club at the Addison House yesterday.
III. B. Dodge has yielded to
communication between his house
and store.
The small boys are playing mar
tles, and the crow is around hunting
for dinner, both we'll known and infallia-
BILE signs of spring.
Judd Wright has returned from
his trip to Ohio, where he has dis
posed Of a lot of Merinos. He starts
again next Monday.
Abraham Williamson, who was
dropped from the pension rolls some
six years since, has, we learn, been re.
Gently restored thereto.
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The mud has begun to take hold,
and the farmer who comes to town
wishes that good roads were to be
had without paying for them.
Mr.. A. v. Brown, our photograph
er, has purchased of Mr.. Cary the
DR.. Kingsley place on Court street,
where he is already domiciled.
81. r ~ NMI .H|" ELLA
Rev. G. B. Stafford Of Burlington
preached at the congregational church
last Sunday morning and evening, in
exchange with Rev. Nj. Speare.
Mrs. s. A. and George Alden
have moved back upon their farm in
Whiting. They will be missed by
their numerous friends in this place.
The creek is right up in arms and
is booming over the falls and taking
along with It everything IN its reach.
Yesterday a good boat from somewhere
up stream went over.
Ex-Governor Stewart and Judge
Knapp were in Burlington on Tues
day, in attendance upon the opening
session of the United States Court.
Judge Wheeler presiding.
The Barnard panther, or his stuff.
fed skin, was on exhibition in Dyer's
block for two or three days this week,
and the exhibitors apparently pocket.
ed quite a number of dimes.
Peck Bros. of Burlington occupy
a half column of our space in calling
attention 10 their stock of carpets,
They have n of the most extensive
stock of goods in their line to be fou nd
in the state.
Mrs. Frank Mitchell gave a few
Of her friends a sleighride last Friday
evening. The occasion being her birth.
day. There were two sleigh loads
comprising a dozen or more, who
took supper at the Stevens House.
j. O'Connor & Co., have a new
hand, who Is an accomplished baker, in
their employ, who makes the incest
kind Of buns, rolls and all kinds OF
cake, as q personal trial attests. Cakes
for weddings and other festsvities viii
be spscialiiies with them hereafter.
Hardly q streak of snow 10 to be
seen on the landscape today. The thsw
which began Monday has continued
with increasing power, and the heavy
rain OF wednesday removed almost the
last of the recent snow fall. The oldest
inhabitant says he new saw anything
like 1t before.
In another column will be found
the card of the Shoreham Hotel. It's
jolly landlord, Mr.. ID. j. Wright, is
Just the Kind of mar one likes to
INIT mn u;th Qua ~ l.nS
country hotel, and one which we are
glad TO be assured is free from the
curse If rumselling.
On Friday evening of last week
a party of our younger lads and misses
enjoyed q sleigh ride. All went wei
until Henry Moore's sleigh upset, the
horse went faster the further he lef
Henry behind, and at last brought ur
In Carlton Moore's yard with shattered
shafts and slightly dilapidated harness
The lecture which was announced
for last week by Pres. Hamlin aut
deferred on account of the sever,
storm; may be expected next Tues
day evening at z 1.2 O'Clock at tn,
Congregational church. Subject: Sci
entific revelations Of the effects of alec
hol on the human system.
The Vermont Merino Seeep Breed
er's Association received during Jan
nary thirty-two new applications TO
membership, and during Fe5ruar,
forty-one. If these members are al
accepted, 1t will make the member
ship of the association eight hun
bred and four. The cash receipts du
ring the two months were S642. 90.
States Attorney Slade was calleI
to Hancock last week to look into
case where o taxpayer was allege,
70 have sworn to q false list. Az
parently tho case may be settled O
rectification Of his account with th
town by the accused party, but nevei
theless something ought to be don
TO remind people disposed TO dodg
taxation of the fact that the law prc
vides an effective remedy for thei
cases.
Geo. Pinney has q v yea
old daughter very sick as the result Q
Vaceination. She was vaccinated som
weeks sgo, but as II did not "take,
she was revaccinated on Thursday Z
last week. She in q few days brok
nj all over her body and shove
dangerous symptoms. The cause
thought 10 have been some abnoi
NAL condition of her blood, as pnr
vaccine points were used In performin
the operation. Her condition yesteI
day was not worse, and II 10 hope
thai the vyOrat "a uaef