The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-11

still another timetable went into effect
on the railroad Monday. The changes
are slight. The table at the head of this
page shows the current arrangement.
Judge Knapp, son and daughter. Ben
ME Winchester of Blacbngton. Mass.
aud +. W. Bird and his two daughters
are camping This week on the lake near
Larrabee's Point.
The only runaway on the Fourth was
that by span of horses belonging to
Abraham Williamson. They broke up
the buggy to which they were attached.
but hurt no one and escaped harm them
selves.
C. w. Knight of Rome, n. V, a civil
engineer in the employ of Il. G.. Wood &
Co. of Philadelphia, arrived in town
yesterday morning and began the survey
of the Roaring brook route for the pro-
posed water-works.
Rev. DR.. James Y. Hyde of Chicago
and Rev. +. Il. Hooker of Newton High
lands, Mass, are visiting in town. Mr..
Hooker and family lately returned to
Newton from Winter Park, Florida,
where they spent the winter.
John W. Martin and c. G. Peck start
ed Saturday afternoon for Chicago,
where they expected to arrive on Monday
morning. Mr.. Peck will be gone only a
few days, but Mr.. Martin will remain in
the West till the last of the month.
The Fourth passed very quietly. Near
ly all places of business were closed
throughout the dav. The small boy got
in his usual work in the fire-cracker and
torpedo line, and some enjoyed it so they
kept up the racket the rest of the week.
Mrs. J. X. Barney of Providence. r. l..
president of the w. G.. Il. u. of that
state, is to meet the ladies of Middlebury
at the vestry of the Congregational
church this (Fridav) afternoon and will
speak at the Methodist church this even
ing.
Prof. and Mrs. MIC. Stebbins left town
last Friday, Mrs. Stebbins going to their
home at Springfield, Mass, and he to
West Rutland. where he preached last
Sunday. The Cornwall Congregational
church has extended to him a call to be-
come its pastor, but he has not excepted.
Those wishing to attend the National
Educational association at Madison, Wis,
can purchase round-trip tickets from
Middlebury to Madison and return for
only $50. Tickets good TO go until July
II. and return till August | stop-over
privilege given. The tickets are for sale
by G.. +. Marshall.
A camping party of a dozen or more
went from here Tuesday morning to
Thompson's Point (Charlotte) for a
stay of a. week or two. Among those
composing it were Mrs. Drake and her
daughter. Miss Hortcnse; Miss Alice
Hamlin, Perry II. Fletcher. Ford Lang
worthy. John Hyde, Louis Austin and
A. w. Narney.
John Flint of Hancock, jailed few
weeks ago on the charge of having, in
company with Charles Blair of the same
place. robbed ; n old man, was on Tues
day admitted to bail by Assistant Judges
Harrington and Stevens in the sum of
81 800. The bondsmcn are C. G.. Vinton
of Hancock and +. ID. Ninton of Bristol.
Blair is still in jail.
We find the following in the columns
of an exchange: Miss Grace Williams
of Sunderland received the skinner prize
of $50 for the greatest improvement in
scholarship at Burr ard Burton semin-
airy. Manchester. during the past wear.
and Timothy Billings of Ripton received
the Skinner prize of $25 for the best
essay Mr.. Billings is to enter college
here this fall.
We are Informed that an Independent
mass county convention will be held in
this village on Wednesday, the Both inst.
1t will be called by the executive COM
mittee of the county temperance society.
1t is understood that a States attorney
will be nominated and such action taken
with respect to the other vacancies on
the temperance ticket as shall seem to
the convention to be best.
Prof. Eaton is in Hanover, n. H.. this
week. attending the 10th annual meeting
of the American Pathological association.
before which papers were read on a
variety of exciting topics. such as 1.-The
Theory and Function of the Thematic
Vowel in the Greek Verb. The Crasti-
nus Episode at Palacopharsalus" etc.
He will return here and Join Professors
Branard and Seely in geologizing trip
down Lake Champlain.
VIM. b. Nichols was arrested Tuesday
night by Officer Dickinson. Before JUS
tice j. +. Stapleton, Wednesday. Nichols
pleaded guilty to intoXication and paid
the customary fine and costs. He said
that Edward Stow, who recently came
to this town from Ripton, had bought
for him two half pints of liquor. Stow
was taken into court and fined $50 and
costs for two of1enses of furnishing as of
The first conviction. lie appealed and
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