The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-08-17

went to Texas with his brother, Junius,
came home Wednesday night.
Mr.. Alfred Braymer of Baird, Texas,
started for home, yesterday, with ll9
Merinos bought in this vicinity.
Repairs are in progress on the Park
House. New windows are being put in
and other improvements made.
Principal Mead of the Graded school
came home Saturday. He has spent the
sumner at his farm in Alburgh.
Mr.. Peter Champagne was called to
Montreal, Tuesday, by the dangerous i'll
ness of his brother, and is still absent.
Mr.. j. b. Gilfillan of Minneapolis,
Mimi, one of the regents of the State
university, has been in town this week.
The water in the creek, which was
kept up all summer by the frequent
showers, is falling and is now quite low.
Mr.. II. A. Allison, who has been can
wasting here, was suddenly called to Bos-
ton yesterday. He will return next week.
Gen. j. M. Warner of Albany, N. Y,
president of the Albany Card and Paper
Co., has been in town this week, the guest
of Mrs. Dugald Stewart.
Mr.. Ben. Dodge, a nephew of Mr.. II.
b. Dodge and a student in Syracuse On.
~ university, came to town yesterday
to remain during his vacation.
Mr.. A. w. Carey, the blacksmith, is
suffering from gastric fever and has gone
to his home in SALISBURY for treatment.
lie will be absent two or three weeks.
Henry Her of East Middlebury was
jailed, Tuesday. He had been up before
Justice H. ID. Maynard for intoXication,
and. failing to disclose. was committed.
Mr.. George A. Brown, who bought
Mr.. Jason Davenport's insurance bust
ness, has sold out to Mr.. j. G. Stapleton
and returned to his home at Paxton,
Mass.
The well-borers have recommended
work. This time they are trying by the
roadside on the lower side of the college
park, directly west of the graded school
building.
Mr.. w. f. Barrett of the pension office.
Washington, who has been spending a
few weeks among his old friends and
acqualntances here, returned to his work
Saturday.
Some residents of this place will doubt
less be interested In the reunion of the
old Seventh regiment noticed elsewhere.
Company c of that organization was re-
cruited in Middebury.
The Rutland Herald of Wednesday
notes the arrival of Mr.. f. d. MusseY,
private secretary to Gov. Foster of Ohio.
Mr.. Mussey is Middlebury boy and a
brother of Mrs. K. p. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Rider and Mr.. Joel
O. Stevens of New York. with his wife
and two daughters, have been making a
trip to Lake George, returning Wednes-
day. They drove to Crown Point.
Mr.. F. II. Dean of Cornwall has shown
us some specimens of new variety of
wheat. 1t is bearded; the heads are short
and very plump and heavy. The seed
was obtained at the Centennial exhibit
ton.
Hon. George F. Edmunds, president of
the United States Senate, has promised
to be in Middebury at the time of the
county fair. He will probably attend the
second day of the fair, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 4.
Mr.. Peter Champagne has sold out his
furniture business to Messrs. II. w. Pitts
and George f. Marshall, who will carry
it on in Tupper's block. Mr.. Champagne
will continue the undertaking business
as heretofore.
The Knights of Honor are fitting up &
handsome hall in Chaplnan's block, north
of Beckwith & Co.'s store. The lodge is
in prosperous condition, having initiated
Ii members since the opening of the
year, and now numbers nearly fifty men
Rev. Mr.. Speare and family expect tC
| 4, ln,r tb.. Nhnx
had dscmbarked from the train only
about IL minutes before the accident OF
the Southeastern road, near Newport, ;
few days since. when sixteen persons
were hurt and one or two were killed.
Those of our readers who purpose tC
exhibit stock at the joint exhibition OF
the Champlain Valley association anC
Vermont State Agricultural society, al
Burlington, September 10 to II, should
bear in mind that they will be obliged t.
make their entries on or before Monday
August ~.
Mrs. E. III. Higley. who has been il
Germany the past year with her husband
will sail for home September 5. Prof
IIigley will remain abroad some month
longer. Mrs. Higley will b accOmpanie,
home by Miss Matte l.. Daunis of thi
place. The latter. has been studying il
Germany and France.
Mr.. Ira ii. Doty of Bridport, who wen
to San Francisco, recently, with shee
for shipment to Australia, arrived HON
on Saturday. Among those he met i
San Francisco was DIR. G. b. Curriel
formerly of this place. The doctor
enjoying prosperous practice. MI
DOtV made the triD from Chicago to Sa
Francisco in nine days.
Rev. Alva f. Carpenter of the dioces
of Rhode Island has accepted call to tn
rectorship of st. Stephens church in thi
place and will enter upon his duties tn