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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
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Bristol.

It's boy. this time, at c. S. Bristol's.
The snow is nearly all gone in this
vicinity.
Maple sugar is plentiful, cheap and of
good quality this spring.
Horatio Jennings has moved into his
new house on Garfield street.
Teamsters complain that the track of
the Bristol railroad is out of repair
Col. G. 5. Nichols special pension ex-
amlner, has been i'm town this week.
F. L. Sherwin went to Burlington,
last Saturday, to see about his pension.
We hear that States Attorney Hawkins
of Starksboro is going to Ferlisburgh to
live,
o. V. Carpenter has been appointed
drum major of the Bristol cornet
band.
Ninety-two dogs have been licensed so
far this year-ten more than last year at
this time,
The Bristol parlor rink opens again
next Saturday evening, with increased
attractions.
Quite party from this place visited
+. {. Dike's sugar camp, in Starksboro,
last Sunday.
Pat O'Neil bought the real estate of f.
ID. Nlnton's estate, last Saturday. paying
$50 an acre.
A. K. Grow has rented his house on
Church street to Curtis Bates for one
year from April l.
The Baptist society have made some
much-needed repairs on the steeple of
their house of worship.
c. w. Corey has sold his livery bust
ness to Curtis Bates of Waterbury, who
takes possession soon.
Charles Stewart has part of the ma
terial on the spot for his new house. on
the corner of Garfield and Mountain
streets.
Our graded school is prospering finely
under the guidance of Prof NJ. 5. Stone
and his lady assistants, Misses Parker,
Vinton and Bates.
There have been some light cases of
canker-rash in the family OF Ii. z. Sher-
win, on Mountain street. and others in
the south part of the town.
Mrs. Hannah Barrows fell down
stairs, the other night, and broke her
knee badly. There are some doubts as
to her recovery, she being advanced in
years,
The Bristol cornet band gave O. v.
Carpenter, their new drum major, call,
the other night. He was caught nap
ping, but soon rallied and set up the
sugar and cigars.
IL. ). Sumner, on Bristol Flats, was
somewhat surprised Il few nights since
by party of his friends from the village
and vicinity taking possession of his
house and proceeding to have things
their own way. He made the best he
could of the matter, and asked them to
come again.
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Mr.. Fred Mcintyre has let his place to
his brother. he having taken large farm
of some 400 acres in Orwell.
Mr.. o. G.. IIuntlcy, the proprietor of
the Junction House, has a whole cellar
full of water rising and falling with the
creek.
The Brandon Lime company have
raised the price of labor up to the stand
ard of years past-an indication of more
prosperous times.
Mr.. George Briggs of Brandon has
drawn large amount of lumber to the
Junction, intending, we learn, to erect a
large hay barn on one of the Higgins
meadows.
But a small amount of stock was ship
ped to market from this station last Mon
day. Only a few calves and sheep went.
Perhaps the bad going to and from the
station was the cause.
Mr.. +. l.. Matot has sold his grocery
store and lot at the Junction to the
White boys, and has purchased the store
formerly owned by f. w. Sylvester, get
tiny $3.50 for his and paying the same
for his purchase.
The creek meadows and swamps are
covered with water, and the prospect
now is of a long-continued flood, as the
snow on the mountains has hardly COM
mcnced to melt. But little sugar has yet
been made in town. The prospects are
now very unfavorable for good sugar
season.
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Whiting.

The Stevens brothers are shipping hay
from this station to Rutland for Davis,
Gould Il Burdtt.
All of the sick about town are better.
Little Willie Mayhem, who was so very
ill, is very much better.
+. III. Daniels has made and AIMED
about l20 gallons OF very nice maple
syrup and is still making.
The postponed Easter service at the
Union church, last Sunday evening. was
a very fine affair. There was a full house,
as is usual at all such gatherings there.
j, +. Parker has sold his pacing horse
to DR.. Douglass of Brandon for parties
in Brooklyn, n. Y. DIR. Douglass also
bought Lewis Blssettes horse to ship
there.
Henry Matot hastaken the Job of max
ing several hundred of Parker & Sons
patent bag holders. This will soon be
big business if the present is any indica-
tions of the future. We shall say more
of this hereafter.
From Another Correspondent
Potatoes are quite sold out of town,
though few lots are held for higher
prices.
The Stevens boys of Cornwall are in
IoWH Win lilclI nay press, DuylnS anu
pressing all the hay they can get, paying
from six to nine dollars a ton according
to quality.
One of the richest farmers in town per-
mitted some of his personal property to
be attached and sold to the highest bid
der to pay his school tax. So much for
public spirit.
Herhe +. Cook, Willie Church and
frankie Williams, the premium sheep
shearers, have the past two weeks been
shearing in Shoreham. This week, we
understand, they are shearing for Mr.. v.
Rich of Richville.
Saving wood and shearing sheep sp-
pear to be the most lively businesses in
town Just now. The snow has nearly
gone, but the mud still remains and sticks
to one like brother. Some roads are, in
! places, almost impossible.
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Nergennes.

