The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-03
Local News.

1Ocal MOVIE
Geo. c. Walker Is clerking for
Farnsworth IL Co.
Loren Richards, of Brooksville ID
In Maine selling sheep.
"A large variety of weather yester.
day, except extreme cold.
Whitmore q Clark'R Minstrels at
Academy Hall this evening.
Rev. Mr.. Speare exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Geo. e. Hall Of Vergennes,
last Sunday.
"A. A. Wood of Saline, Michigan,
recently paid &. N. Bisseli $500 for
twelve eve lambs. 1t is boom.
Il. L. Eells and G. A. Sperry have
returned from two weeks journey
west. Guess they didn't like the coun-
try.
Prof. Seely lectures before the coll
lege students In the chapel, this Friday
afternoon. at four o'clock. The public
are Invited.
j. E. Negus is soon going to have
large supply of handsome new goods
for the spring and summer wear many
of which are very striking and hand
some in appearance.
The lecture before the Graded
School on Friday last by Prof. Seely,
on Chemical Manipulations, with num-
erous experiments, was very instructive
and thoroughly appreciated by teachers
aud pupils.
-Beckwith & Co. have purchased
the lot where Gov. Stewards burned
block was located and will build there
block for their business. They may
be depended upon to put up good
building.
Tho ladies aid society of the M. E.
church of Weybridge will give an en-
tertainment at Mr.. John II Sprague's,
Waltham, Monday evening, Feb. 8, 1882.
Coffee and cake will be served. All
are invited.
TEMPERANCE MEETiNG.-Everybody
is invited to attend the next temper
ance meeting, at the vestry Of the Con-
gregational church, next Tuesday
evening. Business of Importance 10 10
be considered.
Mr.. ". Peet, who has been visit
ing friends in this vicinity for some
weeks, returned to his home In Ala
media County, California, last Tues
day. He made purchases of valuable
sheep to take along with him.
The W. c. T. U. will hold Its
next parlor meeting at the home Of
Mrs. Munroe, on Wednesday evening,
February 10. Those In attendance at
the Addison County Temperance Con-
vention are invited to be present.
j. L. Buttolph is fitting up several
rooms for Offices over Garlick and
Williamson's market. The purchase
of their church site by the Baptist
society creates demand for convenient
offices by the lawyers who have TO va
cate.
The valentine b as made Its ap-
pearance. You can get them at al
prices from one cents TO fifty dollars.
For i've cents you can express as
much affection as your girl can make
use of, though . ten dollar valentine
is just the thing.
in another column will be found the
advertisement of H. III. Tammen & Co.,
of Denver, Col. We have seen speci-
men Of the inkstand they offer and con.
slider II curiosity well worth the
money. It Is handsome ornament for
the table.
The births reported for the village
Of Middlebury In 1881 were 2S, against
50 for 1880; Of these twenty were boys
and eight girls. The deaths were 81
against "a the previous year. There
were four deaths under 10 years old,
i've between fifty and sixty, I'VE be-
tween axty and seventy, five between
seventy and eighty, five between eighty
and ninety, and one, DIR. Zacheus BASE,
was buried on his ninetith birth day.
The thief who has committed 90
many depredations recently, made an.
other descent on Mr.. Birds barn last
Saturday night, but was frightened
away by the timely arrival Of G.. 8
Ayers and II. #. Hope. He escaped In
the darkness, but was followed SOME
distance by his tracks, which were u
far apart as to Indicate very agitatei
condition Of soul.
Mr.. A. w. Carey has sold III,
blacksmith business TO Mr.. John Good
70, who takes possession at once. Mr.
Carey's health has not been good for,
long time and he proposes to tryl
change. His father has given him
small farm in SALISBURY, to which b.
will move soon. Mr.. Carey Is q Arst
class blacksmith, and his many patron
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