The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-08
Local News.

uaY last. He went 10 ONO III the TAIL
with number of sheep.
All who have complied with our terms
relative to Good cheer will receive the pa
per within few days.
Geo. Hamilton of Muskegon. Mich was
in town the other day. He is native of
Bridport, but has been in the Nest for 20
years.
The thaw and rain of Tuesday and
Wednesday took away a large quantity
of snow. The water in the creek was
considerably raised.
A new timetable went into effect on
the railroad, Monday last. The arrange
ment is shown by the table at the head of
this page. The changes are slight.
Rev. and Mrs. A. f. Carpente. came
back from New York on Saturday, and
are now at the Addison House. Mrs.
Carpenters health is much improved.
a. B. Colby and Geo. Langworthy,
jr., represented the local lodge of Odd
Fellows at the Grand Lodge meeting in
Rutland, Wednesday and Thursday.
The sidewalks are altogether too slip
perry for comfort in the greater part of
the village. Some portions have been
decidedly improved by a coat of coal
ashes.
Isaac Bronson and Miss Lucy Gauthier
were married on Sunday last by Rev.
Mr. Speare and Timothy Butler and
Miss Clara Joint, by Rev. Father Mol
oney.
George Langworthy, ST., lost Il val
liable COW the other night, it dying sud
denly. This is the third loss of the kind
he has had to sustain in a comparatively
short time.
John l.. Buttolph is in New York this
week, in attendance upon the meetings
of the American Agricultural association,
to which he was appointed delegate by
the governor.
Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins of Burling-
ton had a large audience at the graded
school, last Friday. to hear his lecture
before the school His subject was
The influence of England in the East
eln Hemisphere.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Merino strengthening association is to
be held at the Addison House next We'd
nesday, the 18th, at l p. IN. John l..
Buttolph is president of the organization
and II. f. Dean, secretary.
NJ. c. Stebbins of Springfield Mass,
is teaching at the college in place of
Prof. Austin. The latter's health has
become impaired to such extent that he
feels obliged to suspend work for the re-
mainder of the term, at least.
The Catholic fair. which opened at
Academy hall on Tuesday evening and
closed last night, was successful. The
bad weather. however. caused the atten-
dance. and consequently the receipts, to
be somewhat less than usual.
A village correspondent writes: The
antiquated Shddon block, invulnerable
| against all genuine attacks by fire. has
been grossly slandered by the recent
false alarm. which was all in your
eye there being neither smoke nor
smell of fire
| Robert Rogers. aged about - years,
Ydied on Saturday. Jan. 2G. He came here
from Orwell six years ago. and has since
lived on Court street. The cause of his
death was paralysis. He leaves a wife
and several children. OF the latter, two
reside in town-Isaac Rogers of this Vii
iage and Elias Rogers of East Middlebury
The seats are being put down in the
gallery at the new town hall. Those for
the floors have been made into sets,
ready for use when required. The paint
ers and frescoers have nearly finished
| their work. Samuel BroOker an Albany
scenic artist. arrived yesterday morning
and is engaged in painting the drop cur
tain.
1t was announced in the last issue of
this paper that the State board of agri-
culture would hold a meeting here on
Wednesday and Thursday, the 2lst and
22d of this month. a note from Hon.
! Henry Lane. Il member of the board, in
forms Us that the meeting has been post
poned to Thursday and Friday, the 18th
and 10Th.
Some one who has been studying the
calendar discovers that all the HOLIDAYS of
1854 will fall on Thursday or Friday, as
follows: Washington's birthday, on Fri
day. February %; Good Friday. on the
18th of April Decoration day, IN Friday.
| May 30: Fourth of July. on Friday. 4th
| Thanksgiving. on Thursday. November
2G; Christmas, on Thursday, Deem
Der %.
The births in district No. 4, the past
year. were 40, an increase of % per cent
on the average of the past years; the
deaths were u, an increase of 40 per
cent. There were seven deaths of per-
Sous over so years old. Among them
were Anon Wilcox, about 93 q week
less(; Mrs. Abbey Wainwright, 81; Ze-
mas Norton, 50; Harvey Cobb, 81 Jacob
Dewey, 50.
There is evidently strong desire to
see the new town hall, judging from the
sale of spectators tickets for the mas
querade. Sixty were disposed of at
Hanaford's the first hour of the sale
Wednesday morning. The masquerade
is to be largely attended and will be the
most brilliant affair of the sort tat has
occurred here for years. The committee
make an announcement in the local no
ticc column.
There was a runaway yesterday after
p noon. A horse owned by w. II. Ellis
and driven by young man in his EN-
F. plOy, threw his driver off the sleigh
near the Congregational church and
started for home. In crossing the bridge
the animal took to the left-hand side
walk. The sleigh struck the railing, anC
> one shaft was broken. The broken
/ piece of the shaft cut the horses Leg