Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-09


foot of Bread Loaf mountain, where they
will stay three or four days. Col. n. F.
Dunshee and Mr.. w. II. Peake of Bristol
will camp with them.
O. 4. Bicknell. builder, of this village,
is putting up fine two-story dwelling
house for f. 5. Severance, about three
miles east of this village. The size of
house is 30x32 front, ell part 2Sx2S. with
cellar under the whole structure. When
completed will be one of the most con-
venient and comfortable dwellings in
these parts.
Peter Strack of Ripton showed Gu
rious egg at this Office the other day.
The whole thing weighed six ounces and
measured eight and IA half inches in cir
conference one way and nine inches the
other. Inside this shell were two yolks
and another perfect egg of good size.
which was attacked at one side to the
outer shell.
Martin Fuller of Addison, one of the
tenants of Amos Willmarth of that town.
was arraigned, upon "A complaint of
States Attorney Wilds, on Wednesday.
for assault upon his landlord, and was
held for appearance before the next
grand jury, his bonds being placed at
500. The examination was before Jus
tice J. f. Stapleton.
Principal Cove of Monson (Mass0
formerly of New Haven. was
in town the other day. He has gone to
Poultney, where he and his family will
spend the the summer. The academy
building at Monson was burned about
four weeks ago, but sufficient funds have
already been procured to put up a better
structure, the erection of which is to be
at once begun.
Mr.. Smith. the concrete sidewalk man.
has ceased his labors and returned home
While the amount of walk put down was
not so great as could be desired. it was
all that the trustees had money to pay
for. 1t makes. however. very credit
able addition to the good walks of the
village. and if as much could be done
each year it would not be long till we
were all right in this respect.
Life has been "A burden to the average
person since Saturday owing to the ex-
treme heat, which continued for an un-
usual period. The farmers have made
excellent Roadway with haying. The
grass still standing is rapidly drying up.
and rain is needed. Reports of scarcity
of water in springs and wells come from
all parts of the county. The creek is low
and lack of power is beginning to be ex-
perienced in the mills here and at those
lower down the creek.
The woman ut whose house in West
Salisbury the two men that swindled
Merrill Bingham, Esq. of West Cornwall
left their team in order to take the cars.
was up to the jail here on Friday last to
see it she could identify the prisoner
captured at Fort Ann. n. Y. as one of
them. She failed to do so, and the man
will probably by released SOON He first
gave his name as Miller, but doesn't
seem to be quite positive that that is his
rightful appellation.
The lecture on Prohibition at the town
hall on Friday evening last by Prof. \.
\. Hopkins of Rochester. y. Y. was
very well attended, considering the short
notice possible. He discussed the polit-
zeal aspects of the question. Just before
the lecture the Prohibition club of Mid.
dlebury was formed. There are one
hundred members. All are invited tc
Join who will vote and labor for prohbi.
ton enforced. The next meeting will be
at Clinton smiths, Saturday evening al
s o'clock.
a detachment of the Salvation army
consisting of three men and two women
came to town on saturday. They open
ed the campaign Sunday afternoon Will
a meeting in the park near the Episcopa
church, after which they returned tC
their "barracks "-Negus' hall-and con
tinued the services. They have been ou
to parade the streets and have held meet
ings in the park and at the hall every ev
ening since. The posters announcing
their coming stated that they would re
main here till every soul was saved.
4 communication recently appeared
in these columns recommending III,
establishment of a cooperative laundry
Mrs. Mary \. Livermore in an articl,
lately published says that several year
ago ''27 families of my acquaintance,
combined and assisted the common
washerwoman of dozen of the house
holds to organize laundry of yer,
moderate proportions in her house.
They helped her to buy washing ma
chimes, wringers, mangles, boilers, fiat
iron heaters and set wash tubs. Thi
washerwoman was assisted by her tw,
daughters. They purchased fuel, starcl
blueing and whatever else was necessar,
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