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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
LlNCOLN.

Frequent prayer-meetings are being
held in the Barnard neighborhood, and a
good degree of interest is reported.
Rev. l.. \. Hathaway, former pastor
of the NJ. f. church, is expected to be in
town Sunday, Oct. 81.
The hills hereabouts were well whit
ened with snow when people opened their
eyes on Saturday morning last, and, ow-
ing to the cold weather, they remained
so all day.
c. ID. Bingham has sold his farm to
Howard Clark I'd. and will remove to his
wife's fathers, Mr.. Seth Sterling of Bris-
toll, as soon as Mrs. Bingham's health
will admit. She is just recovering from
a severe illness.
\ "hulled corn and milk" sociable was
held by the Ladies' Aid society connect
ed with the union church at NJ. j.
Stearn's hall on Wednesday evening, the
18th inst. 1t was well patronized and
very enjoyable, and successful pecuniari-
" to the amount of about twenty-five
dollars. The money is to be applied tc
the purchase of a new organ for the
church.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
ORWELL.
Deferred from Last Week.


S. d. Bishop is building a new barn
near his residence.
The apple crop in this vicinity is inn
mense and orchardists are taking care of
it as rapidly as they can.
Mrs. /. r. Branch is in poor health in
duced, probably, by old age, she having
passed her SD birthday.
James Munger is rapidly failing and
probably can survive but short time.
His disease is cancer Of the face.
Rev. a. a. Robertson of Vergennes oc-
cupied the Congregational desk very ac-
ceptably on Sunday last in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Calhoun.
Fall grain where it has come up is
looking very well, but much less breadth
is being sown, as the weather has been
too dry for getting in grain.
Hon. c. 5. Page of Hyde Park, State
inspector of finance, was in town last
week and examined the business of the
Vermont Investment and Guarantee COM
pany.
Seth p. Branch and daughter, Miss
Elsie, of Ravenna, Ohio, and Mrs. r. b
Newhall of Waukesha, Wis, and her sis
ter, Mrs. f. NJ. Weber of Lockport, n
V, are in town, all guests of |. II. Branch
their nephew.
y. franklin Ward died on Sunday morn
ling last, after long illness. The funer
al was attended on Wednesday at two
O'Clock p. m, from his late residence nea
Mt. Independence. Rev. Mr.. Calhoun
officiated. Mr.. Ward was an old resi-
dent of this town; had held the Office o
justice of the peace and many importan
town offices and was highly respected b!
all who had the pleasure of his ac
quaintance.
[Latest.l
Wilbur French is in New York on bus
mess for f. NJ. Wright Il Co.
f. ID. Thayer of Brandon called upon
few old-time friends in town on Tuesda,
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. IL. Young have re
turned from their recent visit amon
their friends in Massachusetts.
Rev. S. F. Calhoun preached an exec
lent sermon on Sunday. He gave hi
congregation IA very appropriate lesso
connected with the season of the yea
taking as his text Isaiah, Ga IS.
James Larrow, who died in Goshen o
Sunday morning last, was an old res
dent of this town. When the war brol
out he enlisted in his country's seryi,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
WEYBRIDGE.
horton is quite feeble.

Calvin Norton is quite feeble.
j. A. Child is at Montpelier this week.
Rev. w. NJ. Ayres, we are sorry to
say, continues quite low.
Miss Flora Quay is able to sit up most
of the time. as is Miss Nora Sturtevant.
L. o. Thompson has completed his barn
and it is fine addition to his premises.
d. c. Wright had tip-over near Mrs.
SIMPSONS on Wednesday, but was not
much hurt.
L. j. Wright's splendid pair of grays
were seen on our streets on Wednesday.
They are fine, certainly.
l.. c. Sturtevapt has returned from
Texas, having disposed of his sheep at
good prices. He is now building a gran
airy on his home lot.
Rev. Mr.. Noe preached at the NJ. E.
church on on Sunday last IN exchange
with the pastor; text, "Ie are my wit
nesSes."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
WEST ADDISON.

