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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
SALISBURY.

Clinton Eastwood of Boston is in town
at his fathers.
Mrs. Ellison and daughter returned to
Brooklyn Wednesday.
Both hotels at the lake are filled and
are refusing applications for room daily.
Prof and Mrs. f. II. butcher and son
of East Orange, y. j., are with Mrs.
butchers mother, Mrs. NJ. +. Hamilton.
Ernest franlyn and wife aud Miss
Whitcomb Of Rutland are at viii Whit
ney's summer cottage for the rest Ct the
season.
Horace Waterhouse returned to New
York Monday and his son Arthur and
family will come up to their summer res
idence soon.
Walter Sheldon. who has been in Eng
land the past two months. returned last
week and is at his old summer stopping
place, f. c. AtwOod's'
Baseball here is at fever pitch. An
excellent team has been organized among
the bOarders at the lake and they
have met successfully many clubs from
surrounding towns.
The Salisbury Congregational Sunday
school held their annual picnic at Lake
Dunmore Tuesday. About $50 were in
attendance. The ladies of the church
furnished an elegant dinner. and al
though the temperature was below the
comfortable point, a good time was had
by all.
From another correspondents.
Several from the west part of the
town are camping at Lake Dunmore.
Miss y. L. Pierce of Lowell Mass, is
visiting at her brothers, 5. y, Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fross of Troy, y. y,
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. William
Bump.
Edith Gibson and Dora W. Mead re-
turned to the normal school at Castleton
on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Allison and daughter and Miss
Sturgess of Brooklyn. y. V, are visit
ing at Capt. ;. II. kelley's.
Rev +. d. Harris and wife will attend
the district campmeeting at Spring
/ Grove this week. Some Others intend
to attend the meeting.
The West Salisbury Cemetery associa-
/ ton intend to erect a new gate at the
entrance Of the cemetery in West Sails
bury in the near future.
/ DR.. Minnie G.. Leavitt of Canada is eX-
pecleu 10 nOlu temperance services AT
the congregational church next Sunday
morning and evening: chldrens meet
ing at p. IN.
Rev. Messrs. Barton and Norris and a
large number of others who attended the
W. c. L. [. campmeetirg at Spring
Grove report very interesting and en-
ioyable time.
Having and harvesting are nearly over,
and the crops are about an average with
former years. The fruit crop is very
short. Potatoes are looking well and
will soon be ready for digging.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
LElCES

Most of the boarders at ii. II. Rob-
erts' leave the 23d for their home in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. j. G. Barker returned from
Brooklyn Aug. -, leaving her son con-
valescent.
Clayton Jennings little boy Is quite
sick. DR.. Martin of Middebury Is in at
tendance.
Miss Nellie Briggs gave party Thurs
day evening, Aug. lG, in honor of her
10th birthday.
a delegate of the W. c. +. L. will
give an address on Sunday, Aug. 2G, at
3 p. M, at the church in Leicester.
\ musical was held at the residence
of j. G. Swinington on Thursday even
ing, at which the Brooklyn people stay
ing in town assisted.
As Stephen Sparks was driving rapid
ly out of Brandon, Aug. ID, with his son
and daughter, he tried turning to 90 in
an opposite direction without slackening
his speed and overturned the buggy,
badly bruising the children and break
ing the horses hip. The children are
recovering, but the horse is ruined.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

Peter Strsck had tile misfortune to
have Il horse break Its leg a few days
ago.
w. 5. Huntley is attaching porch to
his house. \. n. Brown is doing the
work.
a light frost came IN low places on
the morning of the 22d, but did no
damage.
The damage done by fire in the Con-
gregational church last winter is being
repaired.
Mrs. Camelia King of Middlebury has
been in town several days on visit to
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott of Wiliamstown
are in town, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Calvin.
Mr.. Edwards of Athens was in town
over Sunday. the guest of his daughter,
Mrs. W. ID. Spencer.
5. c. Gibbs has begun the work of
rebuilding the bridge across the pond
near w. W. Billings.
a day or two ago Sam Gibbs man
aged to get mixed up with a scythe and
re eived cur in his side in consequence.
Within about year Mrs. 5. G. Gibbs
has used over 200 boxes of one make of
ointment at cost of over $50. a few
visits by physician has stopped that
outlay.
j. l.. Cook and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. j.
Hodges attended the muster of the
militia and reunion Of the ninth Yer
mont volunteers at Bruttleboro last week.
and had very enjoyable time.
II. b. Ripley has a sunhower head
growing that measures II inches in
diameter and sunflower plant that
stands 10 feet and inches in height,
while the stalk is 81 inches in girth.
A heavy shower, accompanied with
hail, passed over town on the 18th inst
Hail stones were picked out of the water
that were three-fourths of an inch or
more in length. As far as known no
damage was done.
Information comes that Mrs. Clayton
Bowen Of Randolph, who was so terri
iibly burned a few weeks ago, died on
the nth inst, and was buried the next
! day. She was a resident here for sever
al years and by her consistent Christian
life won host of friends who now
mourn their loss and sympathize with
Mr.. Bowen.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

