The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-04-20

DObtO, fiVu iOlliC VII IiOittiN'
The foundation for the college board
ing house is nearly completed. and WORK
upon the superstructure will soon be
commenced.
We publish on the inside pages, this
week. the sermon delivered by Rev. Mr..
Speare ut the Fast-day services. 1t will
be found well worth reading.
Charlie, young son of John Hoolihan,
living on Seymour street, was badly
bitten about the face, Tuesday, by a dog
owned by a ncighbor named Lawrence.
Mr.. Rella Benedict, clerk for f. A.
Bond Il Bro. is soon to leave their en-
ploy and go to Chicago. Many friends
and acquaintance will wish him success.
Mr.. Fordyce w. Nash of New Haven
decided not to go into business with Mr..
f.. w. Bird at this place, but has formed
a partnership with Warner B. Dunshce
of Bristol.
The two pulp machines recently sent
to California by the Green Mountain
Pulp company work so well that the Cal
ifornians have telegraphcd an order for
two more machines.
The Abel Draw-cut Mower company
was organized at Northticld, recently,
with Col. Albert A. Fletcher of this
place as one of the directors. 1t is not
yet decided where the company will
locate its works.
A canary bird owned by Mrs. w. II.
Kingsley, that escaped about three weeks
ago. has Just beer restored to its owner.
Ii went to Mr.. l.. ID. TwitchelI's soon
after gaining its liberty and knocked on
the window for admittance.
Mr.. Edward j. Davenport of Minneap-
oils. Mimi, sol of Mr.. Jason Davenport,
is in town. Mr.. Davenport was grad
uated from this college in the class of
1871. He is a lawyer by profession and
is clerk of the district court.
The onc-hundredth anniversary of the
formation of Addison county comes n
year from next October. 1t is proposed
to celebrate the event; and there is no
reason why such a celebration might not
be interesting and successful.
Mcssrs. S. & C. l.. Nutting. the carriage
and agricultural implement dealers, are
soon to remove from Dycr's block to the
store lately occupied by Sargent ~ Cal
houn. The Nuttings received from
Boston. Tuesday, another consignment
of horses.
Reports from all parts of the State are
that very little maple sugar is being
made this year. Only a comparatively
small quantity has been offered in this
market. and the season is pretty well
advanced. The price asked is 10 cents "A
pound at retail.
The creek has bcen very high the past
week. but is beginning to 90 down.
South of here. in Salisbury, Leicester
and indeed most of the way to Suther-
land Falls. the low lands are submerged.
There is still some snow left on the
higher mountains. NJ
Mr.. Horace Cotton. a well-knOWyi
Weyhridgc farmer. was found dead IN
his bed last Monday morning, lie had
been afflicted with rheumatism. but was
not noticeably worse OF retiring Sunday
night. The funeral was attended from
his late residence, Wednesday.
Mr.. Fuller Pierce, proprietor of the
Pierce House. continues dangerously i'll
with erysipelar i'm the head and rheumat.
ic fever. The latter part Of last week Inc
was somewhat better, but the improve
mcnt was not permanent. At last &c
counts Mr.. Pierce was somewhat more
comfortable.
Rev. l.. O. Brastow, pastor of The
WinOoski avenue church. Burlington
preached in the Congregational churcl
last Sunday in eXchangc with Mr.. Speare
Large congregations were present boil
morning and evening. The morning
sermon was on 'Humility" and that o
the evening on ''Patience.'
The many friends of DIR. NJ. ID. Smith
who has been absent several weeks at
tending a practitioners course of lee
lures in Chicago, will be pleased to leari
that he has decided to open an Office il
Middlebury, ut the Addison House, mex
door 10 the bank. Ills card appear!
elsewhere.
II is said that when a deposit wa
made in the corner wall of the Methods
church, Reuben Day. who built tn
walls. placed a bottle of spirits in tn
opposite corner, that both sides SHOULD
!, be represented. Can any one now liy
ing ten when the church was dedicated
as NE record books have been burnAQ?
IHe moving of the old court housa t
Hbr fair ground proves a tedious .jSl
nEike most old buildings, it is solidly COZ
Instructed and heavier than a moder
structure of the same size would b,
/, Although operations were begun a wee
! dSb. lnN DullhiiS - hSo t''i 10 NhN.
, from the foundation. Hon. John N
1 Dyer of Salisbury is experimenting tn
work for the Fair Ground association.
! The Woman's Christian Temperate
4 union held a meeting, Wednesday afte
noon. in the vestry of the Methods
church. Preparations were made fc
the annual meeting, which occurs Il
e third Wednesday in May, ut the residenC
of Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe. The presidel
y of the State union having appointed t.
day as a day of special prayer for gui
nee in temperance work,a meeting fl
. this purpose will be held in the yestry
: the Methodist church this (Frida,
Ne afternoon. commencing at half-past fol
o'clock.
The meeting of the Musical club
Is Chapman's music rooms Tuesday eve
ing, was the most enjoyable of The Sc
y son. This programme was presented
> Piano trio, fantastic. mozart. Mrs. Mine
Mrs. Bond, Miss Bond; sole, ''Nikii
ne song Mr.. Kellogg; vocal duet, "A
'g could | e'er deceive thee Mrs. Howa
- and AIR. Churchill; piano solo, GotI
II chalk's ''March of Night" Miss Twitc
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