Guy Harris has moved into the house
with his mother.
Mrs Phebe Goodale is at her daugh-
ter's, Mrs. Jessie Storrs.
Elias Storrs has his new house COM
pleted and has moved into it,
S. S. Olcott is buying oats and drawing
them to North Hudson, y. Y.
VIII Vanderhoof has moved into Eva
Benson's house on Jersey street.
7. Middlebrook of Vergennes has put
up new granary on his farm in this
place.
The NJ. f. society are giving their
church a new coat of paint. Oliver Van
derhoof is painting his dwelling house
also.
There are several sick here, among
them being A. Barnes, the postmaster al
Chimney Point, who is not expected tc
live. Matte, little daughter of Eugene
Allis, has been very i'll, but is better now
Mrs. Jane Harris is on the gain, as is the
infant daughter of Melvin Carpenter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
WHITING.

James Wilson has gone to work for the
railroad company.
Miss Kate j. Rich has returned to her
home in New York city.
T. j. Ketchum, our town representa-
tive, will be home this week.
r. d. Needham and wife were visiting
friends in Sudbury last Sunday.
viii Church is loading a car with po-
tatoes for the Providence market.
Miss Clara Ketcham has gone to Or
well to visit her uncle's family and other
friends.
Judge Abel Walker has just sold to F.
II. Harrington and partner about 10000
lbs. of wool; price, 20 and % LIE.
Two tons of cheese was shipped from
this station to New York market by the
Otter Creek Creamery Co., Monday.
Mrs. Ann Simonds has returned home
from Brandon, where she has been taking
care of Ms. +. ID. Peck. She reports
Mrs. Peck very much better.
a. \. Pond shipped nice lot of weth'
ers and lambs from this station for the
Boston market last Monday morning
Hurley and Pennel Cook are buying
chickens and eggs for the market
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22

tributions of portraits, as arranged upon
the walls, constitute history of those
who have lived and moved and been ac-
tive in Vergennes since its early day.
Adjoining towns have contributed gener-
ously,and every one, whether resident or
stranger cannot fail of enjoying, profita-
bly,, an hour spent in the loan exhibition.
The exhibition opened Wednesday with
speeches and music. Hon. Geo. W. Gran
dey and Hon. F. f. Woodbridge spoke,
but we are unable to give the remarks
as the mail closes too early. Refresh
ments are served in the firemen's hall, un-
der the exhibition room. Tickets of adj
missiOn,ten cents for the season one dol.
lar. Fifteen tickets for one dollar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
SHOREHAM.

C. n. North and Lou A. Douglas have
returned from market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Cook of Sandwich,
H., were visiting friends in town few
days ago.
Mrs. Clayton North and Bessie have
gone to Washington, d. c., to spend
several weeks
Miss Ella Catlin has gone West with
her aunt and cousin, Mrs. William Moore
and Miss Libbie, for quite an extended
trip
last Saturday morning Mrs. Eliza
Hay died, after about weeks illness, at
the residence of her brother. f. A. Har-
rington. The funeral took place Mon
day afternoon at the house, Rev. Mr..
Carpenter, the Episcopal clergyman
from Middlebury, officiating.
We would like to know who is starting
another apiary, honey-house or some
thing else? Doubtless Mr.. r. II. Holmes
would be interested in knowing, for it is
understood that one night last week they
took supplies for setting up in the bust
ness from his apiary without even con-
suting him as to which colony they
should take, suiting their own convenience
by appropriating the one best located for
their immediate use-the one nearest the
bar-way. 1t is hoped the miscreants
were presented with stngers in album
dance and that they have been taught
that honesty is the best policy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
VERCENNES,

