The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-07-18

Mrs. Kate Thomas, who will remove to
Burlington.
NJ. ID. Batchcldcr had the misfortune
to lose his pocllet-book last Saturday.
1t contained between $40 and $50 i'm
money, and papers of value.
The eccenricitics of the town clock for
the past week were caused by the break
age of the pendulum. 1t has been re-
paired, but is not yet fully regulated.
Judge Knapp and party, who camped
near larabee's Point, came home Satur-
day night The party at ThompsOn's
Point (Charlottc) is expected back Mon
day.
Henry a. Wilson of Colorado Springs,
| Colorado, whose presence in town was
noted last week, left on Monday for Paul
Smiths, in the Adirondacks, where he
will spend the summer.
Smith 81 Allen are putting in bath
house near their mill. 1t will probably
be opened to the pubic when completed,
but sufficient progress has not been made
so that details can be given.
The price of butter Monday was the
same as the week prcvious-lG cents.
though II was paid for selections. The
quality was better than the week before
uilc offerings ABOUT the same.
Rev. S. Leroy Blake. ID. D.. of Fitch
bun Oh. Mass, class of 1859. has accepted
the appointment of orator before the as
Sociated alumni of Middlchurv college at
the commencement exercises in 1855.
The statement in regard to the bonds
men of John Flint of Hancock in this
column last week. was erroneous. The
Nintons who became his surety are those
living in Granville, not in Hancock and
Bristol.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
wreck the freight train south Wednesday
morning at Brooksvile. Two pieces of
timber had been placed in a cattle-guard.
Two tramps who had been put off other
trains are believed to have done the mis-
chief.
Mrs. j. Il. Barney was in town last
Friday. meeting the ladies in the after
noon at the vestry of the congregational
church and addressing a large audience
at the Methodist church in the evening
She begins series of meetings in Chit
tenden county today.
Messrs. Peck and Chapman have re-
Gently improved their electric motor in
its application to pumps. One of the |
new machines has been put in operation
at Thad. NJ. Chapmans to force water to
the house from the spring in the hollow
to the westward. Others are to be erect |
ed in town.
Gen. l.. b. Faulkner of New York |
made a very able appeal in behalf of the
wool growers before the platform |
committee at the National Democratic |
convention ut Chicago and was also for |
chilly seconded by Mr.. Cowdcn of Ohio. |
We shall give Gen. Faulkncr's speech !
next week.
The Methodist Sabbath-school and con-
gregation will have a picnic and boat
ride, Tuesday. July -. The train leaves |
Middlebury at ten minutes before eight |
for Burlington. where the party will take |
the steamer Reindeer" for some grove.
where they will land for lunch and then |
have Il sail on the lake. reaching home |
about e p. IN. Fare for round trip only |
90 cents for adults and ID cents for child |
rem.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Seymour. who has been in !
the West for II year past. arrived in town
Tuesday evening Her daughter. Mrs.
w. j. Edgerton of Rutland, and Miss
Daisy Edgcrton came also and will spend |
the summer with her. They had been
here only a few minutes and were Just |
getting their trunks into the house when |
the fire broke out at Mr.. Fetcher's. Mrs.
Edgertin was quite i'll. but luckily was
made no worse by the noise and excite
ment.
Prof. l.. A. Austin reached home on
Saturday last. lie has been in California
nearly all the time since his departure
from Middebury, in March. On his re-
turn he visited brother in Louisiana.
1t was his intention to be here at COM
mencemcnt. but wash-outs and high wa
ter along the line of the Texas and Rio
Grand railroad delayed him nearly two
weeks. Ills health has been perfectly
restored.
\ large force of men is working at
falls. in Wcybrdgc. build
ing the dun and mill for the Green Noun
tain Pulp company. Altogether nearly
fifty men are employed. The dam is be-
ing constructed by gang of Maine river
drivers. who are experts in that kind of
business. The canal from the dam to the
mill will be, like that in the company's
mill at the lower falls, cut through the
solid rock
Between eleven and twelve O'Clock last
Friday night residents in the south part
of the village were aroused by the vigor-
Gus blowing of horns by score of Young
men and boys. a large bonfire was
kinded about the same time in the open
space in front of the old Phelps place. 1t
is supposed to have been been Demo-
cratic iolitication over the nomination of
Cleveland and Hendricks. There were
no speeches and few other indications
that such was the fact, however. The,
noise was continued for an hour or more.
The large barn at Col. Albert 4.
Fletcher's was discovered to be on fire at {
half-past six o'clock Tuesday evening.
and was burned to the ground When {
discovered the flames were pouring from
the roof at the east end of the structure.
An alarm was at once sounded and the
firemen and citizens promptly turned
out. The steamer was stationed at the