The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-01-05

Correspondents should send i'm their
notes as early as possible, as it Is the in
tention of the publishers to be ahead of
time. rather than behind time.
Tuesday the children went back into
school after their short recess, rested and
invigorated and better able to cope with
the problems of school life.
Ed. Burke, of the firm of Gauvin & Co.,
and who has been for some years with
James M. Slade as q law student, Is quite
seriously i'll.
The dance Tuesday eve at Fuller
Pierce's was participated in by about 20
couples. Prof. Waterman assisted by
Messers. Cobb and Judge furnished the
music.
Sit down and write the figures 1888
about one thousand times. You can then
haye reasonable hope that you will not
date your letters etc., JAN, 1882.
Several Middlebury people whose rep
utasions for truth and veracity are more
or less good, aver that they saw flash
of lightning last Sunday night about nine
o'clock.
The Cutter Marble Co. held their an
nual meeting at Boston on Wednesday of
this week. Hon. l.. ID. Eldredge and NJ.
V. b. Bronson went from here to attend.
Some of the wheels in the town clock
have become so demoralized by thirty
years constant use that they will have to
be taken out and repaired before the clock
can be made to strike correctly.
1.-THE Whtemore and Clark Minstrels''
will strike Middlebury the 18th inst.
George M. Clark is with them this year.
They are favorites here and will have
good house, as they always have.
In accordance with a circular issued by
the National w. e. 7. U. all christians
are earnestly invited to attend meeting
at the Methodist church Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock, for prayer and confer
ence.
Darwin Rider of the Addison House is
changing one of, his billiard tables into a
fifteen ball pool table. The other bill
lard table has been repaired, and stock
of cues obtained. S. w. Mayo has charge
of the alterations.
New Years passed off this year with
out anything particular to chronicle
There was some business done, but the
majority of the people made a holiday
of it. About thirty of the young people
went to Vergennes, and reflected credit
on themselves and their town by theil
quiet and gentlemanly behavior.
The consolidation of the Register and
the Journal takes place this week, and
amid the confusion of moving there will
probably be some mistakes. which oul
readers and advertisers Should overlook
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worst things in the world to move.
Make an entry in your diary each day
no matter how unimportant, and you will
acquire the habit of making memoran.
dun of your business engagements and
obligations, Young ladies shouldn't keen
them, as they would be dead givc-away
in anybody's else hands.
A subscription by the citizens should be
raised for the purpose of dsfraying the
expense of removing the Silas Wright
monument to the park near Mrs. SHADES
store. The necessary amount could be
easily raised
At the village meeting yesterday it was
voted to authorize the trustees to purchase
| 800 it. Of linen hose. The wives of the
| trustees onght to be well-heeled this
winter at least, but what in the world will
| trustees Battel and Sheldon do with their
share Of the pelfP
The clerk of union district No was
the first to comply with the law and send
| in to the town clerk the district list of
births and deaths. The district clerks
should promptly comply with the law.
Several applicants for pensions were
examined here by the examining board,
Wednesday. One of them came from
eight miles beyond Schroon Lake, and
says he has been examined twenty-seven
times, and still has no pension.
Messrs. c. C. Peck and w. III. Chapman
have been in Boston this week on bust
ness in relation to the Peck motor
which they have patented The inven-
ton is DIES ined to lrevolutionize methods
among electricians.
George Remele of Boston, formerly OF
Middlebury, was in town last week for O
short stop. He came as far as Rutland
with the "Ruggles" st. Quartette of which
he is a member. They gave concert in
Rutland last week. Mr.. Remele is one OF
the finest bass soloists in Boston.
| Wednesday eve the Tennesseeans were
said 10 have given concert at School
House Hall to small house. The affair
was not very well advertised. and AS the
usual courtesy of tickets was net extend
ed we cannot say whether the concert
was good, bad or Indifferent.
Jack Miller and Charlie Pillsbury. both
of the class of 80. Middlebury College,
have returned from Duluth, MINI. where
they have been engaged in teaching.
Miller is hoOkpd for an offina I'm Ruflond
and Pillsbury is to return West soon.
Frank Brown of the same class came
home Wednesday from New York state
where he has been travelling for the Cut
ter Marble Co.
There was a lively and interesting
meeting Of the Middlebury fire company
Tuesday evening. 1t was the annual
meeting for the election of officers. and
the election resulted in the choice of the
following: foreman, Col A. s. Tracy
| first assistant foreman. George e Ahhex