Mr.. Lewis Milo has rented X. Null |
doon's tenement house, Main street.
We learn with regret of the serious i'll
ness of Mr.. Asahel Barnes of Chimney
Point.
The street commissioners are doing a
good work in the gulley. The public will
be thankful.
Mr.. Moses Yott. the well-known and
popular nurse, is now attending Henry
Loomis. Esq, of Burlington.
Sprigg & Wheeler shipped forty-nine
head of cattle to Boston market, Mon
day, from Vergennes and Middlebury.
We have had quite wintry weather du-
ring the past week. Thermometer ran
down from sixty to thirty-six and thirty
seven.
Wedding doves are expected to light
soon in Nergennes. where wedding IA
vors are so frequent as to cease to be
novelty.
Miss Kate Dolan has returned from
market, and if you consult her show Will
dows. in Dyer's block, you will under
stand the result, practically.
Miss Edna Carlisle, who has been as
sisting Mrs. Stone for short time, has
returned to Brandon and to her position
as milliner in that place.
The new sidewalk in front of Mr.. +.
II. Foss' residence is of brick, made by
j. Banyea's new brick machine. No sand
is used in their manufacture.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage, on Wednesday evening, Nov.
3, of Miss Alice Doud and John f. Dy-
er of West Salisbury, at the residence of
the bride
Yhe death of Mr.. VIM. f. Greene, one
-four prominent and respected citizens,
on Friday last, while not unlooked-fOr, is
deeply regretted by all. Mr.. Greene was
born in this city in 1910, and has through
his long and useful life been intimately
identified with our social and business
interests. He was formerly prominent
erts. lumber dealers. He carried on the
tailoring business for many years. and
has been for a long time most success
full and popular grape culturist. Some
of his new kinds of grapes have had a
wide market, and brought him in contact
with the leading nurserymen in this coun'
try and in Canada. In his death an atfec'
tionate husband and father, good neigh
Dor and liberal-hearted citizen has been
taken away. His funeral took place sun
day afternoon. The pastor OF the churcl
of which he was member, Rev. Mr.
? Robertson, preached his funeral sermon
He was buried in the new cemetery.
: The Loan exhibition in Vergenne'
dwarfs all minor subjects, and all sub
iects are minor to the exhibition. Tn,
city hall is completely Barnumized it is
= in brief, a local museum. From pre-his
toric times to our own day are scraps o
1 history, relics; object lessons, in fact
7 telling of peoples long since passed
away Banners, guns, swords, that hav
= seen service in the revolution; the Az
2 tees of Mexico, the rowing aboriginee
with his stone arrow heads and hatchets
garments of the pioneers, side by sid
: with bric-a-brac from
:, "The groves of Parnassus
II The cline of the sun"
:, The Saracen and the Saxon, worshippe
of Vishnu and the follower of Mohamet
n from China, Japan, from Hudson's Ba
i to the gulf, and from Cape Cod to til
e Pacific, all are represented, in some form
re in the loan exhibition. The local col
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
General 1leps.
DOM


The Anchoria's passengers left st.
Johns. y. B., for New York by rail on
Friday.
y. NJ. Neeld, who swindled his Chica-
90 firm out of 100000 and escaped to
Canada, sailed from Montreal for Liver
pool Thursday.
The national committee of anti-saloon
Republicans have issued an address to
the Republican party calling for aid in
destroying the saloon evil.
The Democrats of New York city have
nominated the Hon. Abram ). Hewitt
for mayor, and the Republicans have
chosen Theodore Roosevelt to head their
ticket.
Extensive forest and prairie fires are
raging in Indian territory. Much timber
has been destroyed and the cattle are
driven from the grazing lands. The loss
will be heavy.
PASSPORT. Me-, has been destroyed by
fire. The latest reports show that 224
buildings were burned, and at least 100
families are homeless. Eight factories,
two hotels and Il wharves were destroy
ed. The loss is estimated at $500, 900.
Destitution exists among the people and
help is needed.
Jacob Weller Il Co., Cincinnati, o.,
wholesale dealers in peanuts and pickles,
have failed for $1,000 Their cOnfiden-
tial clerk, II. NJ. Doll, forged many thou
sand dollars worth of warehouse receipts
and fled to Canada.
A verdict of So, 800 was rendered at
Youngstown, o., Friday night against
the Pennsylvania railroad company in IA
vor of John J. Miller, passenger who
was thrown off a train by the engine
starting as he was leaving coach. Mil
Ter is crippled for life.
The widow of Gen. Grant the other
day received from Charles l.. Webster &
Co., the publishers of the generals me-
mors, "A check for Sl50000, being the
second payment on account of the profits
of the work. The former payment was
of S2OO. 900. The firm state that within
a few months 100000 more will be paid
Mrs. Grant. Mr.. Webster thinks she
will realize nearly 100000 on the work.
Pierre Lorillard on Friday sold the
stations and brood mares at the Rance
cas- (N. j. breeding farm, Sl42, S95 be-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
County lleps.
BRISTOL.


