The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

VIM. Seymour Alden is in receipt of a
notification that pension has been
granted him.
DIR. and Mrs. w. II. Sheldon are at
Cape May, N. j. They went Saturday
night and were to be away two weeks.
Joseph Sargent and daughter of Rome,
Ca, who were here Tor Il few days in the
spring, are again at Mrs. McDonald's.
Mrs Lie and Mrs. Dr. Hyde of Iowa
are visiting at $. i. Bissclrs. The for
mer is a sister and the latter ii daughter
of Mrs. Bisscll.
VIM. II. Bond, formerly of this place
but recently in the employ of Col. n. f.
Dunshec of Bristol, goes to Boston in
few days to enter Il store there.
Rev. Mr.. Giddings, pastor of the Sal
isbury Congregational church, preached
very acceptably last Sunday in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Spearc.
! The trustees have put a walk across
Main street in front of the McLcod
block. for which those doing business in
its vicinity are duly thankful.
Michael Iloylan has rented the room in
the Smith d Sheldon block formerly oc-
cupied by +. l.. Stowe and will open n
tobacco and cigar store in few days.
Elmer G. Parkhurst, who has worked
for f. W. Bird q Co.. for the past two
years. has entered the employ of S, II.
Bracey in his store in the Vallette block.
John Morrison. teller of the Rutland
county bank, Rutland. is at his grand
mothers. Mrs. Potter, in this village.
He was threatened with bilious fever, but
will probably escape an attack.
+. G. Carrigan, clerk of the Berwick
House, Rutland, and Thos. Maloney, a
law student in the same place. were the
guests of the latter's brother. Rev. f. II.
Maloney, over Sunday.
Francis LaJoy's young son, whose arm
was torn in pieces by an auger at the
Upper mill last spring, has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, Bur-
lington. His arm has healed.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler and family are to
arrive at the Addison House tomorrow
and will remain there during the summer.
lie will preach at st. Stephens during
the absence of the rector.
Dan Gddings, after spending a week
here and among his friends i'm other parts
of the county, started Wednesday for his
home in Lenterburg, Ohio. His health
is very poor. the result of malarial fever
contracted at New Orleans last winter.
1t will be good news to our music-lov-
ers to learn that Prof. John Orth. one of
Boston's most brilliant and successful
pianists and teachers, will be in Middle
bury weekly to receive pupils on the pi-
ano-forte.
Col. A. A. Fletcher. the president, rep
resented the national bank of this place
| g..
last Friday, of those banks interested in
the stock of the defunct Vermont Ma
tional bank of st. Adams.
Allan Calhoun has taken the contract
to provide the Burr IL Burton seminary.
Manchester, with steam heating appar-
atuS. He went to Boston last week to
buy the material and will do the work
during the vacation.
The amount of butter bought in this
market Monday was comparatively small
and the quality. the buyers said. was the
poorest of the season. The price paid
was II cents, though II was given in
some cases.
II. S. Perrigo of ?otsdam, n. Y. a
member of the college class of 1870, has
procured and had shipped here Il hand
some block of Potsdam sandstone. 1t
has been placed on the college campus
near the class tree and will be suitably
inscribed.
VIII. Smell has opened his billiard room
in the Dyer block, which was recently
closed by order of the selectmcn. 1t is
understood that his counsel claim that
unuer the provisions of the village char
ter the selectmen do not have iursdic-
ton. but that the village are the ones to
act if anybody.
Those who intend to see Barnum's
show, which comes to Vermont next
week. will Ito well to 90 to Burlington
Thursday, the 23d, on the train leaving
here at 10 a. IN. and reaching Burling-
ton at 9 80, in time for the great street
parade. Returning. the train will reach
Midclebury about & p. m. The fare will
be Sl.S5 for the round trip, including adj
mission to the show
This is the way in which the poet of
the alumni, A. E. Clarke, editor of the
Farmer at Malone. n. V. opens his re-
port of our recent commencement: This
grand old institution has just closed its
S5th year with its record still bright and
with the future full of promise. The
commencement exercises were rendered
particularly interesting from the fact that
a large number of the alumni were pres
ent who were full of enthusiasm for the
success of the college and manifested a
determination to help it to yet broader
fields of usefulness
There has beeu quite family reunion
, at Prof. Austin's this week. His brother
n. p, who is a merchant at Santa Bar
bara. CAL, is there with his WIFE They
are on their way to Europe for the bene.
fit of Mr.. Austin's health. which has
broken down in the same manner as the
professors. Another brother, j. w. Jr..
and his wife are there, too. He is a plant.
er in louisiana and has not been North
, before in p years. Mr.. and Mrs. ii. II
Tull of POultney, the latter sister, com.
plete the circle. Mrs. n Il. Austin lost heI