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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
SALISBURY.


Farmers are busy improving the lit
tie snow we have.
The winter months are fast passing
away and only little cold weather
yet. The old signs seem to hold well
so far.
On the account of nervous prostration
Miss Barton, the teacher of the village
school, has had to give up teaching.
Morris Thomas is teaching the school
at present.
Willie Bump, after short visit home,
just long enough to have the grip. has
returned to Pttsburg, Pa. He intends
to move his family to Pennsylvania in
a few weeks
There will be very interesting en-
tertainment at the Methodist church in
West Salisbury, for the benefit of Rev.
Joel Hall, on Friday evening, Feb IS.
There will be concert by the Middle
bury College Glee club, the programme
consisting of the latest and most pOpu-
lar college songs. The club consists of
eight members. Come and hear them
sing solos, quartets, octets, songs,
choruses, etc. They draw full houses
wherever they go. AT the close of the
concert there will be an oyster supper
served in the lecture room of the church,
to which all will be invited who are
present at the concert. Two entertain
ments in one at the low price of 80 cents
taken at the door; children, % cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
CORN WALL.
es are in order now .

Sleigh-rdes are in order now.
F. NJ. Lee and John Shackett are run
ming an ice pillow at the Fair bridge and
several teams are hauling ice.
The snow and rain of the 9th froze and
made very good sleghing, which is being
improved by those who have teaming to
do.
The men from st. Adams who have
been at work on the Fair bridge, riveting
having finished their work, returned
home Tuesday.
A. j. Field received on Saturday last
quite a severe injury by a blow from a
sick COW which he was treating, her horn
penetrating the flesh on the top of his
foot, producing quite a wound.
Chaplin Goodrich, brother of Mrs. j.
b. Hamblin, died on Wednesday at Mr..
Hamblin's, where he has long made his
home. The funeral will be attended
from the house today, Rev. Mr.. Hough-
ton officiating.
The soliciting committee, consisting of
Mrs. NJ. B. Williamson, Mrs. F. Hooker,
Mrs. c. A. Ellsworth, Mrs. S. S. Rock
well, for procuring funds for the current
expenses and arrearages of the Congrega-
tional society have their work completed
and have met with good success.
The pulpit of the Congregational church,
which has been without a pastor since
the death of Rev. NJ. c. Stebbins in Sep
TENDER, and whose pulpit has only been
supplied by reading by the laymen since
October, is to be occupied next Sunday by
Rev. Mr.. Barnum of New Hampshire.
The Goth birthday of Capt. Alanson
Peck was celebrated Feb. 4 by gather
ing held at the residence of his only
daughter, Mrs. Henry Lane, whittier his
children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children had been summoned, and to
which all responded in person with theex-
ception of those detained by illness and
distance. Mr.. Peck's family of five sons
and a daughter are all living, and with
one exception reside in Vermont. Mr..
Peck was born and has since resided on
the farm now owned by him, and still
enjoys the best of health, he and his sis
ter Mrs. Anna Sanford, aged sc years,
being the only surviving ones of a large
family.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14

The teamsters are now busy hauling
wood on the ice to the lime-kilns at the
Junction.
ID. j. Brown is shipping hay to the
Boston market, and II. G.. Brown ships
his to Rutland.
The ice harvest has now fairly opened
and it is said the ice is good ten inches
thick and nearly all clear.
Hon. F. ID. Douglas is somewhat bet
ter, so much so that his son, Frank, has
returned to his law studies at Potsdam.
n. Y.
Mrs. T. j. ketcham has been at Leices-
ter Junction the past week with her
mother, who is very sick there at o. c.
Huntley's.
Ed. and Mabel Baker entertained a
party of friends last Friday evening.
The blizzard compelled them to STAY a
little later than they otherwise would.
Mrs. W. NJ. Mayhem received a tele-
gram last Thursday night, saying that
her mother was seriously i'll at Medford.
Mass, from the effects of the influenza.
She and her son Willie started for Med
ford on the sleeper Friday night.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14

The sixteenth annual meeting of the
New Haven auxiliary of the Vermont
branch of the Woman's board of mis-
sions was held Jan. 30 at the home of
Miss Abby w. Kent. After the usual
opening exercises, the report of the
secretary was read, from which few
extracts are given: Meetings have
been held every month; average attend
ance increased, as well as the number of
those who assist in the studies of the
monthly topics, the copies of the "Nlis-
sion Studies" taken adding much to the
interest aud intelligence. One decided
advance is, more giving from more
women. The mite taxes given out by
Mrs. Partch show that" The treasurer
reported over $40 given, and the sum
of S973.67 contributed by the auxiliary
during these sixteen \years. Mrs. Hugh
Potter was chosen president: Miss Abby
w. Kent, secretary; Mrs. Alice V. Doud,
treasurer for the ensuing year.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
RIPTON.

