The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-18


urday. She had been for some weeks
with friends in Georgia, Franklin county.
The sophomores and freshmen had the
annual fracas called a cane-rush at the
college, in which tn, latter were victori-
Gus.
Mrs. w. b. Wright of Montreal and
Mrs. Robert Carson of Center Rutland
are visiting at their fathers, Jacob
Speyer.
Thibault q Nantel. the travelling pho
tographers, who did business here for
several weeks, are now at Sutherland
Falls.
Isaac NJ. Trip of Milwaukee, Wis,
was at the Addison House early in the
week. He will remain in the East but a
short time.
Cashier Chas. f. Pinney went from
Burlington Wednesday morning on the
Portland, (Me.) excursion. He intended
to get home tomorrow.
Postmaster Peck is in Portland, Me-,
this week. Mr.. Chapman has been in
that city for some weeks engaged in
work upon their electric motor.
The funeral of Mrs. James McLaugh-
lin was attended from the Catholic
church at 10 o'clock Friday morning, the
llth, Rev. f. Il. Maloney officiating
Wesley. son of Rev. Mr.. Qunlan. for
merly pastor of the Methodist church,
has Just entered the medical college at
Albany for three years course.
A match game of baseball was played
at the college grounds Saturday by the
college and town mines. 1t resulted in a
score of 26 to % in favor of the former
viii Sessions. formely in the employ
of Beckwith q Co.. has been in hotel
at Alexandria bay, n. Y, during the
summer. He returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Jewett, who has been with her
daughter, Mrs. WIN. =. Nash, at New
Haven, the past year, went Monday to
Troy to visit her other daughter, Mrs.
Sweet.
The lecture given by Col. G. w. Balm
at the town hall last Friday evening was
we'll attended and interesting. Friday
afternoon Col. Balm spoke before the
scholars of the grammar and high school.
The members of the band are much
pleased at the cheerful manner in which
the citizens respond to the subscription
for their new uniform. The requil ed
amount has not yet been obtained, and
the paper is still in circulation.
1t is supposed the first policy of insur-
ance ever written in Middlebury was in
1913 by the Hartford company for Mes
srs. Hooker Il Brewster. covering their
merchandise and store. The latter is
| is now standing near the creek and is oc-
cupied by Farnsworth Il Co.
Mrs. J. b. johnson and children. and
Miss Flora NJ. Crane of Washington. d.
c., who have been spending the summer
with their sisters in this vicinity have re-
turned to Washinet ton. They all 90 back
with renewed health and strength.
J. B. johnson. esq. treasurer of How
| ard University. Washington, ID. c.. who
came North to attend the golden wedding
anniversary of Mis-. Johnson's parents at
the residence of b. w. Crane, esq.,. in
Bridport, returned home last week after
a flying visit to friends at Dea. j. +.
Cranes and DR.. Prentiss'.
The reconstruction of the ilume that
supplies water to the mills on the south
side of the creek was begun yesterday,
necessitating the shutting-down of all
the mills except Smith Il Aliens. 1t is
thought that that the repairs will not be
completed before a week from next Sat
"a IupBcl ilcll Z
doing the work.
There was quite an exodus from town
Monday morning. Mrs. Hamin and her
son Chris, started for their new home at
Lexington. Mass. John W. Chapman.
Geo. NJ. Rowland ald Robert j. Barton
returned to their theological studies
Mr.. Chapman at New York and the
others at Hartford. Conn. while Frank
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gical seminary, New \ DIRK city.
A syndicate of 20 young men of this
and surrounding towns has been formed
to secure the performance here on the
evening of Tuesday, the 10Th. of one of
Days comedies called "A Night on
The company is the same that played at
Burlington on the last two evenings of
the State fair and was highly praised by
the Free Press. One of the members of
the company is Clarence Harvey, for
mer student of the college.
Shipments of sheep have been numer-
Gus this week. JuniuS +. Severance went
Monday with a carload of rams to San
Antonio, Texas. The lot of rams and
Jersey cattle owned by j. A. Wright and
c. Il. Witherell were started Tuesday for
EldOrado, Kansas, in charge of Mr.. With
erell' ana yesterday MI. CherDlnO, OF
CherbinO & Williamson. went with two
carloads of rams for Abilene, Texas.
This firm will ship carload to Salt
Lake City, Utah, as soon as a car can be
filled up.
The first of the New York excursions
by the way of the Rutland q Bennington
and Troy q Boston railroad and the
Citizens line of steamers comes on Tues
day next. If % go from this station
tickets for the round trip will be sold at
S4.35. From Rutland the fare for the
round trip will be SO: Tickets will be
good to go only on the train leaving
Rutland at ,: 40 pm. Tuesday; eXcur.
sionists may return on any boat of the
Citizens line up to Monday night, Sep
TENDER 18th, and from Troy to Rutland
on any train up to Tuesday night, Sep.
| tpmbpr DDth 1881