The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-09-14

The brick-wOrk on the outside of the
court house is nearly completed. and the
carpenters are engaged on the inside.
President Hamlin preached in the Con-
grcgational church, Vergennes. last Sun
day, both morning and evening.
Jonathan Blair of Cornwall has left at
this Office a potatoe of the Elephant"
variety weighing 3 pounds and 2 ounces.
The acqualntcnces of Mr.. win J. Nash
will regret to learn of the death of his
wife, which occurred in Bristol, Tues
day.
Mr.. II. f. Slocum, n s~tenographer on
the staff of the New York TribuRc, has
been visiting this week at Mr.. $. II. Dau-
mis-.
Martin l.. Warner of Weybridge backed
his horse of the ~embankment near the
paper-mill bridge, Wednesday night.
The horse was killed and the wagon
broken in pieces.
Mr.. c. c. Peck went to New York on
Wednesday morning and will return by
way of Maine, where Mrs. Peck has been
visiting several weeks.
The following Michigan sheep-buyers
are registered at the Addison House: A..
a. Wood, f. A. Kennedy, Thos. Van
Gicson, w. f.. Kennedy.
G. E. Withere.l's great Cosmopolitan
show" is to exhibit here on Monday af-
tcrnoon and evening, the 18th. 1t is Il
tent show of % people.
Moulton & Johhson's ministries are to
show at Academy hall on Wednesday
evening next, the 10Th. They are said to
give Il superior entertainment.
NJ. ...l Al. xtF:I1:... A,Iu1. Il I....
been for Il few weeks ut Old Orchard
Beach and the White Mountains, are
back at the Addison House.
The person who borrowed IA key,
marked. Harmon Sheldon" to the front
door of st. Stephens is requested to re-
turn it at onc to Sheldon a. Co.'S, store.
There will be a prayer-mecting at Mrs.
Clinton Smiths at $50 o'clock next We'd
nesday afternoon, to remember the State
convention of W. G. II. l.. to be held i'm
Randolph,
Miss Frances +. Willard of Chicago,
president of the National W. G. II. IT,,
will speak in Middlcbury on the 23d inst.
The hour and place will be ANNOUNCED
next week.
The telegraph Office at the Addison
House, which has been closed since the
tclegraphers' strike began was rc-opcned
on Monday. George \. Miner of Rut-
land is the operator.
Mrs. f. ii. IIigley and Miss Matte l..
Daunis, who have been in Europe the
past year. are expected home in Il few
days. They were to have sailed on We'd
nesday, the 9TH inst.
The merchants are beginning to think
of fail business. Mr.. b. 5. Beckwith is
in New York, buying goods and Mcssrs.
f. A. Bond and +. p. Cushman are in
Boston on the same errand.
Owen O'Rourke has brought a civil
action against Ed. McCue for damages in
connection with the affair in Mr.. j. G..
Wellington's garden on Hillside avenue,
a week ago last Saturday night.
Mr.. VIM. p. Northrup, of the Mathews
Northrup Co.. engravers and printers,
mother, Mrs. 5. j. Northrup. He was
accompanied By his wife and wife's sis
ter.
A regular communication of Potter
Chapter No. -, i. a. NJ, will be held
Tuesday evening. Sept. Is; work on the
NJ. Nj. Middlebury Council. No. II, will
convene Immediately after the chapter,
for the comforting of degrees.
Middlebury furnished quite a contin-
gent to the the police force at the State
fair-W. II. Cobb, ID. N Buttolph. +. X.
Severance. Page Potter. George w. York
and f. f. Minor. Mr.. w. Il. Child of
Weybridge wa one of the assistant mar
shals
The knights of Honor have moved in
to the new hall fitted up for them by
Col. Thad. NJ. Chapman in his block. 1t
is handsomely finished in hard wood and
richly papcred and furnished. Alto
gcther, the lodge has as pleasant quarters
rs could be wished.
Mr.. William Brown, residing on Sey-
mour street, died quite suddenly. Sunday
morning. He had been out of health.
but was well enough to attend the coun-
ty fair last week. lie came here from
Rutland. The family consisted of him
self and three children.
Mr.. James l.. Barton, n recent gradu-
ate of the college, wa in town on We'd
nesday. He has been ore year in the
theological institution ut Hartford. Conn.
and returns there soOn to resume his
studies. During the summer he has
pTclcileu III AuslcTlilI, ". !.
The missionary meetings at the Congre-
gatiOnal church, this afternoon and
evening, will be of great interest. In
Rutland and elsewhere about the State
they have been largely attended and
profitable. The afternoon meeting opens
at $50 and the evening AT Z 80.
Augustine c. Pierce, II native of this
town, died at Concord, n. H., last week,
aged 50 years. lie had been a merchant
ut Danville and afterwards for IA long
time Il hotel proprietor at Concord. He
had been prominent in railroad and bank
my circles. The deceased was "A brother
of Mr.. John +. Pierce of Middlebury,
who is now the only one of the family
living.
1t is estimated by a gentleman we'll in
formed OF such subjects that 100000 tons
of hay were cut in this county this year.
lie had counted 425 stacks in the town of
Cornwall, and hadn't visited all parts of
the town then. Wheat, both winter and
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