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MIDDLEBURY REGISTER SEPTEMBER 27, 1889. I VoL. LIV. I am now prepared to show you most anything in the BOOT OR SHOE LINE AT VERY LOW PRICES, (the quality of the goods considered), and should be pleased to have you call and see if I cannot suit you in goods, and I know I can on the price. C.

F. YOUNG. OPENING! The finest garments to order from ENGLISH AND SCOTCH WOOLENS! Besides we sell everything men need to wear except shoes. THE BEST ARE THE CHEAPEST! ONLY ONE PRICE! PEASE BROS. POPE, Men's Outfitters and Merchant Tailors, 160 College Street, Burlington, Vt.

AUCTION SALE. Will be disposed of by auction to the highest bidder at 10 o'clock a. on Monday, October 14, 1889, on the premises known as the Carleton Moore farm, in Shoreham, the entire flock of fifty Spanish Merino ewes belonging to the estate of L. C. Remele.

H. W. JONES, Admr. Shoreham, Sept, 17, 1889. 38; 3w For Sale.

A good working team weighing about 2400 lbs. LEWIS CHENETTE. East Shoreham, Vt. 38-3w ALL HOUSEKEEPERS If they regard Health and Economy, should bay Hulled and Crushed A. B.

C. WHITE OATS (A. B. C. OATMEAL.) THE EASILY BEST DIGESTED -STEAM COOKED A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST PREPAREDBREAKFAST MERICAN Trade Mark.

Nold All for circulars, to The Corcals Mfg, 83 Murray New York. THE BURLINGTON SAVINGS BANK. CHARTERED IN 1847. Deposits January 1, 1888, $1,579,733 Surplus 139,851 Receives and pays deposits daily. Deposits made on or before the of draw interest from the 1st.

It made after the 4th, interest will commence the 1st of the follow. ing month. Interest will be credited to depositors January 1st and July 1st, compound. ing twice a year. There are no stockholders in this bank.

All the earnings, less expenses, belong to deposito s. The rate of interest de. pends on the earnings and has varied from 4 per cent to 8 per cent. For the Inst 18 months the rate of interest has been per cent a year. All taxes are paid by the bank on deposits of $1500 or less.

Deposits are limited by law to 82000, and no interest will be paid on sum in excess of this amount, except on any posits by widows, orphans, administrators, executors, guardians, charitable or religious institutions or on trust fund deposited by order of court. This bank preters Vermont securities for the investment its funds and sends no mon. ey out of the State until the home demand is met. Funds may be sent by bank check or draft or postal money or er and deposit book will be returned by next mail. Applications for loans or for information as to standing of the bank may be made to Rufus Wainwright, Middlebury; J.

E. Roberts, Ver. gennes or E. C. Dike, 1 Bristol.

C. F. WARD. Treasurer. For Sale.

My house and lot on Seminary Street, Mid. debury. The house is well-built, convenient and in excellent repair; has water tank, bath room and all modern conveniences, including a furnace. The lot contains about two acres and might be divided into several build ing lots. For further particulars address the subscriber at Richville, Vt.

Mrs. JOHN CHADWICK. County Yews. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Tryon of Fleming, N. are the guests of Mra. L. P. Clark.

C. W. Lewis of Canandalgua, N. was a guest of Lyman Clark a few days last week. Mrs.

Gordon Hanks had a fall, a few weeks ago, from which she is not Improving very rapidly, Mrs. Cornelia Seeger and her grandson, Charles, are visiting friends in St. Lawrence N. Y. Julius Clark lost a valuable horse last week.

Mr. Clark is at this writing quite Ill, as is also Mark Hutchinson. The people of Addison were greatly shocked last week to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Melissa Mann of Randolph, sister of Albert Stickle and twin sister of Mrs. Maria Nason of this place.

According to report the two schools in district No. 6 are flourishing beyond the expectations of the most sanguine. One boasts of having 21 scholars and the other 12. Time was when it was hard work to scare out twelve or fifteen for one school. This proves conclusively that there cannot be too many schools in a district.

WEST ADDISON. John Moorby is very low. Miss Hattie Hutchinson is improving. Mrs. James Raine is expected home this week.

Rev. B. Cox and wife are visiting relatives in Colchester. George Barnes of Westport, N. was in town Monday.

Frank Roberts of Troy, N. was the guest of Prentiss Hoyt last week. BRIDPORT. ADDISON. L.

A. Skiff continues to improve. Wm. Higgins buried an infant child on Friday last. O.

V. Munn of Freeport, is visiting in town. C. H. Kitchell has taken up his abode with Frank C.

Crane. We a had a heavy frost Sunday night, the first of the season. Mrs. C. N.

