The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-22
Fred Foote took a premium on q
Jersey heifer at the State fair.

1882, is now principal of the graded
school of Mamaroneck, Long Island,
on n thousand dollar salary.
Mr.. James Norton has bought the
former residence of Geo. f.. Marshall,
on Seymour street, near the railroad
crossing, and will move into it.
"A large comet is now visible near
the SAW, being so bright that it has been
seen by day. 1t is now approaching the
earth, and may possibly become con-
spicuous in the morning sky before
long.
Charley Wainwright, son OF our
townsman, Chas. G.. Wainwright, is
home from Chicago. His many friends
here are glad to greet him. We under
stand he has been in ill-health and is
now recruiting.
Luther Farnsworth has moved into |
his new house, which now makes n
conspicuous appearance at the corner OF
Washington and Seminary streets, and
adds another TO the handsome resi-
dcnces of our village.
The students at the college indulg-
noon, followed up last night by the
noise of horns and tin pans, whereby
the slumbers of this peaceful village
were much disturbed.
Judge Walker of Whiting has a
litter of pigs six weeks old. The day
they were four weeks old one of diem
weighed 81 pounds. The others are
nearly thcsame weight. Who can beat
that? They are n cross between the
Poland China and the Chester whites.
The first of the popular fall excur-
sions to New York from Rutland, over
the Bennington 81 Rutland and Troy
a. Boston roads and the Citizens line
of steamers from Troy, comes off on
Tuesday next, Sept. 20. Tickets are
only three dollars for the round trip, |
and are valid to return on the boats OF
the Citizens line if used on or before |
Oct. ., and on the railroads on or before
Oct. 3. Staterooms on the boat can he
secured by carly application TO Super
intcndcnt f.. &. White, of the Bennina- |
~ ton Rutland road. vi
AbDIsoN COUNTY AT THE STATE FATE.
Addison County contributed well toi
the fair at Burlington last week. lnl
horses III. Y. Cntts of Orwell showed |
his two stations "Ben Franklin and !
Addison Lambert, with several colts of !
their get.
Tim Wiswel of Panton showed his
TWO stations, "Ethan Allen" and "Lim-
Der Boy"
Joseph Battell of Middlebury had
dozen horses entered.
W. III. belong and G.. Il. Witherell |
of Cornwall exhibited their handsome
spans of matched horses.
Il. ID. Griswold, Chas Sanford and |
ID. Il. Buell., all of Orwell, were among
the exhibitors of cattle.
T.. T.. Stickney, q. T.. Cutting, l.. L.
Moore of Shorcham. Fred Foot of
Middlebury, G. Il. Witherell, of Corn
wall, and others exhibited Merino
sheep. We believe jail but two Of
the lots exhibited were from this
county.
W. ID. Lane of Middlebnry was the
largest exhibitor Of vegetables.
j. A. Watts Il Son of Middlbury |
had one of their Saline Standard wind |
mill put up on the ground.
| The violent thunderstorm of
! Tuesday evening was accompanied
ton,oJ 10 h III vn"'Sc Is accas-
Iimhtui,r w. ,a 20 nIilllant stream OF
Louis and V" Suck nesoihi e ecnrtll or The
creek within a short distance of the |
bridge. attended with fearful cxplo.
sion. followed Immediately by the |
jumping of horses, the screaming of
women and the splitting of cats. A
generous portion OF the electric fluid
PLAYED along the telegraph and telc.
phone wires, which seemed TO convey
cracking streams of fire.
At Chapman a. Co.'S. store Thad was
standing in the door with another
gentleman and both received n shock, |
while party on the counter turned a
summersault. A stream of fire abont
ten miles long darted from the tclc-
phone and tried to hit Tom Flint. We
believe it did hit him little. Other
instruments manifested the lively pres
encc of electricity, but fortunately no
one was injured by il. The storm
lasted a long time, and the lighting and
| thnnder wore almost ;ncossont 1nr;n0
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