j. b. Hustled. who for many years has
been engaged In the tailoring business,
is to close out and locate at Galena, III.
Two boys escaped from the State re-
form school Sunday morning and are
being looked after south of Middlebury.
The close season for ducks will expire
September |, and many hunters are in-
tending to try their luck at bagging the
birds.
f. II. Van Deusen and wife of kalama-
ZOO, Mich, met their son and family here
Friday on the family steam yacht,
Wanderer. Y
Mrs. Ira Everest, aged II, died N
West Addison the 10th. The funeraN
services were on Saturday, Rev. Mr.. Cox
officiating.
The City band gave free concert
wednesday evening on the park ana the
Baptist society had an ice-cream festival
in connection.
Rev. Henry iickok of Orange, ~.
preached in the Congregational church
last Sunday and Rev. Thomas Rogers at
the Methodist church.
John +. Greene and son Of Cleveland.
o., and John ID. Edmond and wife of
LeaVenwOrth, Kan, former residents.
are in town for the month.
Hon. b. b. Smaley and party from
Burlington arrived Thursday on the
steamer Marquita aud j. Van Deuscn aud
family from Albany, y. Y. on the
Wandercr.
The Chamberlain q Co. store. corntr
of Main and Green streets, which the
firm recently purchased. will be ready
for occupancy next month, and the Her
rick brick block by November l.
Saturday, market day, best dairy but
ter sold at Is cents; eggs, Is cents ::
dressed spring chickens. - cents: fowl.
II to II cents; potatoes, 30 cents; early
apples, - cents; plums, Sl.5O bushel.
Farmers have finished harvesting and
are fairly satisfied with the product
Fruit and potatoes promise satisfactory
crop. Altogether the farmers Of this
section are quite well pleased with the
seas on's work.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
EASI ERIIRY.

Many are i'll just now with the prevail
ing epidemic OF cold with fever
Erline Emerson of Willamanset. Mass.
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Champlin.
Stephen Pratt of New Haven has been
visiting his father, AlonZO Pratt. His
daughter. Mary, is also at home ON a
visit.
Mrs. Orissa Gilman of Boston and
Mis-. Joseph Needham of Rutland are
visiting their mother. Mrs. Augusta
Needham.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Coolidge of Rutland
came up on bicycles and have visited
Mrs. Needham and the latter's aunt,
Mrs. j. j. Manney. They returned ON
their wheels on Sunday, going by the
way of Lake Dunmore.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
County l1ews.
RRlpPoRI.

BRlDPoRT.
There is young boy at Richard
Nadeau's.
Miss II. f. Brainerd is visiting in
Crown Point.
Mrs. Abbey Booth of Milton is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. S. A. Hemenway is visiting rela-
tives in Castleton.
There was frost IN several places in
town on Wednesday morning.
Miss Maud Comstock of Middlebury
Is visiting Miss Anna Russell.
Darwin Gibbs of Wheeler, y. Y, has
recently been visiting relatives here.
Henry A. Pratt of Decatur, H., with
his daughter, is at his brothers, j. w.
Pratt.
a party of 90 of our young people
spent the day at Lake Dunmore on
Tuesday.
n. p. Barbour of Middlebury was in
town over Sunday, and Allan Crane of
Shelburn was at his grandfather's, j. j..
Crane.
\ large number of our tOwnsmen at
tended the centennial exercises of the
Congregational church in Shorcham on
Wednesday,
The matched game of ball between
the Bridport and Addison boys at the
fort grounds on Thursday resulted in a
victory for the former team.
There is slight upward tendency in
the butter market, 10 cents being the
price paid this week. That of the pre-
vious week was Is cents. Fresh eggs
have advanced to Il cents dozen.
DR.. Minnie Leavitt will lecture on
/ temperance in the NJ. +. church on Mon
/ day evening next under the auspices of
| thew. c. /. L. The speaker comes
from Canada and is highly recommended.
Don't fail to see the ball game on
Saturday afternoon of this week on the
village grounds between the Athletes
and the Crown Point team. Both are
picked mines and the game promises to
be an exciting one.
The school board wish to inform any
who expect to attend the high school
that they will be required to supply
themselves with chairs and desks the
same as last year The hall will be
open on Saturday, Sept. |, for making
such preparation.
f. Hebert had the misfortune to lose
horse on Wednesday. While his sou
was driving home from Shoreham on
Tuesday evening the animal stepped
through a sluice, breaking one of the
fore legs near the shoulder. 1t was
thought best to destroy the animal. The
accident occurred in Shoreham.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
SHOREhAM.

