The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

cases.
Mr.. Ernest Albcc is spending his vaca-
tlou in town. lie is a member Of the
sophmore class at the University, Bur
lington.
Some of the carriers began to use
wheels on Monday. The snow has pref
ty nearly disappeared from the streets OF
the village.
On the last page will be found an in
terestng sketch of the life of the late
Mr.. Cook of Ticonderoga, father of the
Rev. Joseph Cook.
Mr.. Albert II. Fisher and wife return.
ed to town on Friday. They have been
absent nearly two months in the West. at
New Orleans and in Florida.
Rev. MIR. Palmer will preach the ser
mon at the Fast-day service. which will
be held in the Baptist church today at
! the usual hour of morning service.
The course of lectures proposed to be
given by Mr.. Hall of Rutland has been
postponed two weeks. More definite an
nouncemcnt will be made hereafter
Mr.. S II. Bracey's daughter. three
years of age. has been very sick with
scarlet fever at her grandfathcrs, j.
| Spcycr, but is now considered out of
danger,
Mr.. John Jackson has so far recovered
! that he is about the house. Mrs. Moo
rev. his daughter. who has been here to
assist in caring for him. returned We'd
nesday to Jersey City.
In our report of the Middlcbury town
meeting it was stated that the $25 voted
| +. Is. Parker was for the care of "a young
woman who lives III his family. The
money is for the support of this woman 5
child.
Mrs Sardis Dodge has been very seri-
Ously i'll. so much SO that her sons. G. A.
| Dodge of Rochester. n, Y. and Ii. B.
| Dodge of West Randolph. were sent for.
She is now much better. and they have
returned home.
There will be three services at st.
Stephens on Sunday-Easter-a 10 40
a. III. and / and p. III. That in the af-
ternOOn will be a festival service of the
Sunday-school. to be followed by adult
and infant baptism.
We trust that Decoration day will be
observed in Middlebury this year. as us
ual. If that is the intention. it might be
well to call a meeting at once and APP
point committee to secure speaker
Those who are accustomed to speak on
such occasions may all be engaged by
other towns unless something is done
pretty soon.
The sale of sheep is quite lively these
days. as will be seen from the list of
transfers elsewhere printed. Six rams
were shipped by express from this sta
ton Monday-one by Mr.. j. a. Wright
to John f. Biddle, Athens, Ohio. and five
by Mr.. G. X. Withcrell of Cornwall to
G. G.. Harter. Burton Station, West
Virginia.
An East Middlebury man was tried
here on Thursday Of last week. before
Justice II. ID. Maynard. ON the charge OF
intoXicatiOn. He pleaded guilty to one
offence. On his promise to do better
sentence was suspended. lie disclosed
on Michael Calvin, who owned to one of
fence of furnishing, was fined $40 and
costs and appealed. Special Prosecutor
Upper conducted the cases on behalf of
the State.
The thaw and blOckcd-up sluices have
made it rather uncomfortable for some
of our citizens during the past week
! The culVert under Seymour street got
blocked up on Saturday, and the water
filled the cellars of John Laltock and
j. O'Leary. On Weybridge street the
sluice near DR.. Eddy's became clogged
throwing the water back into Prof. Aus.
tins cellar so that it put out the fire in
the furnace. The cellar at Mr.. Gorhams
next door, was also flooded.
According to statement going the
rounds Middlebury is the tenth town in
the State in point of grand list. with
$50. G96 %. and S6.92 for each individual
Rutland has the largest, Burlington il
second and the Others in their order are
Brattleboro, Rockingham, st. Johnsbury
st. Albums, Montpelier, Bennington and
Brandon. In this county. Orwell has
the largest grand list in proportion tC
population, with list of $50 to each
individual.
Mr.. F. ID. Mussey has Il long letter from
Washington in the Cincinnati Commercial
Gdzette Of March 2G, its subject being
Vermont and Vermonters achievements.
Some Democrats are out of sorts because
Mr.. Phelps got the English mission and
console themselves by making fun of the
State and its public men past and pres
ent. Mr.. Musscy gives some facts
all more or less familiar to our people
with view to showing what sort of mer
this section of the Union produces.
Last week Wednesday afternoon anC
evening Mrs. w. W. Thomas parlors
were filled with the members and friend,
of the w. c. L. L. The afternoon wai
spent-sfter devotional eXercises-in re
porting work done and planning for the
future. Several expressed desire to at
tend and willingness to assist at the
county institute to be held in Shorehan
this spring. The evening was pleasantly
passed in reading, music, repeating bibi,
verses etc. The session closed abou
half-past eight with the singing of til,
temperance doXology.
A very curious and interesting NAL
formation has been presented to the Shell
: don museum by Mr.. F, NJ Shaw of Wey
bridge. 1t may be described as dOubl,
pig with one head. The bodies ar,
Joined breast to breast from the pelvi
upwards, each with its four legs in pro
per position, the single head being a
right angle with the bodies and the TIVE
extra ears placed on the back of tn,
head and neck. They are females. Tn,
umbilicus is central and common to both
They are uniform in size and formation
, and all the parts are in perfect condition
This unique specimen is preserved in al