The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-10-26


and j. ii. Batchclder of Chicago are in
town.
DR.. w. II. Sheldon and l.. F. Farms
worth were out hunting Wednesday and
bagged % squirrels. Game is reported
very scarce this season, but they do not
seem to have found it so.
Principal Mead of the High school and
Prof. Austin of the college are in Mont
pclier in attendance upon the sessions of
the State Teachers association, which
began on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. G. NJ. Wilds was in town on We'd
ncsday. He has been in Bristol since
his fathers death and returned hitherto
attend to business matters which will
occupy his attention for a time.
An entertainment is to be given at the
vestry of the Congregational church next
Wednesday evening. the 3lst.. by the
| young ladies. One feature of the gath
cring will be the presentation of tableauX
representing Rogers groups.
Rev. NJ. b. Mead formerly pastor of
the NJ. E. church) and W fe, of Round
Lake. n. V. have been spending some
time among their old parshioners. Mr..
Mead preached to the Methodist people
on Sunday morning from | John, iii |
and =.
There were two deaths in town Sunday
| from typhoid fevcr-Ed. Brousso, living
in the Swiney block. Main Street, and
Mary IIutz, aged about 20, who lived
with her mother in one of Mr.. Tupper's
tenement houses near the saw-mill.
Brousso leaves wife and two children
in rather straitcned circumstances.
DIR. NJ. d. Smith has bought practice
in Woodsburg, Long Island, and went
there on Monday. He had been physi-
elan in this county If years, and came to
Middlcbury last spring. He was both
popular and successful; but he found
the long. cold rides over rough roads
which his business neccessitated in the
winter were prejudicial to his health and
therefore sought warmer climate. He
leaves many friends to wish him success
in his new field of work.
We have hitherto chroniclcd gifts of
$500 each by two graduates of the college,
TO be used in buying books for the libra
ry. The lists of the new books have
been made out and they will shortly be
in place on the shelves. Since the libra
ry was removed to its present quarters
and properly catalogued, the books have
been much more accessible and conse-
quently useful than before; but of course
new books are all the time needed, and
this money is most acceptable.
Nugent's Metropolitans opened at Acad-
envy hall, Monday night. presenting the
Honeymoon. Tuesday night they
played Rose Fielding;' Wednesday
night, 1.-The Ticket-ofLeave Man. and
last night Lost in London" and the
farce, ''Who Speaks First" They have
| had fair houses. They should have had
larger. Those who have attended have
been well repaid. Tonight they will
give the great play in seven acts, includ-
ing the fire scene and the snow scene,
1.-The Streets of New York" Their last
appearance here will be on Saturday
evening.
The marriage of Mr.. James l.. Doug
las of Cornwall and Miss Ida l.. Briggs
of this place was celebrated at the resi-
dencc of the brides mother, Mrs. Mary
j. Briggs, on Main street. on Thursday
evening of last week ut o'clock. The
evening was fine, and large party of
relatives and friends of the young couple
from this and surrounding towns honor
ed the occasion with their presence. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. 5. l..
b. Speare: Misses Maria H.. and Lillian ii
Douglas. sisters of the groom. acting as
bridesmaids; Ned Barker of Leicester
and Geo w. Bond of Cornwall, as grOoms-
men. A hountiful repast was served.
soon after which the newly-wcdded pair
took the train for short trip through
Massachusetts and Connecticut. The
wedding presents were numerous and
appropriate, and were as follows:
II silver tea spoons II silver knives, table
spoons and towels from Mrs. Mary j. Briggs
camp chair. Mr. and Mrs q A Briggs; | bed
spread and pie knife, MIR and Mrs u Douglas
l castor, Misses Maria and Lillian Douglass
silver dollars, Douglas and family; agate
coffee pot. + ID Douglas and wife; | handker
chief, Mrs Douglas; pair salt and pepper
shakes, Mrs and DR. Howard; l silver spoon
holder Mr. and Mrs f Gibson; macrama tidy
Mrs ID + Gibson macrama tidy, Miss Aggie
Watts; | macrama tidy, Miss Eliza Christie;
macrama tidy, Misses Flora and Ida tirswold
berry dish, Mr. and Mrs a Orchard and Mrs
Robinson; berry dish, Mr. and Mrs Truman
Tucker and MIR II L Gibson; silver cake bias
ket, II belong and family and Mrs Emily W
Delong; silver liable, Mrs Kate Thomas and
Hattie; glass cake basket, Mrs ii Samson and
Mrs l. A Gibson; majolica cake basket, Mr. and
Mrs Horace Gorham, l silver butter dish. A
Wainwright and family; silver pickle castor
Willett Woodruff | solid silver egg spoon, Trial
Woodruff; fancy plate. Mr. and Mrs James
Woodruff; majoca pickle plate. Master Genie
woodruff; 6 fruit knives. Mr. and Mrs King
! 6 fruit knives, Mr. and Mrs Rollin Williams;
silver PIE knife Miss Kate Griswold and Mr. A &
ana Jones; | silver berry spoon, Mrs 9 i
Hall silver ladle, Mrs Clark and Miss Eva
Hooker; II goblets and pitcher (glass), MIR ant
Mrs q Ward; table spread. MIR and Mrs f /
Cushman; globe lamp, Mr. and Mrs w Bird
l toilet set (hand paintcd), Mr. and Mrs + r Clay
, and Misses Clara H0smel and Nellie O'Donnell
, silver dollars, Mr. and Mrs Washington With
erell silver dollar, Mrs AlonzO Baldwin, l fan
CIV handkerchief, Mrs Clay; l agate tea pot
Mr. and Mrs f ii Wooster; flower stand Mr.
l. Buttolph; fancy plate, Mrs DIR Il q Gale
toilet mirror, Mr. and Mrs T. q Farnham; vel
vet photo frame, Mr. Il II Farnham; majolcs
pitcher, Miss Helen Jones; majolica suga
bowlMr and Mrs A Field; pair flower vases
MIR II Samson; sugar and cream spoon II
case. MIR ii Smith fruit plates and : butte
plates, Mrs Robinson; panel pictures, Mr. Nee
Barker; painted PLAGUE, Mr. l. Barker;
wedding card, Misses Stapleton; l wedding
card, Mr. and Mrs james Travis; basket flow
e;s Mrs Clark and Kate Bond; hand paint
ed panel picture. Mr. and Mrs w Coe; l towel
Mrs p Douglas