The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-08-28

Kew. Mr.Sargcnt OF SnOrcHam prPacncu
at the Congregational church Sunday,
Prof. Brainerd occupying his pulpit in
Shoreham.
w. j. Wilcox of Chicago arrived in
town Monday and is ut G. G.. Vain
w~right's. where Mrs. Wilcox has been all
summer.
Rev. DR.. Hamlin has bought a house at
Lexington. Mass. and will remove there
with his family in the course of a few
weeks.
j. n. Mallory. late principal of the
Brandon graded school, is in town with
his family. They go hence to keene, n.
H., to live.
Misses Eliza and Marie Olney of
Charleston, $. c., are guests mt f. VAL
%lette's. Mrs. Olney has been here for
the past year.
Allan Calhoun's oldest brother. also a
plumber by trade, has come here to as
sist in the numerous Jobs which the for
mer has on hand.
The black mare Patience owned by
George NJ. Fletcher. took third money in
the threc-lninute race at Smiths track,
Panton, last week Thursday.
Mrs. II. G.. Ellis and daughter returned
Yesterday to Washington. Mr.. Ellis was
unable to leave his work in the pension
Office and take lis usual summer vaca-
ton.
sheriff Peabody was in town yester-
day morning, and adjourned till O'Clock
Il. M. Sept. 3. the sale of the marble
working machinery in the old cotton
mill.
Rev. DR.. PATTERSON of Philadelphia
preached at st. Stephens Sunday morn
ing. Rev. Mr.. Wheeler assisting in the
services and in the evening MIR. Wheel
er preached.
DR.. V. W. Blanchard and H. C. Ten
nant. manager of the Blanchard Portable
Building Co.. are in town. 1t is reported
that the company will soon begin active
operations here.
Mrs. +. W. Halsev and daughter re-
turned to their Boston home on Monday
of last week and on Thursday Mrs. G. G..
Chapman went down To accompany them
to Revere Beach, where they now are.
No services were held at the Methodist
church on unday because of the camp
meeting at Spring Grove. which was at
tended by the members of that congrc-
CATION and by many Others from this
town.
A number of fruit thieves were driven
of the premises of Rev. Mr.. Palmer the
other night by a neighbOr who discover
ed them at work. Those inclined to this
sort of thieving should bear in mind a
case last year.
The fall term of the graded school
opens on Monday next. The building
has been cleaned and put in thorough
repair. The outlook is for Il large school.
many out-of-town pupils having engaged
board and rooms.
1t has been thought that the wool crop
was pretty well picked up; but on Thurs
day of last week L. ID. Twitchcll and +.
C.. Thorne. the latter representing Il
large New York firm. took in 1000 lbs.
in about half IA day.
Extraordinarily cold weather for the
season has prevailed since Monday.
Tuesday night there were slight frosts
here and elsewhere in the country, but
they were not severe enough to iniurc
corn. the farmers say.
Peter Goodrich, Samuel Brooks. Ed.
Whitney, A. II. L~angworthy. Isaac
Seeley and DIR. Prentiss have been at the
camp of Middlebury people at Long
point, Fe~rrisburgh, the past week. Some
of them have returned home.
IL. NJ. Parker of Minneapolis is in
town. a guest at Mrs. Pottcr's. Court
street. where Mrs. Parker has spent the
summer. Mr.. Parker was graduated
from the college in the class of 1850 and
Is engaged in the practice of law at Min
neapoliS.
Rev. Father Cunningham of Brattle-
boro. formerly of this town, has amour
Ced to his congregation that he will sal
September 9 for a trip of two months tC
Ireland. His mother and one or two
brothers are living at Newry, his native
town, and he has not seen them ince he
started for this country, - years ago.
The county reunion of the w. c. TIL.
that was to have been held here mex
Wednesday, Sept. :. is indefinitely de
ferred. owing to the fair. The Middle
bury union will hold a business meeting
for the election of officers for the coming
year at the vestly of the Methods
Friday, Sept. 1.
Mrs. George III. Chamberlin and three
children of HolyOke, Mass. who have
been stopping with Mrs. j. Cobb the past
six weeks. left for home on Monday
morning.. nnucn Improved Ill nealuI. MT
, Chamberlin, who is the financial man
/. ager of a large machine shop in Holyoke
arrived here Saturday morning to accom-
: pany his family home. He spoke in thu
highest terms of the appearance of Oul
village and its surroundings.
Scion Burroughs of Nergennes, justic,
of the peace, was in town Monday taking
! dispositions for the use of the govern
ment officers in the cases of the two
, steamers, the Gazelle and the Waite
Lily, which collided at Fort Cassin tire,
weeks ago. Capt. Daniels made com
; plant of the Gazelle's commander anC
the latter put in counter charges. Eacl
claims that the other was at fault; bu
the aflidavits of some of the Lily's passen
gers. as well as those of Col. Fletcher
q. c. Chapman and the ladies who wer
q with them on the Gazelle at the time o
the collision, tend to show that the Lii,
was the vessel in the wrong. But tn
government officers will settle the mat
I ter.
Col. &. w. Balm of Kentucky is to de
liver "A series of lectures here the 9th, lott
and 18th of September. The place vii