The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-25

Messrs, McCullcy and Pugsley of Mis-
souri,, who are in the county. are said to
be making large purchases of sheep. It
is understood they will ship three ca
loads next week.
The annual masquerade ball is to take
place on the evening of February Ii. 1t
is always pleasant occasion. and those
having it in charge are making extra cX-
ertions for this year
a. w. Hayden of Decatur. Mich. was
in town the other day. He came with a
Percheron stallion which he had sold to
w. Wallace of Cornwall and went back.
Monday, with 80 head of sheep.
Insurance to the amount of $500 has
been paid on the cottages recently burn
ed at Lake Dunmore. and SIP on the
personal property. The owner was Fred
erick Hopper, proprietor of the Lake
House.
The ladies of the Congregational
church are to give New England" sup
per i'll the lecture-rOom, next Wcdnes-
day evening; tickets, % cents. There
will be other interesting features besides
the supper.
Another heavy fall of snow came on
Thursday. The wind of Saturday filled
the east and west roads throughout the
county till they were nearly impossible.
and the wind of yesterday rendered
them still worse.
Among those lost by the wrccking of
the steamer City of Columbus on Mar
tha's Vineyard was Miss Beach. a neice
of President Hamlin. She was about 50
years of age and was going South for
the benefit of her health.
II. j. Close of st. Clairsville. Ohio, who
has been in the vicinity for two weeks,
has bought number of sheep and will
ship next week. Other buyers now here
are W. b. Law of Connection, Ohio, and
James Glass of BurgettstOwn, Pa.
A meeting of Universalists was held in
A. r. Tupper's office, Wednesday even
ing. The chief business done was the
appointment of a committee to solicit
subscriptions. 1t is the intention of those
interested to have preaching once
month.
The sleeping train from New York to
Montreal. which should have reached
here at 3 80 yesterday morning. did not
get along till noon. Southern Vermont
seems to have been favored with IA snow
storm not inferior in dimensions to that
here.
The teamsters who draw lumber from
the mountains here have rather hard
time of it. They are obliged to be up at
four o'clock in the morning and do not
get home till seven or eight in the eve
ming. The chief amusement of their
lives appears to be " swoppin hosses.'
Allen F. Foote, only son of Freeman
A. Foote of this town, died on Friday
last, after long and severe illness. The
fpnnral NyaS attpnIol from tbn hpHsn pt
, o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Mr..
Speare officiating. The deceased was an
exemplary young man, highly esteemed
by those who knew him.
The invitations are out for the ball to
be given by Washington Engine com
pany on the evening of the Both. The
prospects are excellent for Il large atten-
dance. Rutland, Burlington and Ner-
genues fireman have signitied their inten-
ton of being present. Supper will be
served at the hall-R. w. Pitts. caterer
William McMaster. an old resident of
this place, died on Wednesday of this
week. He has been great sufferer
with rheumatism, and for Il number of
years was not able to help himself. He
leaves two children-Mrs. Frank Stone
and Henry McMaster. He was Il brother
of Mrs. Jason Davenport of Minneapolis,
MINI. ~
Z Miss Nellie Buckley, daughter of
Thomas Buckley of this place, died at
jamestown, \. y, on Wednesday, The
remains are to be brought here for inter
ment. She had been in jamestown over
three years. A brother and sister were
there with her. Several weeks ago she
had a fall, lnjuring her severely. A fever
followed and proved fatal. Her father
was summoned and reached jamestown
on Saturday last.
We stated last week that Frank ID. Bar
ton of Waltham and Geo. Hammond had
made contract with the Pacific Mail
Steamship company for the shipment of
sheep to Australia. The first consign-
ment left here Tuesday to go from San
Francisco by the February steamer.
which sails the 18th. 1t consisted of 100
rams-yearlings and lambs. About half
Hammond. who bought the rest. Mar
Gus Builard of Waltham, Mr.. Barton's
father-in-law, and Amos NJ. Barton, his
brother, will go with them.
The following list of advertised letters.
taken from an old Rutland paper in the
museum. will be of interest as the first
list ever printed from this Office, Mr..
Huston having just been appointed as the
first postmaster in town: List of let
tiers remaining in the Post Office at Mid
dlebury, VT, July |, 1888: Charles
Hay Esq. .Ticonderoga; Jeremiah Hatch,
Middlebury, State of Vermont; Stephen
Porter, New Haven, State of Vermont;
Mr. Pond, blacksmith in Addison. the
west side of Snake Mountain. Robert
Huston, ID. p. NJ" In early days the
pOstmaster-general was he postmaster.