Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-12-29
ADDISON COUNTY.
Middlebury.

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narrow locality.
Potatoes are now being shipped in large
quantities to the Boston markets, and the
price of them is continually rising in the local
markets.
Several carloads Of merino sheep are soon
to sent 10 the West. They have already been
bought aud paid for in the county and are
now awaiting the arrival Of the necessary
ears. Some of them arc TO go 10 Southwest
ern Pennsylvania, which State has not been
| hitherto much of market for Vermont
sheep.
Two Addison county men are in guam
dairy. AT the State Fair, last September,
| they made small bet on the position which
| the horse Black John would take in a GER
| tain race, and as there was no one with whom
they were acquainted near by at the time,
they put the money in the hands of "A gen
temanly looking stranger who was standing
near, and who said that he would be at one
of the hotels that evening after the races. As
matter of precautioD, however, they gave
him their addresses and he gave them an ad-
dress 50 that in case they should not see him
that evening, he could forward the stakes by
mail to the winner. They did not run across
him at the hotel that evening and the winner
has never received the amount of the stakes.
The men who paid the wager think that the
identity of the stake holder will always be a
mystery.
The New York Sun has just discovered
that Garfield clock, representing all the
scenes in the Presidential tragedy, had been
invented. The facts about the invention of
this clock by Mr.. Simeon llolton, clock
maker of Middebury, were published in all
the papers seven or eight months ago, 50
that the Sun is somewhat late with its news.
The SIN also locates Middlebury in Connec-
ticut. 1t snot that Middlcbury, Int some
other Nliddlebury.
A violent quarrel with some threatening
aspects, has broken out between the two
companies who are going to harvest ice here
this Winter and sell it next Summer. The
trouble arises over the right of way on 10 the
river, which one company claims to own ami
wants to prevent the other from using, The
trustees have been called In to settle the mat
ter.
The proprietor of the Glen House at Eus,
Mddleburv, Mr.. Wilflcd Allen, was hailed
before Il Salisbury justice of the peace at
East Middlcbury on Thursday, IN a charge
of selling liquor in violation of law. II. d.
Maynerd prosecuted in behalf OF the State,
and James NJ. Sladc defended. Specilica-
tons of the cases of sale and the witnesses
by whom the offences were to he proven
were called for by the defence, whereupon
the prosecution dropped that case and anOth-
or warrant was Immediately served. The
prosecution desired TO 90 on with the new
case at once. but the defendant objected
and the hearing was put over to Jan. 4th.
The 262i anniversary of the landing of the
Pilgrims was celebrated appropriately here
at the Congregational church Th urs-
day night Foreiathcrs Day celebrations
have long been an annual institution in Mid
dlcbury, and the maintenance of the custom,
as well as its oiiginalioa, are due 10 the I'M
firing and enthusiastic efforts Of Mr.. Phillip
I}altcll, who dcvotes much time aud atten-
ton every year to making the necessary
preparations for the event and who never
rests until the curtain has fallen and the sue
cess of the celebration is assured This year
the celebration was an undUubtcd success in
every respect. A large audience gathered at
the church at halt-pist six to take part in the
religious and commemorative part of the
exercises. The following programme was
carried out : Voluntary and anthem. praise
the Lord - invocation and reading of the
Scriptures by Prof, ssor Ezra Brauerd Of
Middlcbury College; hymn, "rhe break
ing waves dashed high" Mrs Hcman's we'll
known ode the Staging of which is a regular
feature of these annual gatherings PRAYER
|
| Methodist church, and the response God
be merciful unto us and bless us and show
us the light of his countenancc and
be merCltul unto us. Oh let the Nation
rejoice and be glad, for thou shalt Judge the
folk righteousy and govern the nations upon
Garth Rev. :. l. b. Spearc, pastor of the
Congregational church. tAen delivered the
address, which was long, interesting and APP
prOprate to the occasion, and being deliver
cd in Mr.. Spcaros effective aud eloqut MT
manner, IL was one Of the most successful
addresses ever delivered here On such an &C
Casion. After the address, the DoxOlogy was
said and then large part of the audience adj
jOurutd to the lecture room to supper. The
feast there spread out was an excellent one,
but one which would have been good deal
of a stranger to the stomachs of the Pilgrim
Fathers. The ladies' social party interspers-
ed with music and speeches, was great sue
cess. At a late hour in the evening the party
broke up, and those who had participated ia
II wended iher way home satisfied that they
had taken part in ole Of the most successful
gatherings of the kind ever held here.
The children of the Congregational church
enjoyed feast ut the church vestry on Fri
day evening, as II sct-oh TO The FOrcfathers
supper enjoyed by their elders the evening
before.
We have had some slight rains, considcra-
BILE of IL thaw, and on FRIDAY night heavy
fall OF snow came. But the tlaw has not
yet been sufficient TO materially alleviate the
| water famine in the western towns Of the
county.
The diphthcria does not spread apprcciably
as yet, and it does not look as though We
wero going to have much of n scare over
(.
Real estate matters are becoming active
and several important changes have taker
place recently.
The quarrel between the two companies OF
ice harvcsers has been finally settled by til,
action of the trustees, who have opened a new
road on to the river for the use Of one OF III,
companies.
One matter which the trustees ought Il
take in hand is the indiscriminatc throwing
of snow balls in the streets of the village
Injuries have before now resulted from lh
practice, and it ought 10 he pcremptOrilS
! prohibited in the village streets.
The Baptist church. built here during til,
past S ason, will he dedicated ON THURSDAY
Dee. IS.
The Gutter marble company will susprn,
operations during the holidays, and severa
: employees have gone to Rutland to spend thei
|, vacation.
n The musca' par; of the t'creiathers' da
e celebration here is worthy Of more cxtende
+. and special notice than has hitherto bee
d given it. Only Middlebury singers took pal
d in the programme, and it Is a matter of SUI
II prise as well as If congratulation thu
we have among lis % many fiji
voices as We were shown to have {
Thursday night, after the adjour
p ment to the lecture room Of Il
II church, The following singers too
he part Mrs. q, d. Miner, Mrs Henry
~ Foot, Mrs. julius w. Pitts, Miss Helen
10 Topper, Miss Elga Stewart, Miss Lut