Moseley of Burlington is visiting at G. L. Towner's. Mr. Goddard of Ludlow, the mail contractor, was in town last week.

Hickory nuts are not very plentiful this season, but the squirrel abounds. John McConnelly, who has occupied the W. B. Bristol house the past summer, has moved to East Middlebury. The relatives and friends from here attended the funeral of Mrs.

J. A. Wright of Middlebury on Wednesday. The mud, of which we had a great abundance last week, is nearly dry and pleasant weather is again our lot. J.

S. Williams has been confined to the house for some time past with sciatic rheumatism, but is now able to be about. The price paid for butter ranged about a cent a pound higher than last week, a fancy article commanding 17 cents a pound. H. Cushing Hill came to town on Tuesday, and enjoyed a half-day's hunt with J.

H. Howe. He is at present stopping in Middlebury. Miss H. E.

Goodwin left town last week, with Master Harry Beckwith, for Groton, N. where Miss Goodwin will spend the winter with Harry's father, Dr. Beckwith. Mattie, aged 13, youngest daughter of L. D.

Giard, died on Thursday, the 19th inst. The funeral was attended from the house on Saturday, the 21st Rev. Mr. Prentice officiating. Mr.

and Mrs. J. T. Fletcher started Monday for a pleasure trip to the West. Among other points which they will visit is Minneapolis, where they will spend some time with F.

Fayette Fletcher. Alexander Hamblin, one of our octogenarians and on one of our most respected citizens, died on Friday, the 20th inst. The funeral was attended at the Congregational church, of which he was a member, on Sunday, the 22d inst. Rey. Mr.

Bacon officiated. CORNWALL. Mrs. M. C.

Stebbins and daughters will remove to Springfield, in a few weeks. An auction will soon be held for the sale of the personal effects. Mr. Chas. R.

Witherell of Cornwall has sold for a good price the cross-matched team which he showed at the Breeders' meeting and at the county fair. A. W. Blake, of Blake Bros. Boston, was the purchaser.

John E. Sperry was summoned to New York last week to testify in a hearing before a United States commissioner in the case of four St. Thomas negroes, stowaways, whom the acting captain of the ship on which Mr. Sperry returned from South America recently was accused of maltreating. They got on the ship at St.

Thomas. One hid so effectually that he couldn't be found till New York was reached. The other three were set off on a desert island, whence they were taken the next day by fisherman, who conveyed them to St. Thomas, where they are in jail for leaving the island without permission. The captain was not held to answer for his conduct.

The following resolutions were adopted by the First Congregational church of Cornwall, Sept. 20, 1889: WHEREAS, it has pleased our Heavenly Father in his infinite wisdom to remove by death our beloved pastor, Rev, C. Steb. bins; therefore, Resolved, That we as A church most deeply mourn his Joss, and heartily appreciate his untiring efforts in presenting God's truth as it la contained in his Holy Word. Resolved, That we are truly grateful to him for the comfort and consolation he has so often administered to us as individuals in times of our sorrow and antiction; for his earnest efforts to lend us upward and onward in the joys of a closer walk with God, and interest he has always manifested in our wel.

fare. Resolved, That we may as a church earnest. ly strive to imitate his example in promptly and diligently doing the work which our Heavenly Father has given us to do. wife Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved and tamily our deep and loving sympathy in their great sorrow, and commend them to the care of the same loving Saviour in whom he so firmly trusted. Resolved, That these resolutions be placed upon the records of the church; also that copies be sent to the Middlebury REGISTER and Vermont Chroniele tor publication, and to the tamily of our deceased pastor.

EAST MIDDLEBURY. There will be a regular meeting of Needham Post, No. 68, G. A. at the Good Templars' hall, Thursday evening, Oct.

3. All members are requested to be present. There was organized in this place, Aug. 1, a W. C.

T. U. The regular days of meeting are the first and third Thursdays of each month. An inivtation to join is extended to those who feel an interest in the work. NEW HAVEN.

Mrs. Charles DePoutee is very poorly, with a serious lung difficulty. Mrs. Henry Barrows is spending a few days in Burlington with her son. Merle Sneden, James Winans and Roy Russell were in town over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Doud have been visiting friends in Grand Isle and Franklin counties.

Mrs. Mary Kent and her daughter, Miss Abby, are in Greensboro for a week's absence. Dea. J. C.

Wilder and wife and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mason are the delegates to the county conference at Weybridge Oct.

2. Rev. C. S. Sargent occupied the desk last Sunday in exchange with the pastor, who occupied the pulpit of the former in Adams, Mass.