Mrs. Charlton is visiting her sister
Mrs. j. j. BARLEY.
DR.. Merrill is still kept quite busy al
tending to the ailing horses.
+. c. Scott has purchased one-cow
Moseley q Stoddard creamery.
G. A. Booth is in rather poor health,
but is gaining little, it is thought.
The colts sired by Woodbridge's Per-
cheron horses are all of them good ones.
The ice left the creek Saturday after
noon, it having been worn out by the cur
rent.
F. II. Foss is in Washington, d. c.,
visiting friends. 1t is rumored that he is
soon to leave town.
DR.. Hopkins severely bruised his leg
while stepping of the piazza of IA patient 5
house in Ferrisburgh.
The Woman's auxiliary of st. Paul's
parish met at Mrs. Calvin Smiths on
Tuesday afternoon.
Dan DonLelly is at work for j. B..
Scully in his dry-goods store in Burling-
ton, and right smart young man he
is.
The many friends of DIR. MaXtield are
glad to learn of his steady Improvement
from the shock he had several months
since,
The water commissioners met last
Thursday but changed the rates only in a
few cases where they had been extreme
ly low.
Almost every one who keeps live stock
is short of hay and considerable amount
of grain is being fed to carry them
through.
Miss Libbie TenBr0eke of Panton has
been engaged to teach in our graded
school, the spring term of which begsn
last Monday.
There was bad break in the water
pipe running from the main to the house
of d. b. Winslow, last Friday; but it
was speedily repaired.
Hustled & Wilson will soon move into
their newly-ftted-up store in Dyer's
block, where they intend to keep fine
stock of ready-made clothing.
F. NJ. Moulton has invented another
barrel cover. This makes several of the
kind he has invented, besides several
other things, some of them quite useful.
{. L. Parker read service from the pull
pit of st. Paul's church last Sunday.
Probably Rev. T. A. Hopkins will Off
ciate a part of the time until "A rector is
procured.
Mr.. Ahira Scovel was married to a
Mrs. Hodges of Bristol, last week. This
is Mr.. Scovel's third wife. His many
friends in this city wish him great dea
of happiness.
| Peter LaBombard, who rented the An
thony Pecue farm in Addison last season
has moved back to the city. 1t was moi
a very great financial success for him
He is hard working fellow and it il
hoped that this season will prove to be 1
| more profitable one for him.
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MIDDLEBURY. W.. APRIL II. 1885.

Our sidewalks are in a deplorable con-
dition, occasioned by taking up the stone
tagging and putting on the clay bed coal
ashes. That it is a mistake can be plain
ly seen this spring.
Maple sugar was offered quite freely
last Saturday at from 10 to l3 cents per
pound; good nice can sugar bringing
10 cents. while cakes brought l3 cents.
Other sugar being so low and money so
short. the maple sugar crop will not be
quite so remunerative as in years past.
The Champlain Valley Agricultural
society meet at the Stevens House, Mon
dav, April 20, at 10 o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of electing officers. Other mat
ters will come before the meeting. 1t is
now known that the society can lease the
old fair ground of Hon. j. M. Dyer, who
recently purchased it from the Walker
estate.
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RiptOn.

