Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-04

enng, was full of information and put in |
such way that those not acquainted |
with botanical terms could clearly under |
stand it.
An apron sale and ice cream festival !
for the benefit of the Y. NJ. G. \. will he |
held at the association building, on Fri
day, June llth, beginning at > 80 p. III.
An attractive feature will be u loan col
lection, which will be both interesting
and amusing. The public are cordially
invited.
Joseph LaRoclls eight-year-od son
George was terribly burned about the
face on Friday last. He overturned
a kettle of hot grease that had Just been
taken from the stove, and the contents
were thrown upon him. His condition
has been dangerous, but he is better
now.
Rev. VI. G.. Stebbins of Cornwall will
supply the pulpit of the Congregational
church next Sabbath morning and Rev.
:. W. Hanks of Boston in the evening
The pastor has been in attendance at the
anniversary of the American Home Mis-
sionary society, Saratoga, and will re-
main over the Sabbath.
thames Balm, who had been i'll for II
Tong time died at his home in South
Bristol. Wednesday morning. The au-
tOpsy, which was held in the afternoon.
showed that death resulted from cancer
of the stomach. DR.. Sutton. who had
been the attending physician, and DIR.
Porter made the examination. n
G. \. Chapman went to Kentucky last
week with Il party of II ewes which he
had sold to W. a. Bradford of Butler.
Pendleton county, that State. They
were bred by NJ. X. Barbour of Bridport,
the breeder of the celebrated ram Eureka
G5. These ewes have seven lambs by
their Sides all by the noted stock ram
II@C. Burwell l51.
+ The lecture which Gen. Geo. \. Sheri-
dan gave at the town hall, Wednesday
evening. on Gen. Grant fully met all eX-
pectations. He is an eloquent speaker
and should have been heard by crowd
ed house. We regret to say that the au-
dence was small. owing probably to the
fact that entertainments of one sort and
another have been very numerOu, this
! spring.
At the \. NJ. G. \. rooms, Sunday,
! there was song service. Miss Stewart
presiding at the piano. About 30 per-
sons took part in the speaking, Monday
evening there was Bible reading: and
ON Wednesday evening the regular month
ly business meeting was held. when nine
new members came into the organization
The usual meetings will he held the com
ing week.
Mr.. f. W. Atwood has his creamery
near the freight depot substantially com
pleted and will open it Monday morning
for business. He will buy milk outright
and pay 90 cents a hundred pounds for
the month of June. which he considers
equal to / cents pound for butter,
There was Il great iollitication at tn,
college Saturday evening over the Veto
ry obtained by the Mddlebury nine owe
the Norwich university nine at Burning
ton, the score standing u to 20 in favo
of the former. Monday the boys wen
to Port Henry and were beaten 10 to o
but they do not consider this very bad il
view of the fact that their opponents ar,
much older and more experienced play
ers. They did not 90 to Rutland Wed
neSday as had been arranged, one of thei
number, Mr.. Ross, having sustained
painful sprain of one of his ankles dur
ing Mondays game.
The following item has recently bee
discovered in the Middlebury Mcrcury o
Aug. I, lS05, relating to the Episcopal
church in this place. and is the earlies
record now known: "All those inhabi
tantS of Mddlebury and the neighbOrin;
towns who have an inclination To asSiS
in erecting an Episcopal church il
Middlebury are earnestly requested t
meet at the court house in said Middle
one o'clock afternoon. \ meeting of al
those who have wish to encourage tn
undertaking is Indispensable as it mu,
by such meeting only be ascertaine
whether a sufficient number will unit
to be able to take any further steps in rC
lation to the subject. 1t is suppose
that Capt. Ebenezer Markham procure
the first Episcopal services in tow
E which We're held in his public house i
1904, Rev. Bethuel Chittenden officiating
As the congregational church was con
, menced in 1906, it may be inferred fror
the above that both societies were con
templating the erection of churches i
a the same time, in 1905.
D n WEDDING BELLS.
+ The characteristic success of weddin
r festivities in Middlebury was delightful
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