The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-06-01

There has been a good sale of seats for
the concert to be given by the McGibeny
family at Academy hall, this evening.
States Attorney Hawkins of Starks-
boro has been in town since Wednesday.
He is registered at the Addison House.
Mr.. and Mrs. William SADIE, whose
recent arrival at the Addison House has
been mentioned, are in New York, visiting
friends.
Repairs are yet in progress at the
Battell block, whittier +. w. Bird & Co.
will remove as soon as the stores are in
readiness.
Persons who wish can become members
of the Ladies' Library for the remainder
OF the year, by the payment of one dol
lar to the librarian, Saturday, June 2.
Rev. S. w. Dixie. secretary of the New
! England Divorce League, will speak in
the Congregational vestry, Monday even
ing, the 18th inst, at : 80 o'clock. All are
invited. Mr.. Dixie has given the subject
to be treated much attention and is pre-
pared to impart valuable ideas and in
formation.
Charles Flint was arrested last Satur-
day by Officer Dickinson for %intoXica-
ton. On Monday lie was arraigned
before Justice Stapleton and fined 50
and costs for being drunk. The re-
spondent averred that he bought the
rum of a stranger. The court refused to
accept this statement and Flint is
still in Jail.
Rev. Charles Hibbard, pastor of the
Baptist church, has resigned, his resigna-
ton 20 take effect today. though he will
nrnhahlx- conduct fhn Cpryippc on SInna u
next. The step was necessitated by i'll
health. which renders Il rest imperative.
Mr.. Hubbard has done an excellent work
here, in securing the erection of Il church
edifice and otherwise, and his departure
will be sincerely regretted.
While the Internationally procession
was passing along South Main street,
some of the teams in front slowed up,
causing collisions among those in the
rear. John Folcy's team was the only
one that suffered damage. The pole of
the carriage behind him tore oil the back
of the seat of his buggy and the sudden
stoppage broke II of the shafts. This
was the sole casualty of the day.
These letters remain in this postoffice
one month and were not called for
Ladies-Marion F. Bingham, Franc
BREASTED, Mrs. Julia Connors, Mrs.
Rhoda Field, Alice n. Field, Lydia
Hotton, Mrs. Savilla II. Lovett, Mrs. Il.
f. Moore, Mrs. f. a. Sperry. Gentle.
men-M. A. Benton, q. l.. Grout, j. b,
O'Brien, j. Quinlan, Mr.. Silsby, A. W
Waterman. DR.. =. O.. Whittemore. W,
A. Williamson.
The Manchester correspondent of the
Rutland HeTuld has the follwiing: &c
II. Smith recently exhibited to your cor.
respondent quite an ancient hymn book
leather bound, of los pages n as many
hymns. which was the property of Caro-
line Goodwin, deceased. The book il
entitled. The M%iddlebury selection o.
hymns, from Cowper. Doddridge, New
ton and Rippon. Printed for the pro
prietor by j. ID. Huntingdon of Middle
bury. VT. December. 1901 And on tn,
last page ii reads thus For sale at thu
store of W. G.. Hooker x Co.. by tn,
hundred Cat cost by the dozen or single
Retail price, in marble, II ID cents"
There was an alarm oon after noon OF
Saturday last. caused by the discovery o
| fire in the white house on the north sid,
of the Dad at the east end of the paper
mill bridge. The house is occupied b,
Joseph Gotta and Charles Dudley. 1t i
owncd by the Green Mountain Pulp com
Lpany. The fire caught from a defectiv
Echimney. The steamer was gotten OF
and started to the scene. but the fire ha,
been put out before it reached there
The damage TO the house was slight
Patrick McCormick's horse. which wa
attached to the engine. dropped dead OF
arriving at the house. The loss is Il seri
GUS one to him.
The mulattO, G. w. Edwards, VIII
eloped with Katie, daughter of G. M
Marsh of Rochester. last January, an,
was arrested for stealing n horse, beini
lodged in Woodstock jail in default o
Il 500 bail, has just been released. tn
grand jury finding no evidence agains
him. lie owned a part of the team i
4 which he carried the girl off and ha
made all payments as required. Tn
affair has cost the town some $500 an
there is fair prospect that somebody wi
have to pay for his false Imprisonment
Those in pursuit of the runaway coupl
1 came first to Middlcbury, it will be re
%membcred, and the elopement cause
considerable excitement here.
A baseball club from this place, con
posed in part of college students, wen
2 to Burlington on Wednesday to play tn
! medical students. At the end of tn
sixth inning the score stood : to 10 i
-, favor of the Middlebury nine. In tn
seventh inning Donnelly of the Middle
bury club was disabled and the gam
had to be brought to a close. Tn
score then showed 10 to Is for the Bul
lingtons. The members from this plac
were: Jesse Stearns, pitcher; Pete
i Donnelly, catcher; James DOnahue. firs
baseman; Perry Fletcher, second bias,
o man; Willis Ross, third baseman; =,
Buckley, left field; Jack Cain, shol
Y stop; Al. Ward, center field; K. i
: Loveiand, right field. A return game
expected to take place soon.
At a meeting of the resident alumni {
g Middlebury college, held at the probat
Office on Monday evening, Prof. Park,
o was made chairman and A. Il. Stapletol
secretary. Committees were appointe
as follows On music, John G. Stapletor
u on finance. n. +. Rider; on alumni dir
. ner, Prof. W. ii. Parker; on hospitalit,
: to arrange for the entertainment {
strangers, all the resident graduate