The meeting of the lyceum on the
evening of Wednesday, the lst, was
called to order by the president, and
these exercises were had Defamation
by Samuel Gibbs, recitation by Bertha
Fisher and discussion of the question.
"ReSOtrcd, That Mormonism is greater
evil than intemperance.' 1t was decided
in the negative by both the committee
and the house. The question fOr the
next meeting was read and the meeting
adjourned.
The lyceum meeting of April was
called to order by the vice-president. O.,
f. Hurlburt. The secretaryb eing one of
the speakers, w. +. Howard was ap-
pointed for the evening. Recitations
were given by Misses Sadie Fisher and
Amy Bent, declamations by John Ham
bleton and 5. j. Gibbs. Then came the
election of officers. These were chosen !:
President, O. F. Hurlburt vice. presi-
dent. W, K. Howard; secretary, :. c.
Gibbs; treasurer and editor, A. n.
Brown; committee on music. f. c. Gibbs,
Mrs. Il, +. Bentley and Miss Eva Albee
Singing by Miss Bertha Fisher, assisted
by Charles Cook, was followed by dis
cussion of the question, "ReSOlUed, That
lyceums are benefit to the town of
Upton" 1t was discussed in the affirm
ative by f. II. Matteson, assisted by H..
G. Powers, and in the negative by A. n.
Brown, assisted by o. f. Iurlburt The
committee on decision-Messrs. d. Mills,
Nathan Boynton and NJ. ii. Hamilton
decided in favor of the affirmative. Vol
untary remarks were made by Amherst
Noble, 5. ii. Hendrick and IL. c. Powers
The closing remarks for the season were
made by X. Z. Bentley, who made a very
able speech, although it was somewhat
brief. 1t was voted to adjourn till next
fall, or subject to the call of the presi-
DENT
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East Middlebury.

Those on the sick list have generally
improved.
f. Lovett and F. Bushy have put up
new building on 5. Summers lot 1t is to
be occupied us meat market.
The schools in district No. ., Misses
Chapman and Peck teachers. commenced
Monday, the 18th inst. with good at
tendance.
The roof of Rev. ). w. Bidwells barn,
blown of by the wind. has been repaired
the rafters having been securely fastened
to the plates.
j. Fadden and j. King have bought
out ii. l.. Branch's store and moved the
goods into j. Kings grocery store, where
they keep a general assortment of gro
ceries and a meat market.
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Central Vt. Railroad.

EASTERN" STANDARD TINE.
COMMENCING MARCH, 10, 1885.
Trains will leave ddlebury AS follows:
GOING NORTH AND WEST.
q 2S q M NIGHT EXPRESS, from
wv q LII New York for MOutreal, Og-
densburg and the West.
Sleeping car to Montreal
daily except Mondays
2.2o n ~ MIXED - for Burlington.
0.Oo EXPRESS MAIL, from New
~ ~ r tAA York, New London, Troy,
Albany, Springf'ld and Bos-
ton for Burlington, Mont
peler, st. Albans, Montreal,
Ogdensburg and the West.
S.fO M EXPRESS, from New York
~ LIZ 111 Albany and Troy for Bur-
lington, ST. Albans, Mon.
treal, and the West. Par.
lor car to Burlington.
GOING SOUTH AND EAST.
fO.OO ~ EXPRESS, for Boston ,Wor-
~. w q IL cester, New London, Spring
field and New York; also
Troy, Albany Il New York.
Asa m aIsS%silli$ mIzhS isf .tsiisss hHisaa and
$40 p m MIXED for Rutland
1920 m AISMT AISanT SeM 4cfE Gr rrGy nGd
Boston. Sleeping car
through to New York anu
also to Boston.
ADDISON RAILROAD.
Going South-6:i5 a m-MiSed train
leaves Ticonderoga for Leicester Junction, ar
irving 80.
Going North-5:5o p m-Mixed train
leaves Leicester junction, arriving at Ticon-
deroga 20.
HS- Through Tickets for Chicago and the West
for sale at the principal stations.
S. W. CUMMINGS,
General Passenger Agent
]. W. HOBART,
General Manager. soft
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17

BsyrThe Cutter Marble company will
sell all kinds of cemetery work, consist
ing of monuments, tablets, headstones,
markers, curbing, &c, from their sales
room, formerly the old cotton mill, Main
street, Middlebury, at WHOLESALE
PRICES, adding cost of lettering.
Work will be erected in cemeteries
when desired. Enter through office.
NJ. D. Brooks, Manager.
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ScrOfmlm fer NO Years.

have had most distressing case OF inherited
scrofula for the last thirty years, which has been
under treatment of many of our best known ply
sicans without any visible effect. but was re-
lieved by the of Swin's Specific am sure
if anyone will give this medicine patient, faith
full trial it will give them the same relief, for my
case was regarded almost hopeless by many Oh
course, it would not take the same time or guam
tty for a younger person or the disease in earlier
stages. Even if it did not positively cure which
is almost impossible in cases OF inherited Attic
uon, IT will give you renewed strength, nesh
vitality, even although reduced to confirmed
invalid as was my condition.
For children who are weak, subject to colds
especially those inclined to catarrh, or for any
skin eruption, consider il infallible. As gen.
eral household remedy, ii is unequalled wish
it was in my power to do justice to this wonder
full medicine. 1t has done so much for me,
feel can never repay my debt of gratitude.
A LADY OF ATHENA
certify that the above was written by y lady
whom have known for years-of high social
position, and one whose statements merit a care
tul consideration
{. W. LANE, Athens, Ga, Feb 20, 1885
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Communicated