Five or six inches of snow fell Satur-
day.
David Sherman, an old resident of the
town, died Saturday night last.
\ petition is being circulated to re-
tain the Congregational minister while
longer.
w. b. Brown recently hired the black
smith shop in the Hollow and finds
enough to do.
E. G. Brown Is up here, getting out
lumber to build a house on his place in
Middlebury.
p. Murray has a new boarder. boy
weighing nine pounds, but Pete thinks
it weighs POO lbs.
Mrs. VIM. Calvin, Mrs. j. w. Gee
and c. S. Albee are the latest attacked
by the grip that we hear of.
The teamsters and their rigs got out
and busted Monday morning. and things
looked lively for once this winter. any
how.
ID. Hodges is having enough and to
spare of sickness in his family, there
being five members of it seriously sick
at present.
DIR. Powers is up and around. The
grip has let go of him and he is dealing
out pills and powders to those untler the
weather, as of old.
If any one has push and go ahead
ativeness enough to start any business
agoing here, why not patrohize them
instead of going out of town, no matter
if they are merchants, blacksmiths,
wheelwrights or butchers? What :
the matter with that doctrine and a
little more application of it?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
NEW HAVEN.

Helen A. Miner has returned home,
after pleasant visit with friends in
Bridport.
The portable hay press of Austin T.
Booth has commenced operations on
Town hill.
A concert by the Choral society for
the benefit of new church is being
talked of.
The Young Ladies' working club will
hold meeting at the ladies rooms on
Saturday at , O'Clock p. m.
The Middlebury College Glee club
gave very enjoyable concert at the
town hall last Friday evening. The
instrumental music by Mr.. jackson was
fine, and the concert was in every re-
spect success.
From another correspondent.
Mrs. Charles Wait is in poor health
Arson f. Wright is quite sick with
catarrhal fever.
A prime article of winter butter
brings Is cents.
Paul Wetherbee has removed to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. II. II. Bar
rows.
The "grip" seems to be relaxing its
hold in measure just now. The whoop-
ing cough is prevailing in town.
Miss Eliza Rublee of Montpelier, who
is spending the winter at the home of
Miss Smith and her sister, has been quite
i'll, but is now convalescing.
Mrs. Ora Roscoe, who has been some
time with her daughters in Adams,
Mass, is expected home this week
During her absence she has been serious
ly i'll.
The building site for the proposed
new church has not been fully determin-
ed upon. An architect will probably be
here to look over the ground and make
estimates, so that the committee will be
prepared to report at the next society
meeting.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14

Prof. Cleaves' and the Citizens band
ly hall last Saturday evening.
n The boys are having lots of fun skat-
Ing nowadays, and teamsters are using
this little run of sleighing for all they
are worth.
John Gaines and Pete Johndro set
tied a little difficulty. the other day,
with bare knuckles. Pete was knocked
out in the first round.
VIII MCGEE has placed in the Gene
terry block of granite weighing 1000
pounds. 1t was hauled from New Haven
depot by f. b. Palmer. 1t is designed
for Il monument for 5. II. Cain and
wife.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
EAST MIDDlEBURY,

NJ. Townsend, our new miller, is stock.
ing up the mill.
Oscar johnson of Brandon has been
spending few days with friends here.
J. Hope and his assistant, Goodsel
Speare, shod in nine hours on Monday
30 horses.
The stage passed through here on Mon
day, Feb. 10, on runners for the first
time this winter.
The epidemic seems to be losing its
grip in this village, as most of the sick
are on the gain.
Landlord Farr of the Glen House has
issued cards for a Washington ball on
the evening of Friday, the 2lst inst.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
BRISTOL.

