The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-10-03

Mrs. Stephen w. Remelc met at the resi-
dence of the family on Monday evening
to celebrate with her her birthday.
The price of butter Monday was con-
siderably higher than the week before
Average lots brought % cents and extra,
% cents; very few lots, however, GO
ing at q cents.
Col. and Mrs. Jewett Wilcox of Chi
cago are in town visiting at his sisters.
Miss Wilcox. Mr.. Wilcox has spent the
summer at Lake Minnetonka. Mimi, as
manager of large hotel.
There is to be hearing at Judge
knapp's office, Tuesday, the 9TH inst, on
the petition of G. A. & ii. j. Phillips.
who wish to be set from district No. 8
into the graded school district.
Frank l.. Champagne has returned
home from Boston. He has spent sew
eral months there, in the piano manu-
factories, learning how to tune pianos.
which he means to follow as II business.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. f. Bond died, Wednesday, of cholera
infantum. She was few days over one
year of age. The funeral is to be attend
ed from the house at one o'clock this
| afternoon.
| ii. b. Dodge returned from West
Randolph last Friday. While there he
concluded negotiations for the purchase
of the Cottage Hotel in that village, and
| will remove thither about the middle of
this month.
! Chapman q Co. have finished off the
room in the northwest corner of the
Chapman block for use as Il workshop.
The old workshop, in the rear of the
store, is now part of the store, though
the partition will not be removed till
spring.
A preachers meeting for the Burling-
ton district will be held in the NJ. f.
church Oct. and S. First session, Tues
day, 10 30 a. m; missionary meeting,
Tuesday evening; addresses by Revs. Ii.
| F. Austin and Nj. ID. Jump. Public in
vited.
John II. Sargent has rented the house
opposite the bakery, heretofore occcu-
pied by Mrs. Monaham, and will carry
on laundry business. lie is now pro-
curing the necessary apparatus and when
ready to do work will make announce
ment through these columns. Mrs.
Monaham, owing to impaired health has
given up laundrying and will probably
return to her home in Burlington.
"Our American Youth is the name of
an amateur paper published at this Office
for NJ. d. Batchelder. The last issue
has twelve pages about the size of IHe
| lOHth'S Companion. They are filled with
| interesting matter including stories by
amateur and professional writers, an il
Illustrated article on natural history stamp
news, coins, etc. Altogether, il makes
| good reading for young people, and its
get-up is creditable to the editor and pro-
prietor
A Washington correspondent of the
Rutland Herdld. writing of Nermonters
| in the departments, has this to say of one
from Middebury: Capt. Daniel E. Bar
ret of the 9TH Regt. Vermont Volunteers.
Capt. Barrett rose from the ranks. hay
ing enlisted as private in company b.
in August, 1861 served his three years
and re-enlisted as a veteran in December,
1861. and was successfully promoted to
captain of company G and served credit
ably to the close of the war. Capt. Bar
rett is clerk in the eastern division of the
pension office, and is well liked by his
fellow clerks and superiors. His record
as "A soldier is not dimmed in contrast
with his present record. Capt. Barrett
lived in Middlebury and now halls that
thriving village as his home.
A few minutes after four O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon an alarm of fire was
rung. 1t was caused by the discovery
| that the roof of the storehOuse of G. &.
| Peck, near the freight depot. had ignited.
The tiremen and other citizens were
quickly on the spot with the steamer.
which was speedily at work The hand
engine was also taken up, but was not
needed. In ten minutes after the steam
er reached the spot the fire was out. 1t was
only on the roof of the storehouse, but
had there been much delay would have
gotten inside. As it was, the principal
damage consisted of few holes in the
roof. The building is but few feet
from the machine shop of Langworthy &
Son. from whose chimney the sparks
came that fired the roof. The store
house is owned by Mr.. Peck and occu-
pied by him, by Earl IL Barnum and by
ii. Ii. Dodge. 1t was insured through
Brooks q Stapleton's agency. ~
morning. October /, St.
Stephens church was well filled with a
goodly assembly to witness the marriage
of Mrs. Charlotte M. Fletcher and Mr..
Albert III. Fisher, president of the Green
Mountain Pulp company. Shortly after
ten O'Clock the bridal party moved up the
aisle, while the organ, under the skillful
hands of Mr.. Sam. Sheldon, gave forth the
| pleasing strains of the wedding march
from Lohengrin. The ushers, Mr. Fletch-
er Chapman and Mr.. George Fletcher,
were followed by the maids of honor lit |
tie Miss Lottie Russell and Miss Jessie
Chapman, both dressed in white lace,
trimmed with. cream ribbons, and carrying
bouquets of red roses tied with white satin |
ribbons. Next came the bride, leaning on
the arm of her son, Mr.. Perry Fletcher,
who gave his mother to the bridegroom.
The bride was dressed in mineral green
ottoman silk, trimmed with brocade vel |
vet and point lace, and wore solitaire dia- |
mond ear Jewels, the wedding gift of the |
groom. The groom, with his best man.
Mr.. Robert Cartmell met the bride at the |
foot of the chancel steps. The marriage
ceremony was performed by therefor of |
st. Stephens and the happy pair marched |
down the aisle to the triumphant music of
MendelsshOn's march. The church had