The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-07-27

SdS SHetp-DuytrS WHOSE arrival HIS Oetil
noticed, bought carload of first-class
animals. They paid as high as $500 for
a yearling eve.
Mr.. r. A. Allison of Boston university
is in town selling THE fcop.e's Cy-
clopedia of Universal knowledge" 1t
is just the work wanted by many, and is
meeting with ready sale.
We would call attention to the advertise
ment of Beeman academy, New Haven.
The institution has long had an excellent
reputation. and under the present man
agement has gained largely in popular-
ity and value.
The Beedles and Prindle Pleasure
Party, with silver band and fourteen
speciality artists, are to appear at Acad-
envy hall on Tuesday evening next.
July 81. They will without question
give an enjoyable entertainment.
The post Office department II as notified
postmasters of the reduction in postage
to take place October l, and directed
them to make announcement of the fact
so that the public may not accumulate
supply of three-cent stamps, rs no ar
rangemcnt will be made to redeem them.
Charles Noutt of Weybridge street.
an employee of the Green Mountain Pulp
company, while putting on a belt at the
mill, Wednesday morning. was caught
and somewhat injured. His chief hurt is
Il bad brulsc on the left side. No bones
we're broken. DIR. Porter was called.
Sunday night, when called to Prof.
Fosters, DIR. Sutton left his horse hitch
ed in front of the house. A few minutes
after storm came up and the doctor
went out to put the animal under shelter.
1t was frightened ut his umbrella and
ran. going up South Main street and
over past Mr.. II. b. Wright through the
threc-mile bridge and on into Salisbury.
1t finally brought up in the door-yard of
Il Mr.. Tulley, where it was secured.
When the King James version of the
Bible was printed, in 1911, there were one
hundred and twenty-five names of per-
sons ending in idh, from Azariah to Xebc-
diah; among these were twentyfour be-
ginning with j, while there was no such
letter in the alphabet. the letter | being
used in its place. The long English $,
resembling the letter I. was discarded
from the public printing in Vermont the
same year that Engand's soldiers were
defeated in the battle of Pittsburgh, 1911.
Prof. Sccly of our college will be sur
prised to see how the type in the Troy
Times correspondence from Middlebury
has changed his name. As the Professor
is a mattcr-of-fact man and never does
anything to tarnish his good name. nor
has any foolish pride to put on airs and
assume the name of some German.
Chinese or Norwegian professor. it will
annoy him to see it announced in the
Times that "PrOf. Sutez and family are
away on their annual vacation" How
ever, Il printer can readily see how the
change could come about.
The recent arrivals of boarders and
guests at the Bread Loaf Inn, Ripton,
are: c. ). Ogden. New York: 5. w.
Ncttleton and wife, Mississippi; j. Il.
Lull, Mrs. A. f. Pope, Toledo, Ohio;
G. A. Hack, John Hawkins, wife and
child, Taunton. Mass; w. ID. Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Porter, New York
u. ID. Twitchell and wife, Mrs. Nj.
Drake. Hon. j. w. Stewart. Miss Elga
Stewart, G. M. Wilds, Mddlebury; j.
Barron, Bennington; David A. Rowe,
rarrytown. n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Ii.
Baldwin, Miss X. Baldwin. Miss n. ii.
Baldwin, Mrs. E. Il. lIardec, Miss Il. ii.
Philbrck, New York; Mr.. and Mrs. w.
III. Bridgman, Stamford, Conn, Miss
Della Hammond, Middlebury; Miss
Phillips, New Orlean, La; and large
party from Hyde's hotel were up for the
day, last week. y
A sad accident occurred Sunday even
ing at the home of Prof. +. III. Foster.
resulting in the death of Mrs. Mary f.
Foster, his mother. About 10 o'clock,
after the rest of the family had retired,
she attempted to descend the chamber
stairs in the dark, and it is supposed
stumbled and fell to the bottom. Her
son was awakened by the noise, and on
going into the hall found her on the floor
unconscious. Drs. Eddy and Sutton
were summoned. The former. who
reached the house first. found Mrs. Eos
ter dead. In falling her head struck the
floor and dashboard, causing the rupture
of Il blood-vessel in the brain. The de-
ceased was about 81 years of age. Brief
services were held at the house Monday
morning, Rev. Mr.. Spcare officiating.
The remains were taken on the mail train
that day to Springfield, Mass, where the
funeral was attended ut , o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. The family have
the sympathy of the community in their
great ailliction. -
>>The "Idler' of the Burlington,/Tre
| Press tells this story: From lawyers to
| ministers is All cdSy lTinSllioH. vi Il
shining light among the latter the Rev.
DR.. kitchell, late president of Middlebury
college-the ldler hears good story.
Then the doctor was elected to the pres
idential chair, a public reception was Civ
en- to the townspeople, as an occasion
upon which they might present their
congratulations to the newly elected head
of the institution. Various expressions of
good will were extended to the reverend
gentleman by his friends and neighbors,
all decorouslv expressed and devoid of
antiquities; when finally good ole!
lady of the town sidled up to the doctor,
and taking him by the hand, exclaimed,
DIR. kitchell, now that you have Joined
the faculty, ] do think it is very res
pectable corpsew The doctor himself
was not very stalwart man. it will be
remembered, and perhaps the good old
lady was one of the unfortunate kind who
are given to Judging from appearances.
Relatives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Buttolph to the number of over
200 gathered at their residence, South