Dea. and Mrs. Grant are in town visit
ing friends.
There are rumors that pulp-mill is to
be started at Rocky Dale.
Geo. II. Brooks has been home from
Morrisville this week visiting his family.
Jonathan b. Dixie died Monday morn
ing. He was buried in Huntington on
Thursday.
The evening prayer-meetings at the
Baptist church have been changed from
80 to Z o'clock.
Naaman Barnes was found dead in his
barn last Saturday night about dark. He
was buried Monday.
Mrs. Carrie Prime is very low, also
Mrs. Shattuck and the only remaining
child of Dan Monroe.
johnson d. Ryan, a young man of %,
died on Monday night of quinsy. He
was buried Wednesday.
f. d. and Clayton Barnes of Swanton
are in town, having been called here by
the sudden death of their father.
Ridley of the Bristol House is prepar-
ing to run two conveyances to the depot.
one for passengers and one for baggage,
Miss Nellie Blair, who has been visit
ing friends here for several weeks, re-
turned to her home in Shelburn, Tues
day.
Frank Bartlett arrived home on Mon
day night from Dakota, having been
called here by the illness of his sister,
Mrs. Prime.
w. A. MCGEE has bought the building
lot and barn on Garfield street of DR..
Prime and will convert the building into
blacksmith and wheelwright shop
II. ID. Stewart has leased his grist-mil
to George Sneden of Weybridge, and ex-
poets to leave for California about the
first of November, taking his family witt
him.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
State 11eps.

