The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-02


scented the Congregational and GLE. Mar
shall and j. w. Lovett the Methodist
Sunday school at the State Sunday school
convention which opened at Burlington
Wednesday and closed yesterday.
Work on the large ilumc at the south side
of the creek has progressed rapidly this
week and the water will he let into it in
a day or two. W. w. Chapman of the
Star grist mill has improved the oppo
tunity to strengthen and repair the ilume
taking water to his wheel.
A supper for the younger members of
the Sabbath school was given at the
Congregational vcstry Friday afternoon
by the ladies of the church. The enter
tainment lasted two hours. closing at six
o'clock, and was greatly enjoyed by the
| little ones.
Judge Knapp and wife, who went to
New York on the excursion last week,
have returned. Their son. George, sailed
from that city Saturday on the steamer
I Belgenland for Antwerp. He will re-
main abroad year at least. He goes
partly for his health and partly to study
the German and French languages.
A large number of friends from this
and other towns gathered at the Addison
| House on Saturday at 10 o'clock to pay
their last tribute of respect to Mrs. Rollin
Birchard, of whose death mention has
been made. Rev. Mr.. Spcare, pastor of
the Congregational church. ofliciated.
| The burial was at Shoreham, beside the
grave of her husband.
| The local branch of the Woman's For
egn Missionary society connected with
the Methodist church held its quarterly
meeting Wednesday afternoon and even
ing at Prof. Seely's. There was large
attendance, both afternoon and evening,
the gentlemen going at six to tea. In the
evening there were music. readings. reel
tations and other enjoyable features.
The annual inspection and parade of
the fire department comes on Tuesday
next, the 9Th. The whole day will be
occupied. In other places this is an in
teresting event, and now that our tiremen
have prescntable uniforms it is proposed
to keep up the inspections. A full at
tendance of the members of the company
is hoped for. There have been several
drills in preparation for Tuesdays events.
The steamer Frank E. owned by
Joseph Broullett and Peter Champagne.
was sunk at its moorings Monday night.
The supposition is that some malicious
person or persons bored holes in it bot
six or eight feet of water no examination
can be made. Two row boats belonging
to Mr. Brouilett were scuttled and sunk
at the same time.
The Amateur polo team is newly or
ganized, thus: F. Wallield. LIST rush;
d. Calvin. I'd rush; W. Dwiru, half back;
ID. Broullett, point; X. Langworthy,
cover point and W. Foote. goal. In the
game between this team and the Scar
lets" of Bristol. at Mr.. Bonds rink,
Wednesday evening, the Bristol team
won, the "Amateurs,' however, getting
two goals.
There is to be an excursion to New
\ DIRK on Tuesday, the 18th inst. by way
of the Rutland 4 Bennington and Troy
q Boston railroads and Citizens line
steamers. The fare from Middleburv
for the round trip will be Si.35. Tickets
are good only to 90 on the Q 30 mail
train of the day named and eXcursonists
cannot start for home later than Monday
night. the 10Th. There is likely to be II
large party.
Mrs. +. Hamilton of Rutland came up
Friday to visit her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Buttolph. Saturday he was sick
and, fearing "A long illness. returned
home, Mr.. and Mrs. ButtoIph going with
her. She has been very ill. Tuesday
night it was feared she would not live
till morning and her father, who had
come home, was telegraphcd for. At last
accounts she was a little better, but still
, in a critical condition.
An interesting case under the prOhib-
tory law has come up. About two weeks
f ago Harry Willoughby was arrested for
intoXicatiOn. He claimed he was not
. guilty, but when arraigned before JUS
tice Albert Chapman pleaded guilty in
order to take an appeal and have the case
tried in the county court. The prosecu-
ton asked that he disclose, but his coun-
sci claimed that he was not obliged to do
so. Pending a decision on this point an
adjournment of week was taken. Will
loughby failed to appear at the time to
/. which the hearing was adjourned. and
yesterday morning he was again arrest
ed Mr.. Wilds of Stewart Il Wilds, his
counsel, went to Rutland yesterday to
get writ of hdbedS corpus from Judge
Neazey.
The presentation of Augustn Days
a comedy "A Night or by Arthur Rehan's
company at the town hall Tuesday even
/ ing was an unqualified success. Every
e seat was taken, and in the audience were
representatives from Bridport. Shoreham
Cornwall, Weybridge, New Haven, Bris-
+ tol and, indeed, almost every town in the
county. This was the cast of characters
ustnian Rabbit, the professor. Harry
+ Hotto; Harry Damask. his son-in-law
: Clarence Harvey; Jack Mulberry, Har
l. die Vernon; Lord Mulberry, j. l.. Ma
y son; Marcus Brutus Snap, Ernest Bart
+ ram; Mrs. Zantippa Babbitt, Mrs. Glars
0 f. Maeder; Nisbee, the professor
Youngest daughter, Miss Virginia Brooks
8 Angelica Daaask, his eldest, Miss Hell
, en- Leigh; Susan, Miss Jennie Bright
i All those who took part were artists and
brought out all there was in the play
Mr.. Harvey, whose school and college
= days were spent in Mddlebury, was re
. ceived with applause when he appeared
Z The interest was intense from the tim,
the curtain first rose Till it went down a
/ the close; and was shown by the fire
y quent applause whenever good poin
e was made. Both company and audienc,
had avarU reason to he satisfied with th,