The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-01-13
Local News.

Local News.
Wednesday brogbt couple inches
of snow, but no sleighing.
Gid Miner is home again from one
Of his frequent western trips.
Mrs. Justus Cobb is quite i'll with
. fever resulting from severe cold.
Wesley Phelps started on his re-
turn to Port Huron, Mich, last Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Speare family have
taken rooms and board at +. A.
Bonds.
Frank A. Bond is about to put up
telephone line between his house and
store.
j. A. Wright is talking sheep to
the growers Of Newark, Ohio, and
vicinity.
Postmaster Hammond is in Wash.
ington attending the National Agricul-
tural convention.
The weather has been beautiful the
past week, mild in temperature and
mostly pleasant skies.
"A shining light in the business says
This is the best winter for street loafing
3n his recollection.
Matte O'Connor, daughter of Mrs.
J. O'Connor, is convalescent after an
attack of malarial fever.
Tho sun is getting perceptibly start
ed on his six months journey north, and
the days are getting longer.
"A few sleighs which have crunched
theirimelancholy way over the streets
have been regarded as objects OF curl
Csity.
There will be only two eclipses this
year, one of the sun and one of the
moon, both invisible in the United
States.
AT present prices for the two, coal
is a decidedly cheaper fuel than wood.
A cord of wood worked up costs as
much as ton of coal.
Parties who want to put in ice are
feeling little blue over the prospects,
hut do not quite give up yet. There is
still a chance for six weeks Of zero
weather.
Mr.. Albert B. Thomas says he
plowed and planted on December 81
fast. This beats Mr.. John Martins
"Reminiscences of the Christmas day a
half o century ago.
Mrs. C. d. Mead extends cordial
Invitation to the members of the
'.Voman's Christian Temperance Union
ia town and out of town to meet at her
residence Wednesday afternoon, Jan.
s8th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Langworthy
started for Washington Monday eve
ping, called by dispatch announcing
the dangerous illness of their youngest
daughter, Louise, an employe in the
government printing office.
-"Acdie" Morrison, whose unfortu.
nate accident was noticed recently, hai
bgen in town with his lower Jaw pretty
well bound together with splints placed
inside and out, and held in placed by
screws. He will have to endure thu
fastenings for three weeks, or until tn,
broken jaw unites.
Mr.. r. w. Gentry, a prominen
fine wool sheep breeder of Sedalia
Mo-, hiss been In town recently. He is
We believe, looking for some first-clas
merinos. Several other breeders from
Missouri are also In the county. The,
say the prices at which choice sheer
are held look high to them.
Miss Dora E. March, daughter O
Mr.. N. @. March, is at home on vaca
ton from a course of medical stud
which she has recently begun. She
a graduate of the New York Hospita
training school for nurses, having CON
pleted an eighteen months course /
that institution in October last.
We learn that the Baptist societ
have purchased the house and lot O
Merchants Row, occupied by w. W
Eaton, and will build their new churC
there. The consideration was S25O(
This is probably the bes. site thew conf
have obtained, and such q church 4
they propose to build will make a gre,
improvement In that part of the vi
1age.
Our readers will find in our a,
vertising columns notice of readings i
Prof. Churchill. He is well known
our people, and will doubtless have 9
enthusiastic and appreciative audienc
His renderings are SO sympathet
that laughing and crying are in qui,
and easy alienation. A specially .
tractive programme will be offere
including the Hoosier spelling mate
etc.
The usually pespicacious Montp
lier Argus seems have been slight
"taken In" by our joaking correspo
dent last week, Is witness the Il
lowing from the last Issue of that pape
"Soms rsmrods published in I
Middlebury Register an appeal to I
voters Of that village TO be on hand
the annual village meeting, and eli
prohibition trustees. The result "
the choice of six anti-prohibitionis
and one who is called the other way
We will bet that Thad will apprecil
the exquisite delicacy ofthe last phra