The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-01
Local News.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Langworthy
celebrated their golden wedding last
Monday.
town caucus for Monday evening, at
the court house.
Plenty of fun next week. Election
on Tuesday and the county fair on the
three following days.
The bad spots on the bridge have
been mended by mailing down planks
for wagons to bump over.
Rev. Thomas Harwood, of West
Sand lake, will preach in the Metho-
dist church Sunday morning and even
ing, in exchange with the pastor.
Mr.. j. b. johnson and wife of
Washington, ID. G., are visiting at j.
e.. Cranes, who is brother Of Mrs.
johnson. Mr.. johnson is secretary
and treasurer of Howard University.
Rev. II. P. Higley of Beloit, Wis,
occupied the Congres ational pulpit last
Sunday morning morning, preaching
an excellent sermon. Vie is a brother
of Prof. Higley, and graduate of the
college of the class of go.
The fall term of the Graded School
began last Monday. The school has a
large number of new pupils. The seats
of the grammar school room are entire.
ly filled. The prospects are excellent
for profitable term.
William Cady's little girl, Ida, was
severely scalded on Tuesday by spill
ing upon her kettle of hot water. She
was running past it in the wood-shed,
when her dress caught in il, tipping it
over. Her legs, abdomen and one arm
were badly burned, but the injuries
are not necessarily dangerous.
burlington Clipper: Some of the
Middlebury Methodist spent last Sun
day in this city, and attended the Rev.
Mr.. Hulburd's church. Possibly they
didn't relish the idea of being com.
PEELED to pay ten cents for the privilege
of attending the camp meeting at New
Haven. Financially speaking, the
Methodists are progressing.
The musical f. w. Landon has for
The past few months been STUDYING
dentistry with DR.. II. Mound of Rut-
land. lie is organist in the Methodist
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band, and his services as a musician are
in frequent demand. We are not in
formed if the enhancing music often
attending tooth-pulling was the in
ducement which inclined him to that
profession.
Edward Broderick, Of Panton. and
William Mcl'en, Of Ferrisburg, were
arrested at the camp-meeiing on Sun
day for intoXication, and brought down
to Middlebnrv. On Monday they in
terviewed Judge Knapp. Broderick
was fined ten dollars and costs, and
sentenced to the workhouse at Rutland
for ninety days. McRea suffered TO the
amNnt of five dollars and costs, and
sixty days i'll Rutland. On Monday
James Beaulican was taken IN and
fined five dol ars for the same offence.
On Wednesday, Mrs. Mitchphey,
an aged woman, was sorting straw on
the top floor Of Mr.. Miller's barn, ont
toward Weybridge, along with her
daughter, Mrs. James Burns, and the
latter's daughter. In some way the old
lady fell of to the ground floor, strik,ne
bone broken twice, and her
injuries are serious. Both Mrs.
Burns and her daughter, in their ex-
element, jumped down as the quickest
way to reach her, and escaped serious
hurt. The distance is said to be con-
siderable. Mrs. Mitchphey is over
eighty years old.
A NOTED STOCK RAM KILLED
Dean ~ Jennings of Cornwall have
been so unfortunate as to lose by an
accident their celebrated Merino ram
"Jason." lie was kept at Mr.. Deans
place in Cornwall. Last Sunday the
ram in some way put his horns through
the fence of the enclosure where he was
Kept and got cast. " hen found he was
quite dead. Jason was considered
among the best stock rams in the state,
and was valued very highly by his
owners. lie was seven years old. His
death Is great loss TO the sheep breed
ing interest as well as to his owners.
Dean a. Jennings have a very fine one
year old ram, "Jason 2nd," which
promises to fill the old rams place.
nn 1Will Bel, Bel returned to VALLEY
afternoon last, where he is in the bust.
ness of buying grain. lie has been
there about three years, and has been
in the business of grain and stock buy
ing most of the time. Several letters
on western life and iourneying which
have appeared in our columns are from
the pen OF Mr.. Bell, and our readers
may expect more Of them in the future.
Amy one wishingto invest in real es.
tate or to learn about that country can
communicate With him, enclosi ng a
three cent stamp, and he will be happy
TO give all information desired. Wins
brother, Frank, 10 in business in the
same place, his specially being real, es-
tate.
The death of Mrs. Caroline WooA
fer, widow of Judge Dorastus Wooster.
occurred at Rutland on Wednesday
last. Mrs. Wooster was a long time
resident of Middlebnry, until the death
of her husband, some seventeen years
since, when she went to reside with her
son Orlando in Rutland. She leaves
two sons, one resident OF Milwaukee,
Wis, and three daughters, one being
he wife OF Mr.. Geo. Hawley, recently
Of New Haven and now of Middlebury;
the other two reSide in Rutland. Mrs.
wooster was a much respected old
lady, who had many friends among our
older residents. Her funeral occurred
at st. Stephens church Yesterday after
noon and was largely attended. She
Vas q member of st. Stephens about
forty years, before her removal to Rut-
land. She was native of Pawlet, her
maiden name being Caroline Porter,