Mrs. Ferris Stokes is quite sick.
c. II. Harlow continues quite poorly
as also James Preston.
ii. 5. Smith has had his pension raised
from Sl2 to SIG month.
l.. w. Pollard, one of our aged resi-
dents, was buried Monday.
Meetings continue every day and even
ing at the Methodist house of worship.
DR.. j. f. Osborne of Rawlins, Wy,
is in town, the guest of DIR. +. NJ. Kent
Benz. Gordon, who was kicked by a
horse, has nearly recovered from his
injury.
a new clothing store has been opened
in O'Neil's block with c. 5. lockwood
as clerk.
Dea. William Grant and wife have
gone to housekeeping in Mrs. A. f. AL
lens house.
The MiddlebuIy College Glee club
will sing at Holly hall Saturday even
ing, Feb. Is.
David White went to Burlington Tues
day after the doors, windows, etc, for
his new house.
A. +. Manum has returned home
from trip of several weeks in the north
part of the State.
One hundred and fifty-seven loads of
i
logs were unloaded in the yard of the
Bristol Mfg. Co. Tuesday.
Special communication of Iibanus
Lodge. F. and A. NJ, Monday evening"
Feb. II. Work on I'd degree.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
SHOREHAM.

F. f. Turrll returned home Thursday
evening.
Mrs. c. B. Kendall spent last week in
Vergennes.
The lake is considered safe again, and
teams are flying in all directions.
Mrs. j. NJ. Towner and son, Rollie,
visited friends in Whitehall last week.
The district clerks of the town report
26 births and 26 deaths during the past
year.
The auditors and selectmen of the
town are to meet at the Shoreham
House Feb. 81.
From another correspondent
The winter term of school on Cream
Hill closed on Saturday, Feb s. The
following averaged - per cent and more
on the terms work, their standing being
determined from semi-monthly written
examinations; Hugh Greene, 80; Adj
die Kellogg, 95; Augusta Wolcott, So ;
Edith Wolcott, IS; Ella Mead, 81; Sher-
rie Mead, 10; Lena Jangraw, 20; Lille
Corey, so; Theodore Dukett, so; Eddie
Swinton, so; Freddie Sanders, 10. Only
one, Freddie Sanders, was able to be
present every day, and he lived mile
and a half from school.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
WHITING.

Mrs. G. S. Walker is very sick with the
influenza.
+. w. Atwood has commenced in earn
est to ship hay to the eastern market.
Miss Matte Mason has returned from
Crown Point, where she spent last week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
INVESTMENTS,

Seven per cent, net, payable semi
First Mortgage Farm Loans
and fully guaranteed by
Walton Loan Co., Harper. Kansas
Mortgages for sale by
A. A. FLETCHER,
Middleburv. VT. 4tf
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
NOTICE..

| Will give notice to the dairymen OF Sails
bury and other towns I'm the vicinity that
intend to gather cream the coming season,
and shall send out teams for that purpose.
j. l.. DOUGLAS.
West Salisbury. Dec 81. 1889.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-02-14
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
CASTLETON, VT.

The past term Is said to have been the most
prosperous IN the history OF this school. 100
pupils were enrolled and an average main.
tanned OF 10 The next term will begin on
February 18th. Entrance examinations will
be held on that day and full work will begin
at once. a prompt attendance is thus rem
dered necessary.
41w
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The Electric locomotive.