West Randolph is to expend 200
for new water supply.
Burglars have been operating in Fair
Haven but have succeeded as yet in get
ting nothing for their pains.
Frank Guild of Windham, while trying
to remove coon from trap. shot of
one of his toes with a revolver.
Lewis Reynolds, employed in a saw
mill at Bellows Falls, fell upon saw,
the other day, and was probably fatally
injured.
\ dam 80 feet in hight and 80 feet
wide is to be built on Saxtons river for
the Fall Mountain Paper company of
Bellows Falls.
Eugene Carpenter, a notorious Burling-
ton rough, has been bound up in 5000 for
trial at the county court on the charge of
highway robbery.
w. II. Wells of New York, who spends
his summers at Brattleboro, has given
the new library of that town $1,000 for
the purchase of books.
The Hartford Wooden company has
been formed at White River Junction.
with 100000 capitalize manufacture var
ious kinds of wooden goods.
Fred Wright of Sharon carelessly
handled Il gun, and the charge took
effect in his right side, hanging his
shoulder in a terrible manner.
The appointment of ID. f. May of st.
Johnsbury as colonel on GOV. Ormsbee :
staff makes three colonies connected with
the office of +. Il L. Fairbanks Il Co.
William Sloan of STAFFORD, husband of
Sarah Sloan who is now in State prison
for numbering her child, has been arres-
ted for criminal assault on young
girl.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Vermont Cavalry Reunion society will
be held at Montpelier, Nov. 2. Prof. J
f. Goodrich of Burlington will make the
address.
George Murphy of Bennington fired a
a big hawk with an old Springfield mus
ket. The gun burst, Il piece Of meta
split his nose and the powder injured hi
| eyes.
Griffith & McIntire of Dandy have pro
cured 30 French Canadians, who will b,
employed at their charcoal works in tn,
places of Knights of Labor recently dis
= charged.
= This story is going the rounds; FL
L. Rice of Barre killed black wood
pecler with a red head the other da!
that measured two feet and five inches
e from tip to tip of wings.
Rev. John Smith, pastor of the Metho
= church at South Vernon, was kille,
while walking on the track of the New
London Northern road, Friday afternoon
He was 50 years old, and leaves family
store at Waterbury was broken open Fri
dav night and the money drawer wa
rifed of 81 or 50. Powder was spille
on the floor but the safe was not broke
open, lnt Dul Slaio plopaDls pcihS iiiSh
7 ened away.
Mrs. James Marsh, aged 20, and he
: daughter, Mrs. Edward Dutton, aged D
U of Braintree, while crossing the trac
with a team between West Randolph an
n Braintree Wednesday were struck by til
e down express and the ladies and hors
were instantly killed.
e The Rutland and Woodstock Railroa
g company has chosen these directors at
IS meeting in Rutland; lockwood Barrett
j. W. Cramton, l.. G. Kingsley and "
l. c. Dunton, ID. w. Taylor of Sherburn
he Warren c. French and +. y. Billings I
,. Woodstock. The directors organized b
70 electing Mr., Barrett president and Gene
al Kingsley clerk.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22

The Vermont Medical society chose
these officers at its annual meeting re-
Gently held in Montpelier: President,
DIR. ;. Il. Brooks of st. Johnsbury: vice
president, DR.. A. +. johnson of Concord;
treasurer, DR.. 5. Putnam of Montpelier;
secretary, DR.. d. G.. Hawley of Burling-
ton; auditor, DR.. G.. +. Chandler of
Montpelier. The sem-annual meeting of
the society will be held in st. Johns
bury in June next.
A remarkable rumor has gained cur
rency to the effect that during the opera
tons of the divers at the wreck of the
Royal Savage large iron box was dug
from the debris of the sunken vessel. and
was quietly hoisted to the surface and
framed in wood and shipped to Boston
! by express. The box was said to be
about the size of the iron coin boxes used
by express companies in shipping money,
and very heavy.-[Burlington Free
Press.
Mr.. Robert Hill, who lives one mile
from the Jesse Billings farm in "New
Boston, in Chttenden, claims to have
seen five bears Thursday afternoon. He
was near his house, when his attention
was attracted toward the orchard, and
turning he saw five full-grown bears
eating apples under one of the trees.
No attempt was made to capture them.
1t is understood that the local sportsmen
who went out Thursday were afraid to
venture into Chittenden.-r Rutland Her
aid.
a singular accident is reported from
WallingfOrd, where a young man tried.
the other day, to shoot a duck. The
shooter was on an island in the creek
opposite the depot and fired at a duck
that was swimming in the water. The
shot failed to take effect, however. and
p went through a window of a marble
! shop, about 100 feet distant, and lodged
q in plug of tobacco in the trousers peck
ct of one of the workmen. Some of the
: shot also went through the coat of
another workman.
The committee of the State bar appoint-
: ed by the Supreme court to inquire into
" the case of Horace w. Love of Rutland
who wished to be admitted to the bar
r has reported at Montpelier. The report
t is signed by Roswell Farnham, Stephen
c. Shurtlef, Loveland Munson and Al
q bert p. Cross, and the committee. aftei
fl giving history of the case and the pro
ceedings in the matter say: Upon the
. issue submitted to us as to the character
- of said Love, we are unable to find tina
:, his character is such as to entitle him t.
= be admitted to the bar under the rules o
the court"
- The annual meeting of the grand lodg
e of Good Templars was held at Newpor
last week with about $50 delegates pres
ent. The treasurer reported balance o
= over $500 in the treasury. The sessio
u adjourned Thursday afternoon. after on
u of the most successful meetings eve
held. TO meet in White River Junctio
DIS the second Wednesday in October, ISIS;
EN- Following are the officers elected G.. "
or c. T., George III. Smalley, Lvndonville
G.. C., G.. \. Wattles, Bennington; g.
as T., Mrs. o. \. Wiley, Sharon: &. )
N, I. .Edgerton, Northheld: q. T., JOsep
lr- Barton, Burlington: G.. A., O. ID. Edge
ton. Mortified: G.. 5. j. T.. Mrs. l..
" Grandey, Newport; G. chap, Rev. NJ
III, Bacon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-10-22
Saturday, Nov. 6, 1886,
COMMENCING AN 10 O'CLOCK, An