Upon q visit ~ Townsville q short time ago
was much surprised AT their perfectly organ
lied fire department, during the night Il fire
broke out in the town, and upon the first alarm
the genlem was stopping with. as well as
several male inmates OF the house. at once don
ned blue hat. blue shirts and belt and with
great haste went In the direction of the fire.
was requested by the ladies Of the house TO re
main, as they would be entirely unprotected,
and did 30, and watched the passers-by, of
which there were over one hundred, all in uni
form. There was q scarcely of wafer, bot the
prompt response TO the fire call and their perfect
oryauizston enabled them 10 extingush the fire.
Our people would do well to study our sister
ci,ys system and organize . similar fire depart
mont KY
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nc departures for the Exposition ri, 49,
e aes:rs 7. B. Byrd, c. B. ovvnn' - :
Osawiord and VIM L. Adam. -A' ~ a.
Mise Lettie B. Gamble ,h,. -,
VISIT OF several months to friend. in Viz
gina and Jacksonville. ~
o' n. A Kline will next week cloa. hi.
UNA mere and open one at Madison
neatly printed invitation on our de.h a..
uounces that Mr.. Sterling D. Moore eai,.r If
,'e otArke Telegraph, will be married .t III. n
=, Ohurch In that place, on Wednesday even;ne
''Ay ON 10 MISS Laura B. Martin.
-Fsnnie Field says: IF Won are soino into
we fancy poultry business, it really makes little
o'nerence what breed you start vitb-nrov;ded
u suited to the climate 90 oet the hrae, ,o,,
mac oes', and stick to it, The breeder of thor.
,Nsuo'eo poultry who makes q speciality of Que
oleeo generally comes out ahead of the man
VINO keeps several different varieties ANYWAY
oon gel Out one breed to start with"
-rfoi Mott will begin class in dancing a,
'ne INK for ladies, misses and masters Saturday
~ o'clock, A. NJ All persons interested in the
Organization OF class are invited to be present
win tneir children on this occasion
Inc attention of ladies is directed TO the ad.
Verusement OF Mrs. DeBerry and Miss Clauser
Dress Makers two doors north of the Dost. Office
up stairs These ladies solicit patronage conf
dent that they can give entire satisfaction to nat.
rons
The students Of The Primary Department of
The State Seminary will indulge in a May-day
picnic at Houstoun's spring tomorrow.
We are requested to state that the regular
monthly meeting OF THE Tallahassee Gun
Club will be held at Sheriff Pearce's Office, at
the Court house. on Thursday next, May 7th, al
O'Clock +. NJ. A full attendance OF members
requested
Dir. J. 5. Locke, of Toronto Canada ar
rived IN Tallahassee yesterday, accompanied by
MS family, and took rooms at The Morgan He
has come to stay, and on behalf of the people of
Tallahassee, the FL oRIDIAN extends to Mr.
Locke and his interesting family cordial vel
come
1t Is said that the building of the 7. T. i e.
railroad, and Tallahassee supplied with water
works and protection from fire. would insure an
addition of over one hundred rooms to The
Morgan. little enterprise and progressive
spirit are potent factors in inducing settlers and
capitalists to locate and invest in any commu
nifty
Among the arrivals at The Morgan las,
week were MIR. and Mrs j. A Ankeny and child,
Of Des Moines, Iowa, and rela tives OF Mr. K R.
Cobb. of Tallahassee They are in the Stale for
a four weeks tour
New Drink at Schrader's Drug store,
A delicious, nutritious and medicinal drink
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THE REPORTER ON SODA WATER.