down. Connected with the main conductor
at each signal-box is the working conductor
of steel, which is placed on the line between
the rails. Upon the locomotive are num-
Der Of collectors or shoes, which rest upon
the working conductor and collect the
current as the locomotive runs along.
There is a lever in the locomotive which the
driver operates, and which enables him to
send the current through the electric motors
on the locomotive, or cut the current off al
together when ne desires to slackeD speed or
stop.
Each train will be made up OF three car
riages and a locomotive, weighing altogether
thirty tons. A train will be capable of seat
ing 100 passengers. We shall begin with a
five-minute service. but it is our intention to
run three-minute service, and eventually.
II required, two-minute one. For the
three-minute service we shall have ten
trains. Including stoppages, we expect to
maintain speed of fifteen miles an hour,
which is 25 per cent in excess of the speed
on the 1nner-circle Railway. As the ap-
proach to each station is on an incline and
the departure on decline the trains can be
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stopped easily and get up speed quickly.
The Westinghouse brake, which has been
adopted, will bring the train up in five sec
onds.
1.-THE passengers will enter by two plat
forms between the carriages, TO which there
are gates which open and shut rapidly, like
q pair of laZytoDgs There Is passage
from end to end Of the train and only one
class. The carriages are cushioned and
lighted by electricity, the current being OBJ
train passes along At each station there
are two lifts to raise and lower the passen-
gers. They viii each bold fifty persons, so
that they can carry full train-load. As
the descending passengers leave one door of
the lift those ascending will enter by an
other, so that no time will be lost
The lifts are worked by hydraulic power.
which is generated in the same engine
house as the electric power at StockwelL
The water passes from the accumulation
through pipe in the down tunnel extend
ing to the city. Having done its work it
returns by pipe in the up tunnel to the
pumping-engine at Stockwell and is again
circulated. The pressure is about 1900
hounds to the. square inch. The lifts are
capable OF raising five tons, but they Will
not have to raise more than three and
quarter tons. They will bring full load
to the surface in about twenty seconds.
Our proposed arrangement with respect
TO 1ares Is very democratic one. we
mean to try uniform charge OF I'd, ire
spective of distance. There will be no book
lug of passengers; they will simply put
down their coppers and pass on to the plat
form through registering turnstile. We
shall in this way be able to econ0mize, as we
shall not require booking clerks, tickets or
ticket collectors. We expect the bulk of
our traffic win be right to the city, so many
Of our passengers will be carried three miles
for I'D. We will compete with the tram
ways, omnlbuses and railways, no doubt,
but the growth of the traffic in the metrop-
oils is enormous, and it has always increased
in greater ratio when the facilities have
been improved.
" In 1862, when there were no under
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ANTE MORTEM.

When this strange garment, that my soul has worn
Has burned away beneath the ftiu flashes.
OF that wild fever that cure has known,
Until the heart consumes the coolest ashes.
"Life's ftfnl fever" burning with such loss,
of thought and feeling. earths diyiner treasure,
So many precious things among the dross
Their value would lifetime take to measure.
When dust to dust" strange voice softly says.
And sadly drop the valley clods above me,
While telling Ger the events OF my days.
Amid the tears of those who think they love me;
If they could know the seeming endless pain
That had passed beyond and died.
They would not, surely, wish me back again.
Where all that's Christlke still is crucifed.
That priceless debt the world cannot repay
"A childs lost faith, in all its vain assurance,
The hope that turns toward a brighter day,
Through months of toll, and patience and en-
durance;
This is the sum, too oft, through changing years,
OF lives of sacrifice no words may tell,
And so, despite the most regretfu tears,
We sleep, after life's fitfu fever" well.
have so suffered-tEus glad relief
Seems possible; and now as time is feeting,
look where death stands just beyond my grief
Andknow that there no pulse of pain is beating,
When sin. ingratitude, and pride, and lust
That have marret the trail thing wearing,
Lying beside that poor handful OF dust.
Are left at last, and SO am not caring.
LayiOnuilie, N0U. %, 1890 ANNA NJ. REED.
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THE Ex7ER1oR OF 4 CARRIAGE

