The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-16

New Haven.

Butter brought 10 cents at Roscoe's
last Monday.
DR.. f. F. Preston recently shot part
ridge in the village park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson w. Warren have
gone to New York, joining the excursion
from Middlebury.
Efforts are being made to rebuild the
hay barn at the railroad station, which
it is hoped will be successful.
4. Ii. Landon has magnificent growth
of fine apples in his orchard. Most of
the orchards in town have light crop.
Henry G. Roscoe contemplates building
barn in the rear of the Roscoe store
where he can keep his horse, wagons,
etc.
Rev. c. S. Sargent and wife have gone
to Boston to attend the annual meeting
of the American Board of Commissioners
for foreign missions.
Loyal w. Stowe and Ezra C. Smith
were the only ex-members of the legis-
lature who attended the reunion at
Montpelier from New Haven.
Henry G.. Palmer is neatly repairing
the house formerly occupied by Stephen
Nutting, has handsomely painted it, and
will soon occupy it with his family.
Loren Richards is located at Billings,
Montana, and is selling out his carload
of sheep there. This is a rapidly grow
ing town, named after Hon. Friedrich
Billings of Woodstock, VT, and already
supports national banks, daily news
papers, dentists and lawyers.
The estates of Judge Elias Bottum and
| a hninn laI n
partition is to be made among the heirs.
Judge Bottum has been dead about 20
years and Dea. Bottum about eight years.
but the heirs have preferred to hold the
property in common until this time.
Judge Bottum at one time was the owner
of 1000 acres of land.
From Another Correspondent
Hon. and Mrs. Elan II. Jewett of Buff
falo have been in town, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. p. Nash.
f. B. Hickok left on the excursion
Tuesday to visit his brother, DR.. Henry
Hickok of Orange, n. j.
DR.. Preston, delegate to the State 5. S.
convention, gave an interesting and quite
spicy report of that meeting last Sunday
to the Sunday school.
| Au eNCndnSe says uIldJ n. U. SQuleT Oh
this town made an exceedingly fine eX-
hibition of stock at the Vermont Horse
Breeders. show at Burlington.
The Ladies' Aid society met at theil
parlors on Wednesday. Yhe rooms have
been very handsomely refurnished at
considerable expense. 1few more dol
lars are still needed to cancel the debt
Who will respond?
Messrs. L. w. Stowe and Ezra c.
Smith attended the reunion at Montpelier
and report very pleasant and successful
affair. Mr.. Stowe was a member of the
legislature in '5S and 80, and Mr.. Smith
some years later.
An invitation has been given by MIS-.
z. r. Barton to all persons in town sew
enty years of age and over to meet at hel
home October 20 for a social visit. 1t is
to be picnic. No doubt many pleasing
"reminiscences will be related.
Byron Murray, a banker in San Fran
cisco, Cal, was in town on Saturday
last for only brief time, calling upor
his aunt, Mrs. Harriet Ashley. and at L
w. Stoves, in whose family he spent {
year and half while attending school il
town when young man. Mr.. Murray
was en- route for Clarendon Springs anC
New York city, and is son of the late
Byron Murray of the Clarendon Hotel.