Miss Jennie Hall of Bristol is visiting
friends here.
\ son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Birchard, Aug. 20.
Nelson Dumas has recently purchased
the John Atwood place in Richville.
Rev. w. II. Ryder of Colchester, Mass,
will preach at the Universalst church,
Avg 26, at | o'clock.
/The three year-old son of Julius DuA
Anas was drowned in Lake Champlain
near Chlpman's Point last Friday. The
body was found Monday night and in
tered in Lake View cemetery Tuesday
afternoon.
A party of young ladies', consisting of
Misses Flora Griswold, Agnes Treadway,
Edith Jones, Ella HathOrne, Edna
Brookins and Cornne Stickney, have
been camping for the past two weeks on
Lake George near Rogers Rock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
WHITING.

Mrs. Douglas, formerly of this town,
is visiting here.
Miss Lottle Mason has returned from
Crown Point, y. Y.
Miss Jessie Collins has gone to Castle
ton to attend the normal school.
Several from this town attend the
ketcham party to be held at Brandon
this week.
Il. ID. Needham and family returned
the Sth from California, where they had
been for an eight-months' sojourn.
Quite number of friends and relatives
frCm town and out gathered at +. b..
Ponds, Aug. 81, to assist him in cele-
brating bfs S0th birthday. This calls to
mind Nat there are at least ten octo-
genaIhns in this town of less than 400
Inhabitants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
A MILLION FRIENDS.

A friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found just such a friend in DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption,
coughs, and colds. If you have never
tried this great cough medicine, one
trial will convince you that is has Won
derful curative powers in all diseases of
throat, chest and lungs. Each bottle
is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or
money will be refunded. Trial bottles
free at w. II. Sheldon's drug store.
Large bottles soc and 81 90.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
BuoKLeN's ARNloA SALve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers. salt rheum
fever sores, letter. chapped hands,
chilbhins, corns. and all skin eTup-
tions, aud positively cures piles, or no
pay required. 1t j. guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price - cents per box. For sale by W.
II. Sheldon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
FERNVIILE,

school will begin Sept. with Miss
Hitchcock as teacher.
Several of II, y. Morse's sheep have
been killed by dogs the past few weeks.
Two ladies from Mr.. MoOdy's school,
assisted by Rev. L. o. Hathaway, are
holding evening meetings in the school
house. There is much interest manifest
ed. We learn that they are TO remain
in the county during the winter
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
WEYBRiOGE,

Mrs. Minnie Sampson is at Mrs. II. NJ.
Adams.
Rev. L. C.. Ilarwood and family return
ed to their home at Troy on Tuesday.
Mrs. Maria Ayres died at her home on
Sunday last and was buried on Tuesday.
Edward Wales of Illinois, a son Of Chas.
Wales, formerly of this town, Is at John
Wales.
Prof. Willis |. Twitchel of Hartford,
Conn, is at hls fathers, /. j. Twitchell,
who has been seriously sick, but is now
cOnvalescent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
NEROENNEa.

The Nergennes races came of this
week Wednesday and Thursday.
Andrew Ross and wife and Mrs. F. X.
Haven and daughter are in Saratoga Tor
a week.
The fall term of the Nergennes graded
school will begin september 3. c. c.
Davis is the principal.
f. b. Rand of Shreveport, La, a for
mer resident, and John III. Strong of New
York are visiting in town.
Hugh j. Knowlton of Essex, n. Y,
son of DR.. w. n. knowlton of this city,
is clerklng at Chamberlain & Cos.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
RIPTON.

