The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-10
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TEMPERANCE LEcTuRE.-The lecture on
Monday evening, by the Rev. Mr. Glenn
ems, was of the old fashioned, sterling sort
in its appeals to the hearts and heads of
the hearers. Mr.. c. gave very clear
exposition of the mutual relation and de-
pendence of moral and legal suasion, and
a terrible constipation to the friends (?) of
the Prohibitory Law, who have laid upon
it, unaided the entire burden Of the tenn
perance reformation, and demonstrated
clearly the ability of the law to salty any
reasonable expectations Of its friends.
We came away feeling satisfied that if
the agent could get the ears Of the people
Of the State, we should soon witness the
Inauguration of new state of things.
We were deeply chagrined on seeing
the thinness of the audience. The fact
that nobody in Middebury feels r, sponsi.
BILE for calling public attention to lee.
ture by the State Agent is significant
proof of the need Of organization. We
trust that should the Agent ever favor us
again with call, it will have been an
nouuced from every pulpit and in every
proper way.
PosrpoNEp.-The Musical Entertain
ment for the benefit of Rev. j. F. Yates,
has been postponed to Thursday evening.
An Address will be delivered by Rev. J.
E KING, of Fort Edward Institute.
AT the annual meeting of the Village
Of Middlebury, in January last, the fol-
lowing persons were elected Trustees for
the year ensuing
j. w. Conroe, II. A. Sheldon,
V. V. Clay, Harvey Wilcox,
s. B. Rockwell, c. G.. Tilden.
Dugald Stewart,
At a meeting Of the Trustees, the fol-
lowing persons were elected Fire Wardens
for the year ensuing;
H. Wilcox, D. Piper,
John Cardell, NJ. Lanpwofthy.
Ira Allen, 2. Bass, TX
@. G. Tilden, W. P. Russeh =
PkoBABLE FATAL AccIpENT.-In Cofn-
wall, about. two miles from this village on
Wednesday of last week, young man
named Henry Charter, in sliding from a
hay-mow came upon horse-rake, ian old
fashioned revolver) standing upon the
ends of the teeth. One tooth entered the
inner part of the thigh, and passed up in
to the cavity of the abdomen, causing a
rupture of the rectum. He has suffer cd
intensely, and we understand there is NO
possibility of his recovery.
We are informed through the cour-
tesy of Samuel Damon, Esq, deputy post.
master of Ripton, that the amount of news.
paper reading taken by regular subscrib.
ers in that town is not less than 1850
copies quarterly or $500 copies yearly
Many transient papers are also received
The population of that town was in 1850
507, and is thought to be about 600 now
What town in the State can exceed this
considering its population ? Surely it is q
model town. We pause for reply.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Simon
LaFrancis, of Ripton, was discovered tc
be on fire, on Saturday night the 9th ult.
near midnight. The family were awaken
ed by his brother Nelson, who resided
hard by, and the children taken from thei
bed in the chamber after the bed was il
flames, but they, fortunately. were not in
jured. They saved their garments an,
two or three pieces of furniture. Will
these exceptions, all was lost. The citi
zens contemplate assisting him to bull,
again, and many to give him means where
by he can live till be can help himself.
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