The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-25

Moore, started for home yesterday. He
went from Brdport to the " est and this
is his first visit East for q years.
James Donahue and Ross Maynard
went Tuesday to Rutland and thence, in
company with other marble workers, to
Marietta. Georgia, where Rutland man
is managing extensive quarries.
Invitations are out for a wedding at
Rochester, n. Y, October Z. when John
F. Flint of this town and Miss Florence
M. Eddy of Rochester are to be united in
marriage in the Brick church of that
city.
II. n. Winchester of the junior class
has returned from his home in Reads
burgh, Wis. and resumed his work in
college. The sophomore class has had
an addition of one member, who comes
from another college.
A. j. Marshall and Judge Knapp have
given an appropriate finish to the con-
crete walk laid in front of their premis-
es last spring by setting a coping of
white marble along the front side of
their lots.
The Vermont Bible depository for
Middlebury and vicinity has been placed
under the care of Benedict Il Bird. A
will be kept by them for sale at the cata-
logue prices of the American Bible socie-
ty.
A very violent storm ragged all Tuesday
night and most of the day Wednesday.
When it cleared up yesterday snow was
to be seen on the hills to the eastward
and on the Adirondacks in the west, while
the not very lofty Grand View mountain
was perceptiblv white.
John Kellogg of Benson, who was
graduated from the college in the class
of SO, was in town recently on his way
to the Adrondacks for the benefit of his
health. His friends regret to learn that
the stay there did him no good and that
he is worse.
These are the officers of a juvenile
temperance society organized Friday af
ternoon at Clinton G.. Smiths home:
President. Miss Lena Smith; vice-presi-
dent. Bertha Brainerd; secretary, Theo-
dore Munroe; treasurer. Carrie Noe. The
next meeting will be held with Miss Ella
Bond, Wednesday evening of next week.
The postal card famine has struck Mid
dlebury and none can be had here. Post
master Peck has borrowed all he could
from the surrounding offices, but they
decline to lend any more. their own sup
plies being short. The new makers of
the cards do not seem able to get them
out as fast as they are wanted by the de-
partment.
Mary, wife of John Gotta. has received
a pension on account of her son. Henry
who belonged to company f. (Col.
Knapp's) of the 18th Vermont regiment
and was killed at Spottsylvania May u.
1864. The arrearages amount to S2045.-
GO and the pension is So IA month. w. W.
Swiney was the agent,
Mrs. j. A. Beckwith and other ladies
of the Congregational society have raised
5000 by subscription and will have the
church newly frescoed and some neces-
sary repairs made. George w. Bennett,
the Manchester decorator, will do the
work. he arrived in town Tuesday
night to do this and the rooms at G.. S.
Wainwright's house.
Many friends here and elsewhere in the
county will regret to hear of the death
of Mrs. Brchard, widow of the late Rol-
lin Orchard, which occurred at the
Addison House. Wednesday afternoon.
The funeral will be attended from the
Addison House at 10 o'clock tomorrow
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be in Shoreham.
There is to be another New York eX-
cursion next week Wednesday, the Both,
over the Vermont Central's lines to New
London and thence by steamer City of
Worcester to New York. The fare for
| the round trip is 50 from any station be-
tween Burlington and Bartonsville.
Tickets will be good to 90 only on the
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and to return not later than Wednesday
Oct. Z.
There have been two shipments of
Merino rams West since our last report
Chas. G. Severance went Thursday of
last week to Abilene, Texas. with car
load owned by Chas. A. Chapman, and
on Monday Frank Severance started with
a carload for Big Springs, Texas. 9th
ers are getting cars ready. The outlook
is for such trade in this sort of live
stock as has not been seen for several
years.
Forty or fifty cords of wood, owned
by the railroad company and piled at Pi.
per's crossing. three miles south of this
village. were destroyed by fine Wednes
day. The fire caught Tuesday night, but
it being wet, burned slowly. Wednesday
gang of men was sent up from Rut.
land, the fire company from here went
down with the hand engine and at p
m. the fire was under control. The en-.
CINE threw water through 100 feet Of
hose.
Ten of those who have represented
Middlebury in the legislature now reside
in town. The representatives are: Prof
w. II. Parker, Calvin Hill, John w
Stewart G. S. Wainwright, James M
{ Sade, George Hammond w. w. Chap
man. OF those who while living her,
were chosen to the Senate three remain
, Calvin Hill, }. ". Stewart and l.. ID
Eldredge. Col. Fletcher, who was in tn,
Senate of 1880, lived in Bridport at tn,
time of his slectIon. Deacon Eldredg,
represented New Haven before he cam,
to Middlebury.
Our fine unwashed woods seem to b.
called for from different direction from
what they usually have been. But lit
: tie of it has formerly been shipped t,
New York. During the last few weeks
however, l40, 900 pounds have been sen
( there from this county. An agent iron
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