Mrs. F. Caswell is having her barn
reshingled.
Ellis Noble is giving his barn a new
covering of shingles.
S. c. Gibbs had two toes badly crushed
on the 10th by horse stepping on them.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
GOSHEN.

Edwin Aver was in Rutland on
Wednes day on pension business.
Miss Catln of Ticondcroga, y. v,
has been visiting relatives in town the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Richmond and
son of Hague, n. Y, are visiting Mr..
Richmond's sister, Mrs. John Gale, and
other relatives in town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
MONKTON.

The candidates for town represent
alive are Byron Ray, o. McShane and
A. w. Barnum.
There is to be a bean supper at the
town hall Saturday evening, Aug. %,
for the benefit of the band.
The hail storm that visited this section
on the 10Th of August did a good deal of
damage in the south part of the town.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
CORNWALL.

There will be a temperance lecture in
the congregational church on Friday
evening. Aug. 81, by DR.. Minnie Leavi.t
of Canada. She comes highly recon-
mended and there should be a large at
tendance The hour will be o'clock.
\ collection will be taken.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24
Dana's After La Grippe.

Here is a remarkable statement made
by Mrs. Elnira b. French of Milford,
NH, which has been thoroughly inves-
tigated by Mrs. James Lewis. for Z
years State Superintendent of the LOYAL
Temperance Legion, and found correct.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-08-24

Most of the boarders at ii. II. Rob
erts' leave the 23d for their home ii
BROOKLYN.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
THE EYES FIFTY YEARS AGO.
What 'Squinting' Was Then Attributed 70
and How 1t Was Treated.

The most common form of
squirt is that in which the globe
of the eye is turned inward. Fifty
years ago ''cross eyed persons must
have been much en- evidence, judg-
ing from the forms of treatment laid
down in the standard textbooks of
that period for the relief of the de-
formity. Nothing was then known
of the science of its causation, and
the treatment of it of course was en-
tirely at fault Most elaborate rea-
sons were assigned in the endeavor
to account for its appearance. One
distinguished author attributed
''squint" to the bad custom which
nurses sometimes have in laying
child in such position in the cradle
that it sees the light or any other
remarkable object with only one
eye"
Reading between these lines, it is
almost impossible to avoid exclaim-
ing, Poor nurses, poor childrenl'
for under these circumstances a
nurse would be certain to be cen
sured for her alleged carelessness,
and child as it grew older would be
certain to besubjected to a treatment
of a rather excessive disciplinary
character for having had the audaci-
ty to acquire a ''squint. But it was
in the treatment of this affection
that our predecessors eXcelled them
selves gravely. 1t was laid down
that one method of curing a squint-
ing eye was Ito make a child look
often in the looking glass;" because
1.-The child will see the squint and
correct it." 1t was further pointed
out that this was a useful means of
cure when volition is sufficient, as it
sometimes is, to prevent the squlnt. !"
Imagination pictures a child being
dispatched to it's bedroom every day
for half an hour for the purpose of
gazing at itself in the looking glass
and having to perform this inane
task with the same regularity as
that of learning its scales on the
schoolroom piano. Again the ex-
preston, Poor childrenl" uncon-
sciously suggests itself. When the
cure after this method was unsat-
isfactory, doubtless the failure was
attributed to some defect in the
''volition," for which of course no
one could be blamed except the
child. In some cases the squint was
attributed to the ehild's bad temper,
but the eventualities suggested by
the mention of such subject as this
had better be left undiscussed. -Nine-
teenth Century.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
HOW yanda1ia Cot It's Name

Some of the names of towns are
arrived at in a peculiar way-for
example, the town of Vandalia in
Illinois, which was named in a singu-
lar manner. The man who owned
the land on which the present town
of Vandalia is situated was a man
without great deal of education
and wanted lawyer friend of his,
who was wag, to give him a name
for his new town. The wag sug-
gested that the Vandals were very
noted people, and that he should
name the town ''Vandalia, or the
home of the Vandals." 1t was at
that time the coming metropolis of
Illinois and subsequently the capital
of that sta ,e and was named Van
dalia, the home of the Vandals, &C
cording to the wits suggestion.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
Limitations of Julius Caesar.

