The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-11-26
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On Tuesday night week, the Dcmoc.
racy held high festival at the Middle
bury House. amid the blaz. of torches
and the roar of cannon. A torch light
procession, led off with fife and drum was
attempted, through the principal streets,
but it proved rather a melancholy fail.
ure. The racket in the streets was kept
up till late hour, and We judge from
the appearance Of those we saw the next
day. that they had a high old time and
didn't 90 home till morning
The young gentlemen of the Philo.
mathesian Society in the College, bad
their usual exhibition at the Chapel, on
Wednesday hight last. A largo crowd
was in attendance aud seemed to enjoy
the exercises and the music, pretty much
after the old fashion We append n
schedule Of tho performances
OR.Trox.-The practical character of Amer
lean Mind, A. W. WILD.
DEpATE-Qucstion. Does n Republican
form of Government, promote the civilization
Of Mankind better thana Limited Monarchy1
il B F rc"Er An E I,6.E'ST Neg
PoEM-Jean Cavalier, the Hugonot.
Nat. NJ. AMBROSE.
ORiTIoS.-Ths Religion of the Scandina-
yians. HERBERT DAVIS,
We are grutifcd in being ablo to
say that tho Female Seminary in this
place is to be kept open without inter-
rupton, under the snperintendcnce of an
able and efficient corps of experienced
teachers We think nothing will be
wanting to place and continue the school
in position of marked superiority, and
We can confidently commend it to the
patronage and support of the commu.
nifty.
Now that the NV Engine House
is completed, it is proper to bring to the
attention of our people, the necessity of
cisterns or reservoirs Of water in differ.
ent parts Of the village The vicinity
Of the Bridge and tho streets following
mainly the direction of tho river are
pretty well provided for All the other
streets in the village are in bad condi.
ton in case Of fire. There ought to be
big oisterns or reservoirs in the neighbor.
hood of the College Common, of the Ad.
Olson House and the Middlebury Hotel
Seminary, North Pleasant and Seymour
Streets ought also to be provided for
We see by the papers, that Brattleboro
has just put in five large cisterus about
their village, a, cost of seven hundred
dollars The largest of these contains
three hundred Logsbeads.
Some years ago the fathers of our
town bought large farm with convent
ent buildings in order to furnish pleas
ant home for paupors and enable them
to contribute for their own support This
was praiseworthy aud commendable. In
the same spirit OF bcnevolencc our vii
lsge Trustees have fenced in handsome
park and adorned it with delightful
shade trees and shrubbcry at very con-
siderable expense, in order to furnish a
tasty pasture for the cows of such poor
persons as arc unable to keep them at
home. 1t is gratifying to observe from
time to time the enjoyment which is
thus extended to the poor brutes. The
expense Of fitting up the Parks and the
necessary destruction of shrubs and trees
in order fully to carry out the benevo-
Lent intentions Of our Trustees, is thus
more than compensated by the pleasure
brought home to the bosOms of the tax.
payers.
We learn that Hon. r. j. Jones, of
West Cornwall, sold, last week, a splen.
did fast-trotting two-years cid Black
Hawk Stallion Of great promise, to be
taken to Virginia, where this race Of
horses are becoming highly appreciated