A very distressing accident occurred last week in the home of Rev. E. E. Rogers of New York city. An only child, a little boy of two years of age, fell from the fifth story window to the pavement, killing it instantly.

Mrs. Rogers is a daughter of Dr. Hulbert, formerly of this town. Daniel Goodell, a former and wellknown citizen of this town, died at his home in Lyndon a week or more since. He lived a while upon the Charles Wicker farm, afterwards purchasing the Osmund Doud place.

From there he removed to Brandon and later to Lyndon. He leaves a wife and an only child, Mrs. Sylvester Doud, of Sutton. A recent article from the Daily News, published at Batavia, N. gives an account of a pleasant reception tendered to Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Gove on their arrival in town and to Mr. Gove on his assuming the principalship of Cary seminary, Oakfield, N.

Y. Mr. Gove has a host of friends here who will be glad to hear of his continued success. We extract the following from the News: "Mr. Gove, the newly elected head master, has made an enviable reputation as a teacher, and has been at the head of some of the best known schools in New England.

He is thoroughly equipped in scholarship and experience to do for the scoool all that its most zealous friends can wish. Under his management it will be continued as a day school for boys and girls, while a boarding department will be opened for boys. This latter will be a new feature, or rather an old feature restored, but with much better facilities. It was 11 o'clock before all had been served with refreshments and the people had departed, carrying with them pleasant memories of a most enjoyable occasion." ORWELL. ORWELL.

A Catholic fair is to be held during nights of the present week. Mrs. B. E. Inman of Hampton, N.

has been spending a few days with oldtime friends in town. Dan Ryan shot a large blue heron, Thursday last, measuring nearly five feet from tip to tip of wings. The Vermont Mutual Insurance company have promptly settled the loss by fire of John B. Ryan at $450. Mr.

and Mrs. Geo. Sheldon of Hull, Iowa, are spending a few days in town, guests of R. F. White and other friends.

Clark Burwell and Sarah King were married on Thursday of last week and left immediately for a wedding trip in the Adirondacks. Mr. and Mrs. A. N.

Adams of Fair Haven attended the funeral of Miss Parks last week; also Harrison Phelps of Hampton, N. Y. A meeting of the pew and others of the Congregational church was held on Saturday last to investigate some needed repairs to the church and the following committee was appointed to get estimates of the cost of such repairs aud the droper manner of doing the same: D. W. Clark.

D. W. H. Horton and I. T.

Branch. The Ladies' society also propose to assist by putting in new French windows. It is also proposed to put in a memorial window for our former pastor, Rev. Rufus Cushman, D. and Mrs.

Judge Gardiner of Lockport, N. proposes to put in a memorial window for the Seavill family, of which she is a member. Miss Augusta Parks was buried on Thursday of last week from the residence of her brother, R. A. Parks.

Miss Parks died at the residence of Hon. Abel Walker of Whiting, where she was visiting when stricken down with apoplexy. She lived but a short time after the attack. She was 43 years of age and a native of this town, where she had always resided. She had been a consistent member of the Congregational church for 22 years and since the death of her father and 1 mother, Augustus and Lavonia Parks, had been a useful member of her brother's family.

The funeral was attended by a goodly number of relatives, and friends from this and other RIPTON. G. J. Hodges has finished his job on the road. Mrs.

Armanda, wife of Wm. Whittemore, is very sick. Mrs. Mary Boynton is in town visiting her parents. H.

W. Landon is in town, the guest of Mrs. W. E. Howard.

S. H. Hendrick has just cut a fine piece of rowen, a ton or more to the acre. The first frost of the season came to hand on the 23d, but did very little damage. The lady that in the days gone by was Miss Lucy Ripley is visiting relatives here.

Snow fell here on the 19th inst. for a few minutes and the mountains were snow-capped until well into the day of the 22d. Mrs. Lulu Lear, formerly Miss Bent, of Sunapee, N. with her husband, has been visiting friends here for about a week.

There is to be a social party at the town house on Thursday eyening, Oct. 3, to which G. J. Hodges extends a cordial invitation to all. SHOREHAM.

from last Mrs. W. W. Moore is again at home, having spent some time with her daughter, Mrs. James Mumford of Jamestown, N.

Y. The rain which came Monday evening was gladly welcomed by all and especi ally the farmers, who are wishing to do fall ploughing. Mr. and Mrs. C.

W. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. S. J.

Northrup were chosen delegates to the conference of the Congregational churches to be held in Weybridge October 2. Edwin D. Collins left for Boston on Monday, having spent a week with his relatiyes. His aunt, Mrs. C.

