The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-03-20

~. y. west ; ldTnl, III lue west part OF
New Haven, and moved there. with his
family, this week.
Mr.. G. NJ. Robbins of Hancock. who
was in town yesterday. said the thermom-
eter stood % degrees below zero in that
town On Wednesday morning.
Rev. 5. A. Parker will preach in Odd
Fellows hall in Mildlcbury on Sun lay
evening. March %, at Z o'clock; subject,
1.-The Permanent and Transient in Re
ligion."
The extra evening meetings at the Con
gregatiOnal church continue. Rev. Mr..
Blakesley of New Haven. CT, was here
Monday evening and preached, returning
home the next morning.
There is to be a sparIing match of six
rounds at Negus' hall. tomorrow (Satur-
day. night. between Ed. Burnham of
] ludlow and G.. Barnett of New York. for
a purse of $50 and the gate money.
Mr.. John J. Hassett, a member of the
freshman class of the college, was run
over by "a team as he was crossing the
street on Friday evening last. Fortu-
nately he escaped with slight injuries. y
Mrs. Laura Hulse. II sister of Col. SarN
dis Dodge, died at his holne on Wey-
bridge street on Sunday. The funeral
was on Wednesday forenoon, Rev. Mr..
Noe of the Methodist hurcI officiating.
The central committee of Middlebury
college have secured As orator before the
alumni at the coming commencement
Rev. 5. Leroy Blake, ID. D., of Fitch
burgh. Mass, class of 50. and as poet
Andrew E. Clark of Malone. N. V, class
of II.
Mr.. Joseph Battell is in New York to
attend Peter &. Kellogg q Co.'S eighth
annual combination sale of trotting stock.
on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday of next week, at which a number
of animals from his farms will be dis
posed of.
Michael Cunning. the man hurt a
week ago last Friday, is rapidly recOver-
ing. Our statement regarding the ampu-
lation of his leg was Incorrect. The OPP
Grafton was performed by DR.. Woodland
of Brandon, and not by DR.. Smith, as we
stated.
Having furnished the Brown study
their room in the chapel building. the
Young ladies of the college. with Mrs.
Ezra Brainerd. will receive their friends
there between the hours of three and five.
Saturday afternoon, March II. All are
cOTulally lHNlJeu.
There was a wedding at Mr.. c. Z. Pin
ney's home on North Pleasant street,
Wednesday evening, the contracting par
ties being Mr.. Pinney's mother. Mrs. Lu-
rany Witherell, and Mr.. Chauncey l..
Branch. Presiding Elder j. W. Bennett
performed the ceremony.
County Clerk Wainwright is preparing
a general index of the record of deeds
and other transfers of land recorded in
his office. in accordance with the act of
the legislature of 1881, which requires
that such an index shall be completed by
the first of May mex
Judge Knapp and his son George start
ed on Wednesday morning for the New
Orleans Exposition. They will be absent
three weeks or more. In the meantime
Assistant Town Clerk NJ. A. Brooks will
attend to his own and the towns business
at the probate office
Mr.. Ira F. Doty of Bridport, who went
to the New Orleans exposition to assist
in the care of the exhibit of Merinos sent
from this State, reached here with the
ANIMALS on Monday. The official list of
the sheep which took the premiums is
printed in another column.
Several Middlebury people, passengers
on the train due here at La p. M. made
a longer stop than they cared to at Yer
gennes. Friday afternoon. While the
train was going up the grade south of
the station the crank-shaft of the engine
broke. causing a delay of over three
hours.
The gun store of Mr.. +. l.. Stowe has
been closed, an attachment having been
placed upon the stock by a New York
firm to which he was indebted. His as
sets are about equal to his liabilities. and
1t Is hoped that matters will be so ar
ranged that he can 60 on with the bust
ness.
Col. Il. NJ. Chapman finished his con-
tracts with the pulp mills on the first day
of this month, having drawn 70S, 900 feet
of logs from RiptOn to the mills during
the month of February. His teams are
still at work. As there is no knowing
what next winter will he. the mills are
willing to take all the logs they can get.
Mrs. Lillian E.. wife of Mr.. James
Norton, died on Monday afternoon. aged
"A years. She had been i'll for a long
time with consumption. The funeral
was attended from the home of the fam
lily, Seymour street, at 8 o'clock yester-
day morning, Rey. Mr.. Carpenter. rector
of st. Stephens, officiating. The remains
were taken to North Ferrisburgh for in
terment
John II. Sargent, charged with being
intoxicated on the l0th inst, was tried
on Monday before Justice Knapp and a
jury composed of Messrs. L. X. Clay.
j. A. Wright, G. ID. Miner, j. w. Chad
wick and John Hyde. Quite a number
of witnes SEES were examined. In the
opinion of the jury the charge was not
proved, and a verdict Of n OF guilty was
rendered. Special Prosecutor Upper
for State and Eldredge & Slade for re-
%spOndent.