The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-11-30
Local News.


The December term of the county
court opens week from next Tuesday.
Miss Mary Mcclure of Georgetown,
Mass, is visiting at Peter Champagne's.
Hon. Carleton Stevens of Vergennes
was registered at the Addison House yes
terday.
Butter sold heie, Monday. for % and
q cents. There were comparatively few
people in town.
Principal Mead is spending portion
of the vacation in Alburgh, whittier he
went on Saturday.
There will be general class-meeting
in the Methodist church next Sunday
morning at 8 AS.
Mrs. Aurilla Morrison starts to-day
Wednesday, for Lansingburgh. N. Y,
to spend the winter
Rev. C. S. Smith of Montpelier. secre-
tary of the Vermont Domestic Mission
airy society, was in town yesterday.
Hon. John W. Stewart goes to Wash
ington on Friday of this week. The ses-
sion of Congress begins on Monday next.
The flag on the Smith & Sheldon block
was flying, Monday, in honor of the
Internationally celebration at New York
city.
ii. B. Boice. who was recently gradu-
ated from the college, is in town, He
has been studying medicine in New
York.
The Crescent club held a meeting on
Monday evening at G.. ID. Miners, Court
street. The evenings amusement closed
with dancing.
The prudential committee of the grad
ed district have decided to have vaca-
ton at the holidays, beginning December
"A and ending January 2.
The demand for hay was never better
than this year. Local dealers have more
orders than they can fill. Prices range
from IS to 50 a ton, the latter for the
best.
II. p. Stimson. a graduate of the col
| lege in the class of 1877, was here on
Friday last. He is cashier of the Kansas
City (Mo.) Safe Deposit and Savings
bank.
The Adelphi society, composed of
Graded school scholars, gave an enter
tainment in Academy hall on Friday
evening. The proceeds amounted to
about $40.
| "A
giving discourse, tomorrow, will be
preached by Rev. Mr.. Palmer, pastor of
the Baptist church. The union services
will be held in the Methodist church.
The outlook is for an unusually pleas
ant Thanksgiving. Last year the wealth
er was cold and stormy. and on the Sat
ulday following there was heavy fall
of snow that remained on the ground
till spring.
The fall term of the Graded school
closed on Friday with interesting eXer-
cises. which were listened to by a large
number of the parents and friends of the
scholars. The winter term opens or
Monday next.
There is not much money in the onion
business this year. Lots have been sold
here. recently, as low as % cents bush
el. though the general price is somewhat
higher. In years past they have brought
as high as Sl.l0 bushel.
Patrick Mccormick, the teamster, is
unfortunate. Last summer his horse
dropped dead after drawing the steam
fire engine to the paper-mill bridge. Cit
liens raised fund and bought him an
other, and now chat is dead.
A musicale was given last Friday eve
ming at DR.. Sutton's, by Miss Lucia. il
honor of her friend, Miss Davis of Wat
: llins. n. v, who was with her at The
Conservatory of Music, Boston. AbOu
40 were present and passed an enjoyable
evening.
Mrs. William Fits of New Haven wa
quite seriously injured here on Frida,
evening last. She and her husband hat
been to visit Mrs. Fits mother, Mrs
George Huntington, on South street, ant
I about eight o'clock started for home
When in front of G.. G. Chapman's the,
met II. r. Holden. The teams collided
Mrs. Fits was thrown forward upon tn
/ dashboard and badly bruised. Her in
FAINT, which she had in her arms. fell t.
the ground, but was not hurt. Mr.. Hol
den's shoulder was injured, and the shaft
of Mr.. Fits wagon were broken. Mrs
Fits was carried to her mothers, an
could not be taken home till Sunday. T.
D lHeman Langworthy, one of the oldes
2 and best known of our residents, died q
Friday morning last. He was IS year
$ of age in July. His health had bee
failing for many months and his deaf
was not unexpected. The immediat
cause was exhaustion brought on by
!. worthy came to Middlebury from Vel
. gennes in 1921, with his brothers-M
ron, George and Harry-who have live
l. here since that date. He was membe
3 of IA large family, consisting of fou
r boys and eight girls. One of the latte
!. was the mother of James M. Slade c
$ this place. Mr.. Langworthy leaves on
son, William G. He was long one of til
n prominent business men of this town an
i vicinity. About 1910 he formed par
u nership with his brother, Myron, and h
brother-in-law, the late James Nj. Slad,
under the firm name of James NJ. Slad
!; & Co. They kept country store, carr,
y ing on a very heavy trade in generi
! merchandise as well as in lumber an
wood. They also operated the forge
j. East Middlebury for six or seven year
. and subsequently, shovel factory
!. Salisbury. In 1861 Mr.. Slade retire
, from the firm. For ten or eleven veal
e after that date Myron and Heman di
II business together under the name
Langworthy q Co., but about 1865 TOO
II In Charles =. Langworthy, who RENAME
8 a member of the firm till it was dissolve,
y some two years ago. Their place of bus
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