The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-01-28
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E We are grati6od to learn that
JoHN G.. SAKE, Esq, of Burlington, has
regainod bis health and may be expect
ed here to deliver bis now poem on the
"Press," on Monday evening next. Due
notice of the hour and place will be Civ
en- by placard. We select at rondom a
few notices of this brilliant poem
The poem was recitod by J. G. SAKE
Esq. His subject was The Press. :"
Like all the productions of SAKE it was
replete with most excellent hits, and was
received with enthusiasm and unbounded
applause, Providence Journal.
The Poem of John G.. SAFE, Esq, last
evening, on the Press, was worthy OF the
exalted thomo, and fully sustained bis
high reputation as a wit and poet. Tho
room was crowded, not only the seats
but tho aisles aud dcorways being filled
with gratifed and attentive listeners,
Troy Times.
John G. SAKE, the poet of the evening.
was then introduced The subject Of
his poom was AZ The Press" and was
treated with the pungent satire and hui
merous tone for which Mr.. Sake is cello
brated. Yet the finer and loftior por-
tions were n OF neglected. Mr. SAKE read
his poem with admirable effect, and was
frequently interrupted by the laughter
which his wit excited.snd by well dcser-
we'd applause. n. Y, Sun.
John G SAKE, Esq, delivered his now
poem on the Press before the alumni of
tho Now York Froe Academy on Mon
day evening, and elected great applause,
Boston Post.
OF Saxe's poem on " The Pross tho
N. Y. Tribune says at elected the
most uubounded applause"
From all quarters como complaints
of great storms aud extraordinarily Sc.
we're weather, blocking up Of roads aud
failure of mails. One DAY last week the
thermometer indicated the uuprocedent-
ed mark Of minus SO degrees. The
oldest iuhabitaut has been routed out
BY ono of our reporters, aud in reply
to interrogatories, is understood to say
that this is the lowest temperature ever
reached in this part of the country.
The Supreme Court, Chief JUS
tice Redfeld and Judges Bennett and
Isbam, -comman its session yoster-
day. The lawyers say tbsre is to be a
short term. aud that no cases Involving
principles of any general interest are to
be heard
The Verganncs Citizen says, that,
on acquaintance, he is asreeably disap-
pointed in finding the Middlobury people
quito an amiable set This fact shows
the importance of acquiring information.
We hope the citizen will continue its
| researches We never should have
known VIVA. clever people lived in Yer.
gcnncs, unless we had ayailed ourselves
| Of their acquaintance.
Remember the visit aud oyster sup
! por, for tho benefit of Rev. j L. Yates,
on Thursday evening, tomorrow night. }
Programme-Poem and vocal music in
the upper part of the Church-Oysters
music and general conversation in the
rooms below. All are invited No fur
Their postponemOnt on account of the
weather.
In the report of tho Addison Conn
ty Temperance Society in our paper last
week, the names Of the President aud
Secretary were omitted by mistake Al.
SO the time of holding the next meet
ing, was left out. The report should
have said, the meeting adjourned to Feb
18th, 1857, at the same place ir
Middlobury.
1t will be seen by the Report of the
committee on Field Crops, that Bird
port, takes the first premium on Winter
Wheat,-Addison on Spring Wheat
Bristol on Corn and Oats,-Addison on
Potatoes, Cornwall on Boots and Car
rots. The samples of Wheat pres entod
for Premium were the very best quality
Mr.. Henry Lane, of Cornwall
killed, few days since, two pigs, nine
months and eighteen days old, one weigh,
ing 379 lbs. and the other 4l0 lbs.
- 1t is not often that we are furnish
ed with Editorial matter which we are
willing to adopt as our own; but an o.
riginal article was handed in to US, last
week, which wo deem it our duty to
place in our columns. For a reason or
two we suppress names but otherwise we
insert rer6atim ct HteratiaS.
PROFESSOR c.
THE SAMSON OF AMERICAS.
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