The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-29
Local News.

The summer boardcr has taken
wing.
Fred Foote is happy father just
now. It's girl.
MIR. ii. W. Footc started for Hills
dale, Michigan, Wednesday.
Robert Thomas buried a little
child nine months old last Sunday.
Since tho equinoctial spent its force
we have enjoyed beautiful fall weather.
"A considerable number of Middle
bury people went to the Vcrgcnncs fair
this week.
considerable gravel is being spread
np'n the streets needing it, Seymour
street being at present i fEscs 5brGnc%t
ment in this issue. Their new stock is
worth looking at, and if you look you
will probably buy.
"A woman may became good type
setter, but she will never do for fore
man. Why? Because it takes her so
long TO make up her form.
The creek has been quito high all
the week, and shows no signs of going
down at prescnt-prooft that the ground
received thorough soaking last week.
-Twenty-ninc tickets were sold at
this station for the New York excursion
last Tuesday. Several persons took
advantage of the chance to go to mar
ket.
Col. A. A. Fletcher has up new
Eclipse wind engine in the rear of his
premises, which draws water up from
the creek for the supply of his build
ings.
Butter is going up at rate that is
disgusting TO those who do not make
butter ltts5' but ,tbe. diary fadueHYnl AR on
Mondays.
wv yvuU returned nome last week,
having ended his engagement in the
band of Robbins circus. lie hopes to
join a circus which will travel in the
south during the winter.
Geo. Norton has bought tho old
Copeland place on the lane leading
north from Seminary street, now Occu-
pied by Ed Daniels. The consideration
is said TO be eight hundred dollars.
Several members of the Middlcbury
w. &. Il. u, went on Tuesday last TO
attend the annual convention of the
state Union at bennington, held on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week
-Tuse Kidder is having work on his
house, near the passenger depot,
pushed actively. He is filling in the
front of it with soil taken from the
ground between j. O'COnnor's bakery
and ii. b. Dodgo's storage house.
Tho w. G. Il. IT,, will meet in the
sewing machine rooms of II. NJ. Chap
man ~ Co., on Thursday, Oct. 9th, at
one O'Clock p. m, to sew for the needy
families. All ladies who are interested
in this work arc invited TO be present.
Mrs. Il. Il. Churchill is doing dress
making at her rooms in Tupper's block
formerly occupied by Mrs. Sumner
She Is said 10 be very fine seaInstress
and the ladies will doubtless largely
avail themselves of her services. Mrs
Sumner will begin work with Mrs
Churchill next week.
Several specimens of marble from
the farm of Mir. John Shedrick, al
Brooksville, have been left on oul
table. They arc all apparently first.
class marble, and ii The quarry afford,
hucu ntoic III lAlSc Quantities, IL is cVl'
IDENTIFY valuable one.
There was o very pleasant socia
gathering at the Lake DunmOrc House
Wednesday evening which was partic l.
pated in by about twenty couples from
Middlcbury. Dancing was INDUCED
i'll until the small hours, and the pleas.
ant evening made it very enjoyable
Mine host Hopper provided a supper
which was praised by the most critical
and altogether did credit to his well
known hospitality.
Mr.. Byron Deming, of Arcata
California, has been visiting in this vi
cinity for few weeks. Mr.. Demini
is native of Salisbury, and formerl,
lived in Middlebury. lie went I,
California in 1850, where he has resided
ever since, and most of the time a
Arcata, which is q numbering town OF
the coast of the northern part of tn,
state. Mr.. Deming was a member o
Lake Dunmore Lodge /. o. o. i. O
this place before he went to California.