The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-03-30

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day afternoon
Fast Day comes on Friday next. Tie
postoiiice will be open on that day from
I to ) 80 Il. m. from noon to ! p. M,
and from 1 to & 80 p. IN. The New York
and Western mails will close at 30 p. m.
The oldest newspaper in the world is
the Pekm Gazette, which Is said to have
been printed continuously more than a
thousand years. A few copies of the
daily edition have just been received for
the museum.
Mr. Tim. Neville, who left the Addison
House early in January to travel for a
New York firm, has abandoned the road
and resumed the clerkship of that popu-
lar hotel. He is good man for the po-
stion and the travelling public will be
glad to find him in his old place.
If the roads are not extremely bad,
there will be Il large attendance on Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday next upon
J the annual exhibition and shearing of
the Vermont Merino strengthening as
ISOLATION. President Buttolph, Vice
President Williamson and Secretary
Dean have made the necessary prepare
tions for the event.
Hon. Joseph Battell is preparing to
make various improvements ut the Bread
Loaf Inn as soon as the weather will add
NIT. The house is to be enlarged and
bettcrcd, an artificial lake constructed
and deer park of l,200 acres laid out.
| Already applications for entertainment
are coming in and the season promises
to be even more successful than previous
ones have been.
The firm of II. NJ. Chapman & Co. is
to be dissolved on April |. Mr.. Bird
will go into business in the stores now
occupied by Becllwith x CO.'S grocery
ard dry-goOds departments. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Bird will have associ-
ated with him Mr.. Fordyce w. Nash of
New Haven. Chapman x Co. have been
taking an inventory of their stock this
week. preparatory to dissolution.
Mr.. O. w. Grover of this place has in
vented a combined suction and force
pump that promises to work we'll. 1t
was intended especially to be operated
by windmill, but will be equally good
for hand machine. One popularity is
II glass piston. by which friction is avoid
ed and wear prevented. The valves are
rubber balls. and the whole affair simple
in construction and easy of repair when
broken.
At the annual Easter meeting of st.
Stephens parish, March DC the follow
ing officers were elected: Vestrymen-
Geo. c. Chapman. f. w. Judd, Edward
+. Russell, f. W. llasey, Albert Chap
man, VIM. Chadwick. Samuel Sheldon,
f. jackson. II. l.. sheldon; Henry l..
sheldon, senior warden; Albert Chap
man. junior warden; VIM. II. Sheldon.
treasurer; Henry l.. Sheldon. secretary {;
delegates to convention-George G..
Chapman, Albert Chapman, +. W.
llalsey.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Mr.. Henry }. Nelson of Burlington.
Vt. This old and most reliable furni-
ture establishment is known throughout
the State. Carrying an immense stock.
customers are always sure of finding
goods that will please them, and getting
Il better quality of the newest styles at
less prices than inferior goods are sold
at elsewhere, Mr.. Nelson gives his
personal attention to all details and tries
to please his customers. If you are
thinking of buying. write him for prices.
or visit his immense and deservedly
popular establishment.
On Friday evening asst company of
little folks to the number of about fifty
assembled at the house of Mr.. Clay n.
Die kinson. to celebrate the thirteenth
birthday of Master Georgia. He was
taken completely by surprise. They en-
ioyed themselves as only little folks
know how until about . o'clock. when
they were invited into the dining room,
where they sat down to a splendid re-
past such as Mrs. Dickinson knows how
to prepare. After refreshments the
large number of presents which We're
brought in by his schoolmates and others
as tokens of their esteem were presented
by one of the company in a few words.
They all enjoyed themselves highly until
a late hour.
At the Kellogg combination sale of
high-bred trotting stock, in New York,
last week, all colts by Melton were
eagerly sought for by buyers and sold
at good prices. One, scarcely eight
months old, went for $40, Dan Mace
bidding as high as sl5O. A second,
coming two. sold at S2l5. and only for
the fact that it got cast going down so
as to have a large leg would have
brought much more; third led out to
the halter brought S:I05 a fourth. COM
ing four, sold at $3.50, the purchaser
saying he intended to go to $500 if nee
essary; and the last one, four in July.
after very spirited bidding was knocked
off to Mr.. Ely of New York city at $500
The 1arf, Field and Farm speaks of the
fact that breeders all spoke of the Won
derful trotting action of Mr.. Battells
colts. 1t is very evident that in the
stallion Motion Vermont has one of the
greatest sires that has ever stood within
her borders.
The annual meeting of the Graded
School district was held in the town
room, Tuesday afternoon. The clerk
Henry l.. Sheldon, called the gathering
to order. The attendance was not large
These officers We're chosen: Moderator
l.. ID. Eldredge; clerk, ii. l.. Sheldon
prudential committee, A. j. Marshall
Frank A. Bond, John G.. Stapleton, +
W. Halsey, J.. +. Knapp; treasurer, c
L. Pinney; collector, NJ. A. Munroe
auditors, b. 5. / eckwith, Rufus Vain
wright. James NJ. Slade presented thu
report of the auditors-hmself and b
5. with-which was accepted ant
adopted. Orders had been drawn during
the year for 81, 209.55, an amount less by
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