The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-10
Local News.
YARN and peasant,

- Warm and peasant.
Pres. Hamlin preached in Burling.
ton, last Sunday.
Wood is lower, $3.50 tn $50 pei
cord being the ruling prices now.
-Dea. j. B. Benedict, has hired the
Victor Wright farm for the coming
Mrs. Isaac Williamson is very low
at BrattleborO, and the family have all
been summoned to be with her.
BY a reference to our marriage
notices 1t will be seen that our mer-
chant tailor has taken:a partner.
- We call attention to the card of
Hatch & Foote, well known bankers
of New York, In on other column.
Albert Chapman attended the
meeting of the American Agricultural
Association in New York last week.
The ice business continues lively.
The ice house of the Otter Creek Ice
Company near the depot is being fill
ed.
Edward Bond has bought the
Horace Dean place on Court Street,
paying therefor eleven hundred and
fifty dollars.
Henry Lane goes to Maine next
week to give an address at . meeting
of the Bord of Agriculture, at Farming
ton, on Emo wool sheep.
Prof. Higley will give the next lee
ture In the college chapel next Friday
afternoon, at four O'Clock. The public
are Invited as usual.
Mr.. John Jackson celebrated his
eighty-second birthday on Thursday
last by Gliding down the hill with the
rest of the boys on his hand sled.
Col. A. A. Fletcher's residence ID
now lighted with gas, for which the
generator and fittings were put in by
Mr.. Allen Calhoun of Burlington.
Enough snow fell last Saturday to
make thin sleighing, but 1t was too
light to be of lasting service, and the
last day or two have damaged it seri-
ously.
Rev. A. B. Lambert of Rupert was
recently visited by his friends in that
place, and after a few hours spent in a
social way they retired, leaving behind
them over eighty dollars In cash.
Rev Mr.. Speare will give the sixth
discourse In his series upon Applied
Christianity, next Sunday evening,
Subject, "The Christian at Play.''
Young peoples meeting in the yes try
at 8 O'Clock.
Prof. Seely's lecture in the college
chapel last Friday was upon glacial &C.
ton, and was illustrated by charts. 1t
was pronounced very interesting. A
considerable number from "down
town. attended.
Mr.. Mcclure is removing his bust.
ness place to the second door north OF
the Addison County Journal office,
kno wn as the Foot block. He has now
fine variety of goods in his line, and
all orders will be promptly attended
ty.
Mrs. E. A. Sturtevant left yester.
day for Orleans County where she is to
organize Temperance Unions and lee.
ture for two weeks, thence to Caledcnis
and Chittenden counties for two weeks
each, this followed by two weeks in
Addison county.
Mr.. Hamilton Meekin, for a long
time past q job printer In the Register
office, has gone to Conn.,, where be
has Q favorable situation In q printing
office. Hamilton is a steady, reliable
young man, who deserves success, and
his friends wish him good luck where
ever he goes.
The w. C. T. u. will ho,d Its mex
psrlor meeting upon the adjournment
of. The Addison County Temperance
convention, at the residence of Mr.. M
a. Munroe. on Seminary Street
Wednesday, February 10. Ladies ani
gentlemen attending the convention
and all friends of the Union are cordi
ally invited. Tea at six. /.
The Methodist pulpit was occupie,
last Sabbath by Rev. JkF Yates o
PhlladelphIs, who many years ago we
spastor h Middlebury, and who me
with some Of his old pensioners. Mr.
Yates has became somewbat wjdel,
known through bis grieyous domesti,
troubles, winch have been published In,
lenght and breadth OF the land. Hi
sermon was one of much power ans
eloquence.
Mr. John Hyde aud John III. Sar
gent have made an exchange of locs
tons this week, the former going int,
the basement of the Allen block Will
NJ. Sargent takes the whole of th,
rooms occupied by Mr.. Hyde and Mr.
Mcclure, the harness-maker. Mr.
Sargent will form q partnership will
Mr.. Allen Calhoun of Burlington,
skilled plumber and gas-itter, who ha
recently done some work in town.
w. ii. Ellis has sold his note,
trotting mare "Silver Nell" 10 Mi
Geo. Beverly, of Providence, r. ]
The price obtained is reported t
have been close upon two thousan,
dollars. Silver Nell showed excellen
capacity o o trotter, and with th
skilled training which she will receive
will doubtless be heard from In tn
future. She had q record of 1856
obtained at the last State fair at Nom
pelier, and had done several second
better in private trials. Mr.. Ellis
now driving q five year old sister c
Silver Nell, who shows much promise