COMMENCING AT 10 O'CLOCK, Am.
All of the lands in Shoreham, Addison coun-
ty, now belonging to the estate of the late A.
Is. Treadway. Said lands containing about
1873 acres, and consisting of a variety of lands
meadow, woodland and pasturage) and in
clude the home place OF said Treadway, upon
which there is an expensive modern dwelling
house, with sufficient outbuildings in fairc
dition. These lands will be sold in an entire
parcel or in several parcels, to suit custom
ers, and as shall seem most beneficial to the
estate. Terms easy, but made known on day
of sale. | will also at the same time sell a
quantity OF hay and grain and fifty head of
registered sheep.
This farm and the dwelling house and barns
are well supplied with good and durable
spring water
And included in the lands offered is about
100 acres OF woodland, upon which there Is IA
large quantity of wood, two sugar orchards,
and large amount of saving timber hem
lock, butternut and Eastwood.
JOSEPH 7. STICkNEY,
Admr. of A. B. Treadway.
A. II. HUBBARD, Auctiopeer.
Shoreham, Nt Oct. l, 1886. 4O;4w
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
AILDRAIN POOR FARM.

The Audrain county farm was pur-
chased in the year 1870, by the coun-
ty court. 1t then contained 240
acres, hut the following year forty
acres were sold. The buildings were
erected and possession taken in the
spring of 1871. AT present the farm
contains 200 acres. of which 40acres
are in grass, 30 in wheat and the re-
mainder in corn. The farm has been
conducted in several different ways,
but at present it is rented at $3.50
per year by A. Ii Canterbury, one
of the best superintendent in the
State. The farm is stocked by the
superintendent, improvements have
been made up to the present year,
the buildings all being in good con-
dition. The inmates number p, OF
whom Ia are white and 8 cnlored.
The white males number 10, females
4; colored males s. Of the tota
number are insane, blind, 5 idiots
the remainder invalids or seniles
During the year 1885, two died, botf
being white. We know of no county
that takes better care of her poor OF
can boast Of more careful and faith
ful superintendent than Alf. Canter
| bury.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
That Medical Diploma,

To the Editor OF the Ledger.
MARTINsBURG, Mo-, Feb. 22.-In
your last issue there appeared an ar
ticie under the nom de plume OF
Aqua Vitae" purporting to give an
account of medical diploma having
been conferred upon one DR.. John
W. The undersigned desires to state
that he both reprobates and repudi-
ates said diploma as bogus and as
having been issued hy charlaton and
quack, who is conducting a wildcat
institution and where fragrant infrac-
tions of the law will result in a visl-
tation of justice unhealthy to the
~hilom penny-a-liner. / do not pro-
pose to have my fair reputation as an
NJ. D. tarnished by having in my pos.
session such a document, and I have
voluntarily returned the same to the
source from whence it came, i. e.,
"Aaua Vitae" Please allow me tc
say that had his pseudonym been
"spirltus vini galiie,' it would have
nearer approached expressing the
favorite beverage of your quandom
correspondent. DR.. JNo, w.