long deiberation. that the souvenir should
consist of a white silk apron trimmed with
costly laces and having the names of the
five little Princes embroidered in garlands.
In receiving this present the Empress told
the donors that she was happy to accept
such gift, for the apron had always been
the symbol of good German housewife.
I" Besides" she added, my husband will
be satisfied with your offering. for he de-
sires that should always wear an apron in
the nouse!'
The Empress Augusta Victoria is now in
her 31styear, and is three months older and
somewhat taller than the Emperor; but her
fair aid fresh complexion makes her look
younger than her age. An oval face. soft
blue eyes, beautiful teeth and an abundance
OF blond hair give her a decidedly agreeable
If not positively pretty physiognOmy, while
she passes for having smaller feet than those
that nature has generously bestowed upon
the sisters of her race. The Empress has al
ready given five sons to her husband but
her motherly care is not long bestowed on
each one, for as soon as possible their father
takes them away from the nurse, and sends
them to the drill-master in Thuringia, where
they are uniformed, booted, spurred and
taught to train Saber in true German fash
ion Perhaps the Empress would like to
have u daughter among this Ii tie flock, but
William Ii is satisfied with the sons. Speak
ing one day to his elder sister, the Princess of
SaXc-Meiningen, he said: 1t is better to
have only boys, because when there Is a
daughter. that Immediately causes more en-
barrassment and entails greater expense.
First OF all there must be goyernesS, one
or more maids Of honor and a lot Of CON-
pllcated fnery. On the contrary. when there
are only boys they can all be dressed in the
same fash.On-in uniform. A piece of cloth
will serve for all of them. My boys are all
dressed as artillerymen. even the smallest
one, who is already a corporal" And it is
in this costume that they play all day long !!
Only, the poor little Princes cannot play as
other children do; their sole recreation is
to amuse themselves with military theory
and exercise, SO as TO become warriors, and
win laurels, as their ancestors have done,
and as their father hopes to do-Theodore
Child, In Harper's BaZar
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names are NJ. Besancon an aeronaut. and
NJ Gustave Hermite, nephew of NJ. Charles
Hermite of the Institut.
These two young men, the elder of whom
is not yet thirty, are going to avail themselves
of a scheme which. while not unheard of,
has never advanced beyond the experimental
stage. In 1916 SHERMAN. demonstration of
chemistry at Sorbonne, and Sivel, in 1874,
. published the results of experiments, from
which they have reached the conclusion that
to reach the North Pole byineans of balloons
was possibility.
p By enc of those condolences, not infre-
quent in the history of discoveries, NJ NJ. Her
mite and BesaDcon formed their plan with
out any knowledge of the work done by
their predecessors in this line of research.
1t is only recently they were informed of the
documents written by their predecessors,
and were thus enabled to utilize them.
e. In recognition of the unexpected aid thus
d received, and also in order TO render trib-
ute to the memory of an illustri0us martyr
of aeronautic science, the travellers have
given the name of Sivel to the machine they
are now building, and by the help of which
they hope to secure collection Of topO-
Graphical photographs complete enough to
serve as the basis for a map of these I'M
known regions.
The SiYel will be inflated with pure n.y.
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drogen II cubic contents will be 5000 me-
tiers, its diameter 80 meters and its lifting
power 16, 500 kilogrammes. the ascensional
force being kilogramme 100 grammes per
cubic meter. The envelope of the bal
loon will consist of China silk of the
best quality, covered with a new and abb
soluteiy impermeabe varnish, which will
still more increase the resisting power OF
the silk and make it capable of enduring
without rupture pressure Of 2400 kilos per
square meter.
The balloon will be made in forty-eight
pieces or cores; its volume will be IL, $50 m.
c 661 and its surface 1888 In. .-56S. In form
it will be perfect sphere.
The Sivel is to be provided with small
interior balloon or air-pocket peculiar to IT
self and whose capacity will be 5000 cubic
meters The object of the Continuance is to
keep the exterior balloon always fully in
flated and under an equal pressure. and 1t
will also to a considerable degree obyiate
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THE. GERMAN EMPRESS.
AS Modest and Sensible as When
She Was Only Princess.

Since she came TO the throne the Empress
Augusta Victoria continues TO be the sensi-
BILE and modest woman that she was when
only Princess. While her husband runs
about with feyer.sh activity, visiting
present and possible allies. she is
content to remain at home, and perform
tie very limited duties that tie
constitution has marked out for the wives
of German soverelgns. Owing to the
many bereavements i'll the royal family. the
court at Berlin has not been very gay since
William III began to reign. In fact, in the
days Of his grandfather it was not renowned
for his liveliness. The present Emperor con-
tinues the economical traditions of the Ho-
henzollern family, and court receptions are
not much more frequent than state balls
were at Paris under NJ. Jules Grevy. Hav-
ing scarcely any other public duties to per-
form than to appear at the head of her regi-
ment of curaSSerS during the rare moments
when the Emperor is at home the Empress
devotes most of her time to her household
cafes, and perhaps continues to put up her
own pre- serves, as she did when she was the
Princess William. The Emperor is not at
all displeased at this kind of talent as the
following incident will show. Soon after
William III was crowned, committee of
Berlin ladies. having resolved to offer gift
to the new Empress. decided, without very