W. Howard, and daughter, Florence, accompanied him, for a few weeks visit among friends. Two weddings occurred in town last week. The first was on Wednesday morning at the residence of Jas. Forbes.

The contracting parties were his daughter, Miss Meda, and L. Arthur Mason of Providence, R. I. The second was at the home of R. H.

Holmes Thursday afternoon, when his neice, Miss Gertrude Fowler, was the bride and Howard H. Burge the groom. Rev. G. P.

Byington performed both ceremonies in his usual happy manner. Mrs. G. H. Hall is absent on a visit to friends in Canton, N.

Y. D. Allison Forbes of Ellsworth, made his relatives here a flying visit last week. The frost was too slight Sunday evening to do much harm to most of the crops. Mr.

and Mrs. F. E. Douglas and daughter are taking a carriage trip among the Adirondacks. Mr.

and Mrs. H. H. Burge are expected back from their wedding trip today. They will make their home in town, we are happy to say.

Mr. and Mrs. Aldace Caswell of Fort Worth, Texas, started for that place last Monday, accompanied by Miss Lizzie Wright, who is to spend the winter with her sister, Mrs. H. C.

Caswell, at Fort Worth. At the annual meeting of the Congregational church and society, Monday afternoon, A. M. Smith, K. Wright, L.

H. Tottingham and H. W. Jones were chosen commitee for the following year; collectors, H. H.

Burge and W. B. Johnson. VERGENNES. The great changes here are the weather and flannels.

G. H. Sprigg Co. shipped one car of stock to Boston Monday. Arthur C.

Taber entered the school at Northfield on Thursday last. Dr. Kidder and son, Charles, are to spend the winter in other climes. Thomas Fish has sold his house on Water street to A. Pigeon for $600.

Partridges and squirrels are brought in by local sportemen in large numbers. "Tim," the Park drug store man, has the finest window exhibition in town. Miss Electa S. Smith of St. Albans is spending a few days with her parents.

John E. Green and wife of Cleveland, arrived in town on Wednesday of last week. A lecture on the Celestial Empire was given at the M. E. church Monday evening.

Prof Agassiz and party of Cambridge, were registered at the Stevens House Saturday. George E. Hammond of Chicago, son of George Hammond of Middlebury, was in town Tuesday. Luther Graves, aged 75, father of M. J.

Graves of this city, died at Montpellier Tuesday, the 17th. Henry Stowell, formerly of this city, but now a job printer of Troy, made his friends a visit the 19th. Benjamin F. Young and wife made Frank Ross and family of Franklin Falls, N. a visit last week.

Saturday, market-day, butter bought at 14 to 16 cents; eggs, 19 cents; dressed chickens, 15 to 18 cents. Dr. Barstow and family will close their cottage at the lake on Monday next and return to Flushing, L. I. The Howard Opera House orchestra will furnish music Wednesday evening next for a public dance.

Rev. and Mrs. Rulison were called to Essex, N. Monday, by the death of a relative, Mrs. Ruskins.

The steam yacht Wauneta took private party down the river Monday. They enjoyed a ride on the lake. High Sheriff' Howard Clark of Lincoln spent a couple of days in town last week taking a survey of things generally. The American House has been sold by the Dyer brothers of West Salisbury to C. H.

Colson of Port Henry for 83500. F. J. Wiltse has returned from Buffalo, E. B.

Rand and Ben. Miner from Boston. They had been on a few days' outing. Arthur Field and Jessie Kingsland of Ferrisburgh formed a trust the 18th, Rev. Mr.

Woodall signing the contract. E. C. Scott, proprietor of the Fulton market, has been dangerously sick with typhoid fever, but is now out of danger. A will be among the additional attractions at the Vergennes Horse Breeders' meeting Oct.

1, 2 and 3. The first frost of the season struck this town Sunday evening. Vegetation is, however, matured, and corn ready for the sickle. Andrew Ross, cashier of the Vergennes national bank, was at the bankers' convention at Kansas City, the 25th and 26th inst. Mr.

and Mrs. E. R. Ferris, who haye been stopping at Mrs. J.

W. Barnes' for the past three months, returned to New York Monday. A. Seiple and wife and Mrs. C.

W. Seiple and children returned Saturday from a two weeks' rest at the Edmunds cottage by the lake. Lieut. Charles Bradbury of this city, now an official aboard the U. S.

ship Yorktown, is at Newport, R. I. A trial trip was had Thursday last. Postmaster Kimball will spend a few weeks in Boston, visiting his son George and wife, after he gives up the post-office reins to John H. Norton Oct.

