The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-08-04
Local News.

Miss Cora Holley is visiting in Rut-
land.
The demand for rain is getting
earnest.
Rev. Mr.. Speare is sojourning
am ong the Adirondacks.
The rush for the seaside and fol
the camping grounds continues.
F. A. Bond has gone to Martha 6
Vineyard for two or three weeks.
HUB" Potter of the Wheat Bit
tiers notriety is i'll town this week.
C. c. Peck has been making some
much needed repairs about his mill.
-Trackmen are busy laying steel
rails and grading on the Middlebury
section.
-Haying is nearly completed and
many of our farmers are well into
harvesting.
Mrs. w. II. Button, with her sons
has gone to Wallingford, for a visit OF
few days.
Goo. Knapp has returned from his
visit to Rev. W. w. Winchester, at
Blackington, Mass.
The work on Beckwith & Co.'s
new block goes forward slow, material
being forthcoming.
- Miss Nettie Van Vliet of Shelburn
has been in town few days visiting
relatives and friends.
w. Seymour Alden has taken him.
ccongeniai climate 70 for a few few days. ~"
George Vallette is suffering from
very sore right hand, caused, he
thinks by the sting of some insect.
New plank has been laid on the
sidewalk on the north end of the rail.
road bridge near Brewster's block
Prof. Higley has returned from his
"camping out" and expects to start for
Europe about the first of September.
The planking on the bridge, which
has been in rather "scaly" condition
for some time past, has been repaired.
"A party consisting of Oscar and
Will Cushman, Luther Farnsworth and
Fred Jackson, with their families, is
this week camping out at Lake Dun.
more.
Next we will have coat-tail fiirta-
ton code: Having the coat-tails covered
with mud, will mean 81 don't like her
father"
Randall Hammond paid visit to
Malone, N. Y, last week. He has re-
turned and oounao cd hio dutioo at the
post Office.
DIR. M. II. Eddy has been walking
with a cane for some time, on account
of fall which badly sprained his left
knee, last week.
frankie Severance. who has been
confined to his home for several weeks
with the typnoid fever, is now able to
be about our streets.
Ladies, when being courted, ought
not to object to moderate use of tobac.
CO. They should recollect that where
there is ''fiame" there must be smoke
We would call the attention of ouI
readers to the advertisement of Messrs.
s. & G. l.. Nutting, of this village
Parties in want of anything in their line
will do well to "drop in"
st. Stephens Sunday School will
make their excursion to Queen City
Park on Thursday of next week
Tickets at the usual excursion rates.
Two young maa have been anus
ing themselves by seeing how near
the falls below the bridge they could go
without going over. They are evi.
IDENTIFY anxious for funeral.
Prof. Edward III. Griffin of Will
liams College will preach at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday. Prot
Higley will preside at the organ. Mrs
Pitts will also be present.
Last Saturday there was ground at
the Star Mills grist of this seasons
wheat, which was dry and in perfect
condition for grinding. 1t was raised
by Mr.. Joseph Hamblin of Bridport.
Sheldon IL Co., have on exhibition
apiece of rope about two inches long
which was used TO hang the assassin
Gniteau with, 1t is accompanied by an
affidavit made and signed by Warden
Croker.
The Rev. Geo. r. Van De Water
rector of st. Luke's church, Brooklyn,
N. Y, will preach at st. Stephens next
Sunday morning, Aug. 9th. Uelebra-
ton of the holy communion also al
morning service.
The Sing Sing On. " Republican
gives an obituary NOTICE of Major
William w. Benjamin, one of the prin.
cipals of the Mount Pleasant Military
Academy, who died recently at the age
of fifty-two. He was native of Yer
mont.
Mr.. Geo. w. Palmer, of Philadel.
phia, Pa, made this o flee pIeasan cal
Yesterday. He was formerly a resi-.
dent of this place, bnt took his depar.
tpre to the city of Quakers, nearly q
score and ten years Since. He favors
our readers frequently with letters from
that city.