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


Charles n. Bell of st. Paul, Mimi. a
graduate of the college in the class of6S,
is visiting his parents here
U. S. Pension Examiner Homer Riggs
of Washington, ID. c., is among the
guests at the Addison House.
Miss Kate Mulchahey returned to New
York city Tuesday. Her father is spend
ing few days in town.
The Hawthorne club holds its first
meeting for the season with Miss Hig-
ley, South street, next Tuesday evening.
A. B. Colby has taken possession at
the Vallette block, George kidder has
charge of the grocery department and D.
Speyer of the meat.
The "Scarlets' of Bristol and the am
ateurs" of this town are to play match
game of polo at the Bristol rink on the
evening of the 2lst.
Butter sold Monday at Is and 10 cents,
the bulk of that offered going at Is cents,
a very few tubs, however, selling as high
rs 20 cents.
Capt. Geo. 5. Hawley, who has been
with his family here during the greater
part of the summer, started last week
for the soldiers home at Washington,
d. G.
Mrs. Clinton G. Smith will open her
house Saturday evening for an informal
reception to Mrs. Mary T. Lathrap. The
w. c. L. u. cordially invite every one to
attend.
S. H. Bracey intends to start for the
West in few days. He will resume his
former work-that of building railroads
1 l., tn
begin on.
Rev. Mr. Speare, j. f. Crane and wife
and Miss Helen Bell of this town are in
attendance upon the meetings of the
American Board of commissioners for
foreign missions at Boston this week.
The owners of the steamer Frank
E." will not put in the new boiler this
fall, as the season is so far advanced.
They are talking of building a larger
steamer during the winter.
For some two or three years the only
iron rails on the road between Burling-
ton and Rutland have been between
Brooksvile and Nergennes. Men are
now at work laying that section with
steel.
W. c. Danyew, who moved out of his
months ago in order to repair it, moved
back again this week. the changes having
been completed. lie now has very
pretty and comfortable home.
Partridges must be quite plentiful this
fall. Our New Haven correspondent tells
of one being shot in the park in that vii
lage, and the other day one was found on
the roof of Mrs. Dugald Stewards barn
here.
Jewett Wilcox and his sister went
Monday to Boston. On his return Mr..
Wilcox will 90 West. and will be accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. w. j.
(Wainwright) Wilcox of Chicago, who
has spent the summer with her parents
here.
Work at the college was suspended
Yesterday and will not be resumed till
Monday noon in order to give the boys
time to hold their field-day sports. which
take the place of the old-time college
hunt The sports began yesterday after
doom and will continue through Satur-
day if the weather permits.
II. +. Buckley, who is remembered a,
youth here, has become a professor
at Springwater, n. Y. His profession il
walking and in Il recent race he made
three miles in 30 minutes. The local pa
pers says: Prof. Buckley is undeniabl
one of the fastest walkers in the country.
He had acquired something of reputa
ton in this line before he left Middle
bury.
W. X. Phelps bought at the New Yorl
State fair and has ust received tire,
Cheviot sheep-a eve. eve lamb and
ram lamb. This breed is of Scotch orig
in and was introduced into this countr,
ouly little while ago. They are said t,
} be hardy animals, the rams yieldin,
flceces of IL pounds and the ewes of eigh
pounds each; and the wool is fine ant
soft, especially adapted to the manufaC
ture of blankets and underwear.
Mr.. Sheldon has added another genuin
curiosity to the treasures in his museum
1t is an enormous lock, said to have beel
made for and used on the old Jail, tn
first one built. The lock itself is
foot wide by Is inches long and the Dol
two inches wide by an inch and hal
thick. The key is ten inches long
weighs pound or more, and instead o
; ring, has handle like that of an augel
; The lock weighs not far from 20 pounds
is of wrought iron and was made entirel
} by hand.
The banner grade in attendance at tn
graded school for the week ended Oct.
:, was No. Miss Waugh, teacher; pei
: centage, 95; and the same school ais
showed the largest average attendant
3 last week; percentage, 81. Vaccination
5 and illness resulting therefrom have kel
y many children at home. AS to the ma
:; ter of attendance generally, it is sugges
: ed that parents could keepup the averag
Q and help on their children's education
u materially if they would not allow thel
u to remain out for trivial reasons.
4 Our respected people, Del
/ Boyce and wife, upon thier return frol
d Western trip were very happily su
Is prised by their friends and neighbor
n who began tn assemble in their pleasal
II home at an early hour on the evening
g Thursday, the Sth. After an interchans
10 of welcomes, f. Severance, on behalf
re the company, presented beautiful Bib
as a slight token of the deacon's usef
work AS superintendent of the Sabba
= school for the past 20 years. The hou
sped swiftly by in friendly cOnversatiC
until the time came for gooi-byes to
said