1. Hon. John W. Stewart of Middlebury was in town Saturday. He was counsel in the Hiram Norton case of Addison, before Judge Smith, for a guardian.

Dr. Foster Havens and Miss Nellie Havens, C. H. Strong and Miss May Strong had an excursion to Lake George last week. The doctor resides in New York.

Inspector of Boilers Goodhue of Burlington inspected the boilers connected with the State Reform school Friday last. Everything was found to be all right. Steamer Charlotte, with barge Lackawanna from Ottawa, Canada, loaded with 261,000 feet of curtain-roll stock for the Vermont Shade Roller company, arrived Friday. Dr. Horace J.

Parker, wife and child returned to New York Thursday last. Miss Herrika Stevens accompanied them. Mrs. Parker is the daughter of H. Stevens of this city.

Miss Eva Scoville has a week's vacation from duties as assistant in the post office. She will continue under the John H. Norton administration, which takes control Oct. 1. Attorney Benjamin Curler of Hawthorne, arrived here Monday on a visit.

His wife was a Miss Thompson of New Haven. Mr. Curler has brothers in Ferrisburgh. Inspector R. J.

White of Shelburn has the steamer Rescue and dredge here under the command of Captain Whitney. Dredging will be done at Bull brook and at Sharkey's bend; about $5000 will be expended on the river in this way. ARE YEARS YOU 40 pitation of Heart, Pain in Region of Heart with feelings of suftocation, Ringing Sound in Ears, Numbness or Prickly Sensation of Limbs, especially the Arm, Pain between Shoulders and in Side, Dry Cough, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, or if suffering from General Debility with Loss of Appetite, etc. ANTI APOPLECTINE (Trade Mark.) The only Apoplexy Preventive and Paralysis Cure, will relieve you and prevent an Apo. plectic Shock.

It is a sure cure for Paralysis, Rheumatism, Chronic Heart Disease, Angina Pectoris, Bronchitis, Liver Complaint, Kidney Trouble, Dyspepsia, etc. Manufactured by Dr. F. S. HUTCHINSON Enosburgh Falls, U.S.

A. Price, 81 a bottle, 6 bottles for 85. Send for Circular and Testimonials." For sale by Druggists and Dealers in Medicine. Send 15 Cents for "100 Emergencies and How to Treat Them. No matter whether you are or not.

suffering from Dizziness or Pressure in Head, Spots before Eyes, Pain Around or Pal. INVESTMENTS. Seven per cent, net, payable semiannnally. First Mortgage Farm Loane negotiated and fullv guaranteed by Walton Loan Harper. Kansas.

Mortgages for sale by A. FLETCHER, Middleburv. Vt. 4tf ON SALARY SALESMEN. OR COMMISSION.

All that is required is and good willingness character to WANTED work. Outfit free. Write at once to ELLWANGER BARRY, Rochester, N. Y. Mt.

Hope Nurseries. Established 1840. 34 I FOR -SALE. One 20 h. p.

Stationary Steam Engine. One Clapboard Mill. One Shingle and Coarse Lumber Mill. Also Shafting and Belting. For terms apply to A.

N. McQUIVEY, RIPTON, VT. Notice to Flock Masters. The death of Mr. James Roberts (owner of the Blacow flock) while I was in California enabled me to secure the head of his stud.

Those wishing to improve their sheep in size, bone and vigor, and yet hold all the qualities we claim for Vermont Merinos, are invited to make a personal examination of this ram. He goes into service Sept. 10, 1889. GEO. T.

DIMMOCK. West Cornwall, Aug. 22, 1889. 34tf WEYBRIDGE. L.

Rivers and family are in Ripton this week. Miss Abbie Cole is at J. A. Heath's at East Arlington for a stay of a few weeks. Rev.

F. Cameron paid a visit to his son at Tinmouth Friday, stopping at Brandon on his return. W. W. Stow, wife and son are at his father's, A.

J. Stow, on his annual visit. Mr. Stow is a baggagemaster on the Central Vermont and is considered one of the best. The concert at the M.

E. church on account of the bad weather was adjourned for two weeks to Oct. 4, at which time the programme prepared before will be given with some additions. Refreshments of coffee and cake will be served in the vestry. All are invited.

Rev. Mr. Rulison and wife it is expected will be present, if the weather will permit, and will add very m'ich to the occasion. Rev. E.

Delevan, a former pastor of the M. E. church here, and now of Round Lake, supplied the pulpit on Sunday, preaching at the usual hour and at the evening service. She is doing evangelistic work through this State and Massachusetts, and is connected with the W. C.

T. having just been elected super-.

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