Attracted by the constant stream OF people who pour
in and out OF Raws Drug Store, reporter took
vantage of temporary lul II he could ind any
reason for the evident Partially Of the thirsty
this particular fountain Approaching the dispenser
following coloquy ensued
Repsrter-I see you shave the into your soda and
have not observed its any other place you ind
this an advantage!
Soda Water Man-t is advantage because it reduces
the temperature much lower than possible By any
other method Our apparatus lie fitted with BiRelow's
Wonder Coolers, and even without shaved soda
is colder than coil coolers make any one who
objects to ice being put into their soda drawn
cold without but the addition of this ice makes
much coier that it is preferred by ninety
every hundred soda water drinkers You see we draw
Deep Rock Water from the draueht next to the soda
water and it is cold enough for any mineral water
also ice water from this the side putting
the ice into them
Reporter your cylinders for storing carbonA
ted water of iron should think copper cylinders
would be stronger and lighter.
Soda Water Man-They look like but are really of
steel all cylinders lined with thin coating Of pure
sheet tin which is but slowly acted carbonated
water and not hurhl sometimes however the coating
is not continuous and sometimes after long grad
ualy OF from the friction Of the particles
while being charged carbonated. When the inside
coating becomes the acid water attacks the copper
cylinder, and generates dangerous poisOn but with tho
steel cylinders under the same conditions II would
produce poison but iron tonic
Reporter any accidents occurred from this
cause
Soda Water MAn-So many that last year the Board's
OF Health in New York. Boston and many other cities
made vigorous and successful warfare all Soda
Dealers dispensing water from copper cylinders and
syrup tanks having brass copper faucets All leading
manufacturers doing with the copper and
using only steel or iron and glass.
The New York Herald OF July 18TH 1884, in the Report
OF the chemist Of Brooklyn Board Of Health says Dr.
BARLEY considers that copper cylinders in which
the water is charged are dangerous"
ReporterI see you do not pour your syrups OF
bottle. Where do they come from!
Soda Water Manly pressing this button q rubber
valve 10 opened in the bottom Of glass tank which
out the exact quantity Of syrup time that
Soda is too sweet and always sweet enoughJust
righ This automatic measuring Arrangement 10 Of
many excellent patents owned exclusively by John
Matthews the largest manufacturer Of Soda Water Appa
ratus in the world
Reporter-I 1t stated that Matthews Soda Foun-
ufacturer
Soda Water MAn-Thst IL true. We pay nearly double
for the size apparatus and It stands that
no good business would pay higher price without
deriving corresponding benefit We pay the high price
to get TIE Best.
The Reporter after trying glass conclude that it was
tie Best and withdrew to let In another crowd.
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For May opens with a vigorous article by
Emily Pierce on THE Church in Mexico" in
which the history and present position of the
Roman Catholic Church in that country is graph.
ically described. This article ought to attract
wide attention 1t is profusely illustrated The
wanderings of the Children of Israel in the Will
derness for forty years form the subject of the
fifth article on Bible History This article has
nine illustrations Flowers at Funerals" bv
the Rev. Edward A. Rand, is a short but inter
estng discussion of the subject, and Tagged
and Fresh, by Leigh Norval, will please by its
tender sentiment "The Continental Sunday"
by William Rossiter, reprinted from the Vine,
teenM Century, offers food for much thought.
Some may consider it model, others warning.
DR. Talmages sermon is entitled -" Your Ped
gree and in his Editorial Comments he dis
cusses Dressing for Church." "The Spring
and Cleanliness" The three serial stories are
continued. The Sacred Musicians treat of Ma
dame de Grandval and Prof F. L. Ritter, of
Nassar College, and there 10 an able article, with
portrait on Frederick Chopin Many OF the
Illustrations are particularly appropriate to the
Spring season, which, though long delayed, will
surely come. The miscellany is as usual, abun-
dsnt and interesting. Published by Mrs FRANK
LESLIE, So, So and 81 Park Place New York
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That she hasn't u word TO say-pro or con-as
to the action of the Democratic Committee.
Time will settle the question as TO whether they
were wright or wrong.
That the rebuilding of the Leon ought 10
hasten the construction of the T. T. i G. Rail
road.
That John Wallace put in an appearance at
Ta.lshassee few days ago, and it is said he is
after the scalp of All oldtimer in Leon county
politics.
That the action of tn cir committee last Satur
day leaves the Democrats of Leon in-the hands
of their friends
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In another column We print communication
on this subject from Mr.. j. r. Cohen, a member
Of the City Council. He makes a number oil
suggestions that are worthy of earnest considera
ton by the people OF Tallahassee Self preser-
vation is the first law of nature" and We must
do something to protect ourse.ves-our property
from the ravages of fire-and to improve and
make our city more inviting and attractive IA
those looking for homes and investment in
Florida