The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-05-04

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The McGibbcny family, consisting of
father, mother and ten children, is
booked for appearance ut a concert in
Academy hall, Friday evening, june l.
Rev. Theodore A. Hop ms of Burling-
ton. who ofliciatcd ut st. Stephens on
Sunday last, will conduct services there
next Sunday; communion at close of
morning service.
Beckwith & Co. began doing business
in their new store on Tuesday. The
lighting apparatus, which was some
thing of IN experiment. works in an en-
tirely satisfactory n
A pleasant surprise gathering was held
on Wednesday evening ut thu residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Brown. on Court
street. in honor of the twentieth an
niyersary of their wedding. N
Mrs. Almira, wife of Jesse Goodnough,
died very suddenly yesterday afternoon,
of heart disease. She wa i'm the 18th
year of her age. The funeral will be
attended from the house ut , o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs.- VIM. G. Markham of Avon. n.
:. and A.. Hay of Australia were regis
tered at the Addison House on Wcdnes-
day. They are now out among the sheep
breeders of the county, and are under
stood to be looking for sheep to buy.
Principal and Mrs. Mead went to Al
burgh, Saturday, having been called
thither by the illness of Mrs. Mead's
mother. They returned Monday night.
MIR. Mcad's classes ut the Graded school
were heard, Monday, by Mr.. Sam. Shell
don.
Mrs. w. j. Fish left town on Wednesday
to 90 to Miles City. Montana, where her
husband is. She has been in Middlebury
since last summer. Mr.. Fish is II mem
Der of the firm of Courtenay & Fish, real
estate md mercantile agents, with head
quarters at Miles City.
Hon. f. II. Hard and Hon. George H..
Bigelow of Burlington were in town on
Friday. Mr.. Bigelow, who is a special
agent of the p~ostotlice department, has
been making an inspection of the post
offices of the State. and visited this place
on that business.
1t was reported on the streets, yestcr-
day, that the house aud barn of Thos
Sullivan, in Weybridge, were burned
on Wednesday afternoon. The story
arose from the fact that there was
a large volume of smoke in that direc-
ton. caused by the burning of n brush
heap.
The listers held a meeting at the town
clerks office, Tuesday, to hear the state
ments of those who felt aggrieved at the
action of the board. Eighteen taX-pay-
ers had been notified that their lists were
doubled. Sixteen of these were acted
upon Tuesday. OF this number, eight
made explanations satisfactory to the
listers and their lists were adjusted. The
other eight remain doubled.
The Champlain Valley Homeopathic
Medical society held its annual meeting
at the Addison House on Tuesday after
noon. There was a fair attendance of
the members. These officers were
chosen: President, DIR. G. +. f. Spar
hawk of Burlington; vice-prcsidcnt,
DIR. +. w. Halsey of Middlebury secre-
tary and treasurer. DR.. NJ. ID. Smith of
Middlebury censOrs. DR.. A. A. Arthur
of Vergennes, DR.. Charles A. Gale of
Rutland and DIR. ii. w. Hamilton of
West Rutland.
On Monday evening Il very pleasant
company of about seventy gathered at
the residence of Mr.. Leonard Walker to
witness the marriage of his youngest
daughter. Miss Hattie NJ. Walker, to Mr..
Warren c. Brand. The ceremony was
performed in an impressive manner by
Rev. II. l.. Walker of Winooski. brother
of the bride. The contracting parties
are well known to people in this vicinity,
and that they have many friends was
shown by the large number of elegant
and useful presents which were dis
played.
Messrs. Smith q Allen commenced lay
ing the foundation of the new court
Ihn,cn m Wednesday, nftaprnnn Tha
= amount of work this firm has on hand
shows that the people in this region are
prospecting. Besides the court house
and town hall, they are building resi-
dences for w. ID. Lane of New Haven
= j. A. James of Weybridge, Franklin
: Hooker of Cornwall, Isaac Williamson
of this place and for Albert Fisher, who
t lives neal the mile bridge OH the creel
road. south of the village.
Twenty-one Hungarians. Poles, IIol
ianders and Germans, lG men and five
women. arrived in town, Saturday after
9 noon. having been brought here by tn,
Messrs. Crane and DR.. Prentiss. Places
Il had been found for All of them befor,
a they came. The foreigners that have
recently come into this region and gon,
to work for farmers have proved sat
isfactory help. The majority of then
are wcll-educated and intelligent. Mr.
b. W. Crane of Bridport, who has fou
v of them in his employ, says he has neve
had more reliable and better-behaye,
help indoors and out than they are; an,
n in behalf of the foreigners he wishes i
stated hat the stories regarding thei
behavior, so extensively circulated, ar
entirely without foundation in fact.
DIR. W. II. Hamilton of West Rutlanl
was in town on I tuesday. He is the hea,
of the company recently formed at tina
n place to manufacture marble brick. b,
means of improved machinery it is in
n tended to cut the marble or other ston
into bricks the size of those Ordinaril,
&c used in buildings. These can be of an!
color and combined in any design, pro
ducing a novel effect, especially if tn
- surface thus formed is afterwards carve,
to bring out the design more clearly. |
'e is claimed that with The new machinery
- the patents on which are controlled b,
III the company, the brick can he produce,
at comparatively small cost. At ever,