The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-16

Mr.. Charles G.. Severance shi ped a
carload of rams from this station yester-
day. They go to Abilene, Texas. This
Is the only shipment of the week from
Middlebury.
The concert TO be given by members
of the Musical club for the benefit of the
Ladies' Library association will probably
take place on the evening of Wednes-
day, April Is.
Mr.. o. =. Lee is the possessor of a
last-year's pullet of mixed breed that
lays eggs of large size. One measured
inches around in one direction by 6 81
inches in the other.
Mr.. Geo. w. White, clerk at the Adj
olson House, is disabled with rheuma-
tism and has gone to his home in ST.
Adams for a few days. His place is
supplied by Mr.. Ira Doty.
Freight Conductor X. L. Foy, who
lives in Burlington had a hand badly
hurt while coupling cars at the freight
depot, Wednesday morning. The
wound was dressed here.
Rev. Mr.. Whitney of Brattleboro
preached to the Universalists last Sun
day, morning and evening, at odd
Fellows hall. The next services will be
held one week from Sunday.
The storms of Saturday and Sunday
filled up the country roads till they
were nearly impossible. They are now
reported in worse condition than at any
time since the winter opened.
The potato trade is booming up at
New Haven. At one time, Tuesday
thirty-five teams were waiting for u
chance to unload. They came from
Starksboro, Lincoln, Bristol, Weybridge
and New Haven.
John Stewart, who clerked many years
for Beckwith & Wainwright and who
has been for about two years in large
wholesale and retail house in Chicago, is
in town on visit to his mother, Mrs.
Dugald Stewart.
Mr.. J. II. Sargent, late of the firm of
Sargent & Calhoun, will occupy the
present shoe store of Beckwith & Co., as
soon as they move out. He will con-
tinue in the same business as formerly
tinware, stoves, etc.
The mill of the Green Mountain Pulp
company, at the lower falls in the north
part of the village, is about completed.
1t will be in operation in very few
days. Next week we shall give full
description of the establishment
Mr.. F. B. Mitchell and wife were in
town this week on visit, having been
called hither by the ill health of Mr..
Mtchells mother, who boards ut the
Pierce House. MIR. Mitchell is superin-
tendent of a Buffalo On. W safe deposit
company.
Letters for the following persons have
remained in the pOstotiice thirty days I'M
| 70 I nI,
Miss A. F. Grover, Miss Susie Hunt,
Mrs. Alice Morse. Miss Dell Russell /;
gentlemen-Fred Delphia, William
Fales. Frank Miller.
The usual Junior Elk. hop occurs at
Academy hall on Tuesday evening, the
9th, following Junior exhibition. The
Howard Opera House orchestra of Bur-
lington will provide the music. Messrs.
&. f. Lathrop. c. h. Piper and K. j.
Barton are the COMMITTEE.
The locomotive II. f. Chamberlin. draw
ing the New York express north, early
Wednesday morning, broke crank
shaft when about 100 rods the other side
of Brooksville station. The engineer
luckily discovered the break and stepped
the train before damage had been done.
The train was seven hours late into Bur-
lingtOn.
The sale by auction of the horses and
effects of the late John Ring, at Bristol.
Wednesday. drew out crowd. Quite a
number went from Middlebury. The
horse Dexter" the most valuable of
the lot. was not disposed of, but was re-
plevied on behalf of John ii. Sprague OF
Waltham, who claims part ownership
in the animal.
Henry l.. Sheldon has presented to the
Sheldon Art Museum. Archaeological and
Historical society a corporation charter
ed by the Legislature of Vermont in
Now. 1882, an undivided half of the Dr.
Nathaniel Harris 3-story brick house, on
Park street, for the purpose of furnishing
a suitable place for the care and preserva'
/ ton of the collections of the Sheldon
museum.
Owners of dogs should have them
licensed on or before April /. After
that time up to May 10 the fee is 81, oil
double what it is before. Parties com
ing into possession of dogs after May Ii
may have the same licensed, provided
they make application within ten days
of the time of their coming into posses
sion of said dogs, Puppies eight weeks
old are considered dogs.
The time is drawing near for an event
of interest to the sheep men of the cOun
: ty and vicinity-the annual exhibition
and shearing under the auspices OF the
Vermont Merino strengthening associa
! ton, which will take place in this village
on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
April 3, and 3. Last year there was q
large attendance, and this year there will
in all probability be still greater mum
Der present.
DIR. Merrill. former resident. bequeath
ed 81 800 to the college, the income OF
which is to go as prizes for Sophomore
who excel in defamation. The prize:
are to be four in number-S30, S25, S2(
and Sl5. Not less than s nor more thar
II students are to contend. The speak
ing is to be done at public exhibition
4 The testater requests the faculty to see
! to it that the expenses to the students OF
the exhibition are not above ten per cen
of the amount of the prizes.
Very few people are aware at th'
present time that three of the most i'm
portant inventions in the mechanical art