The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-19
Local News.

Under the recent REIMBURSEMENT the sal |
airy of our postmaster is $l,700 year.
Mr.. j. L. Negus has just returned from
| New York, bringing several friends with
him.
Ed. Brousso. who lives in the Swincy
block. Main street, is seriously ill with
| typhoid fever.
Rev. John c. IIoughton and family,
formerly of Cornwall, have moved into
Prof. IIigley's house.
| Mrs. Robinson of Blue Island, ILL.,,
formerly Miss Lizzie Russell of this place,
is visiting friends in town.
The museum has the first postal note,
the first cent stamp sold. and the first
one mailed at this post office.
Two Burlington sisters of charity have
been in town this week. They were en-
tertained at Mr.. Peter Champagnc's.
Mr.. T.. L. Stowe has leased the rooms
under Mr.. ii. b. Dodge's store. and will
keep a stock of guns, pistols and ammu-
milton.
Mr.. Alex. Meekin, formerly proof
reader for futile & Co., Rutland. has
gone to work in a Troy On. W printing
office.
Middlebury had sixty-two pensioners
on the LIST of January last. according to
the list recently published by the gov
eminent.
Rev. c. 5. Sargent of New Haven will
preach next Sabbath in exchange with
the pastor of the Congregational church
of this place.
At st. Adams, Wednesday. Judge
Royce denied the petition for a change
of venue to this county in the cases
against Lawrence Brainerd.
Messrs. Joseph B. Cobb and n. A.
Perkins started Wednesday night for
Detroit. where they are to join show
with which they will travel as musicians.
Messrs. d. w. Percy of North Hoosick,
n. Y, and Simeon Brownell of Boston
are among the sheep buyers who have
been registered at the Addison House the
past week.
Another new timetable went into effect
on the railroad last Monday. The prin-
cipal change made is the taking off of
the train which had passed through here
ut IL 40 Il. IN.
Mr.. w. G. LangwOrthy has sold out
his grocery and meat business to Messrs.
: w. II. q Isaac Lavonche. An inventory
is now being taken. The new manage
ment will begin business on Monday.
Mr.. A. b. Colby has leased the store
in Dyer's block now used by Messrs.
Earl & Barnum for Il warehouse. 1t is
understood that he will also have Phelps
Coolhan's present place of business after
, April | next.
On recent night some mschief-mak-
crs unwound one of the reels of barbed
l wire in front of Mr.. f. A. FarnswOrth' s
; and fastened it across the street. Luckily
| t,,tn 1..x ,trn nrin
sequences might have followed.
a post-mortem examination made by
| Drs. Sutton ard Porter showed that the
sudden death of Miss Eva Kingsley, last
week. was due to heart disease, that or
e gan being enlarged to twice its normal
size. The funeral was attended ON Sat
urday afternoon.
$ Mrs. w. II. Button started for the
i West on Monday afternoon. She goes
first to Saginaw, Mich, where she form
erly lived, and will then return to Detroit
to be present at the sessions of the
National Woman's Christian Temperance
n Union, which begin in that city October
d 81.
Mr.. Jesse Stearns of Bristol will on
g Monday assume The duties of tutor in
e mathematics at the college. Mr.. Shell.
"A
9 400 has heon comneIlnd nv in health r.
IT ,r;yo nm tbn work. Mr. Steorns wa.
is Graduated from The college in thc class
of SO.
" Tho assistant iudccs Of thc county
II court have decided t1 hu;Id the tire-nroc,
vaults i'm the new court house, and Smitl
u arc rlod thnv arrived at this derision
% and amv citi1en Of the county after Iool,
;no tho Str,ntnro over viii arroo tho,
o Wn Ne stevens and Uorrino1on baw.
m acted wisely
i. m
MI. George w. benhett Oh MancnesIer
er the wen known decorator, arrived II
= town wednesday hiSnl. lie ii''u th'
r. misfortune Iew weeks since 10 nav
e. MS 1901 severely INJURED WINE aI worl
lg on siagihS III mousse Ut MI. lioiiy' am
&c Is sun opIgeu 10 use crulcnes' ~
comes mere at tne request Oh the puliu
my committee OH liie court house,