Julius Caesar was considered a
great man, and so he was. Buthe had
his limitations. We may give few
illustrations: He never rode on bus
in his life; he never spoke into a
telephone; he never sent a telegram :;
he never entered a railway train :;
he never read newspaper; he never
viewed his troops through a field
glass; he never read an ADVERTISE
ment; he never used patent medi-
cine; he never cornered the wheat
market; he never crossed the Allan
tic; he never was IN d machine shop
he never went to a roller skate rink {;
he never controlled a manufacturing
Establishment; he never was mem,
Der of a stock company; he never
dictated letter to typewriter girl :;
he never invested in railway stock; he
never played game of billiards; he
never smoked a cigar; he never saw
an electric light; he never listened to
a phonograph; he never posted a let
ter; he never had his photograph
taken.-London Tit-Bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
He Knew the Game.

The following comedy was per-
formed in New York city recently:
Scene-The Tombs police court.
Police Justice to witness from the
country)-What is your name9
Witness From the Country won't
tell you, b'gosh. know your game
You'll git my name, an as soon as 1
go out O. here some other blamed ras-
CALL come up an ask me how Man
dy an the children is an when l saw
my son, the cashier in our bank down
at the Corners. know your game,
green goods. 1 won't tell you my
name, b'gosh New York Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
NecRtie and Hatband.

To be absolutely swagger the necktie
and hatband must be an exact match.
So says the summer girl; Not in so
many words, but in practicing what she
silently breaches. If the necktie hap
pens to be dark blue, with diagonal white
stripes running in opposite directions
and forming little diamond shaped
plaids, it is the correct thing to wear a
hatband exactly like it. Of course if
there isn't something a bit different
from the generality of plain solid col
ors in either it is hardly noticeable that
they are alike and the correct thing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
his trunk himself?-[Boston Tran

his trunk himself?-[Boston Tran
script.
Mike-"They does be after tellin'
me at the dispensary that 1 has in
somnia, Biddy." Biddy-"Thin why
dou't yez be afther goin' to bed and
slapin' it OFF, Tit-Bits.
Bobby-"Papa's the captain OF
our ship and mama's the pilot
His Teacher-"And what are you ~
Bobby-''Tm the compass, suppose
they're always boxing me. =
Truth.
As the strike was seen in London
-''Provisions throughout the great
cities have suddenly doubled in price
$4,000 cattle, intended to feed Chi
cago, have been turned loose on
pastures too far from the city to
admit of driving; and on Wednes
day the last meat train arrived in
New York, which thenceforwards
was to be reduced to vegetation
Diet London Economist, July Z.
Father-"Who was that young
lady sitting by you at the baseball
game?" Boy That was my school
teacher ooh! | noticed that you
and several other boys were contin-
ually talking to her" Yes; we
was trying to make her understand
how the game is played, but she
couldn't. l don't see how she ever
got to be a school-teacher" II GOOD
News.
There was once lawyer in Bristol
who ind1ca ted his Office hours by a
notice on the door, in from ten to
one And an old sea captain, who
kept coming for about week with
out finding him in, at last furiously
wrote under this notice; ten to one
you're OUT Tit-Bits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
A Judge of Music,

A concert was given at a German
court in honor of some foreign prince.
At it's close the iIlustrious guest
asked for arepetition Of the first item
on the programme. The first piece
was accordingly played over again,
but the visitor failed to recognize it
as the one he had liked best. Sud
denly the musicians fell to tuni-g
their instruments, during which proc
ess all the company stopped their
ears with the exception of the foreign
monarch, who exclaimed in rapture
of delight That is my favorite
piece. "-Fliegende Batter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-09
RATHER AMUSING.

Does your new dress fit you well,
Clara ?" ''Oh, splendidly l can
hardly move or breathe in it, Tit
Bits.
Composer-"W What do you think
of my new song?" Critic-''It
needs ventila ting" Composer
Needs ventilat1ng Yes; the air
is bad, don't you know."-[ Harlem
Life.
Priscilla-'I want to get a gown
to match my complexion" Perdita
why don't you get hand paint
ed one ?'-[ Brooklyn Life.
According to Kipling, the elephant
is a gentleman. Nonsense Who
ever heard of gentleman carrying